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Zephyrs triple the time again
PrologueMy week of east metro teams continues with an important section and conference matchup of Mahtomedi at Tartan. Nice student section on hand for Tartan. The hot dog quality and I splurge for...
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East meets West
PrologueWe'll get in a west half of the metro trip but still see an east metro team as South St. Paul visits St. Louis Park in the only metro game of the night. Fairly light crowd and a low level...
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Hastings locks down the Spartans
PrologueVladivostok HELLO! Off to an extreme edge of The Kingdom as I continue my east metro viewing week with my first game at Hastings. The Raiders with a tough home test against #8AAA Simley. A...
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Suburban East adventures and an island showdown
PrologueFirst Siberia, then Archangel before finishing in Moscow. The Donatelli's pizza at White Bear Lake always outstanding. Then Saturday its Garfield rules of eating with desert first at Mounds...
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February 2, 2015 CzarPI
This is the 4th CzarPI of the 2014-15 season (see CzarPI Explained here). It includes games through Saturday, January 31st, 2015. The value in () after the CzarPI value is the team's strength of...
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Hawks continue to roll in Metro West
PrologueOff to Benilde-St. Margaret's to make up for lost time in seeing them play Chaska. I missed their game vs Orono back in December so its my 1st look at the Hawks. Traffic is a nightmare so we...
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Teddies back on track
PrologueTo Roosevelt for a makeup game between the Teddies and Cooper. Early dinner means the beverage counter continues to take a beating this week. Another sparse crowd for this one. Roosevelt AD...
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Osseo continues run to playoffs
PrologueIts a chance to see the large Blaine lineup as they visit Osseo in a NW Suburban cross over game. This one being made up from January. Only 1 side of bleachers open tonight so we'll move the...
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Falcons fly to a last second win
PrologueOff to Bethany Academy for their homecoming game against FAIR. Yes homecoming as remember many schools in the MCAA don't have their own football program. The Bethany mascot Swoopz makes a...
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2015 Border Battle Thoughts
PrologueOff to Cretin-Derham Hall for the 9th annual Border Battle and the 5th straight for me. Quality crowds on hand all day. 3 cans of Pepsi get me thru the day. The hot dog was outstanding as...
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February 9th, 2015 CzarPI
This is the 5th CzarPI of the 2014-15 season (see CzarPI Explained here). It includes most games through Monday, February 9th, 2015. About 2/3 of the games from that Monday are included. The value in...
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Raiders ravage the Raptors
PrologueIts a Suburban East showdown as #9AAAA Roseville hosts #7AAAA East Ridge. The teams come into the night tied for 2nd in the conference 1 game behind Cretin-Derham Hall. Both visit CDH next...
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February 11, 2015 CzarPI
This is the 6th CzarPI of the 2014-15 season (see CzarPI Explained here). It includes games through Wednesday, February 11th, 2015. The value in () after the CzarPI value is the team's strength of...
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Falcons rebound against Osseo
PrologueOff to Armstrong for a NW Suburban game vs Osseo. These teams sitting 1st and 3rd in the West Division. Armstrong needing a win to keep pace with Maple Grove in that top spot. Osseo would...
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Washburn survives a south side test
PrologueIts a Minneapolis City Conference matchup as #7AAA Washburn vists South. Remember South knocked off league champ North last week. They also knocked off Washburn 75-74 in the 1st meeting. A...
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Wolves prey on the Pumas
PrologueIts a late season trip to the Colin Powell Center to see section 4A foes Cristo Rey and Minnesota Transitions. We're playing on court 1 with the old fashioned metal bleachers and only the...
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Private School Bragging Rights
PrologueValentine's Day brings us a day full of private school showcases. First its the MCAA tournament championships at Maranatha. Only appropriate to be a setting with the colors of the day, red...
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February 16th, 2015 CzarPI
This is the 7th CzarPI of the 2014-15 season (see CzarPI Explained Here). It includes games through Saturday February 14th, 2015. The value in () after the CzarPI value is the team's strength of...
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February 17, 2015 CzarPI
This is the 8th CzarPI of the 2014-15 season (see CzarPI Explained Here). It includes games through Monday, February 16th, 2015. The value in () after the CzarPI value is the team's strength of...
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Cadets spoil Spartans senior night
PrologueNo team counter, no location counter, no beverage counter. That's a quiet night. Then again maybe not, its off to St. Paul Academy for their senior night game against #6AAA St. Thomas...
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