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HOWARD PULLEY TOURNAMENT

TEXAS PRO TOOK ON ST. LOUIS EAGLES IN THE 17U CHAMPIONSHIP GAME OF THE 11TH ANNUAL HOWARD PULLEY INVITATIONAL

Texas Pro took on St. Louis Eagles for the 17 U boys' basketball championship game of the Howard Pulley Invitational.

The game got off to a quick start as Texas Pro jumped out to a quick 9-4 lead.

St. Louis was able to get into their offense but had a difficult time scoring baskets.

Texas Pro used both man-to-man and zone defenses in the first half. They wanted to confuse St. Louis. They were able to do that.

Texas Pro looked to get the ball into the hands of Jeremy King. King was aggressive on the low block and took the ball strong to the basket when he got it.

Jordan Granger had a few nice slam dunks. He was all over the court for St. Louis. Granger kept his team in the game with a lot of emotion when he made good plays.

Both teams played very good defense. Neither team gave up easy baskets.

Emmanuel Mudiay who is 6-4 hovered around the basket. He was able to get some nice rebounds and get the tip in dunks. He was also able to get some nice blocked shots.

Texas Pro went on a run late in the half. St. Louis was not able to hit a shot for a period of time.

At halftime the score was Texas Pro 34 and St. Louis Eagles 28.

Texas Pro looked to get the ball out of the basket and score easy baskets in transition.

Texas Pro attacked the basket and they were able to hit shots. Texas Pro's Danuel House did a good job of finding his shot and getting open looks at the basket. House was able to drop a few of his shots.

St. Louis Eagles used a lot of motion in their offense. They passed the ball around the three-point line and looked to get a player an easy shot as he was coming across the baseline.

Both teams were not afraid to shoot the ball from anywhere on the court.

Texas Pro was able to hit shots but St. Louis had difficulty making shots throughout the second half.

Isaiah Austin for Texas Pro had a nice two-handed slam dunk that got his teammates energy and the crowd back into the game.

The game came down to the wire. Neither team gave up.

Texas Pro was able to come away with a 70-63 victory over St. Louis.

With that victory Texas Pro won the 2011 11^th Annual Howard Pulley Invitational tournament. 

KINDOM HOOPS TOOK ON ST. LOUIS EAGLES IN THE 16U CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

In the 16U division Kingdom Hoops took On St. Louis Eagles in championship game. St. Louis got out to a quick start as they were able to hit shots that they put up.

St. Louis Eagles guard Chantel Stanciel was all over the court. He directed traffic on the court as he instructed his players to go in the offense. Stanciel was very quick. He was able to come up and get some nice steals.

St. Louis used mostly man-to-man defense. They looked to pressure Kingdom Hoops and take them out of their game. Kingdom Hoops did a good job of not letting that get into their heads.

Kingdom Hoops shot the ball from all over the court. It didn’t matter who had the ball as they passed the ball around before anyone shot the ball.

The score went back and forth throughout the first half. Neither team made a significant run.

Both teams played very aggressively on the defensive end.

At halftime the score was Kingdom Hoops 33 and St. Louis Eagles 32.

Kingdom Hoops started the second half out in a zone defense. They continued to look to spread St. Louis Eagles out.

St. Louis Eagles looked to take as much time off the shot clock as they could by spreading the floor out and passing the ball around the three-point line. That worked well for them. Kingdom Hoops was able to make them take bad shots.

Kingdom Hoops had trouble finding the basket in the second half. They did not get discouraged as they kept on shooting shots even if they were not falling.

St. Louis went to a full court trapping press with just under 7:30 in regulation. They looked to get easy steals and wanted to turn them into scoring opportunities.

St. Louis was able to capitalize on mistakes that Kingdom Hoops made. They were able to get their shots to drop but Kingdom Hoops had difficulty making theirs.

St. Louis was able to capture the 16U division title with a 72-57 victory over Kingdom Hoops. 

TEXAS PRO TOOK ON KC PUMP N RUN IN THE 17U DIVISION IN A BOYS' BASKETBALL GAME

In semifinal action in the 17U division Texas Pro took on KC Pump N Run. Texas Pro started the game out in man-to-man defense. They looked to run with the ball in transition.

KC Pump N Run took their time in the offense. They passed the ball around the three-point line as they looked to take as much time off of the shot clock as possible.

KC Pump N Run switched between zone and man-to-man defense. They were able to get Texas Pro out of their game.

Isaiah Austin who is listed as 7-0 was camped on the low block for Texas Pro. He was to come down with rebounds on both ends of the court.

The KC Pump N Run players were not afraid to drive to the basket. Even when Austin was camped out under the basket, they still brought the ball hard to the basket.

Emmanuel Mudiay for Texas Pro took the ball hard to the basket. He was able to knock down some key jump shots for his team.

The score went back and forth for a period of time in the first half. Both of these teams stepped up and played tight solid defense.

Bradford Jones for Texas Pro was all over the court. On the offensive end he was on the court and he instructed his players were they should be when he set up a play. On the defensive end we was able to maintain his player and not give him any open easy shots at the basket.

At halftime the score was KC Pump N Run 30 and Texas Pro 29.

KC Pump N Run had many shots at the basket early in the second half. They were not able to score on many chances that they had at the basket.

Both teams slowed the tempo of the game way down in the second half. They each tried to burn as much time off the shot clock as they could.

Danuel House for Texas Pro was very crafty with the ball. He made some nice passes to his teammates and was not afraid blow past him on the dribble.

Texas Pro went on a run with about 10:00 left in the second half. KC Pump N Run had a hard time making shots and Texas Pro took advantage of that as they were able to convert in transition.

With 8:19 left in regulation the score was Texas Pro 47 and KC Pump N Run 36.

Texas Pro didn't back down late in the contest. KC Pump N Run was able to make a run at Texas Pro late in the game.

KC Pump N Run continued to chew at the lead late in the contest.

The game came down the wire. Neither team gave up easy shots throughout the game.

Mason Wedel for KC Pump N Run tied the game at 49 a piece with 2:40 left in regulation.

The score went back and forth late in the contest.

Texas Pro came away with the 53-51 victory over KC Pump N Run. 

ST. LOUIS EAGLES TOOK ON HOWARD PULLEY BLUE TEAM IN A BOYS' BASKETBALL GAME

St. Louis Eagles and the top ranked Howard Pulley boys' basketball team took to the floor in a contest. Pulley got off to a quick start as they were able to make shots they put up.

Pulley looked to get the ball into the hands of Tyus Robert Jones’ hands. Jones was all over the court. He was able to step up and knock down deep three-point shots.

St. Louis Eagles didn't back down. They were able to get into their offense. They passed the ball around the three-point line as they looked to wind time off the shot clock and get into their offense.

Anthony Beane for St. Louis Eagles stepped up and was able to knock down a few deep three-point shots. He knew where he was on the court. Jones was able to step up and got into his face making it difficult for him to shoot the ball.

St. Louis used a zone defense as they looked to spread Pulley out. St. Louis also switched to man-to-man defense when they tied to go to a full court press.

Quinton Lee Hooker for Pulley was able to find the basket and take the ball strong to the hole. Kyle Washington for Pulley came up with some nice put back rebounds and was able to get some nice two handed slam dunks.

Jones looked to drive to the basket and go in and get some nice rebounds. On the defensive end he was able to get some steals and Hooker got the passes and drove to the basket for lay ups.

Washington has able to dunk over a few of the St Louis players as he found it easy to get to the basket.

At halftime the score was Howard Pulley 36 and St. Louis 23.

Willie Wiley for St. Louis was all over the basket. He took the ball hard to the basket and was able to finish shots.

Howard Pulley went to a zone defense early in the second half. They made St. Louis pass the ball around the three-point line as they didn't want to give them any easy open shots at the basket.

St. Louis did have a hard time getting shots when Pulley played zone.

Chantel Stanciel for St. Louis did a good job of bringing the ball down the court. He directed his teammates on where they were supposed to go by calling out plays that he wanted to run. Stanciel had good ball handling skills.

St. Louis continued to attack the basket. They looked to make quick baskets.

St. Louis went on a run midway through the half. They tied the game at 45 with 8:43 in regulation.

Isaiah Zierden for Pulley got his team into the offense. He directed his teammates on where they were supposed to be on the floor.

Pulley tried to trap St. Louis. They wanted to force them into making bad passes and worked on getting the turnovers.

Pulley went on a stretch where they turned the ball over on every trip down the court. St. Louis was able to convert on the Pulley turnovers.

With 3:05 left in regulation the score was St. Louis 58 and Howard Pulley 57.

The game came down to the wire. St. Louis continued to take the ball hard to the basket. They continued to make shots.

In a hard fought battle St Louis came away with the 67-64 victory over Howard Pulley. 

CHICAGO DEMONS TOOK ON HOWARD PULLEY BLUE IN A BOYS' BASKETBALL MATCH-UP

Chicago Demons took on the Howard Pulley Blue team in a boys' basketball contest. Chicago Demons looked to get the ball down the court as quickly as they could. The score went back and forth throughout the early part of the game. It took a while for each team to figure out each other.

Howard Pulley looked to get the ball into the hands of guard Tyus Jones. Jones was all over the court. On the offensive end he knew where his teammates were and was able to get them involved in the plays.

Howard Pulley switched between man-to-man and zone defense. They were able to confuse the Demons on what they were doing. The Demons didn't get frustrated.

Quinton Lee Hooker for Howard Pulley did a good job of shooting the ball. He knew where he was on the court at all times and if he had a good shot he wasn't afraid to shoot the ball.

Howard Pulley looked to get the ball into the hands of Kyle Washington. Washington got the ball on the low block and was able to take the ball strong to the basket.

At halftime the score was Howard Pulley 35 and Chicago Demons 20.

Chicago Demons started the second half in a zone defense. That didn't matter that much to Howard Pulley as they were able to slice right through the Chicago Demons’ defense.

Tyus Jones was able to drive down the lane and score some easy uncontested baskets. He was also fouled on a couple of occasions and was able to get to the line and knock down his free-throws.

Howard Pulley started to pull away midway through the second half. They were too quick for Chicago Demons.

Howard Pulley came away with the 73-40 victory over Chicago Demons.

ST. LOUIS EAGLES 15U BLUE TEAM TOOK ON HOWARD PULLEY BLUE IN A 15 U BOYS' BASKETBALL GAME

St. Louis Eagles took on Howard Pulley Blue in a 15U boys' basketball game. St. Louis started the game in a zone defense. They looked to trap Howard Pulley Blue at half court.

Both teams had a hard time getting into their offense. It took a while for them to get into the flow of the game.

Howard Pulley switched up between zone and man-to-man defense. They did a good job of confusing the St. Louis Eagles.

St. Louis Eagles looked to get the ball into the hands of Ronnie Suggs. Suggs was all over the court. On the offensive end he was able to get his teammates involved into the offense.

St. Louis Eagles pushed the ball down the court quickly as they looked to score quick baskets in transition.

Howard Pulley also did a good job of getting the ball out of the net and getting the ball down the court.

Garrnett Roberts took the ball strong to the basket for the Eagles. He led their run midway through the first half. Howard Pulley was not able to find the basket for a period of time.

Joey Marinello for Howard Pulley came down with some nice rebounds. He was able to get the ball to his guards so they could push it down the court.

St. Louis Eagles went to a zone defense. They were able to trap the ball in the corners and that gave Pulley a hard time getting the ball down the court. Pulley was able to get the ball down court and handle their pressure.

St. Louis Eagles did a good job of getting to the basket. They were not afraid of the Pulley players. Pulley did play good tough strong defense.

Pulley did a good job of getting loose balls. They were able to get steals and convert them into points. St. Louis as also able to get their hands on a few loose balls and convert them into points.

Shawn Roundtree for St. Louis Eagles was all over the place on the offense end. He took the ball hard to the basket. I thought that he had good skills on the court. Roundtree was quick and athletic. He had good handles and a nice pullup jump shot.

At halftime the score was St. Louis Eagles Blue 27 and Howard Pulley Blue 20.

The second half got off to a quick start as St. Louis Eagles flew around the court and was able to drop shots. That didn't sit to well with the Howard Pulley Blue team. They kept fighting and taking it strong to the basket. Even though Pulley was frustrated they didn’t give up.

Howard Pulley came alive midway though the second half as they were able to make a run. The game got close as Pulley got to within two points of St. Louis.

The score was tied at 34 with 9:50 to go.

Both teams went back and forth scoring baskets for a good portion in the second half.

Both teams stepped up their defensive pressure and didn't give up any easy baskets.

St. Louis used a full court press. They wanted to try to get Pulley to turn the ball over to them.

Stephon Sharp for Howard Pulley was all over the court. He drove to the basket strong and was able to score easy baskets.

The game came down to the wire. St. Louis Eagles came away with the 53-44 victory over Howard Pulley Blue in the 15U division. 

MINNESOTA MAGIC TOOK ON HOWARD PULLEY BLUE IN THE 17 U DIVISION

In the 17U division the Minnesota Magic took on the top Howard Pulley team in a boys' basketball match up. 

Minnesota Magic started the game in a zone defense. They wanted to slow Pulley down.

Pulley looked to set a quick pace early on. They got the ball out of the basket and to the other end of the court.

Minnesota Magic was equally quick. They were all over the court. On the defensive end Minnesota Magic would try to rattle the Pulley players by getting their hands into their faces. They would also  yell things to try to distract them from making their plays. Pulley didn’t seem to mind all off the distractions. They used them to their advantage. 

Pulley looked to get the ball into the hands of Siyani Chambers. Chambers brought the ball down the court and looked to get his teammates involved in the plays.

Minnesota Magic went into  a zone defense. That made it a little difficult for Pulley to set up into their plays.

Pulley was able to get into their offense late in the half. They were able to make some easy baskets.

Kyle Washington for Pulley was all over the boards. He came down with some nice rebounds. Washington would get the ball to one of his guards to push it down the court. 

Rodney Ownes for Minnesota Magic was all over the court. He would drive to the basket hard and take the ball hard to the basket. 

The score went back and forth throughout the first half.

At halftime the score was Howard Pulley 34 and Minnesota Magic 29.

Howard Pulley's Quinton Lee Hooker was all over the court. On the defensive end he just hounded the offense. He was able to frustrate the players he was guarding. 

Minnesota Magic started the second half in their zone defense. They switched up between man-to-man and zone a lot throughout the first half. They looked to do that a lot in the second half as well.

The score went back and forth throughout the second half. Neither team was able to go on a run. 

 Pulley strung some baskets together with just under 5:00 left in regulation. Minnesota Magic didn't back down as they went after all of the rebounds.

The score was tied at 67 with 30 seconds left in regulation. Rodney Ownes hit a shot with just under 3 seconds left and that gave the Magic a two point lead.

The Minnesota Magic came away with the 69-67 victory over Howard Pulley.

CHICAGO DEMONS TOOK ON THE HOWARD PULLEY BLACK TEAM IN THE 16U DIVISION IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME

The Chicago Demons took on the Howard Pulley Black team in the 16U division of the Howard Pulley Sables Foundation tournament.

The game got off to a slow start as neither team was able to hit shots.

Chicago Demons went on a run midway through the first half. There was noting that the Howard Pulley Black team could do.

Howard Pulley Black didn't back down through they kept on fighting and going after loose balls. Howard Pulley's Harry Sonie was all over the court. He knew where his teammates were on the floor at all times. 

 Pulley had a hard time making shots for a period of time. Even though they were not making shots they didn't get frustrated.

Pulley went on a run late in the first half. At halftime the score was Chicago Demons 23 and Howard Pulley 18.

Pulley came out of the halftime break on fire they were able to get within three points of Chicago Demons at 20-23 with 14:18 left in regulation.

Pulley switched between man-to-man defense and zone defense. They looked to take Chicago Demons out of their game.

Chicago Demons used mostly man-to-man defense. They were able to slow the Pulley team down.

Pulley went on a run midway through the second half.  That didn't discourage the Chicago Demons as they kept on attacking the basket.

At the end of regulation the score was tied at 50.

In the overtime period both teams continued to grind it out. Both teams went after loose balls and went after rebounds.  The score also went back and forth till the very end.

In the end Howard Pulley came way with the 54-53 victory.

STEVEN'S SPORTS REPORT TO COVER THE 11th ANNUAL HOWARD PULLEY BOYS’ BASKETBALL INVITATIONAL

The 11th Annual Howard Pulley Boys’ Basketball Invitational will take place the weekend of May 6-8,
2011 at the High Performance Academy which is located at 2950 Lexington Ave, Eagan, MN 55121-
2439.
 

This tournament brings together some of the best boys’ basketball teams from across the country. There
will be three different age divisions. 17U, 16U and 15U.
 

I will be updating my site throughout the tournament on different games that are taking place.