Saturday, March 20, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS NORTH WENT UP AGAINST MINNEAPOLIS HENRY IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME

On March 5, Minneapolis North and Minneapolis Henry squared off in a boys’ basketball game. Due to local Covid-19 restrictions, there were no fans in attendance.

Going into the game North had a record of 8-0 while Henry had a record of 3-5. There were no starting lineups or national anthem.

Henry started the game in a zone defense. North moved the ball down the floor and looked to get everyone involved in the offense.

Both teams dove on the floor early going after loose balls and rebounds.

Henry called a timeout with 16:22 left in the first half. The score was North 8, Henry 7.

North looked to pash the ball down the floor in transition. North looked to get the ball into the hands of Marcus Owens. Owens looked to make mid-range jump shots and layups.

Henry looked to trap the ball on the defensive end and looked to turn North over.

There were multiple ties and lead changes early. Neither team went on an early run.

North’s Lavar Jones came off the bench and provided an offensive spark. His teammates got him the ball in spots where he could shoot it. Jones also was able to come up with steals on the defensive end.

Teammate Davon Townley also came up with layups in the paint. He was able to come up with rebounds on the defensive end and was able to get the ball to his guard’s hands.

North did a good job of taking time off the clock on the offensive end by swinging the ball around the 3-point line.

Henry called a timeout with 11:31 left in the first half. The score was North 17, Henry 11.

Henry’s Ajani McCrae was all over the floor. On the offensive end, he ran the Henry offense. He was able to get the ball into the hands of teammate Denzil Walker who took the ball strong to the basket and came up with mid-range jump shots and layups.

Henry was able to get to the basket and come up with layups and jump shots.

North’s Willie Wilson came up with layups on the offensive end. Wilson was vocal on both ends of the floor. Teammate Mario Sanders stepped up and was able to make shots that he put up.

Henry pushed the ball down the floor and was not afraid to attack the basket.

North swung the ball around the 3-point line to get into their offense.

There were multiple ties and lead changes with just under 6:00 left in the first half.

Henry moved the ball well on the offensive end. They were able to attack the North defense and get looks in the paint.

Owens did a good job of getting to the basket in transition. He made layups in transition. If he did not think that he had a good shot, he was not afraid to pass it to one of his teammates.

Townley came up with layups and jump shots late in the first half.

North called a timeout with 5.0 seconds left in the first half. The score was North 38, Henry 25. That was the score at halftime.

As the second half got underway Henry stayed in their zone defense. They wanted to make take deep shots.

Henry looked to get the ball into the hands of Jamarrion Beauregard. Beauregard came up with mid-range jump shots and layups. His teammates were able to get him the ball in spots where he could shoot it.

North continued to attack the basket as they pushed the ball down the floor and came up with layups.

Wilson was not afraid to take deep 3-point shots and crash the boards. He knew where his teammates were on the floor.

North’s Andre Gray came off the bench and attacked the basket looking to come up with layups. Gray was not afraid to launch 3-point shots.

Henry called a timeout with 8:51 left in regulation. The score was North 59, Henry 39.

Beauregard kept on coming up with baskets midway through the second half.

Henry called a timeout with 4:17 left in regulation. The score was North 74, Henry 46.

North was too physical for Henry. Henry struggled shooting the ball. Even though they struggled shooting the ball they kept on shooting it.

In a hard-fought game, North came away with the 82-52 victory over Henry.

The leading scorers for North were Wilson with 11 points and Bulter with 9 points.

The leading scorer for Henry was Denzil Walker with 8 points.

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