AUSTIN WENT UP AGAINST RED WING IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME

Fans packed The Cage at Red Wing High School as Austin and Red Wing squared off in a boys’ basketball game on Feb. 6. 

Red Wing started the game in a zone defense. Austin took their time on the offensive end. They passed the ball around the 3-point line as they looked to get into their offense.

Austin also started the game out in a zone defense. They looked to trap the ball when it went to the corners. 

The score went back and forth early. It took each team awhile to figure out what the other team was doing.

Red Wing’s Ben Munson looked to make mid-range jump shots and layups. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball in spots where he could shoot it. 

Red Wing looked to trap Austin and create turn overs.

The defensive pressure each team applied to the other team made it difficult for open shots. 

Austin’s Mark Manyuon made hard cuts to the basket and was able to come up with mid-range jump shots and layups. He also was able to get teammate Both Gach the ball as Both Gach also was able to come up with shots.

Austin looked to come up with steals on the defensive end and turn them into layups on offense. 

Red Wing did a good job of moving the ball down the floor and swinging the ball around the 3-point line.

Red Wing called a timeout with 7:52 left in the first half. The score was Red Wing 12, Austin 9.

Red Wing did a good job of attacking the Austin zone defense. They were able to get the ball inside. Red Wing’s Joe Sevile and Travis Toivonen looked for layups on the low block. 

Austin did a good job of clogging up the middle of the floor. 

Austin called a timeout with 4:17 left in the first half. The score was Red Wing 18, Austin 9. 

Austin’s offense struggled late in the first half. They were not able to make a shot for a period of time. Even though their shots were not falling they still shot the ball. 

Red Wing passed the ball around the 3-point line late in the first half. They were able to get everyone involved in the offense. 

At halftime the score was Red Wing 25, Austin 13. 

As the second half got underway Red Wing stayed in their match up zone defense. They didn’t want Austin to get open looks at the basket.

Austin continued to struggle to make shots in the second half. 

Red Wing’s Kipp Adams came up with 3-point baskets and layups. He was also able to get the ball into teammates Toivonen and Munson’s hands, both of whom came up with layups and jump shots.

Red Wing called a timeout with 14:16 left in regulation. The score was Red Wing 33, Austin 17. 

Red Wing took a lot of time off the clock in the second half, by passing the ball around. They set a lot of picks for each other.

Austin’s Zach Coffey came up with layups and jump shots as well. On the defensive end he was able to slow the guy down that he was guarding.

Red Wing called a timeout with 10:33 left in regulation. The score was Red Wing 34, Austin 27. 

Austin was deliberate on the offensive end. They knew what plays that they wanted to run. 

Toivonen kept on coming up with steals and layups. 

Austin called a timeout with 6:35 left in regulation. The score was Red Wing 41, Austin 29.

Dauoth Gach stepped up and knocked down 3-point shots with just under 6:00 left in regulation. 

Red Wing was able to slow Austin down on the offensive end in the second half. Austin went for a period of time without scoring a basket. 

Red Wing came away with the 56-47 victory over Austin. 

The leading scorer for Red Wing was Sevile with 14 points. 

The leading scorers for Austin were Both Gach with 18 points and Duoth Gach with 12 points.