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Cougar skaters win conference finale; seeded 3rd in section BY BRUCE STRAND SPORTS CONTRIBUTOR
Centennial boys hockey takes a 13-12 record into Section 5AA starting Thursday, after winning their conference finale over Rogers 5-3 last Thursday. The Cougars, seeded No. 3, face No. 6 Osseo at Champlin Ice Arena, 8 p.m. The winner will play Saturday, 7 p.m., against the winner of No. 2 Maple Grove vs. No. 7 Spring Lake Park. The section top seed is Champlin Park. Against Rogers, Jake Pierson gave the Cougars 4-3 lead at 12:06 of the third period and AJ Carls made it 5-3 at 13:36. AJ Carls had two goals. Connor Thompson and Mason Wistrcill also scored. The Cougars had a 48-28 shots advantage over the Royals (12-11-1). Leo Troje was in goal. The Cougars finished 8-4 in Northwest Suburban play for fourth place among 13 teams behind Andover (11-0-1), Blaine (11-1) and Maple Grove (10-2). Centennial took a 7-1 drubbing from Chaska there Tuesday, Feb. 11. Henry Bartle got the lone goal. Six players scored for Chaska (13-9-1), with Shane Levelle finding the net twice. Top scorers are AJ Carls with 20 goals and 20 assists, Bartle with 18 and 16 and Tommy Carls with 10 and 24.
Cougar cagers notch 3rd win of season Centennial boys basketball picked up their third win of the year, and second against Coon Rapids, 75-63 last Wednesday evening at home. Mason Lindsay tallied 28 points to lead the Cougars (3-19). Jaxon Waldvogel added 18, Thomas Palmsteen 14 and Richard Hemric 12. For Coon Rapids (6-15), Lucky Moronge netted 18 points and Jackson Aurelius 14.
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Jake Pierson scored the go-ahead goal in a 5-3 win over Rogers.
Cougar alum wrestling for Gophers
Centennial was no match for Champlin Park on Friday evening, losing 97-35 on the Rebels court. Francis Nwaokorie hit 22 points to lead 14 players in the scoring column for the Rebels (15-7). Waldvogel had 12 and Lindsay nine for Centennial. Bruce Strand
Centennial girl cagers 3-4 in last 7 games
Jakob Bergeland, a sophomore from Centennial, is in his third year wrestling for the Minnesota Gophers. Currently a sophomore in eligibility, Bergeland has a 17-7 record with four pins this season. He is 1-1 in Big Ten matches. Bergeland is one of three Gophers competing at 149 pounds. Brayton Lee, a freshman from Indiana, usually has the slot in Big Ten matches, holding a 4-1 conference record. Bergeland had a 22-8 record wrestling unattached during a redshirt year in 2018-19. Last season, he had 5-4 record, including 2-2 in the Big Ten, when an injury ended his season. The Gophers are 4-4 in the Big Ten and 9-7 overall, with one conference match left, against Nebraska at Jakob Bergeland home Friday, 8 p.m. At Centennial, Bergeland was a state champion his junior year, 2016, and compiled a 170-19 record.
Centennial girls basketball has lost four of its last seven games, including a 68-55 setback against Champlin Park on Friday. The Cougars are 18-6 after winning 14 of their first 16. The Cougars beat Champlin Park 61-53 earlier in the season but the Rebels (8-14) got a decisive payback win as Miya Dubose hit 15 points, Maya Fitzpatrick 14, Gina Sefferud 13 and Amelia Valentino 11. Jenna Guyer had 21 points and Jodi Anderson 17 (mostly at the free throw line) for the Cougars. On this night, they didn’t have much offense otherwise. “We struggled to score — not sure if it was us having an off night, or their quick, physical defense,” Cougar coach Jamie Sobolik said. “Our decision-making was lacking and we struggled to stop them defensively.” The Cougars clipped Coon Rapids 65-44 last Wednesday evening. Eleven players scored, led by Guyer with 16 and Anderson with 15. The Cougars finish conference play this week. They play at Anoka on Tuesday night and will host Maple Grove on Friday. Bruce Strand
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