2012 MINNESOTA STATE HIGH SCHOOL COACHES ASSOCIATION ALL STAR FOOTBALL GAME

88 out top football players in Minnesota get together each year for a football all star game. The players are chosen from there coaches and then split into two different teams. Each tear they get together on the last Saturday in June for a football game. This years game was played at Husky Stadium on the campus of St. Cloud State University. This was the 39 year of the football game.

This years game was split between North and South teams.

The North kicked off to the South to start the game. South started the game with the ball on their 16 yard line. Tre Heid was the quarterback for the South. On the first series of the game the South kept the ball on the ground using a running attack. South got a first down on a passing play from Tre Heid to Hunter Friesen. The North came up with some big plays on defense. South punted the ball on fourth down and 13.

The North got the ball and Josh Werness fumbled the ball and Justin Carr came up with the ball for the South to give them the ball back.

The South got the ball on the 30 yard line. The North tried to stop the South on defense. Trey Heid looked to get the ball into the end zone. Heid found Matt Heller in the end zone for a 8 yard touchdown pass.

The extra point attempt by Trey Heid was no good.

With 8:01 left in the first quarter the score was South 6 and North 0.

South kicked off to the North after the touchdown.

The North got the ball back on their 22 yard line. The North looked to get the ball into the air and pass it. North fumbled and Jeffery Amundson from the South came up with the ball on the North 1 yard line. The South got a touchdown on a Beau Bofferding scored on a one yard touchdown one.

With 7:07 left in the first quarter the score was South 12 and North 0.

Trey Heid kicked off to the North after the touch down. The North got the ball back and they looked to get the ball down the field. They were able to get a first down late in the first quarter.

DJ Hebert for the North came up with some nice defensive plays for his team.

The score after the first quarter was South 12 and North 0.

The South got the ball to start the second quarter. They were not able to get a first down so they had to punt the ball to the North All Stars.

The North got the ball back and they kept the ball on the ground. They were able to get a first down. The North kept the ball on the ground as they looked to attack the defense. The North gave the ball back to the South on downs.

Kit Snyder had a good first half. He was all over the field on the defensive end. He came up with some nice tackles in the first half.

The North All Stars looked to get into the end zone late in the half. They did just that as Nate Meyer found Cody Rutledge in the end zone for a touchdown. The point after attempt was good.

Hebert for the North came up with some nice plays on the defensive end. He was able to knock guys out of bounds before they got the first down.

In a very competitive first half at halftime the score was the South All Stars 12 North All Starts 7.

The South kicked off to the North to start the third quarter. The North came out looking like they wanted to keep the ball on the ground and pound the ball on the ground to get into the end zone. The North kept the ball om the ground on the first drive. The North got a first down. Esten Weber came up with a good catch for the first down. Joshua Bungum got the ball and made a scamper to the end zone but came up short. On the next play Joe Mollberg came up with a one yard touchdown run with 6:27 left in the third quarter. They attempted a two point conversion was good. Joshua Bungum got a two yard run for the two point conversion.

With 8:227 left in the third quarter the score was North All Stars 15 and South All Stars 12.

The South got the ball back after the touchdown. The South looked to get back into the end zone. They threatened to score on the next drive. The South's Beau Stough ran in for a one yard touchdown run. Trey Heid attempted the point after attempt and it was successful.

With 2:25 left in the third quarter the score was South 19 and North 15.

The North got the ball back after the touchdown. They were not able to get a first down and they had to punt the ball back to the South. Maverick Edmunds found the end zone on a one yard touchdown run. Trey Heid had a successful extra point attempt.

The score after the three quarters of play was South 26 and North 15.

The South threatened to score on the first drive of the fourth quarter.

Beau Bofferding scored a touchdown with 11:09 left in the fourth quarter. Trey Heid scored the extra point.

DJ Herbert made a good kick off reception and ran it back 20 yards back. The North kept the ball on the ground as they looked to to get the ball down the field late in the contest.

Final score: South All-Stars 33, North All-Stars 21.

 

OSSEO TOOK ON LAKEVILLE NORTH IN THE CLASS AAAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

The Osseo Orioles took on the Lakeville North in the class AAAA state final game. Both teams took a while for each other to get a feel for the other team.

At the first media timeout with 13:58 left in the first half the score was Lakeville North 4 and Osseo 2.

It was a defensive battle from the start. Neither team wanted to give up any easy shots.

There was a media timeout with 10:53 left in the first half. The score was Lakeville North 6 and Osseo 5.

The game had a slow pace to it. Both teams took a lot of time off the clock in the first half. Both teams dove on the floor after loose balls and went after rebounds.

It was a defensive battle. Neither team gave up easy shots. Ian Theisen was all over the court.

There was a media timeout with 5:37 left in the first half. The score was Osseo 16 and Lakeville North 9.

At halftime the score was Osseo 23 and Lakeville North16. Osseo shot 8-26 from the field and 3-8 from behind the three-point line. Lakeville North shot 6-25 from the field including going 3-12 from the field.

After approximately seven minutes into the second half Osseo only managed to score 5 points while Lakeville was able to cut the margin to only 3 points by scoring 9 points in that 7 minute stretch.

There was a media timeout with 13:42 left in regulation the score was Osseo 28 and Lakeville North 25.

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

Bridgeport Tusler was all over the floor. He was able to get lay-ups in the open drives to the basket.

There was a media timeout with 6:47 left in regulation. The score was Osseo 37 and Lakeville North 35.

The game went down to the wire. The score tied at 47 with 29.9 seconds left to go in the game.

It was a defensive battle but in the end Osseo held on to win the game.

Ian Theisen hit the game winner at the buzzer to win it. 49-47. 

DULTH EAST TOOK ON OSSEO IN THE QUARTERFINALS OF THE MINNESOTA STATE HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE STATE BOYS' BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

The Duluth East Greyhounds took on the Osseo Orioles in the quarterfinals of the Minnesota State High School League State tournament. Duluth East had a record of 20-8 and Osseo had a record of 27-2 going into the game.

As the game got underway both teams took their time on the offensive end. The score went back and forth throughout the first half. Neither team got an easy shot as the defensive pressure was very good by both teams.

Duluth East went to a full court man-to-man defense. They wanted to frustrate the Osseo players. Osseo didn't bend to the pressure that was applied to them.

Both teams were very physical all over the court. There were many loose balls and rebounds. Both teams dove on the floor for loose balls.

Osseo had a tough time hitting shots in the first half. They didn't give up though. They kept on looking for shots.

Osseo went to a zone defense. They looked to spread the Greyhounds

The score at halftime was Duluth East 27 and Osseo 23. Duluth East was 10-27 from the field including going 2-5 from behind the three-point line. Osseo was 11-34 from the field including going 1-8 from behind the three-point line.

As the second half got underway both teams continued to penetrate to the glass and looked for their shots as they wanted to take time off the clock.

Osseo called a timeout with 10:27 left in regulation. The score was Osseo 40 and Duluth East 32.

East got the ball into the hands of guard Johnny Bernard Woodard. Woodard was all over the floor. He was able to hit shots that he put up from inside of the three-point line.

Throughout the second half both teams looked poised on the floor. East continued to get the ball into the hands of Woodard who was just an animal

Osseo's DJ Hebert was all over the floor. He was able to find his shooting touch in the game and made shots from everywhere on the floor throughout the game.

Both Ian Theisen and Bridge Tusler both played very well for Osseo. They knew where there teammates were on the floor and they got everyone involved in the offense.

In a very good game played by each team Osseo hung on and came away with the 62-51 victory over Duluth East.

Duluth East was lead in scoring by Taylor Stafford with 17 points, Shaq Coleman and Johnny Bernard Woodard each had 12 points. East shot 17-47 from the field. That included going 4-14 from behind the three-point line. They were 13-21 from the free-throw line. They brought down a total of 37 rebounds 22 of them on the defensive end.

Osseo was lead in scoring by DJ Hebert with 18 points, Ian Theisen and Bridge Tusler each had 11 points. Osseo shot 26-62 from the field that included going 4-12 from behind the three-point line. They were 6-11 from the free-throw line. Osseo brought down a total of 36 rebounds 19 of them on the defensive end.

DJ HURBERT COMMITS TO PLAYING FOOTBALL AT NORTHERN IOWA

Osseo High School multiple sport athlete Darren James (DJ) Herbert has committed to playing football at Northern Iowa.

OSSEO TOOK ON PRIOR LAKE IN THE MINNESOTA BREAKDOWN TIP-OFF CLASSIC

In the third game of the Minnesota Breakdown Tip-Off Classic Osseo took on Prior Lake. Both teams came into the game with a record of 1-0.

Both teams looked to get into the grove early on.

Prior Lake called a timeout with 10:50 left in the first half. The score was Osseo 12 and Prior Lake 10.

Prior Lake looked to score baskets in transition. As they were able to score on their fast break opportunities.

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

Prior Lake played mostly zone defense. Osseo was able to shoot the gaps in the defense and get to the basket.

Prior Lake went on a run late in the half. They were able to drop some late three-point shots.

At halftime the score was Prior Lake 31 and Osseo 27.

Osseo's Bridge Tusler was able to step back and drain a few long three-point shots. On the low block Ian Theisen and Carson Shanks battled on the low block for rebounds. They were each able to get their share of the boards.

Prior Lake continued to hit their shots. Osseo didn't back down.

DJ Hebert was able to knock down some deep three-point shots. With Hebert’s three-pointing shooting that kept Osseo in the game.

Osseo went on a run late in the game. The game came down to the wire.

Osseo called a timeout with 1:16 left in regulation. The score was Osseo 55 and Prior Lake 53.

The score was tied at 55 with a minute to go. Osseo worked the ball around the three-point line.

Osseo called a timeout with 15.2 seconds left and the game was tied at 55.

The game was tied at 55 the end of regulation.

Both teams traded baskets in the over time period. Osseo continued to get the ball into Tusler's hands.

Prior Lake came in within one and called a timeout with 53.2 seconds left in the overtime period.

Osseo came away with the thrilling 70-67 victory over Prior Lake.

The leading scorers for Prior Lake were Jon Sokaski with 19 points, Jack Harrison 14 points, Matt Dysthe with 14 points.

The leading scorers for Osseo were Darren James Herbert with 22 points, Bridge Tusler with 21 points and Ian Theisen with 7 points. 

OSSEO TOOK ON COON RAPIDS IN A HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME

Osseo traveled to Coon Rapids High School for a football game. Coon Rapids kicked off to Osseo to begin the game. On the first drive of the game Bridge Tusler ran the ball in for a touchdown. The extra point attempt was no good.

With 11:17 left in the first quarter the score was Osseo 6 and Coon Rapids 0.

Coon Rapids got the ball on their 30 yard line. On the first drive they mostly kept the ball on the ground. They wanted to get the ball into the hands of Shaq Theus. He was able to weave his way around the Osseo defenders.

Coon Rapids took a timeout with 9:13 left in the first quarter. They had fourth down and seven yards to go for a first down. Out of the timeout they punted the ball away to Osseo.

Osseo got the ball on their four yard line. Osseo used both an air and ground attack throughout the first quarter. They were able to chew up a lot of yards on the ground. Osseo's quarterback DJ Herbert was quick on his feet. He was able to get past the Coon Rapids defenders. Osseo was not able to get a first down so they had to punt the ball to Coon Rapids on fourth down and 19 yards to go.

Coon Rapids got the ball back after Osseo failed to get a first down. Osseo's defense did a good job of getting to the Coon Rapids quarterback Michael Weaver. They were able to get him out of his game.

Osseo got the ball back because Coon Rapids couldn't get a first down. Osseo's Bridge Tusler did a good of running with the ball. He was able to blow by his defenders and make some big plays on the offense.

Osseo threatened to score late in the first quarter.

Osseo took a timeout with 51.7 seconds left in the first quarter.

Osseo was not able to convert on fourth down and they had to punt the ball back to Coon Rapids.

Coon Rapids got the ball back. At the end of the first quarter the score was Osseo 12 and Coon Rapids 0.

Coon Rapids got the ball to start the second quarter.

Coon Rapids called a time out with 11:26 left in the second quarter. The score was Osseo 12 and Coon Rapids 0.

Coon Rapids was not able to convert on fourth down so they turned the ball over to Osseo.

Osseo continued to look to pound the ball on the ground. Osseo threatened to score midway through the second quarter. Tyler Stromback for Osseo scored a touchdown on a pass from DJ Hebert with 9:30 left in the second quarter. The extra point attempt was good. That made the Osseo 19 and Coon Rapids 0.

Osseo kicked off to Coon Rapids after the touchdown. Coon Rapids continued to look to the running attack. They were not able get past the Osseo defenders.

Grant Sealock for Osseo intercepted a pass and that gave Osseo  the ball back. Tim Searcy was able to chew up some of the field as he was again able to get past the Coon Rapids defenders. Bridge Tusler once again was able to hit a hole and find major running room that brought the ball to the three yard line.

Bridge Tulser scored a touchdown with 4:24 left in the second quarter. The extra point attempt was good. The score after the touchdown was Osseo 26 and Coon Rapids 0.

Osseo kicked off to Coon Rapids after the Osseo touchdown. Coon Rapids got the ball on their 20-yard line. The Coon Rapids quarterback Pierre Roddy had a hard time figuring out what he wanted to do with the ball.

Osseo got the ball back and Bridge Tusler scored a touchdown with 42.7 seconds left in the second quarter. The two point conversion was good. With the touchdown and two point conversion the score was Osseo 34 and Coon Rapids 0.

At halftime the score was Osseo 34 and Coon Rapids 0.

Osseo kicked off to Coon Rapids to start the third quarter. Coon Rapids couldn’t get anything going on their first drive of the third quarter and they had to punt the ball to Osseo.

Osseo punted the ball back to Coon Rapids because they couldn’t get a first down. Will Elliott was able to pick up a first down for Coon Rapids. Coon Rapids threatened to score midway through the third quarter. Tyler Lursen picked off a Coon Rapids pass that gave Osseo the ball back.

Osseo's DJ Hebert found Bridge Tusler in the end zone for a touchdown with 5:40 left in the third quarter. The extra point attempt was good. With 5:40 left in the third quarter the score was Osseo 41 and Coon Rapids 0.

Coon Rapids got the ball back after the touchdown but they were not able to get a first down and they turned it over to Osseo. Osseo threatened to score late in the third quarter. Ali Kanan found Cal Bloom in the end zone for an Osseo touchdown with 1:45 left in the third quarter. The extra point attempt was no good. That made the score Osseo 47 and Coon Rapids 0.

Coon Rapids got the ball to start the fourth quarter. They wanted to try to get their offense going. Even though they couldn't find the end zone they didn't give up.

At the end of the third quarter the score was Osseo 47 and Coon Rapids 0.

Tim Kelly for Osseo found the end zone with 9:25 left in the fourth quarter for an Osseo touchdown. The extra point attempt was good.

With that touchdown the score was Osseo 54 and Coon Rapids 0.

Osseo's Garrison Gillard came up with a good catch late in the contest. 

Osseo came up with the 54-0 victory over Coon Rapids. I thought that they played well throughout the whole game. I also thought that DJ Hebert and Bridgeport Tusler played very well.

After the game I was able to catch up and talk to Osseo's Bridgeport Tulser and head coach Darrin Lamker about the game.

One thing I noticed right away and it was the first time I have saw it this year at a high school game was the referee wore a microphone so all of the calls he made were played over the loud speaker. I only noticed that in college and professional games. It was the first time I have seen it in a regular season game.

PARK CENTER TOOK ON OSSEO IN A HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME

Park Center High School traveled to Osseo High School for a football contest. Both teams came into the game with a record 0-1.

Park Center kicked off to Osseo to start the game. Osseo got the ball on the 35-yard line. Osseo looked to the air on the first drive. They wanted to chew up the field on short drives. Osseo's quarterback Darren James (DJ) Herbert was able to use his speed to blow by the Park Center defenders. DJ found Tyler Stromback on the two yard line which set up a touch down by DJ with 9:06 left in the first quarter. The extra point attempt was good.

With 9:06 left in the first quarter the score was Osseo 7 and Park Center 0.

Park Center got the ball back after the Osseo touchdown. Park Center looked to the air on their first possession. They were not able to convert on fourth down so Osseo got the ball back.

Osseo's Tyler Sromback got the ball back in his hands and he looked to get the ball back into the end zone. Tim Searcy scored a touchdown with 6:31 left in the first quarter. The extra point attempt was good.

With 6:33 left in the first quarter the score was Osseo 14 and Park Center 0.

Osseo kicked off to Park Center after the touchdown. Osseo got the ball back on an interception. DJ was so quick with the ball. He did a good job of getting out the way of the defenders. Garett Parry scored a touchdown with 5:04 left in the first quarter. The extra point attempt was no good.

With 5:04 left in the first quarter the score was Osseo 20 and Park Center 0.

Park Center got the ball back after the touchdown. An Osseo player picked off a pass so Osseo got the ball back and they looked to the end zone to score again. They did just that on a short drive by Cal Bloom with 3:06 left in the first quarter. The two point conversion was not good.

With 3:06 left in the first quarter the score was Osseo 26 and Park Center 0.

Park Center got the ball back after the Osseo touchdown. Park Center was not able to convert on fourth down and they turned the ball over to Osseo on downs.

Osseo got the ball back. DJ was able to go hand off the ball to his running backs. DJ also played a little receiver and Ali Kanan was the quarter back.

At the end of the first quarter the score was Osseo 26 and Park Center 0.

Bridge Tulser for Osseo caught a pass for a touchdown with 11:54 left in the second quarter. The two point conversion was good.

With 11:54 left in the second quarter the score was Osseo 34 and Park Center 0.

Osseo kicked off to Park Center after the touchdown. Park Center fumbled the ball and Osseo came up with the ball. On the next play Osseo's DJ Herbert fumbled the ball and Park Center got the ball right back.

Park Center kept the ball on the ground. They were not able to get a first down so they punted the ball back to Osseo.

Osseo continued to pound the ball on the ground. They looked to score again. Will Johnson scored a touchdown with 8:26 left in the scored quarter on a pass from DJ Herbert. The extra point attempt was good. With 8:26 left in the second quarter the score was Osseo 41 and Park Center 0.

Osseo kicked off to Park Center after the touchdown. Park Center was not able to complete their passes that they were trying to make throughout the first half. They didn't get frustrated they kept on fighting throughout. Osseo was able to capitalize on that as they were able to turn turnovers into touchdowns.

Tim Searcy found the end zone for Osseo with 4:33 left in the second quarter for a touchdown. The extra point attempt was good. With 4:33 left in the second quarter the score was Osseo 48 and Park Center 0.

Park Center got the ball back after the Osseo touchdown. Park Center had to punted the ball back to Osseo.

At halftime the score was Osseo 48 and Park Center 0.

Osseo kicked off to Park Center to start the third quarter. Park Center looked to keep the ball on the ground for a majority of the third quarter.

Garrison Gillard scored a touchdown with 1:30 left to go in the third quarter. The extra point attempt was good. With 1:30 left in the third quarter the score was Osseo 55 and Park Center 0.

At the end of the third quarter the score was Osseo 55 and Park Center 0.

In accordance with the Minnesota State High School League rules the clock ran the whole fourth quarter due to the score being more than 35 points. The mercy rule went into affect.

Park Center threatened to score with 7:00 left in the fourth quarter. Park Center was not able to get it into the end zone and they turned it over to Osseo.

Osseo came away with the 55-0 victory over Park Center.

IRONDALE TOOK ON OSSEO IN A REGIONAL BOYS' BASKETBALL GAME

Irondale took on Osseo at Rogers High School in the Region 5AAAA boys' basketball game.
 

Osseo looked to set a quick tempo to the game from the start. They passed the ball around the threepoint line to take as much time off the clock as they could.
 

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

Irondale's Bryan Sprang came out on fire. Sprang scored the first nine points for Irondale. On the
defensive end he played tough defense.
 

Irondale tied the game up at 12 points with 8:30 in the first.
 

Joey Curtis Sonnenfeld stepped up and was able to knock down his free throws.
 

Osseo did a good job of getting everyone involved in the offense. Everyone on the court touched the
ball before they shot it. Osseo mostly used a motion offense. There was a lot of movement by everyone
on the court.
 

The first half scoring went back and forth. The shooting of Bryan Sprang kept Irondale in the game.
 

At halftime the score was Irondale 31 Osseo 28.
 

Irondale started the second half in a zone defense. They mostly used zone in the first half. Irondale
didn't back down to Osseo’s pressure.
 

Neither team went on a run. The defense pressure that each team applied was very tough by each team.
 

The game was very physical. Both teams dove on the ground after loose balls.
 

Osseo's DJ Hebert was all over the court. He took the ball hard to the basket on the offensive end.
 

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

Irondale called a timeout with 7:50 left in regulation. The score was Osseo 46 and Irondale 41.
 

VanPelt continued to take the ball strong to the basket. He was not afraid to draw contact. On the
defensive end VanPelt was able to slow down his man.
 

Osseo pulled away late in the contest. They were able to come way with the 66-56 victory over
Irondale.
 

The leading scorer for Irondale was Bryan Sprang with 39.The leading scorers for Osseo were Joey Curtis Sonnenfeld with 26 points and Terez Wayne VanPelt with 20 points.

PARK CENTER TOOK ON OSSEO IN A QUARTERFINAL BOYS' BASKETBALL GAME

Park Center traveled to Osseo for the Region 5 Class AAAA quarterfinal basketball game.
 

Osseo started the game out in a man-to-man defense. They looked to apply as much pressure on Park
Center as they could.
 

Both teams had a hard time getting their offensive going. Neither team could make a shot.
 

Osseo looked to take their time on the offensive end.
 

Park Center mostly used a zone defense. They looked to slow Osseo down when they had the ball.
 

Osseo called a timeout with 10:39 left in the first half. The score was Osseo 6 and Park Center 5.
 

Park Center looked to get the ball into the hands of Quinton Lee Hooker. Hooker was all over the court.
 

He knew where his teammates were on the court. He did a good job of getting them involved in the
plays.
 

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

Hooker was able to drive to the basket uncontested. He was able to knock down some shots that kept
Park Center in the game.
 

Osseo switched between zone and man-to-man defense. That confused Park Center.
 

Park Center didn’t back down to the Osseo’s pressure. They kept on fighting back.
 

Park Center called a timeout with 1:14 left in the half. The score was Osseo 18 and Park Center 16.
 

Osseo wanted to control the tempo on the last play and go on a run to end the half.
 

In a low scoring first half, the halftime the score was Osseo 25 and Park Center 16.
 

As the second half got underway Osseo came out on fire. They were able to hit their shots that they
were putting up.
 

Park Center had a hard time making their shots.
 

Park Center called a timeout with 16:16 left in regulation with the score Osseo 30 and Park Center 21.
 

Park Center continued to look for Hooker. After that timeout Park Center went on a run.
 

Osseo still continued to look to push the ball down the court. They were also able to score baskets in
transition.
 

Osseo's Joey Curtis Sonnenfeld found his shot in the second half. Osseo also looked to get Darren

James Herbert the ball. Herbert took the ball strong to the basket and was able to sink some of his
shots.
 

Osseo went into their motion offense. They had a lot of movement with the basketball. Whoever had an
open shot was free to shoot the ball.
 

Park Center didn't back down. They kept fighting throughout the half. They got the score within 10 at
43-33 with 7:57 left to go.
 

Hooker let the ball fly from anywhere on the court. He was on from anywhere on the court. Herbert and
Hooker guarded each other.
 

Osseo took a timeout with 6:25 left in regulation. The score was Osseo 45 and Park Center 35.
 

Park Center made a late run with 6:00 left in the half. They looked to cut into the lead.
 

VanPelt got the ball and he was able to create a good pass to Sonnenfeld. Sonnenfeld finished the play.
 

VanPelt did a good job of getting the ball to teammates who were open.
 

Park Center trapped Osseo and that gave Osseo some problems. Osseo called a timeout with 2:13 left in regulation. The score was Osseo 53 and Park Center 39.
 

Osseo continued to take as much time off the clock as they could on the offensive end.
 

Osseo came away with the 57-43 quarterfinal victory over Park Center.
 

Osseo was lead in scoring by DJ Herbert with 17 points, Joey Curtis Sonnenfeld with 14 points and
 

Terez Wayne VanPelt with 13 points. Park Center was lead in scoring by Quinton Lee Hooker with 17
points and Kevin Handy with 11 points.

COON RAPIDS TOOK ON #5 OSSEO IN A BOYS' BASKETBALL GAME

Coon Rapids took on Osseo in a boys’ basketball contest. Coon Rapids came into the game with a
record of 0-14. Osseo came into the game with a record of 14-2 and were ranked #5 in the state in Class
AAAA.

Osseo won the tip. From the start of the game Osseo looked to get the ball up the court as quickly as
they could.

Osseo came out and used a half court man-to-man defense. They wanted to apply as much pressure as
they could to Coon Rapids. Coon Rapids did a good job of handling there half court man-to-man
pressure.

Osseo took their time on the offensive end. They wanted to take as much time off the clock as they
could.

Coon Rapids looked to trap Osseo in the corners. Osseo did a good job of keeping the ball out of the
corners.

Osseo looked inside to Ian Theisen . Theisen did a good job of attacking the basket. Joey Curtis
Sonnenfeld made some nice baskets midway through the first half.

Osseo was able to put together a nice run with just over 13:00 left in the first half.

Osseo's head coach Tim John Theisen did a good job on the substitution patterns. Tim Theisen usually
plays eight to nine guys regularly.

Coon Rapids took a timeout with 11:28 left to go with the score Osseo 18 and Coon Rapids 9.

Coon Rapids went to a full court man-to-man press after that time out. Osseo did a good job of
responding as they were able to get the ball down the court quickly and break the Coon Rapids defense.

Osseo switched up between zone and man-to-man defense.

Osseo's Darren James Herbert did a good job of taking the ball hard to the basket. He knew where he
was on the court and he called for the ball in spots where he would get a nice shot.

Osseo was able to score six-eight points in a row. Coon Rapids would score two to four points in a row.

Coon Rapids looked to get the ball into the hands of Pierre Roddy. Roddy was ready to shoot the ball. It
didn't matter where he was on the court Roddy would look to shoot the ball from anywhere.

Osseo continued to hit their shots late in the half. Coon Rapids went dormant from the floor for a
period late in the first half. They could not make shots that they were taking.

Osseo took a timeout with 3:08 left to go in the first half. The score was Osseo 42 and Coon Rapids 23.

Both teams continued to go at each other late in the first half.

At halftime the score was Osseo 47 and Coon Rapids 27.

As the second half got underway Osseo looked to keep pushing the ball down the court. They were
able to come out on fire.

With 15:01 left in regulation the score was Osseo 55 and Coon Rapids 28. Coon Rapids took their first
timeout of the half.

Coon Rapids looked to push the ball down the court in the second half. They had to work hard for all of
the shots they took.

VanPelt continued to make his shots. On the defensive end he also stepped up his pressure.

Coon Rapids continued to stay in the zone defense. They wanted to spread Osseo out and force them to
shoot deep three-point shots. Osseo was able to exploit that as they were able to shoot from both the
inside and the out side.

Both teams played very hard. Osseo was able to come out hot and make their shots. Osseo came away
with the 85-45 victory over Coon Rapids.

The leading scorers for Coon Rapids were Pierre Roddy with 16 points and Malcom Farley with 10
points . The leading scores for Osseo were Ian Theisen with 18 points and Bridge Tusler with 15 points.

CENTENNIAL TOOK ON #2 OSSEO IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME

Centennial took on the #2 ranked Osseo in a boys’ basketball game at Osseo. Centennial came
into the game with a record of 2-11. Osseo came into the game with a record of 12-1.
 
Centennial started the game out on defense. They started out in man-to-man defense.
 
When Centennial was on offense they looked to take a lot of time off the clock. They passed the
ball around the three-point line. Centennial looked for Mitchell Kuck to shoot the ball.
 
Neither team took many shots in the opening minutes of the game. Both teams were going after
each other on the defensive end.
 
Centennial looked to push the ball in transition. After Osseo shot the ball, all of the Centennial
players crashed the boards and went after the rebound.
 
Centennial switched between man-to-man defense and zone defense.
 
Centennial called a timeout with 12:15 left to go in the first half. The score was Osseo 8 and
Centennial 7.
 
The defensive pressure that Osseo applied seemed to bother Centennial. They got frustrated
because they couldn’t make shots.
 
Osseo looked to get the ball inside to Will Johnson who was posted up on the low block. Johnson
was able to take the ball hard to the basket. Michael Fischer was able to step up and knock down
some key three-point shots.
 
Osseo did a good job of taking their time on the offensive end. They kept on swinging the ball
around the three-point line to take as much time off the clock as they could.
 
Centennial went cold for a period in the first half. They couldn’t make a shot. Osseo used that to
their advantage as they hit shots.
 
Osseo’s Michael Fischer used his quick skills to blow by the Centennial defenders.
 
With 5:07 left Centennial called a timeout. The score was Osseo 26 and Centennial 15.
 
After that timeout Centennial came out in a zone defense. They looked to spread Osseo out when 
Osseo was on offense. Darren James Herbert was able to find Terez Wayne VanPelt on a fast
break.
 
Osseo’s Joey Curtis Sonnenfeld stepped up and was able to knock down a few three-point shots
late in the half.
 
Centennial looked to shoot the ball throughout the first half. Their shots didn’t fall in the first
half. Centennial looked to get everyone on the court a chance to touch the ball on the offensive
end. They didn’t give up as they kept going after Osseo.
 
At halftime the score was Osseo 39 and Centennial 27.
 
Osseo started the second half with the ball. They looked go the ball inside to Ian Theisen.
Theisen who was camped out on the low block.
 
Osseo came out shooting and making a lot of three-point shots. Centennial didn’t defend Osseo
out on the three-point line.
 
Centennial countered with a three-point shooting display. They looked to shoot their way back
into the game.
 
Centennial gained more confidence in their shooting in the second half. They didn’t seem scared
to shoot the ball in the second half.
 
Johnson made some impressive moves as he drove to the basket and made lay-up after lay-up.
 
Centennial called a timeout with 9:15 left to go in the second half. The score was Osseo 65 and
Centennial 48.
 
Centennial was able to score a few baskets on fast breaks. Osseo had a difficulty containing
pressure on the fast breaks.
 
Osseo called a time out with 5:20 left to go in regulation. The score was Osseo 73 and
Centennial 58.
 
Both teams battled down the stretch. Neither team gave up.
 
Osseo came away with the 89-72 victory over Centennial. I thought that everyone played hard
for both teams.
 
I thought that Terez Wayne VanPelt and Darren James Hebert along with the whole team played
well for Osseo. Joey Sonnenfeld also stepped up big and was able to knock down some key
shots and critical times in the game.

THE #2 RANKED OSSEO ORIOLES TOOK ON THE FALCONS OF ROBBINSDALE ARMSTRONG IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME THAT WENT INTO DOUBLE OVERTIME

The Osseo boys’ basketball team traveled to Robbinsdale Armstrong for a game. Osseo came
into the game with a record of 7-1 in the conference and 11-1 overall. Armstrong came into the
game with a record of 6-1 in the conference and 11-1 overall. Osseo came into the game ranked
#2 in the state in class AAAA behind Hopkins in the latest poll according to the Minneapolis
Star Tribune.

Armstrong started the game in a man-to-man defense. On the offensive end they looked to get
the ball into the hands of Levi Abercrombie.

Armstrong started on fire. They were able to make most of their shots that they put up. That
didn’t stop Osseo from playing defense.

Osseo was able to drop some shots. They didn’t get frustrated. They kept on going after
Armstrong.

Osseo looked to get the ball into the hands of Darren James Herbert. Herbert did a good job of
driving to the basket and he was able to make shots in transition.

Abercrombie did a good job finishing shots around the basket.

Armstrong got out to 19-10 lead with 10:30 left in the first half.

Osseo played an aggressive man-to-man defense. They were not able to contain the Armstrong
shooters in the first half.

KJ Bluford for Armstrong did a good job of knocking down shots in the first half. His
teammates knew where he was on the court. They did a good job of getting him the ball.

Armstrong came out on fire in the first half. They were able to knock down their shots. Osseo
had trouble shooting the ball in the first half.

At halftime the score was Robbinsdale Armstrong 35 and Osseo 21.

As the second half got underway Osseo looked much more patient on the offensive end. They
took their time on the offensive end. Osseo also did a better job of passing the ball around the
three-point line.

Abcrombie continued to go hard to the basket in the second half. The Osseo players had a hard
time of defending him. He continued to do a good job of penetrating to the basket.

Osseo came out and used a good man-to-man defense in the second half. They wanted to shut
down the shooters for Armstrong.

Osseo tried to make a comeback midway through the second half. They wanted to cut down the
deficit. Osseo went on a run.

Terez Wayne VanPelt did a good job of finding the basket in the second half. He did a good job
of running the Osseo offense.

Joey Sonnenfeld came up big as he also was able to knock down some key three-point shots in
the second half.

With 9:31 left in regulation the score was Armstrong 48 and Osseo 40.

Both teams continued to go hard at each other late in the contest. Both teams dove on the floor
after loose balls and got after it.

Osseo got within a point as Vanpelt shot a three point shot with 3:50 left to make the score
Armstrong 54 and Osseo 53.

The score went back and forth late in the game. Osseo called its last timeout with 45.8 seconds
left to in the game. The score was Armstrong 59 and Osseo 58.

Bridge Tusler for Osseo hit a shot at the buzzer to tie the game at 61.

In the overtime period both teams continued to shoot the ball well. They also played very tough
defense.

Armstrong made some shots midway through the overtime period. Osseo didn’t help themselves
as they committed some costly turnovers late in the overtime period.

Sonnenfeld hit a long three-point shot with less than 20 seconds to go to tie the game at 64.

At the end of the first overtime the score was tied at 64.

In the second overtime Curtis came out and drained a nice jump shot to give Armstrong a 2-point
advantage. The score went back and forth in the second overtime as each team traded baskets.

In a hard fought game Osseo came away with the 73-70 double overtime victory over
Robbinsdale Armstrong.

The leading scorers for Osseo were Joey Sonnenfeld with 25 points and Terez Wayne VanPelt
finished with 22 points. The leading scorer for Armstrong was Marquel Curtis with 28 points.

I thought that both of these teams played hard throughout the game. The game was played with a
lot of emotion and energy. It felt like two big time teams were going at it. The atmosphere in the
gym was electric. It was a fun game to do.

I was joined by the Czar of Twin Cities Boys’ Hoops. Check out his thoughts of the Osseo VS Armstrong match-up.

OSSEO TOOK ON ANDOVER IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME

Osseo traveled to Andover for a boys’ basketball game. Osseo came into the game with a record
of 7-1. Andover came into the game with a record of 2-4. Osseo was ranked number six in the
state in class AAAA going into the game according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

Osseo won the tip and they looked to take time off the clock on their first possession of the
game. They did a good job of looking for the open shooter. Osseo looked for Terez Wayne
VanPelt for their scoring chances.

Andover had a hard time scoring to begin the game. They were not able to hit a shot in the first
few minutes of the game. Osseo was able to hop out to an early 8-0 lead with 14:45 left to go in
the first half.
 

Osseo did a good job of taking their time on the offensive end. They passed the ball around the
three-point line and were able to chew minutes off the clock.

VanPelt did a good job of driving to the basket. He was not afraid to take it strong to the basket
even if there were a lot of defenders in his way. He was able to blow right past them and score
the basket.
 

Andover worked hard to get to the basket. They looked for Ben Mei for their scoring
opportunities. Mei took it strong to the basket and was very vocal on both ends of the court.
 

Andover went on a run midway through the first half. Osseo was not able to get a basket for a
period of time.

Mei continued to shoot the ball well late in the half. His teammates relied on his shooting to keep
them in the game.
 

At halftime the score was Osseo 32 and Andover 23.

Andover came out the second half fired up. Osseo didn’t let up the pressure in the second half.
 

They knew that they had to keep fighting hard and keep Andover off the glass if they wanted to
come away with the victory.

Andover continued to get the ball out of the basket and run with it. They looked to score easy
baskets in transition.

With 12:45 left to go in regulation the score was Osseo 40 and Andover 33.

Andover went to a zone defense with 12:30 left to go. They looked to spread Osseo out when Osseo had the ball. Osseo passed the ball around the three-point line to burn time off the clock. That move made Andover go out and guard them from the three-point line.
 

Osseo did a good job of finding their big guys who were on the low block. They were able to get
the ball to them and make easy post-up moves to the basket.
 

Andover called a timeout with 8:44 left to go in the game. The score at that point was Osseo 43
and Andover 35.
 

Andover made a run after that timeout. Osseo was able to slow them down and take control of
the tempo again.
 

Andover made a run at Osseo late in the contest. With 3:05 left to go in the contest the score was
Osseo 47 and Andover 43.
 

Deshawn Crutch came off the bench and provided a spark for Andover. He was all over the court
and was able to step up and knock down some three-point shots late in the game.
 

Osseo was able to hold on to that lead though.

Osseo came away with the 52-49 victory over Andover.

BLAINE TOOK ON OSSEO IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL CONTEST

The Blaine Bengals took on the Osseo Orioles in a boys’ basketball contest. Blaine came into the contest with a record of 2-1. Osseo came into the game with a record of 4-0. Osseo was ranked #3 in the state.

Osseo came out in an aggressive man-to-man defense to start the game. They wanted to make Blaine work for all of their baskets that they put up.

Blaine looked to get the ball into their 6’7" center Zach Romashko. He posted up on the low block. His teammates looked for him to score from that low block area.

Osseo guard Terez Wayne VanPelt did a good job of getting his team into the offense. VanPelt was quick with the ball. The Blaine players had a tough time guarding him.

Osseo also looked to get the ball into the hands of Darren James Herbert. Herbert was all over the court. He was very aggressive with the ball.

Osseo applied full court pressure. They wanted to slow Blaine down from the beginning of the game. One of the keys for Osseo was for them to try to contain Romashko.

The scoring went back and forth early in the contest.

Blaine took their time on the offensive end. They looked for Romashko as their inside presence.

The score was close in the first half. Neither team was able to go on a run.

Will Johnson for Osseo was very aggressive under the basket. Johnson also got the ball on the low block and powered the ball hard to the basket. On the defensive end Johnson was able to clamp down his opponents and deter them from scoring.

Joey Sonnnenfeld for Osseo was another player who was all over the court. He was a workhorse on the wing.

VanPelt knew where his teammates were on the floor and he was able get them the ball where they could score the easy basket.

Romashko did a good job of going hard to the basket. Tanner Schumacher for Blaine did a good job of knocking down three point shots. He was very confident in his shots.

Blaine did a good job of knocking down their shots that they put up. Osseo had trouble making theirs.

The first half went back and forth. At halftime the score was Blaine 26 and Osseo 25.

As the second half got underway Osseo came out on fire. They stepped up the intensity on both sides of the ball.

Blaine continued to go strong after Osseo. Blaine really got after it. They got Osseo out of their game in the first half.

Both teams played very aggressively in the contest. They dove on the ground after loose balls and there were many tie-ups as they both went for the ball.

Osseo didn’t give up. They battled back. I thought that that they received some questionable calls from the officiating crew midway through the second half.

Osseo stepped up their defensive pressure.

With 5:42 left to go in regulation the score was Blaine 46 and Osseo 41.

Both teams shot the ball at a frantic pace late in the contest. The intensity picked up but they both shot the ball quickly in their offenses.

With 3:24 left to go in the contest the score was Blaine 54 and Osseo 46.

Osseo looked to trap Blaine. They made them work for every shot they could take.

The game came down to the wire. Osseo tried to make a comeback late in the contest but was unsuccessful.

Blaine came away with the 61-53 victory over Osseo.

THE OSSEO ORIOLES SURVIVE THE ANOKA TORNADOS

The Osseo Orioles took on the Anoka Tornados in a boys’ basketball contest at Anoka. Osseo came into the game with a record of 3-0. Anoka came into the game with a record of 2-1.

Anoka started the game in a man-to-man defense. They wanted to get into the faces of the Osseo players.
 
Osseo also started out in a man-to-man defense. Osseo did a good job of communicating on the defensive end. They did not want to give up any easy shots.
 
Anoka looked to push the ball in transition. Their guards did a good job of pushing the ball and setting the tempo. Peter Johanson for Anoka found his shot early on for Anoka.
 
Osseo took their time on the offensive end. They had a tough time shooting the ball early in the first half. Osseo didn’t get down. They just kept on fighting.
 
Anoka went to a full court press. They applied pressure from full court. Osseo didn’t seem to get bothered by their pressure.
 
Osseo did a good job of breaking the press. Anoka stepped back to a zone defense. Anoka’s Eli Guptil came in and knocked down some key three-point shots. Osseo was able to counter their runs with runs of 
their own.
 
With 8:41 left to go in the first half the score was Anoka 21 and Osseo 19.
 
The game was close throughout the first half. Neither team was able to go on a run.
 
Osseo strung some baskets together late in the first half. They made a run at Anoka.
 
With about 3:00 left to go in the first half VanPelt knocked knees with another player. He was taken out of the game. He was looked at by the trainer and reentered the game with 1:46 left go in the half.
 
At halftime the score was tied at 26.
 
As the second half got underway both teams continued to go after each other. The game went back and forth. Neither team gave up.

Osseo tried to go on a run to open up the second half. They looked to swing the ball around the perimeter and took their time on the offensive end.

Osseo went on a run midway through the second half. Anoka kept on playing strong.
 
With 10:20 the score was Osseo 42 and Anoka 38.

VanPelt did a good job of taking the ball strong to the basket. He was able to score on drives to the basket.
 
Osseo was able to shut down Anoka on the offensive end. Anoka could not handle Osseo’s pressure.
 
Osseo pulled away late in the contest. Osseo came away with the 65-54 victory over Anoka. I thought that both teams played well. I thought that Spencer Grow and Brandon Lindquist played well for Anoka. 

For Osseo I thought that they played hard and together. I thought that Darren James Hebert, Joey Sonnefeld and Terez Wayne VanPelt played well as did all of the Osseo team.