Wednesday, July 31, 2013

SUTHERLAND RAIDERS TOOK ON PAT MADISON MAGIC IN THE HOWARD PULLEY PRO CITY SUMMER LEAGUE

In the second game on July 29, Pat Madison and Sutherland Raiders went up against each other.
 
The game got off to a quick start as each team pushed the ball down the floor. The defensive pressure that each team applied was very good as neither team gave up easy baskets.
 
There were many ties and lead changes throughout the first quarter.
 
Troy Bell for Pat Madison was all over the floor for his team. Bell knew where his teammates were on the floor and was able to get them the ball in sports where they could shoot it.
 
Pat Madison had trouble shooting the ball in the first quarter. Austin Hollins for Pat Madison was all over the floor. He was able to get to the basket and hit shots that he put up.
 
Both teams were aggressive on both ends of the floor.
 
After one quarter of play the score was Sutherland Raiders 31, Pat Madison 28.
 
Pat Madison did a good job of getting the ball out of the basket and getting the ball down to the other end of the floor if they were on defense. On the offensive end they were able to get the ball back to the net for second chance points.
 
The score went back and forth throughout the contest. Neither team went on a run or gave up easy baskets.
 
Both teams looked to trade baskets for a portion of time in the second quarter.
 
Trevor Mbakwe for Sutherland Raiders came up with some big slam dunks that kept the crowd into the game.
 
Pat Madison called a timeout with 4:54 left in the second quarter. At that point the score was Sutherland Raiders 45, Pat Madison 36.
 
DeAndre Townsend for Sutherland Raiders stepped up and nailed some deep three-point shots to keep his team in the game.
 
Pat Madison worked for their shots. Sutherland Raiders didn’t give them any easy looks at the basket.
 
When Townsend was not in the game he cheered on his team and shouted encouragement from the bench.
 
At halftime the score was Sutherland Raiders 61, Pat Madison 43.
 
As the third quarter got underway both teams continued to pound the ball down the floor and looking for quick shots.
 
Pat Madison continued to struggle from the floor throughout the third quarter.
 
Townsend continued to shoot good shots and he was not afraid to get his teammates the ball in spots where they could hit shots.
 
After three quarters of play the score was Sutherland Raiders 83, Pat Madison 60.
 
The game kept its intensity in the fourth quarter. Even though Pat Madison had trouble shooting the ball they kept on shooting the ball looking for their shots to drop.
 
Pat Madison fought hard throughout the game but they were not able to come away with the 110-88 victory.
 
Sutherland Raiders came away with the 110-88 victory over Pat Madison.
 
The leading scorers for Pat Madison were Troy Bell with 7 points, Jefferson Mason and Michael Campbell each with 12 points and Anthony Tolliver with 17 points.
 
The leading scorers for Sutherland Raiders were AJ Wilson with 15 points, DeAndre Townsend with 16, Wil Graham with 17, Trevor Mbakwe 19 points and Paris Kyles with 25 points.  
 

MILLER TIME TOOK ON ERROL CARLSTROM PLAYAZ IN THE HOWARD PULLEY PRO CITY SUMMER LEAGUE

It was playoff time at the Howard Pulley Pro City Summer League on July 29. In the first game Miller Time went up against Errol Carlstrom Playaz.
 
The game got off to a quick start as each team raced up and down the floor trading baskets. The Playaz were able to string some quick baskets together in the first quarter.
 
The Playaz did a good job of getting the ball out of the rim and making baskets in transition.
 
The score went back and forth throughout the first quarter. Neither team went on a run. The defensive pressure that was applied was good as neither team was able to make easy baskets.
 
Royce White for Miller Time was all over the floor. He was able to call for the ball in the low post and when he got the ball he was able to make a drop step lay-up with ease.
 
Quinton Hooker for Miller Time did a good job of getting to the basket and was able to hit shots that he put up. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball in spots where they know that he could hit shots.
 
The score went back and forth throughout the second quarter. Neither team went on a run in the first half.
 
If White thought that he had a good shot he was not afraid to shoot the ball from anywhere on the floor.
 
Both teams were able to get fast break baskets throughout the first half.
 
Miller Time did a good job of using the clock to their advantage. They looked to shoot the ball with less than 10 seconds left to go.
 
Both teams were aggressive and they battled hard. Tempers flared a little bit in the second quarter as teams got testy with each other.
 
It was a very physical. Both teams went hard to the basket and were not afraid shoot the ball from anywhere on the floor.
 
At halftime the score was Miller Time 44, Errol Carlstrom Playaz 41.
 
The score continued to go back and forth throughout the third quarter. Neither team rushed their shots.
 
Miller Time came up with some nice baskets in the quarter. They were patient on the offensive end and waited will they had a good shot to shoot.
 
The score remained close throughout the third quarter as each team continued to pound the ball to the basket.
 
The score after three quarters of play was Miller Time 65, Errol Carlstrom Playaz 53.
 
As the third quarter rolled around Miller Time continued to get open looks at the baskets. They were able to finish plays around the hoop.
 
Errol Carlstrom Playaz was not able to climb out of the hole on the offensive end. Miller Time was a little quicker than the Errol Carlstrom Playaz.
 
In a hard fought game Miller Time came away with the 87-66 victory over Errol Carlstrom Playaz.
 

GET TO KNOW AMAR MILLER

Amar Miller is an African American and Native American basketball player who was born in Minneapolis, Minn. on Octo. 11, 1998. He has three brothers and one sister.

 
Miller is a sophomore, and will graduate in 2016. He will be attending Minnetonka High School after transferring from Metro Tech high in Minneapolis.

 
Miller has played football in the past but he thinks that he will just focus on basketball.

 
Most of his family is from Iowa but he grew up in Minneapolis. He travels back and forth from Minnesota to Iowa regularly.

 
I asked what basketball meant to him and he said,“Basketball means a lot to me. It takes up most of my day, week, year and life. There is barely a social life for me because of how much basketball means to me. Basketball is going to get me to where I wanna go in life.”
 

Miller said of his summer that he“ plans on going to elite camps and getting a little bit more exposure.”

 
“I started getting in to basketball at a very young age,” Miller said. “I started playing AAU for the Minneapolis Hustlers. Every AAU summer I choose to play for multiple teams because more games equals more exposure. That's how I see it. My dad started a team for me in sixth grade called Minneapolis Reign. We started off as a very small organization but over the years we got bigger and bigger. The team was basically my best friends for a long time.”

 
I was able to ask him about what he likes to do in his free time and Miller said, “I don't really have free time but for the time i do have I hang out with my friends. Just like any other teenager would, I want to have fun. So I attend carnivals, go to the movies and things like that. “

 
I have seen Miller play several times. He is a good person on and off the floor.
 
 

DAN PRATT IS THE NEW ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AT ROCKFORD HIGH SCHOOL

According to Steve Brandt of the Minneapolis Star Tribune Dan Pratt is the new Athletic Director at Rockford High School.
 
Pratt has spent the last 13 years as the Athletic Director at Minneapolis Washburn.
 
The move comes after a turbulent year, as there were frustrations between the athletic department and the administration.
 
The administration did not renew his contract and word spread that he would not return. That prompted protests and demonstrations by the Washburn students and community.
 

Monday, July 29, 2013

Howard Pulley wins ESPN's AAU title behind 27 from Travis

By JASON GONZALEZ, Minneapolis Star Tribune:

"Tyus Jones, Reid Travis and the Minneapolis-based Howard Pulley Panthers won eight games in five days to win the 2013 Champion ESPN Games AAU Boys’ Basketball 11th Grade Super Showcase Gold Division in Orlando.

Travis (DeLaSalle) scored a game-high 27 points in Sunday’s championship to lead Howard Pulley past Each 1 Teach 1 of Florida 79-72. The Panthers beat four teams from Florida, two from Ohio, one from Massachusetts and one from Virginia to finish undefeated.
 
“We’ve played tough teams like this one today all summer and played hard,” Howard Pulley coach Antwan Harris said in a press release. “We held them to one shot in the last minute and hit our free throws.”
 
The Gophers have offered scholarships to Jones (Apple Valley), Travis, and the Panthers’ Class of 2015 guard Jarvis Johnson (DeLaSalle)."
 

Saturday, July 27, 2013

Former Park Center activities director charged with theft by swindle

By JASON GONZALEZ of the Minneapolis Star Tribune:

"The Brooklyn Park Police Department charged former Park Center High School activities director Larry Lawler with one count of aggravated felony theft by swindle for more than $1,000 this week, the department confirmed Friday.

Lawler was terminated from his position on April 29 after an investigation found that more than $3,500 had been skimmed off event ticket sales since January.
 
Barb Olson, District 279’s director of school/community relations, gave three reasons for Lawler’s termination: theft of public funds, failure to hold the appropriate license for his position, and failure to maintain records in accordance with the Minnesota Data Retention Act and the records retention schedule adopted by the school board.
 
Lawler, who could face up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine, had been Park Center activities director since July 2005 and earned a salary of $106,432. The district said Lawler did not have a Minnesota teaching license but led people to believe he was pursuing one.
 
“Our investigation and action regarding the former employee has been completed and now is a criminal complaint,” Olson said.
 
The district also has begun identifying any corrective actions that need to take place and applying safeguards. It found no issues at other District 279 schools and has plans to implement an electronic fee system to limit the amount of cash coming into schools.
 
Before being hired at Park Center, Lawler was the women’s basketball coach at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa, for three seasons until resigning for family reasons. Earlier he was a women’s basketball assistant at Rutgers University for seven seasons.
 
Robert Carpentier was hired as Park Center’s new activities director on June 13."
 

METRO YOUTH SPORTS MEDIA 2016 TOP 15 RANKINGS

Check out Metro Youth Sports Media 2016 top 15 rankings. According to Aaron Edwards of Metro Youth Sports Media, "This class is super stack with high caliber guards and wing prospects. This class is as deep as any of past classes that Metro Youth Sports Media has scouted. This class is packed with potential and will have a major impact this coming 2014 season. This class could up having 20 plus division 1 prospects."

2016 TOP 15 RANKINGS

Aaron Edwards:metroyouthsportsmedia@gmail.com
 

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

MILLER TIME TOOK ON INFORMATION INVESTORS IN THE HOWARD PULLEY PRO CITY SUMMER LEAGUE

Miller Time took on Investors in the Howard Pulley Pro City Summer League basketball game.
 
Miller Time started out strong as they were able to sink a few quick baskets early in the first quarter.
 
Information Investors also attacked the basket. They took a lot of time off of the clock as they looked to shoot the ball with around 10 seconds left on the shot clock.
 
Bruce Price played for Miller Time. Price went to the basket hard and was able to get his mid-range jump shot to fall in the first quarter.
 
Quinton Hooker  for Miller Time also stepped up and was able to knock down shots for his team.
 
The score was close throughout the first quarter.
 
After one quarter of play the score was Miller Time 28, Information Investors 20.
 
Neither team gave up easy shots in the second quarter. Information Investors kept on battling as they looked for their shots to drop in the second quarter.
 
Both teams continued to push the ball down the floor and look for layups in transition.  
 
Both teams traded baskets for a period of time. Neither team went on a run in the first half.
 
Information Investors stung some baskets together late in the second quarter.
 
At halftime the score was Miller Time 50, Information Investors 46.
 
As the third quarter got underway both teams continued to attack the basket. Information Investors strung some baskets together and kept the game competitive throughout the third quarter.
 
It was a competitive game throughout three quarters of play. Miller Time continued to turn on the jets offensively as they were able to crank out jump shots and layups throughout the quarter.
 
After three quarters of play the score was Miller Time 78, Information Investors 65.
 
Miller Time continued to shine in the fourth quarter. They didn’t back down to Information Investors.
 
Both teams played hard throughout the whole game.
 
Miller Time came away with the 112-86 victory over Information Investors.

TONY GEER GAZETTE WENT UP AGINST SUTHLERLAND RAIDERS IN THE HOWARD PULLEY PRO CITY SUMMER LEAGUE

In the second game on July 22, Tony Geer Gazette and the Sutherland Raiders went up against each other in a playoff game of the Howard Pulley Pro City Summer League.  
 
The score went back and forth to start the game. Neither team gave up any easy baskets from the start.
 
Trevor Mbakwe was all over the floor for Sutherland Raiders. He wanted the ball on the paint where he would be able to get the ball in the post and score baskets from there on the offensive end.
 
Kendall Shell for Sutherland Raiders came off the bench and he was able to get the offense running. Shell was quick with his hands and feet and was able to get up and down the floor with ease.
 
The score after one quarter of play was Sutherland Raiders 30, Tony Geer Gazette 20.
 
As the second quarter got underway both teams continued to push the ball down the floor and looked for easy shots.
 
Sutherland Raiders continued to attack the basket as they were able to get shots in transition.
 
Paris Kyles for Sutherland Raiders was able to make some good passes to his teammates as he was able to get the assists. If Kyles thought that he didn’t have a good shot he would pass it to one of his teammates.
 
At halftime the score was Sutherland Raiders 57, Tony Geer Gazette 40.
 
As the third quarter got underway both teams continued to push the ball down the floor and look for their shots.
 
Sutherland Raiders continued to make open shots in the open court.
 
PJ Hill of Tony Geer Gazette took the ball hard to the basket. He was able to make layups with ease.
 
Both teams continued to race up and down the floor in the third quarter. They both took quick shots and didn’t use much time off of the shot clock.
 
After three quarters of play the score was Sutherland Raiders 85, Tony Geer Gazette 69.
 
Sutherland Raiders continued force the ball down the floor and took good care of the basketball. They were a little quicker the Tony Geer Gazette.  
 
Tony Geer Gazette was not able to get their shots to drop throughout the contest.
 
In a hard fought game played by both teams Sutherland Raiders came away with the 113-96 victory over Tony Geer Gazette.
 

HPA TOOK ON PAT MADISON IN THE HOWARD PULLEY PRO CITY SUMMER LEAGUE

On July 22, HPA took on Pat Madison in a basketball game in the Howard Pulley Pro City Summer League. Both teams looked excited to play as this game as it was the first game in the Pro City Summer League Playoffs.
 
The game got off to a quick start as each team raced up and down the court trading baskets.
 
Both teams were able to score layups at will in the first quarter.
 
Tyus Jones and Reid Travis had good communication skills on the floor. They knew where their teammates were and they were able to get each other the ball in spots where the other one could hit his shot.
 
There were many ties and lead changes throughout the first quarter.
 
Jarvis Johnson played well for HPA he knew where to shoot the ball from and he let the game come to him. Johnson did a good job of making his layups in traffic. He was not afraid to shoot the ball from anywhere on the floor.
 
Jones was all over the floor. He was able to get his teammates involved in the offense. Jones was also able to set the tempo of the game to his style.
 
Malik Smith for Pat Madison was all over the floor his team. He dove on the floor for loose balls and went after rebounds on both ends of the floor.
 
After a quarter of play the score was HPA 34, Pat Madison 27.
 
Pat Madison looked to push the ball down the floor as they looked to get fast break baskets. HPA did all they could to try to slow down Pat Madison on offense but they had trouble doing that.
 
Terry Campbell for Pat Madison took the ball hard to the basket as he was able to hit shots throughout the first half.
 
Antonio Tate for HPA did a good job of beating his defender off the dribble and taking the ball hard to the basket for layups.
 
Bjorn Broman for HPA came up with some nice baskets as he was able to weave his way past his defenders and get to the basket and make contested layups.
 
The score at halftime was HPA 52, Pat Madison 49.
 
As the third quarter got underway both teams continued to attack the basket.
 
Pat Madison swung the ball around the three-point line as they wanted to take time off of the shot clock. They were able to do that.
 
The score continued to go back and forth throughout the third quarter. There were many ties and lead changes in the third quarter.
 
After three quarters of play the score was HPA 79, Pat Madison 76.
 
Both teams continued to battle in the third quarter. Neither team gave up any easy shots.
 
The score went back and forth throughout the fourth quarter. Everyone went hard after loose balls and rebounds on both teams.
 
There were many fast break chances in the fourth quarter. Both teams were able to score on the fast breaks as the game came down to the wire.
 
The play got sloppy late in the contest. Both teams were getting tired but they didn’t panic.
Both teams got a little chippy late in the game as the intensity rose.
 
In a very intense game and a good game that came down to the wire Pat Madison came away with the thrilling 108-104 victory over HPA.
 
The leading scorers for Pat Madison were Michael Campbell with 27 points, Troy Bell and Jefferson Mason each with 20 points and Malik Smith with 14 points.
 
The leading scorers for HPA were Reid Travis with 40 points, Tyus Jones with 24 points and Jarvis Johnson with 9 points.

MINNESOTA FURY ANDERSON WENT UP AGAINST MND1 IN THE 17U CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

MN Fury Anderson and MND1 squared off in the 17u championship game. The game got off to a quick start as each team raced up and down the floor trading baskets.
 
Delshon Strickland was all over the floor for MND1. He was able to get the ball out of the defensive basket and race down the floor and make easy baskets for his team.
 
Noble Fahnbullen for Fury was able to drive to the basket. He made some nice passes to his teammates if he didn’t think that he had an easy way to the bucket. If Fahnbullen thought that his teammates had a better shot than him, he would pass it to get the assist.
 
Fury tried to score a lot of baskets off of transition. They were able to do that a lot throughout the first half.
 
MND1 strung some baskets together with under 5:00 left to go. Fury was not able to hit shots for a period of time in the first half.
 
MND1 did a good job of setting the pace for the game. They didn’t let Fury take that away from them.
 
TC Robinson was all over the floor for Fury. He was able to get his shot off from anywhere he wanted to. Even though Robinson struggled to shoot the ball he was not afraid to shoot it.
 
At halftime the score was MND1 52, MN Fury 31.
 
As the second half got underway MND1 continued to attack the basket and was able to keep making easy shots.
 
MND1 was too much for MN Fury to handle. MN Fury didn’t give up in the second half as they kept on fighting and attacking the basket and shooting shots that they thought that they could make.
 
Both teams got chippy with each other midway through the second half. Both teams were playing with a lot of intensity.
 
MN Fury chipped away at the deficit throughout the second half. They did that by not giving up and attacking the basket.
 
MN Fury got to within 10 points with just under 10 minutes to go in regulation.
 
MN Fury kept on feeding the ball to Robinson. Robinson then kept on getting to the basket and hitting shots from within the three-point line.
 
Both teams played hard throughout the contest. Neither team gave up any easy baskets.
 
Both teams were aggressive there were many collisions and hard fouls by both teams throughout the contest.
 
In a hard fought game MND1 came away with the 79-67 victory over MN Fury.