Pat Ruff

@pbpruff Thanks for the kind words, Pat 🙏

Greg Berge is calling it a coaching career after 20 spectacular years at Lake City. postbulletin.com/sports/prep/la…

Benilde-St. Margaret's too much for Stewartville in state championship girls basketball game. postbulletin.com/sports/prep/be…

Congratulations to Amelia Mills and Maggie Dyer on the All-Tournament team. Great job for these sensational sophomores! Great representation of Mayo HS.

Benilde-SM too much. They beat Stewartville 75-61. A terrific team, as is Stewartville.

Benilde-SM has opened up a big lead now, ahead 67-51 with just 3:22 left.

Benilde-SM has been very balanced and very good. Stewartville has just two players in double figures, Audrey Shindelar with 19 and Danika Shindelar with 13.

Benilde-SM leads Stewartville 60-48.

Stewartville coming back. On a 7-0 scoring run to make it 36-32. Leah Hebl with a big 3-pointer.

Worth noting: Benilde-SM has won the last three state championships.

Stewartville has eight turnovers while Benilde-SM has just four. BSM is very quick out front.

Danika Shindelar leads Stewartville with 9 points. Normal high scorer Audrey Shindelar has just 6.

Stewartville has shot just 33 percent from the field against Benilde-SM. That is well below their season average. BSM's defense has been great.

Benilde-SM takes a 33-25 lead in halftime. It has played excellent defense on Stewartville. Tigers having a tough time finding comfortable shots.

Benilde-SM is on a 9-0 scoring run. Leads Stewartville 26-20.

Good game. Benilde-SM leads Stewartville 16-13. The teams have taken turns going on scoring runs.

Benilde-St. Margaret's has beens sharp early. Owns an 11-4 lead over Stewartville.

I am at Williams Arena, waiting for the start of the Class 3A girls basketball championship game between Benilde-St. Margaret's and Stewartville. BSM the NO. 2 seed, Stewartville No. 1.

Benidle-St. Margaret's leading scorers: Pressley Watkins 13.6 ppg.; Zaida Jenkins 12.4 ppg.; Alivia Bell 10.4 ppg. Stewartville's leading scorers: Audrey Shindelar 23 ppg., Jayci Rath 12.5 ppg., Danika Shindelar 12 ppg.

Stewartville beat BSM earlier this season, 85-76 on Jan. 17.