The future of Minnesota high school girls basketball was on display Tuesday night when eighth grader Maddyn Greenway scored a game high 27 points to lead the Providence Academy Lions to a 83-28 shellacking of the Mounds Park Academy Panthers in Plymouth.
The one bright spot for the Panther was that they got the early lead on Kensi Binstadt's basket 1:04 into the game. But that would be the only good news for MPA fans as the Lions used outstanding passing and defense to put the game away early. Greenway would score six straight points as Providence Academy would go on an 18-1 run. Grace Counts, one of three Counts sisters to play for the Lions would have a couple of runs of four straight points as Providence Academy would pull further away from the Panthers. Greenway, the daughter of former Viking Chad Greenway, had a solid first half and would hit a half court shot at the buzzer to give the Lions a 64-18 halftime lead.
The Lions picked up where they left off in the second half as they began the half on a 10-0 before Nora Peterson would tally. Foul trouble would plague the Panthers as Audrey Jakway, who was MPA's main offensive cog, picked up her fourth foul with 9:19 to go. She would stay in the game and didn't foul out. As the margin increased for Providence Academy, head coach Conner Goetz rested his starters and let the reserves finish the game.
Other players in double figures for the Lions were Grace Counts with 18 points and Maria Counts added 10. Jakway led the Panthers with 16 points.
Providence Academy improved their record to 6-3 and will host the Jordan Jaguars on Thursday, January 6 at 7 PM. MPA falls to 4-3 and hosts the Blake Bears on Friday, January 7 at 7 PM.
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