VERMILION WENT UP AGAINST CENTRAL LAKES IN A MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME

Vermilion and Central Lakes squared off in a men’s basketball game. It was the third-place game of the Minnesota College Athletic Conference state tournament. 

Vermilion pushed the ball down the floor scored baskets in transition. Central Lakes also pushed the ball down the floor and could score layups in transition.

Central Lakes got past the Vermilion defense and came up with layups. They could get everyone involved in the offense.

Central Lakes looked to trap Vermilion as they got the ball across half court. The Vermilion guards got frustrated by the pressure. 

Vermilion called a timeout with 11:20 left in the first half. The score was Central Lakes 23, Vermilion 12. 

Central Lakes set a lot of screens and they set their teammates up on the offensive end of the floor. 

Vermilion struggled shooting the ball throughout the first half. They were not able to hit shots.

At halftime, the score was Central Lakes 43, Vermilion 28. 

As the second half got underway Central Lakes Lamontrell Fuller came up with mid-range jump shots and layups. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball in spots where he could shoot it. Fuller also could come off screens and got to the basket. 

Even though that Vermilion struggled shooting the ball they kept attacking the basket and looked for their shots. 

Both teams played hard throughout the game. Central Lakes came away with the 78-70 victory over Vermilion. 

The leading scorers for Central Lakes were Fuller and Jenkins both with 17 points. 

The leading scorers for Vermilion were Elijah Johnson with 15 points and Denario Jackson with 13 points.

ANOKA RAMSEY WENT UP AGAINST CENTRAL LAKES IN A MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME

Anoka Ramsey and Central Lakes squared off against each other in a men’s basketball game. Both teams looked to push the ball down the floor and came up with mid-range jump shots and layups.

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

Anoka Ramsey’s Trenton Pollard found his mid-range touch as he came up with jump shots. He was also able to make layups consistently in the first half. 

Central Lakes swung the ball around the 3-point line as they took time off the clock. They looked to shoot the ball with 10 seconds left on the shot clock.

Neither team went on a huge run in the first half. 

At halftime the score was Central Lakes 37, Anoka Ramsey 34. 

As the second half got underway Anoka Ramsey’s Kashif Hayes came up with 3-point baskets and layups. He was able to get to the basket at will on offense. On the defensive end Hayes came up with huge stops as he slowed his man down that he was guarding.

Anoka Ramsey’s Jerry Butler looked to get the ball into his teammates has as he brought the ball down the floor. He had good court awareness as he knew where his teammates were on the floor as he passed the ball to them for assists. Teammate Tyler Matsen came up with mid-range jump shots and layups. 

Central Lakes did a good job of getting everyone involved in the offense. They passed the ball around the 3-point line and was able to ware down the Anoka Ramsey defense. 

The score went back and forth throughout the second half. Neither team went on a significant run. 

Anoka Ramsey fought hard throughout the game. They attacked the basket late in the contest. Pollard came up with huge shots down the stretch.

The game came down to the wire. In a hard fought game by both teams Anoka Ramsey came away with the 72-69 victory over Central Lakes.

The leading scorers for Anoka Ramsey were Pollard with 37 points and Hayes with 12 points and Matsen had 11 points. 

The leading scorers for Central Lakes was Alex Koch with 15 points.

MESABI RANGE TOOK ON CENTRAL LAKES IN A MENS BASKETBALL GAME

Mesabi Range and Central Lakes went up against each other in a mens basketball game. Central Lakes looked to get the ball down the floor and get layups early in the first half.

 

Central Lakes did a good job of getting the ball down the floor and scoring baskets in transition.  

 

Mesabi Range did a good job of swinging the ball around the three-point line and taking time off the clock. Mesabi Range’s Bacarius Dinkins came up with mid-range jump shots in the first half. Central Lakes had a hard time slowing him down on offense.

 

Neither team went on a run in the first half. It took a while for each team to get into an offensive shooting rhythm. There were many ties and lead changes throughout the first half.

 

At halftime the score was Mesabi Range 39, Central Lakes 38.

 

As the second half got underway Dinkins continued hit his shots.

 

Central Lakes’ John Jedneak and Dannon Briggs came up with layups in the second half.

 

Central Lakes called a timeout with 11:16 left in regulation. The score was Central Lakes 54, Mesabi Range 48.  

 

Mesabi Range’s Robert Littleton was able to hit shots in transition in the second half.

 

Mesabi Range called a timeout with 1:05 left in regulation. The score was Central Lakes 70, Mesabi Range 67.

 

In a close game Mesabi Range came away with the 73-70 victory over Central Lakes.

 

The leading scores for Mesabi Range were Dinkins with 27 points and Littleton with 15 points.

 

The leading scorer for Central Lakes was Jedneak with 14 points.

 

CENTRAL LAKES TOOK ON ROCHESTER IN A MENS BASKETBALL GAME

Central Lakes and Rochester went up against each other in a mens basketball game. The score went back and forth to start the game. It took a while for each team to figure out what the other team was doing.

 

The defense pressure that both teams played made it difficult for each team to shoot shots early.

 

Central Lakes started in a zone defense and they did a good job of talking on the defensive end.   

 

Both teams played with a lot of intensity and energy early in the game.

 

Central Lakes’ Bryan Gichaba went to the basket hard and was able to hit his mid-range jump shots throughout the first half.

 

Neither team went on a run in the first half. Both teams made shots in transition.

 

Central Lakes’ Quincy Bethea brought the ball down the floor and was able to dish it off to his teammates for assists. Bethea had great court awareness. He also did a good job of communicating on where he wanted his players to be on the floor.

 

Rochester called a timeout with 8:21 left in the first half. The score was Central Lakes 26, Rochester 21.

 

Central Lakes was able to step up and knock down deep three-point shots. Central Lakes came up with some fast break layups. They were also able to slow Rochester down on offense.

 

Central Lakes called a timeout with 3:54 left in the first half. The score was Central Lake 42, Rochester 33.

 

Central Lakes kept attacking the basket and hitting shots late in the first half.  

 

The score at halftime was Central Lakes 52, Rochester 45.

 

As the second half got going Central Lakes’ Alex Koch stepped up and was able to knock down deep three-point shots. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball.

 

Rochester got hot in the second half. They came up with mid-range jump shots and layups. They weren’t afraid to take the ball hard to the rack.

 

Central Lakes called a timeout with 15:18 left in regulation. The score was tied at 61.

 

There were many ties and lead changes throughout the second half. Tempo of the game was a little slower in the second half. Both teams did score baskets in transition.

 

The score continued to go back and forth throughout the second half.

 

Rochester was able to slow down Central Lakes with just under eight minutes to go in regulation.  

 

Rochester called a timeout with 5:37 left in regulation. The score was Rochester 85, Central Lakes 78.

 

After a back and forth start and a barrage of three-point baskets the pace of the game slowed down in the second half. Rochester came away with the 104-92 victory over Central Lakes.

 

As a team Central Lakes shot 32-69 from the field that included going 12-26 from behind the three-point line. They shot 16-23 from the free throw line. Central Lakes brought down a total of 36 rebounds 24 of them on the defensive end. Central Lakes was lead in scoring by Bethea with 23 points, Jedneak with 20 points, Koch with 14 points and Gichaba with 13 points.

 

As a team Rochester shot 41-83 from the field that included going 8-21 from behind the three-point line. They shot 14-25 from the free throw line. Rochester brought down a total of 42 rebounds 23 of them on the defensive end. Rochester was lead in scoring by Gumn with 28 points, Robinson with 20 points, and Claypool with 18 points.

MINNESOTA WEST TOOK ON CENTRAL LAKES IN A MENS BASKETBALL GAME

Minnesota West went up against Central Lakes in a mens basketball game. Both teams pushed the ball down the floor as they looked to get into an offensive shooting rhythm.  

 

Minnesota West started the game in a zone defense. They looked to force Central Lakes into making long range shots.

 

Central Lakes swung the ball around the three-point line as they looked to hit deep shots. They also looked to get the ball into the hands of Benji Subah. Subah was able to bring the ball down the floor and get it to his teammates. Central Lakes did a good job of taking time off the shot clock. Central Lakes Bryan Gichaba came up with a slam dunk that gave his team energy. Also for Central Lakes Alex Koch and John Jedneak came up with some mid-range jump shots that were good.

 

Minnesota West called a timeout with 8:34 left in the first half. The score was Central Lakes 19, Minnesota West 13.

 

Both teams dove on the floor after loose balls. There were many jump balls in the first half.

 

Central Lakes was able to make layups throughout the first half. They were also able to turn

Minnesota West over and came up with baskets off the turnovers.

 

At halftime the score was Central Lakes 37, Minnesota West 20.

 

The second half for underway Minnesota West kept on looking to attack the basket. Minnesota West was not however able to hit shots for a period of time in the second half.

 

Minnesota West called a timeout with 16:21 left in regulation. The score was Central Lakes 45, Minnesota West 22.

 

Central Lakes ran a lot of time off the clock in the second half. They swung the ball around the three-point line as the shot clock wound down. Central Lakes didn’t start to look for their shot till there was about 15 seconds to go.

 

Central Lakes called a timeout with 12:42 left in regulation. The score was Central Lakes 48, Minnesota West 30.

 

Central Lakes Melvin Martin was all over the floor on the offensive end. Martin did a good job of getting everyone involved in the offense.

 

Minnesota West called a timeout with 5:40 left in regulation. The score was Central Lakes 64, Minnesota West 47.

 

Minnesota West got hot late in regulation. The got to within 10. Minnesota West’s Jackson Seitzinger stepped up and was able to knock down jump shots throughout the second half.

 

Central Lakes called a timeout with 4:22 left in regulation. The score was Central Lakes 64, Minnesota West 54.

 

Minnesota West looked to get steals late in the contest. They came up with steals and were able to get layups.

 

Central Lakes came away with the 78-63 victory over Minnesota West.

 

As a team Minnesota West shot 23-65 from the field that included going 6-30 from behind the three-point line. They brought down a total of 31 rebounds 22 of them on the defensive end. The leading scorers for Minnesota West were Seitzinger with 16 points and Hodges and Harris each with 10 points.

 

Central Lakes shot 27-58 from the field that included going 8-22 from behind the three-point line.

 

They brought down a total of 42 rebounds 30 of them on the defensive end. The leading scorers for Central Lakes were Gichaba with 21 points and Koch and Jedneak each with 14 points.

THE FERGUS FALLS SPARTANS TOOK ON THE CENTRAL LAKES RAIDERS IN THE MCAC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

Fergus Falls Spartans took on Central Lakes Raiders in the championship game of the Minnesota Community College Athletic Conference State Tournament. The game got off to a quick start as each team raced up and down the court. Central Lakes got out of the gate fast as they opened on an 8-2 run. The Spartans called a timeout with 17:36 left in the first half. The score was Raiders 10 and Spartans 2.

Central Lakes continued to pound the ball to the basket. They were on fire. Fergus Falls simply could not find the range during the first half. The Spartans went on run midway through the first half in an attempt to close the gap. Central Lakes didn't get frustrated and they continued to pound the ball inside.

The Raiders used both man-to-man and zone defense in the first half which seem to slow down the Spartans and eliminated easy baskets. The Spartans found their legs and competed well in the first half. It was a slug fest of a basketball game.

After the early start for Central Lakes Fergus Falls got into the game. Both teams dove on the floor after loose balls and went hard after rebounds. Fergus Falls tied the game at 29 with just over 7:00 left in the first half.

As the clocked winded down to the end of the first half, both teams went on a scoring flurry. Neither of these teams were gun-shy when it came to shooting the ball. In a first half that was very physical and aggressive on both ends of the floor, both teams traded baskets in the final 2:00. The score was Central Lakes 42 and Fergus Falls 41.

Both teams came out on fire to start the second half. The Spartans went on a run to open the second half. Fergus Falls regained their composure to stay in the game.

The Raiders kept on attacking the basket as they looked for the easy shots. Maurice Hernandez was all over the floor for Central Lakes. He got his shot going early and shot the ball well from everywhere on the floor.

In a hard fought game that saw Central Lakes come to life the Spartans came away with the 84-66 victory over Fergus Falls.

The leading scorers for Fergus Falls were Keanu Glover with 17 points, John Paul Bright with 11 points and Anthony Lee with 10 points. Fergus Falls shot 21-46 from the field. That included going 7-17 from behind the three-point line. They shot 17-26 from the free throw line.

The leading scorers for Central Lakes were Ronnie Kornbaum with 24 points, Kwamaine Johnson with 20 points and Jesse Fleming with 12 points. Central lakes shot 35-65 from the field. That included going 5-15 from behind the three-point line. They shot 9-12 from the free throw line.