Games over the holidays produced basketball scoring superlatives all around. Here are five:
Five to watch: High school basketball players setting standards
Sam Musungu, Tessa Johnson, Kristen Watson and siblings Asher and Jordan Zubich broke school marks or passed milestones.
January 4, 2023 at 6:23PM
Sam Musungu, Andover
Musungu, a 6-2 senior guard, broke the school record for career points, running his total to 1,252 with 25 points in a 76-60 victory over Minneapolis Washburn in the TCO Holiday Classic at Augsburg. He broke the mark of 1,248 set by Jake McNallan in 2015.
Tessa Johnson, St. Michael-Albertville
A 5-10 senior guard headed to South Carolina for college, Johnson is at 1,778 points after breaking the school record for career points by a girl in a 54-45 victory over Sioux Falls (S.D.) O'Gorman at the Sanford Pentagon. She broke the mark of 1,749 set by Mackenzie Kramer in 2020. A couple of weeks earlier, Johnson, a South Carolina recruit, set the single-game school scoring record with 51 points in a 97-70 victory over Chaska.
Kristen Watson, Hayfield
A 5-4 junior guard, Watson broke the school record for career points while scoring 20 in a 49-46 victory over Grand Meadow. The record of 1,418 was set by Leslie Wilson in 2008.
Asher Zubich, Mountain Iron-Buhl
A 6-1 senior guard, Zubich became the school's all-time leading boys scorer while putting up 46 points in an 84-71 victory over Nevis in the Granite City Classic. He surpassed girls standout Chelsea Mason's 3,035 mark.
Jordan Zubich, Mountain Iron-Buhl
Zubich's sister, 5-11 junior guard Jordan, eclipsed 2,000 career points during a 76-69 loss to Crosby-Ironton. That game also included freshman phenom Tori Oehrlein, a 5-11 guard for Crosby-Ironton. Jordan Zubich scored 33 points in the game, Oehrlein 35 points.
Six players plus head coach Garrett Raboin and assistant coach Ben Gordon are from Minnesota. The tournament’s games will be televised starting Monday.
