SPRING LAKE PARK PANTHERS ARE TAKING ON THE MOUNDS VIEW MUSTANGS

The Spring Lake Park Panthers are taking on the Mustangs of Mounds View. This is the first time seeing either of these teams play this season. There are a few different high school coaches that are in attendance at tonight’s game to scout either one of these teams. We are about to get this game started here. The student section is on their feet at the end of the court.

Mounds View has started this game off playing in a zone defense. They are getting to their spots on the court and playing aggressively from there they are looking to trap the ball in the corners early here in this game.

Spring Lake Park is looking to push the ball up the court here early in this game. Spring Lake Park has gotten out to a quick 7-0 lead with just under 15:30 left in the first half. Spring Lake Park is also started in a zone defense to open this game up with. Spring Lake Park's Shaun Jensen has played well here in the opening minutes of this game. He has came down and made some nice looking shots here to open this game up. He has just hit a deep three with 12:46 left to go in the first half and that prompted Zig Kauls to take a time out with the score Spring Lake Park 12 and Mounds View 4.

Both of these teams are playing aggressively here in this game so far. Spring Lake Park has come out on fire here making most of the shots that they have put up so far but the Spring Lake Park players are not afraid to shoot the ball either as they have taken a bunch of shots by they have not fallen for the Panthers so far. Spring Lake Park is just trying to stall here a little bit as they are passing the ball around the three point arc. Mounds View is playing 2-3 zone on defense and they are letting Spring Lake Park dictate the clock and making them look for the shot that they want to get. Shaun Jensen has just made a nice move to the basket here as he has made a nice up and under shot to the basket and he made it. After he made that shot he went and played tough man defense. Tyler Ylvisaker has just come down and drained a three point shot from about 2 feet behind the three point line. He's earning a good round of cheers from the crowd this evening after he made two there point shots in a row. Both teams are diving on the ball for loose balls and they are really getting after it here in this game. At half time the score is Spring Lake Park Panthers 29 and the Mounds View Mustangs 18.

As we get the second gets underway Spring Lake Panthers look to come out on fire and under control. Both of these teams are playing hard here. Elijah Sabah has come down and made a nice move around the basket here to open the second half. He has impressed me with his moves around the basket and his ability to finish.

Mounds View has been able to get up and make some quick shots here to open the second half. They have been able to go on a little run here to start this second half and they are now right back into this game here folks. With 14:49 left to go in regulation the score is now Spring Lake Park 33 and Mounds View 30. And that has Grant Guzy worried so he has taken a time out so he can calm his troops down.

Trey Scott from Spring Lake Park has played well here in this game he has been able to come down and hit a couple of nice three point shots here. He is not afraid to draw contact as he goes plowing into a crowd of defenders and is able to make a few good shots in traffic, and he has played nice defense. Derek Dahl has just come down and made a couple of nice shots in a row here for Spring Lake Park. He has had a few nice plays throughout this game tonight. This Spring Lake Park team has looked good here tonight. They have been able to find the basket here tonight. You have to give credit to the Mounds View players they have also played good basketball throughout this game tonight. There is still a lot of time left to go in this game and neither team is giving up. With 8:53 left to go in the second half the score is Spring Lake Park 49 and Mounds View 38. Elijah Sabah has continued to play well here tonight. He has the moves that are just so fluent. He really knows the game and he is not afraid to get his teammates into the game. With 5:08 left to go in regulation the score is Spring Lake Park 51 and Mounds View 46. Mounds View is trying to trap Spring Lake Park here late in this game. They are trying to create havoc on the court. Spring Lake Park has been able to break the press here tonight.

With 2:33 left to go in regulation the score is Spring Lake Park 55 and Mounds View 48. This game has gotten very physical here in the last few minutes of the game. Both of these teams are really taking it to each other here as time is running out. They are right into this game. Both of these teams know that it is there game to win. Mounds View is trying to make a comeback and Spring Lake Park is looking to protect its lead. Cole Christenson has just came down and hit a huge thee point shot here with 7.1 second left to go the score is Spring Lake Park 59 and Mounds View 56.

Mounds View was not able to find the basket here tonight until they went on a flurry in the closing seconds. The final of the game was Spring Lake Park 60 and Mounds View 56. They have played hard and aggressive here tonight but the ball did not bounce the Mustangs way this evening. Spring Lake Park was lead in scoring by Shaun Jensen with 17 points. For Mounds View the leading scorer was Dan Carroll with 20 points. This was Mounds View's first loss of the season.

The Czar from Twin Cities Boys Hoops who I thought was out of town for the holidays was also in the building this evening. Read his account of the game here.