Becker Tops Marshall for 3A Title

By Dwight Cadwell
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Updated: April 9, 2021

Becker players stream onto the floor to celebrate their 70-58 victory over Marshall in the Class 3A championship game at Target Center Friday night. Photo by Jeff Lawler, SportsEngine

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Not to be denied for a third consecutive season, Becker captured the Class 3A state tournament championship with a 70-58 victory against previously undefeated Marshall.

The Bulldogs (19-3), ranked No.3 in the final Minnesota Basketball News poll, finished second at the 2019 state tournament. A chance at redemption last March was lost on the eve of the championship game, when the coronavirus pandemic shuttered the tournament.

Becker’s Julia Bengtson makes a three-point shot early in the first half of Friday’s Class 3A championship game against Marshall at Target Center. The Bulldogs led the Tigers 37-24 at halftime. Photo by Jeff Lawler, SportsEngine

Their victory Friday at Target Center squared all accounts for the Bulldogs’ tough and talented class of 2021.

The emotions run equally high for a great Marshall (22-1) team. Ranked No.5 in the final Minnesota Basketball News poll, the Tigers pushed back several times against Becker. But they couldn’t overcome the Bulldogs’ defense and three-point shooting.