Notes: Lakeview Christian's Broman finishes with 5,119 points

Lakeview Christian senior guard Anders Broman walked off the Williams Arena floor Thursday afternoon carrying his head high even in defeat.

The state's all-time leading scorer had 34 points in his last high school game, a Class 1A quarterfinal loss to Rushford-Peterson. He finished with 5,119 points and led his team to back-to-back state tournaments — the first trips in school history.

"It was kind of sad, obviously," Broman said. "I had a fun season and fun career."

Longtime Rushford-Peterson coach Tom Vix talked to Broman at length near midcourt after the game.

"He's a very nice player and person," Vix said. "You can see why he scored all the points that he did in his career."

Broman, who averaged more than 40 points per game this season, will play at South Dakota State next season.

"For a coach to come over and talk to me like that is very humbling," Broman said. "I truly feel blessed."

DeLaSalle junior center Reid Travis' parents left for Salt Lake City on Thursday morning, missing the Islanders' semifinal victory over St. Paul Johnson in Class 3A to watch older brother Jonas, who plays for Harvard, in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

"That's OK," Travis said. "I've got a lot of family in the Twin Cities."

Travis said he's received plenty of attention from college football recruiters since Monday when that sport's recruiting period began. Besides being one of the state's top basketball prospects, Travis is considered to potential Division I prospect as a quarterback.

"It's not a distraction at all," Travis said. "It's busy, but you've gotta love March Madness"

Jim Paulsen

"From the waist up, I'm good," said Shaeffer, wearing an undershirt with pads protecting his ribs. Those have actually been sore, too.

Shaeffer's biggest ailment, though, are torn ligaments in his ankle.

You wouldn't have been able to tell much was wrong after he scored 15 points on Wednesday in the Eagles' Class 4A quarterfinal victory.

The quarterback on Eden Prairie's state championship football team is used to hiding pain. And he won't let a banged up body keep him out of his final state tournament.

"Grant is tough. He'll be fine," said Jack Cottrell, Shaeffer's teammate on the court and football field. "He plays through pain more than anyone I know."

"The adrenaline of playing in the tournament helps," Shaeffer said.

JASON GONZALEZ

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