MINNETONKA TOOK ON ROSEVILLE IN A BOYS BASKETBALL GAME

Minnetonka and Roseville went up against each other in a boys basketball game. The score went back and forth early.

 

His teammates knew where he was on the floor and they were able to get him the ball where he could make his shots.

 

Minnetonka ran the court well and was able to make baskets in transition.  They passed the ball around the three-point line as they were able to get everyone involved in the offense.

 

Minnetonka’s Delshon Strickland was all over the floor. He stepped up big as he knocked down some big shots midway through the first half.  On the defensive end Strickland was able to slow down the

guy that he was guarding.

 

Roseville attacked the basket and they looked to get good shots in their offense but the Minnetonka defense made it difficult for them to get open looks at the basket.

 

At halftime the score was Minnetonka 46, Roseville 34.

 

Gardner continued to shoot the ball well in the second half.

 

Both teams dove on the floor after loose balls. There were many jump balls throughout the game.

 

Roseville’s Derek Magnuson came up with some nice jump shots. His teammates gave him the ball on the elbow and he was able to knock down his jumper.

 

Roseville’s Kyler Briggity scored tied the score at 59 with just over 8:00 left in the second half.

 

The score continued to go back and forth late in the second half. Briggity stepped behind the three-point line and was able to drain shots. The defense couldn’t slow him down.

 

The score went back and forth late in the contest. Minnetonka’s Mitch Felknor scored a layup with 3.7 seconds to give them a two point lead. That was the game winner. Minnetonka came away with the 87-85 victory over Roseville.

 

Minnetonka was lead in scoring by Careino Gurley with 22 points. Roseville’s Gardner finished with 22 points as well.

 

MINNETONKA TOOK ON PRIOR LAKE IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME

On Dec. 10 Minnetonka and Prior Lake went up against each other in a boys’ basketball game. Prior Lake looked to push the ball down the floor.

 

Prior Lake started the game in a man-to-man defense. They looked to set the tempo early.

 

Neither team took many shots in the open 4:00 of the game.

 

Amar Miller was all over the floor for Minnetonka. He was able to knock down a mid-range jump shot.

 

Minnetonka called a timeout with 12:42 left in the first half. The score was Prior Lake 12, Minnetonka 5.

 

Prior Lake was able to push the ball down the floor and was able to hit layups.

 

Minnetonka’s Miller had a difficult time running the offense.

 

Prior Lake called a timeout with 10:11 left in the first half. The score was Prior Lake 19, Minnetonka 8.

 

Delshon Strickland had good court awareness as he was able to get his teammates the ball in spots where they thought that they could make baskets. Strickland was able to knock down some deep three-point shots.

 

The Prior Lake offense went cold for about 4:00 in the first half. Minnetonka was able to hit shots but was not able to take the lead.

 

Minnetonka came up with some steals on turnover and they were able to convert them on the offensive end.  

 

At halftime the score was Prior Lake 36, Minnetonka 27

 

As the second half got underway Prior Lake continued to attack the basket as they looked to get easy shots.

 

Tevin Grant for Prior Lake was able to play tough lock down defense. He didn’t let anyone get past him. Grant came up with some nice steals.

 

Prior Lake called a timeout with 15:00 left in regulation, the score was Prior Lake 40, Minnetonka 37.

 

The score went back and forth midway through the second half.

 

Minnetonka got the lead around 14:00 left. There were many ties and lead changes in the second half.

 

Prior Lake called a timeout with 13:18 left in regulation. The score was Minnetonka 48, Prior Lake 43.

 

Prior Lake’s Nick Sobaski stepped up and knocked down some nice shots. He knew where his teammates were on the floor.

 

Minnetonka caught fire midway through the second half. Prior Lake didn’t have answer as they were not able to slow down the Minnetonka offense.

 

Minnetonka called a timeout with 5:46 the score was Minnetonka 69, Prior Lake 56.

 

Minnetonka continued to make shots down the stretch.

 

Prior Lake went cold for a period of time. Minnetonka took the lead and never gave it back. In the end Minnetonka came away with the 76-64 win over Prior Lake.

MINNESOTA FURY ANDERSON WENT UP AGAINST MND1 IN THE 17U CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

MN Fury Anderson and MND1 squared off in the 17u championship game. The game got off to a quick start as each team raced up and down the floor trading baskets.

 

Delshon Strickland was all over the floor for MND1. He was able to get the ball out of the defensive basket and race down the floor and make easy baskets for his team.

 

Noble Fahnbullen for Fury was able to drive to the basket. He made some nice passes to his teammates if he didn’t think that he had an easy way to the bucket. If Fahnbullen thought that his teammates had a better shot than him, he would pass it to get the assist.

 

Fury tried to score a lot of baskets off of transition. They were able to do that a lot throughout the first half.

 

MND1 strung some baskets together with under 5:00 left to go. Fury was not able to hit shots for a period of time in the first half.

 

MND1 did a good job of setting the pace for the game. They didn’t let Fury take that away from them.

 

TC Robinson was all over the floor for Fury. He was able to get his shot off from anywhere he wanted to. Even though Robinson struggled to shoot the ball he was not afraid to shoot it.

 

At halftime the score was MND1 52, MN Fury 31.

 

As the second half got underway MND1 continued to attack the basket and was able to keep making easy shots.

 

MND1 was too much for MN Fury to handle. MN Fury didn’t give up in the second half as they kept on fighting and attacking the basket and shooting shots that they thought that they could make.

 

Both teams got chippy with each other midway through the second half. Both teams were playing with a lot of intensity.

 

MN Fury chipped away at the deficit throughout the second half. They did that by not giving up and attacking the basket.

 

MN Fury got to within 10 points with just under 10 minutes to go in regulation.

 

MN Fury kept on feeding the ball to Robinson. Robinson then kept on getting to the basket and hitting shots from within the three-point line.

 

Both teams played hard throughout the contest. Neither team gave up any easy baskets.

 

Both teams were aggressive there were many collisions and hard fouls by both teams throughout the contest.

 

In a hard fought game MND1 came away with the 79-67 victory over MN Fury.

 

WISCONSIN STARZ EILITE TOOK ON MND1 IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME

In a semifinal game of the MND1 Summer Classic boys’ basketball tournament Wisconsin Starz went up against MND1 on July 21.

 

Both teams looked to get the ball down the floor and score baskets in transition. On the offensive end Jordan Dembley to get his team in an offensive rhythm. He called out plays that he wanted to run and directed his teammates in spots where they should be on the floor.

 

Wisconsin Starz had trouble hitting shots throughout the first half. They didn’t give up however as they kept on attacking the basket.

 

MND1 looked to get the ball into the hands of Jonathan JP Macura. Macura was all over the floor. He was able to shoot a nice pull-up jump shot with ease throughout the contest.

 

Wisconsin Starz did look to get out and push the ball as they wanted to score quick baskets in transition.  They were able to string some baskets together with 8:00 left in the first half. MND1 wasn’t able to slow them down when they went on their run.

 

MND1 called timeout on the floor with 5:10 left in the first half. The score was MND1 29, Wisconsin Starz 19.

 

Both teams continued to push the ball down the floor after the timeout.

 

MND1 switched between man-to-man defenses throughout the first half. Wisconsin Starz used mostly man-to-man defense.

 

Wisconsin Starz kept on attacking the basket. They didn’t give up. They fought hard the whole first half.

 

Ian Theisen for MND1 was all over the floor. He called for the ball when he was in the middle of the paint. With Theisen’s 6-foot-9 frame, he battled for rebounds on both ends of the floor.  Alex Herink for MND1 was able to get some good looks at the basket late in the first half.

 

At halftime the score was MND1 43, Wisconsin Starz 26.

 

As the second half got underway both teams continued to attack the basket. MND1 did a good job of taking time off the clock as they used the clock in their favor.

 

Paul Friendshuh for MND1 did a good job of getting the ball into the hands of Theisen. Those two had very good communication on the floor.

 

Delshon Strickland for MND1 also came up with some nice plays for his team. He was able to get to the basket and had a new good slam dunk attempts.

 

Jerry Ngobi for the Starz played well throughout the game. He took the ball aggressively to the hole and was not afraid to dish the ball off to his teammates if he and an assist set up.

 

Wisconsin Starz called a timeout with 9:56 left in regulation. The score was MND1 56, Wisconsin Starz 35.

 

Srickland came up with some nice assists for his team late in the contest. He knew where his teammates were on the floor and was able to throw them the ball in spots where they knew they could make layups.

 

Wisconsin Starz kept on attacking the basket late in the contest. They were not able to hit shots as they struggled to shoot against the MND1 defense throughout the contest.

 

MND1 was too much for the Wisconsin Starz. They were too physical. MND1 walked away with the 73-49 victory over the Wisconsin Starz.

 

ST. THOMAS ACADEMY TOOK ON ACADEMY OF HOLY ANGELS IN A BOYS' BASKETBALL GAME

The Cadets of St. Thomas Academy High School went up against the Stars of Holy Angels in a boys' non-conference basketball game. St. Thomas came into the game with a record of 0-2 while Holy Angels had a record of 3-2.

Holy Angels started out the game in a man-to-man defense. They wanted to make it hard for St. Thomas to make shots.

Holy Angels started to work the ball around the three point line as they looked for their shots.

St. Thomas called a timeout with 15:12 left in the score was Holy Angels 7 and St. Thomas 0.

St. Thomas got hot midway through the first half. They were able to cut the deficit to 4 at 10-14 with 9:12 left in the first half.

Holy Angels kept on attacking the basket. They didn’t want to give up any easy shots.

St. Thomas called a timeout with 7:18 left in the first half the score was Holy Angles 16 and St. Thomas 12.

St. Thomas kept on attacking the basket late in the first half.

In a very slow style of play in the first half. Holy Angels had a lead of 27-25 at halftime.

As the second half got underway both teams came out fired up. St. Thomas looked focused on the task at hand.

Jalen Patterson for St. Thomas was all over the floor. He was able to get to the basket and find his shot. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball.

Nick Griffin for St. Thomas came up with some nice shots and was able to keep his teammates involved in the offense. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball where he was able to get his shots to fall. Griffin was able to make his fair share of lay-ups and jump shots.

Holy Angels called a timeout with 16:18 left in regulation. The score was Holy Angels 31 and St. Thomas 27.

Jordan Dembley was all over the floor for Holy Angels. He was able to get his teammates involved in the offense.

Holy Angels stayed in a zone defense for most of the second half.

St. Thomas was able to cut the deficit and get with in a point with 11:15 left in the contest. 35-34.

The score went back and forth midway through the second half.

St. Thomas called a timeout with 10:15 left in the game. The score was Holy Angels 40 and St. Thomas 37.

The game went back and forth for a period of time late in the contest. Neither team gave up easy baskets throughout the game.

The St. Thomas players didn't give up. They didn't quit. They were down for most of the game they fought hard and battled through out the game .

St. Thomas's Jalen Patterson tied the game at 30 with 1.3 seconds left in regulation.

At the end of regulation the score was tied at 51.

As the over time period got underway Both teams looked for their shots as they looked to take time off the clock.

At the end of the end of the first over time the score was tied at 53.

Jalen Patterson found the basket for St. Thomas early in the second over time period. The score went back and forth as both teams looked for shots that they could make.

At the end of the end of the second over time the score was tied at 56.

As the triple overtime period started St. Thomas looked to control the tempo. Both teams were able to score early on lay-ups.

Holy Angels called a timeout with 20.8 seconds left in triple overtime. The score was tied at 62.

Charlie Koontz for Holy Angels came up with the game winning shot late in the triple over time. Holy Angels came away with the 64-62 victory over St. Thomas Academy.

The leading scores for St. Thomas Academy were Nick Griffin with 19, Jalen Patterson with 16, Mitch Newburg 8 and John Henry Neuberger 6.

The leading scorers for Holy Angels were Charlie Koontz with 16, Delshon Stickland with 15, Jordan Dembley 14 and Danny Sullivan with 8 points.

I thought that both teams played well. The game was close throughout. Neither team gave up and it came down to the triple overtime. Both of these teams will get better as the season goes on.

I was joined by the Twin Cities Hoops Czar. Check out his thoughts of the Holy Angels vs St. Thomas Academy game.