CHAMPLIN PARK WENT UP AGAINST SHAKOPEE IN THE CLASS 4A STATE SEMIFINALS

On March 12 Champlin Park squared off against Shakopee in a boys Class 4A state semifinal basketball game.

Shakopee’s Tevin Killen scored his team’s first six points. His teammates did a good job of finding him where he could make shots.

There was a media timeout with 13:53 left in the first half. The score was Shakopee 10, Champlin Park 2.

Champlin Park’s J.T. Gibson came up with layups and mid-range jump shots. If he didn’t think that he had a good shot he would pass it to one of his teammates.

There was a media timeout with 10:35 left in the first half. The score was Shakopee 14, Champlin Park 11.

Shakopee played zone on the defensive end. They made Champlin Park have to take deep shots.

The pace quickened as both teams zipped up and down the floor as they looked to take fast break layups.

There was a media timeout with 6:03 left in the first half. The score was Shakopee 19, Champlin Park 15.

Shakopee continued to get the ball into the hands of Booker Coplin, Killeen and  Mitchell all stepped up and came up with mid-range jump shots and layups.    

At halftime the score was Shakopee 31, Champlin Park 26.

As the second half got underway Champlin Park came out with a lot of energy. They scored the first five points of the second half.

Shakopee called a timeout with 16:21 left in regulation. The score was tied at 33.

Champlin Park’s Theo John came up with huge jump shots in the second half. Gibson kept on calling for the ball as he was got hot from the lane. He came up with mid-range jump shots and layups.

The score went back and forth with just under 15 minutes left in regulation.

Mitchell stepped up big throughout the game. He was all over the place. On the offensive end Mitchell knocked down tough mid-range jump shots and layups.

Champlin Park’s McKinley Wright stepped up and knocked down mid-range jump shots that kept his team in the game.

There was a media timeout with 9:50 left in regulation. The score was Champlin Park 45, Shakopee 43.

Champlin Park got the ball into the hands of Hill who came up with fast break layups.

Mitchell could score in multiple different ways. If he didn’t think that he could make one particular shot he would pass it to another one of his teammates.

Champlin Park went to a zone defense late in the game as they wanted to slow down the Shakopee offense.

The score went back and forth late in the game. There were several ties and lead changes in the last two minutes of the game.

Hill came up with a deep 3-point basket that gave Champlin Park a two point lead with 44 seconds left in regulation.

Champlin Park came away with the 65-57 victory over Shakopee.

The leading scorers for Shakopee were Mitchell with 25 points, and Coplin and Kileen both had 10 points.

The leading scorers for Champlin Park were Gibson with 18 points, Hill with 16 points and John with 14 points.

After the game I was able to talk to Champlin Park’s Gibson, John, and Hill. I was also able to talk to Head Coach Mark Tuchscherer.