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The North Branch (MN) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home non-conference game against St. Francis (MN) by a score of 55-53.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
St. Francis	-	-	-	-	53
North Branch	-	-	-	-	55

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Recap
Matchup Info

Game Story

Minnesota High School Basketball - St. Francis can't hold off North Branch

January 23, 2024: North Branch, MN 55056

The North Branch Vikings basketball team scored 55 points and held the visiting St. Francis Fighting Saints to 53 in the Vikings non-league triumph on Tuesday.

The Vikings now sport a 11-7 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Grand Rapids for a AAA Section 7 contest on Saturday, January 27. North Branch will battle a Thunderhawks team coming off a 73-65 non-league win over Moose Lake/Willow River (Moose Lake, MN). The Thunderhawks record now stands at 5-11.

The Fighting Saints (6-9) will now prepare for their contest against Princeton (Princeton, MN). The Tigers enter the AAA Section 5 contest with a 1-13 record. In their last contest, Princeton nudged Zimmerman (Zimmerman, MN), 74-64, in a league contest.

St. Francis @ North Branch Basketball Game Info

Tue., Jan. 23, 2024 @ 5:30p

North Branch Area HS

The North Branch (MN) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home non-conference game against St. Francis (MN) by a score of 55-53.

Rankings & Records

St. Francis (23-24)

MN	Class
254	52

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
11-16	5-5	7-7	4-8	0-1	.407	.500	1,870	1,902

North Branch (23-24)

MN	Class
209	40

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
16-13	8-4	9-3	6-8	1-2	.552	.667	2,057	1,976

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
St. Francis	-	-	-	-	69.3
North Branch	27.0	54.0	0	0	70.9

Head-to-Head

North Branch won on 1/23/2024

1/23 @ 5:30p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

St. Francis - - - - 53
North Branch - - - - 55

The St. Francis (MN) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away non-conference game against North Branch (MN) by a score of 55-53.
Box score
St. Francis won on 2/22/2024

2/22 @ 5:30p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

North Branch - - - - 59
St. Francis - - - - 69

The North Branch (MN) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's away non-conference game against St. Francis (MN) by a score of 69-59.
Box score

2/22 @ 5:30p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
North Branch	-	-	-	-	59
St. Francis	-	-	-	-	69

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
St. Francis	7-12		North Branch	11-9

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
12/14/23	St. Francis	Becker	(L) 72-51	12/19/23	Becker	North Branch	(L) 93-87
1/30/24	Becker	St. Francis	(L) 69-64	2/2/24	North Branch	Becker	(W) 81-74
12/16/23	Cloquet	St. Francis	(L) 72-56	12/5/23	North Branch	Cloquet	(W) 73-69
				3/6/24	Cloquet	North Branch	(W) 95-85
12/19/23	Zimmerman	St. Francis	(W) 80-70	1/12/24	North Branch	Zimmerman	(W) 81-53
2/1/24	St. Francis	Zimmerman	(W) 71-61	2/29/24	Zimmerman	North Branch	(W) 71-57
12/21/23	Spectrum	St. Francis	(L) 60-48	1/20/24	Spectrum	North Branch	(L) 61-56
1/2/24	St. Francis	Cambridge-Isanti	(L) 95-86	1/9/24	Cambridge-Isanti	North Branch	(L) 66-60
2/6/24	Cambridge-Isanti	St. Francis	(W) 71-68	2/9/24	North Branch	Cambridge-Isanti	(L) 82-69
1/9/24	Big Lake	St. Francis	(W) 70-64	12/14/23	North Branch	Big Lake	(L) 80-68
2/9/24	St. Francis	Big Lake	(L) 73-65	1/30/24	Big Lake	North Branch	(W) 84-68
3/5/24	Big Lake	St. Francis	(L) 59-51
1/16/24	St. Francis	Monticello	(W) 63-62	1/18/24	Monticello	North Branch	(W) 62-52
2/16/24	Monticello	St. Francis	(L) 86-74	2/20/24	North Branch	Monticello	(L) 78-48
1/18/24	Chisago Lakes Area	St. Francis	(L) 71-67	1/5/24	Chisago Lakes Area	North Branch	(W) 76-43
2/20/24	St. Francis	Chisago Lakes Area	(L) 92-78	2/6/24	North Branch	Chisago Lakes Area	(W) 84-76
				3/8/24	Chisago Lakes Area	North Branch	(L) 69-62
1/25/24	Princeton	St. Francis	(W) 89-52	1/16/24	Princeton	North Branch	(W) 92-88
2/26/24	St. Francis	Princeton	(L) 94-86	2/16/24	North Branch	Princeton	(L) 73-64
2/14/24	St. Francis	Hermantown	(L) 89-87	12/21/23	North Branch	Hermantown	(L) 75-65
2/29/24	Pine City	St. Francis		12/1/23	North Branch	Pine City	(W) 89-48
3/1/24	Pine City	St. Francis	(W) 80-60

Record Breakdown

St. Francis (23-24)		North Branch (23-24)
11-16	Overall	16-13
5-5	League	8-4
6-10	Non-League	8-8
1-1	Head to Head	1-1
7-12	Common Opponent	11-9
7-7	Home	9-3
4-8	Away	6-8
0-1	Neutral	1-2
0-1	Playoff	0-1
11-16	In-State	16-13
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0