CHANHASSEN WENT UP AGAINST BLOOMINGTON KENNEDY IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME

On January 30, Chanhassen went up against Bloomington Kennedy in a boys’ basketball game. Going into the game Chanhassen had a record of 2-14 while Bloomington Kennedy had a record of 10-5. 

Kennedy started the game in a man-to-man defense. Chanhassen started the game in a zone defense. 

Chanhassen looked to push the ball down the floor and score baskets in transition. 

It took a while for each team to get into a shooting rhythm. 

On the offensive end, Kennedy swung the ball around the 3-point line and got everyone involved in the offense. Kennedy’s Jacob Husting looked to come up with mid-range jump shots and layups. His teammates were able to get him the ball in spots where he could shoot it. 

Kennedy did a good job of passing the ball to each other. They were very vocal on both ends of the floor. Kennedy’s Isaiah Subah brought the ball down the floor and looked to make mid-range jump shots and layups. Kennedy’s Eric Dums made key shots in the first half. 

There were multiple ties and lead changes throughout the first half. Neither team went on a run early.

Kennedy’s Amarion Hanspard came off screens and made multiple pull up jump shots. His teammates were able to get him the ball in spots where he could shoot it. 

Chanhassen’s Adam Strobel came up with layups off screens. He was fouled and came up with free throws. 

Subah did a good job of getting his teammates involved in the offense. He also took deep 3-point shots. Kennedy did a good job of talking to each other on both ends of the floor. 

There were multiple ties and lead changes throughout the first half. Neither team went on a significant run. 

Kennedy called a timeout with 7:40 left in the first half. The score was Kennedy 16, Chanhassen 13. 

Kennedy’s Rob Issa came up with deep 3-point baskets. His shot started to drop late in the first half. His teammates were able to get him the ball in spots where he could shoot it. Teammate Eric Dums also came up with mid-range jump shots and layups.

Chanhassen looked to get the ball into the hands of Ben Giles and Austin Boll. Both of whom came up with shots. Boll called for the ball and got the ball in the low block. 

Chanhassen called a timeout with 4:38 left in the first half. The score was Kennedy 22, Chanhassen 18. 

Chanhassen’s Luke Gitzen came up with layups to keep his team in the game. Giles was all over the floor. On the offensive end, he came up with mid-range jump shots and layups. On the defensive end, he was able to slow down the guy he was guarding. 

Chanhassen went to a zone defense late in the first half. That made Kennedy pass the ball around the 3-point line and take time off the clock.

Chanhassen’s Luke Gitzen came up with deep 3-point shots late in the first half. That kept his team in the game down the stretch. 

At halftime, the score was Chanhassen 29, Kennedy 28.

As the second half got underway Kennedy started out in a zone defense. They wanted to force Chanhassen to take deep shots. Chanhassen also didn’t want to give up deep shots. 

Subah looked to control the offense and let his players know where they were supposed to be on the floor. 

Kennedy turned the ball over, and Chanhassen made mid-range jump shots and layups off the turnovers.

Kennedy went into a scoring drought early in the second half. They were not able to make shots. 

Chanhassen came up with shots in the second half. Gitzen and Boll both were able to get their shot to drop 

Kennedy called a timeout with 12:28 left in regulation. The score was Chanhassen 45, Kennedy 35.

Kennedy’s Tyvan Kilnger came up with layups as his teammates were able to get him the ball in the paint where he could shoot it. Teammate Amarion Hanspard came up with deep 3-point shots as well.

Kennedy called a timeout with 9:32 left in regulation. The score was Chanhassen 51, Kennedy 40. 

Kennedy’s Hanspard took deep 3-point shots in the second half but had a hard time getting them to fall. 

Chanhassen looked to keep coming up with layups in transition late in the first half. That worked because everyone for Chanhassen was involved in the offense. 

Kennedy went to a full-court man-to-man press late in the contest. They looked to frustrate Chanhassen on the offensive end. 

Kennedy kept looking for steals on defense. They were able to come up with a few and came up with layups. 

Chanhassen called a timeout with 5:04 left in regulation. The score was Chanhassen 57, Kennedy 45. 

Chanhassen came up with shots early in the second half. Kennedy couldn’t respond quickly enough. Both teams played hard throughout the whole game. It was a good hard-fought game played by each team. 

Chanhassen came up with the 76-51 victory over Kennedy. 

The leading scorers for Kennedy were Isaiah Subah and Tyavn Kilnger each with 9 points, and Rob Issa with 8 points. 

The leading scorers for Chanhassen were Vince Manuel and Ben Giles each with 14 points, Luke Gitzen with 13 points and Spencer Dieken and Austin Boll each with 12 points.  

CHANHASSEN WENT UP AGAINST RICHFIELD IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME

On Feb. 10, Chanhassen and Richfield squared off against each other in a boys’ basketball game. Going into the game Chanhassen had an overall record of 7-12, while Richfield had an overall record of 8-11. 

Richfield started the game out in a zone defense. Richfield wanted to make Chanhassen take deep 3-point shots and take time off the clock as they were passing the ball around the 3-point line.

Chanhassen’s Trey Prince was all over the floor. On the offensive end, Prince came up with mid-range jump shots and layups. His teammates got him the ball in the paint and Prince could make layups. He wasn’t afraid to pass the ball to his teammates if he didn’t think that he could make the shot.

Richfield struggled shooting the ball. Even though Richfield struggled to shoot the ball in the first half they still attacked the basket and looked for their shots.

Richfield called a timeout with 11:21 left in the first half. The score was Chanhassen 22, Richfield 7.

Chanhassen got everyone involved in the offense. They passed the ball around to each other and everyone could score baskets. 

Richfield’s Cole Christian stepped up and knocked down 3-point basket. He made layups in transition. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball in the paint. 

Chanhassen did a good job of moving without the ball on the offensive end. They talked to each other and called out picks. They could get through the picks they set. 

Chanhassen called a timeout with 3:45 left in the first half. The score was Chanhassen 42, Richfield 27. 

Chanhassen passed the ball around the 3-point line late in the first half. They could take time off the clock on offense.

Richfield called a timeout with 2:03 left in the first half. The score was Chanhassen 46, Richfield 29.

Chanhassen continued to apply defensive pressure at half court late in the half. They didn’t let Richfield take an open shot. 

At halftime, the score was Chanhassen 51, Richfield 30.

As the second half got underway Chanhassen stayed in their zone defense. Richfield swung the ball around the 3-point line trying to get the ball into the middle of the lane for layups or jump shots. The defense made it difficult for Richfield to do that. 

Both teams dove on the floor after loose balls and went after rebounds on both ends of the floor. 

Chanhassen’s Chris Wandling and Prince both got hot from inside the paint as they came up with mid-range jump shots and layups. Also, teammate Drake Weisman came up with jump shots. 

Richfield’s Antonio Maddox and Davis Miles came up with layups and jump shots on the offensive end. Their teammates did a good job of getting them the ball in spots where they could shoot it.

Richfield called a timeout with 10:21 left in regulation. The score was Chanhassen 71, Richfield 41. 

Richfield’s Christian got injured with 8:39 left in regulation, the score was Chanhassen 74, Richfield 43. Christian hit his chin on the ground and split his chin open. 

Richfield struggled shooting the ball throughout the night. Chanhassen came up with shots throughout the game. Both teams played hard as well. 

Chanhassen moved the ball down the floor well and could get past the Richfield defense throughout the game. Chanhassen was quicker than Richfield was. Richfield took a lot of time off the clock in the first half by swinging the ball around the 3-point line because of the defensive difficulties that Chanhassen created. Richfield didn’t let their emotions get the best of them as they kept on attacking the basket and looked for their shots. 

Chanhassen came away with the 85-62 victory over Richfield. Chanhassen was lead in scoring by Ryder Hutton with 14 points, Prince with 12 points, Wandling with 10 points, Jon Mattern with 10 points and Austin Carter also had 10 points. 

Richfield was lead in scoring by Devin Wade-Henderson with 13 points, Miles with 11 points and Maddox with 10 points.

CHANHASSEN AND HOPKINS SQUARED OFF IN A GIRLS’ BASKETBALL GAME

Chanhassen and Hopkins squared off in a girls’ basketball game. Hopkins got their offense going early as they could get out to a 19-4 lead with 12 minutes left in the first half.

Chanhassen called a timeout with 11:46 left in the first half. The score was Hopkins 21, Chanhassen 4.

Hopkins ran a lot of pick and rolls and came up with layups. Hopkins could get everyone involved in the offense. They took time off the clock by swinging the ball around the 3-point line.

Hopkins was quicker than Hopkins throughout the first half. Chanhassen struggled to shoot the ball throughout the first half.  

At halftime, the score was Hopkins 55, Chanhassen 25.

As the second half got underway Hopkins continued to push the ball down the floor and score layups in transition.

Chanhassen struggled to shoot the ball throughout the second half as well. Hopkins used a half court man-to-man defense. They kept attacking as well.

Hopkins came away with the 80-47 victory over Chanhassen.

CHANHASSEN WENT UP AGAINST EASTVIEW IN A BOYS' BASKETBALL GAME

On Dec. 31 Chanhassen and Eastview squared off in a boys' basketball game. The game was played at Augsburg College.

Eastview pushed the ball down the floor and looked to score baskets in transition. Eastview’s Martin

Mitchell came up with deep 3-point baskets and layups in the first half. The defense had a hard time slowing him down.

Chanhassen looked to take their time of the offensive end. They passed the ball around the 3-point line and everyone touched the ball on offense.

Eastview’s Sean Ryan came up with mid-range jump shots. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball in spots where he could shoot it. If he didn’t think that he had a good shot Ryan would pass it to one of his teammates. The defense had a hard time slowing him down.

Eastview came up with steals and were able to make layups off of the steals.

Chanhassen took a timeout with 10:14 left in the first half. The score was Eastview 22, Chanhassen 11.

Chanhassen couldn’t get their offense going early. They took another timeout with 9:42 left in the first half. The was Eastview 24, Chanhassen 11.

Eastview looked to trap Chanhassen and turn them over. Eastview was able to score layups off the turnovers.

Eastview used a zone defense in the first half. They wanted to make Chanhassen take deep 3-point shots.

Eastview called a timeout with 6:11 left in the first half. The score was Eastview 35, Chanhassen 18.

Eastview’s Connor Stevens 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 for an assist.

Eastview continued to make fast break layups late in the first half.

Chanhassen’s Jack Elgren came up with deep 3-point shots late.

At halftime the score was Eastview 47, Chanhassen 34.

As the second half got underway Chanhassen continued to push the ball down the floor and looked to get to the basket.

Elgren kept on coming up with shots in the second half. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball in spots where he could shoot it.

Eastview’s Raevon Davis came up with 3-point baskets and layups. On the defensive end he was able to slow down the guy that he was guarding.

Chanhassen stayed in a zone defense in the second half. They did extend the zone defense as they didn’t want Eastview to take 3-point shots.

Ryan kept shooting the ball and coming up with layups and mid-range jump shots. If he thought, he could make 3-point baskets he wouldn’t be afraid to shoot them either.

Eastview called a timeout with 9:05 left in regulation. The score was Eastview 67, Chanhassen 52.

Chanhassen attacked the basket late in the regulation. They looked to come up with steals and layups.

Eastview called a timeout with 7:42 left in regulation. The score was Eastview 70, Chanhassen 56.

Chanhassen made it difficult for Eastview to bring the ball down the floor. They looked to trap the ball in the full court.

Chanhassen’s offense got going late in the game. Elgren, Trey Prince and Mike Witthus all came up with huge mid-range jump shots and layups. They knew were their teammates were on the floor and got everyone involved in the offense.

Eastview called a timeout with 4:07 left in regulation. The score was Eastview 72, Chanhassen 66.

Chanhassen kept the defensive pressure Eastview late in the game. Neither team gave up uncontested shots.

Chanhassen started out slow as they couldn’t hit shots that they put up at the start of the game. As the game went on they were able to hit shots and make stops on the defensive end.

Eastview came away with the 85-76 victory over Chanhassen.

The leading scorers for Eastview were Elgren with 15 and Prince with 14.

The leading scorer for Chanhassen was Ryan with 36 points.

CHANHASSEN TOOK ON ST. PAUL JOHNSON IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL CONTEST

Chanhassen went up against St. Paul Johnson in a boys’ basketball game. Johnson looked to set the tempo early.

Chanhassen was able to move the ball down the floor as they looked to score baskets in transition.

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

Chanhassen played zone in the first half. They wanted to force Johnson to take deep 3-point shots.

Johnson’s Justus Murphy came up with mid-range jump shots and layups in the first half. He was able to get past his defenders and come up with shots.

Neither team went on a run in the first half. The score was close throughout.

Chanhassen’s defense made it difficult for Johnson to get open looks at the basket.

At halftime the score was Chanhassen 39, Johnson 36.

As the second half got underway the score continued to go back and forth. Johnson got the ball into the hands of Savion Benton. Benton was able to get the ball down take the ball hard to the basket and make jump shots and mid-range jump shots.

Chanhassen was able to come up with deep 3-point baskets in the second half.  

Johnson’s Jalen Mobley came up with huge mid-range jump shots. The defense had a tough time slowing Mobley down on offense.

Johnson got hot midway through the second half. They came up with fast break layups and jump shots. Mobley was vocal on the floor as he called for the ball in the paint.

Johnson called a timeout with 8:30 left in regulation. The score was Johnson 64, Chanhassen 59.

Johnson came up with fast break layups. They did a good job of getting the ball down the floor and scoring baskets in transition.

Neither team went on a run in the second half.

Chanhassen’s Joey Witthus came up with deep 3-point baskets. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball in spots where he could shoot it. Witthus also was able to come up with mid-range jump shots.

Johnson came away with the 86-75 victory over Chanhassen.

The leading scorer for Johnson was Mobley with 23 points.

The leading scorer for Chanhassen was Joey Witthus with 29 points.

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

Minneapolis North and Chanhassen squared off against each other in a boys’ basketball game. North looked to push the ball down the floor and score baskets in transition.

It took a while for each team to feel the other team out.

North looked to score baskets in transition. They were not able to hit shots early.

North called a timeout with 13:52 left in the first half. The score was Chanhassen 8, North 5.

Chanhassen did a good job of getting everyone involved in the offense.

North called a timeout with 10:13 left in the first half. The score was Chanhassen 21, North 9.

North got their shots to drop midway through the first half. They started off sluggish but game around.

North’s Tyler Johnson was all over the floor. On the offensive end he was able to come up with layups.

North struggled on the defense in the first half. They were not able to slow down there guys that they were guarding. Chanhassen was able to get to the basket and make shots that they put up.

At halftime the score at half time was Chanhassen 53 North 25.

As the second half got underway Chanhassen continued push the ball down the floor and score baskets in transition.

Chanhassen called a timeout with 15:11 left in regulation. The score was Chanhassen 53, North 34.  

North went to a full court man-to-man defense as they looked to turn Chanhassen over.

North struggled to shoot the ball throughout the game.

Chanhassen called a timeout with 5:58 left in regulation. The score was Chanhassen 77, North 51.

Chanhassen continued to hit their shots late in regulation. Chanhassen was quicker then North. North struggled to shoot the ball throughout the game.

Chanhassen came away with the 89-72 victory over North.

Scoring for Chanhassen were, J. Witthus 26, M. Hutton 15, Mapes 13, Khwice 8, Weisman 8, Prince 7, M. Witthus 5, Row 4, Mattern 2, Shea 1.

Scoring for North were, Jamile Jackson 18, I. Johnson 16, Tyler Johnson 11, Mathews 9, Hunter 5, Rodgers 4, Smith 4, Wilson 4, Jamire Jackson 1.

CHANHASSEN WENT UP AGAINST MINNETONKA IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME

Chanhassen and Minnetonka squared off in a boys’ basketball game. Minnetonka got out to a quick 8-0 lead with 15:55 left in the first half. 


Minnetonka looked to get the ball into the hands of Amar Miller. Miller did a good job of getting to the basket and making layups. 


Chanhassen had trouble making shots midway through the first half. 


Minnetonka used their quickness to their advantage as they were able to beat Chanhassen down the court and were able to make layups. 


At halftime the score was Minnetonka 37, Chanhassen 29.


As the second half got underway Minnetonka continued to move the ball down the floor and get everyone involved in the offense. 


Chanhassen’s Chad Mapes was all over the floor. He came up with some huge baskets throughout the game. 


Minnetonka’s Cedric Boone came up with some nice mid-range jump shots throughout the game. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball in spots where he could shoot the ball. 


The Minnetonka defense was able to slow the Chanhassen offense down in the second half. 


Minnetonka came away with the 79-67 victory over Chanhassen. 

The leading scorer for Minnetonka was Miller with 25 points.

The leading scorer for Chanhassen was Mapes with 22 points.

THE PRIOR LAKE LAKERS TOOK ON THE CHANHASSEN STORM IN A REGION BOYS' BASKETBALL GAME

In the first meeting of the year Prior Lake Lakers took on the Chanhassen Storm in a boys' region basketball game. Prior Lake came into the game with a record of 15-12 while Chanhassen came into the game with a record of 22-5.

The game got off to a quick start as each team traded baskets. Both teams traded baskets early in the contest. The teams were exploring weaknesses and strengths during the first 10 minutes of the game.

Chanhassen did a good job of getting the ball down the floor. They were able to score fast break lay-ups. Prior Lake tried many different defenses against them early. Chanhassen did a good job of taking care of the ball and they were very methodical in their offense.

The score went back and forth throughout the first half. Neither team went on a run. It was closely fought defensive struggle and both teams handled the pressure well.

The coaches shouted instructions to their respected teams. I thought that each team did a good job of responding to the instructions that they were given. Neither team gave up easy shots in the first half.

Chanhassen's Joey Witthus came off the bench and was able to step up and hit a few long three-point shots. Chanhassen was not able to slow him down. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball.

At halftime the score was Chanhassen 32 and Prior Lake 31.

Each team brought a lot of students. The students cheered for their respective teams. They went back and forth in chanting and got involved in the game.

Both teams started exchanging three-point shots at the start of the second half. That got the crowd back into the game. Kevin Jensen found his shot in the second half. He was able to drain long three-point shots to keep which spark a second half surge.

Steve Gitzen got the Chanhassen offense going as he stepped up and was able to drain a few deep three pointers. The game came down to the wire. I liked the fact that neither of these teams gave up. Both of these teams played with a lot of passion.

Both teams dove on the floor for loose balls and all 10 guys went after rebounds.

Evan Kotchevar for Prior Lake tied the game at 63 with a deep three-point shot with 8.8 seconds.

The score was tied at 63 at the end of regulation.

Overtime started out with both teams maintaining their intensity on offense and defense. Chanhassen managed to score 8 more points while Prior Lake only managed to score 4 more points. Chanhassen played keep away in the final 30 seconds which forced Prior Lake to send them to the free throw line.

Chanhassen came away with the 71-67 over time victory over Prior Lake.

The leading scorers for Prior Lake were Evan Kotchevar 20, and Jon Sobaski with 19 points. The leading scorers for Chanhassen were Kevin Jensen with 18 points, Cole Otto and Joey Witthus with 12 points each.

CHANHASSEN TOOK ON ST. THOMAS ACADEMY IN A BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL GAME

Chanhassen traveled to St. Thomas Academy for a boys' high school basketball game. Chanhassen came into the game with a record of 4-2. St. Thomas Academy came into the game with a record of 2-2.

On the first play of the game Kevin Jensen for Chanhassen started the game off with a two handed slam dunk. That got his team fired up.

Chanhassen started the game in a zone defense. They wanted to force St. Thomas to shoot from the three-point line.

Chanhassen was not afraid to shoot the ball. Cole Auto for Chanhassen was able to step back behind the three-point line and was able to knock down a deep three-point shot.

The score went back and forth at the start of the game. Neither team went on a run in the early goings.

Auto continued to shoot the ball well. St. Thomas was not able to slow him down.

St. Thomas's Nick Waldvogel took the ball down the court with ease. He was able to direct his team on the court.

Chanhassen was able to get the ball out of the net and they tried to push the tempo. They didn't waste much time as they took quick shots.

The score was close throughout the first half.

Joey Stark for Chanhassen also was able to come up with a deep three-point shot. He took his time on the offensive end and called for the ball when he was open.

Jensen continued to use his size to his advantage on the low block. He is listed as 6'5” and was posted up on the low block. When his teammates got him the ball on the block he would just take it hard to the basket and was able to take easy shots.

Thomas Sjoberg was also able to knock down some deep three-point shots. He was not afraid to shoot the ball from anywhere on the court.

No one could slow Sjoberg down. Chanhassen had no one who could guard him. He was just too quick of a player.

Chanhassen called a timeout with 2:02 left in the first half. The score was St. Thomas 31 and Chanhassen 29.

Both teams dove on the floor after loose balls late in the game.

The score at halftime was Chanhassen 32 and St. Thomas 31.

Chanhassen started the second half in zone defense. St. Thomas switched up between man-to-man and zone defense.

There were many ties and lead changes throughout the game.

Waldvogel took his time of the offensive end. St. Thomas wanted to take as much time off the clock as they could.

Chanhassen had a hard time getting to the basket. The St. Thomas defenders made it hard for them to get to the basket.

St. Thomas picked up their defensive pressure at half court. Chanhassen also picked up their defensive pressure at half court. Both teams started the game and half using full court pressure.

St. Thomas called a timeout with 12:03 left in regulation the score was Chanhassen 48 and St. Thomas 39.

St. Thomas didn't back down. They kept on playing hard. Even though their shots were not falling for a period of time in the second half they didn't give up.

Waldvogel was able to knock down some three-point shots and keep his team in the game.

Chanhassen continued to take the ball hard to the basket.

Chanhassen called a timeout with 6:25 left in regulation. The score was Chanhassen 59 and St. Thomas Academy 47.

Paddy Clancy for St. Thomas picked up his man full court the rest of his team picked up their guys at midcourt. Clancy was looking to get a few steals before the ball crossed the half court line.

Chanhassen passed the ball around the three-point line. They wanted to take as much time off the clock as they could.

Chanhassen came away with the 77-58 victory over St. Thomas Academy.

I thought that both teams played well throughout the game. I thought that Kevin Jensen played well for Chanhassen. The St. Thomas defenders were not able to slow Jensen down. Jensen gave his team energy and I think that his teammates fed off of that when he was out on the court.

I thought that Thomas Sjoeberg played well for St. Thomas Academy.

The leading scorer for St. Thomas Academy was Thomas Sjoberg with 36 points.

The leading scorers for Chanhassen were Kevin Jansen with 31 points, and Cole Auto with 16 points.

I was joined by the Twin Cities Hoop Czar. Check out his thoughts of the Chanhassen vs. St. Thomas Academy game.