HENRY SIBLEY TOOK ON MINNEAPOLIS NORTH IN A BOYS BASKETBALL GAME

On Dec. 30 Henry Sibley and Minneapolis North went up against each other in a boys basketball game at Augsburg College.

 

Henry Sibley looked to push the ball down the floor as they wanted to get the ball in transition. Guard Solon Ellis did a good job of bringing the ball down floor and was able to get his team into an offense pattern.

 

North called a timeout with 15:09 left in the first half. The score was Henry Sibley 11, North 2.

 

North’s D.J. Hunter was not afraid to shoot the ball from anywhere on the floor. He had good court awareness. On the offensive end Hunter was not afraid to shoot the ball from anywhere on the court. North’s Tyler Johnson got his shot going in the first half. He was able to hit jump shots from within the three-point line.

 

Henry Sibley did a good job of running their offense. They were able to get the ball into the hands of Javon Davis and Zach Edwards. Those two were able to make shots that they put up. Davis and Edwards were not afraid to shoot the ball.

 

Henry Sibley looked to trap the ball on defense. They wanted to fluster North when they were on offense. Henry Sibley did a good job of doing that.

 

North couldn’t get into an offensive shooting rhythm in the first half. They had a hard time making layups in the first half.

 

Johnson continued to hit his shots late in the first half. He took the ball to the basket from everywhere on the floor.

 

Henry Sibley’s Mark Pumper came up with some nice shots late in the first half. He was able to make shots that he put up.

 

Ellis came up with some nice steals lake in the first half. He was able to convert the defensive steals to points on the offensive end.

 

At halftime the score was Henry Sibley 46, North 32.

 

As the second half got underway both teams continued to push the ball down the floor and attack the basket in the second half.

 

North tried to chip away at the deficit in the second half but they were unsuccessful at doing that. They played hard throughout.

 

Hunter and Jackson continued to attack the basket and make shots that they put up.

 

Pumper came through big for Henry Sibley as he was able to hit his layups that he shot in the second half.

 

North called a timeout with 10:51 left in regulation, the score was Henry Sibley 58, North 43.   

 

North continued to attack the basket late in regulation. They knocked down shots late in the second half. North tied the game at 64 with just over 5:00 left in regulation. After that the score went back and forth for a period of time.

 

Henry Sibley came away with the 80-71 victory over North.

 

The leading scorer for Henry Sibley was Pumper with 28 and the leading scorer for North was Jackson with 18 points.

MINEAPOLIS NORTH TOOK ON ST. PAUL CENTRAL IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME THAT TURNED INTO A TRACK MEET

Minneapolis North and St. Paul Central went up against each other in a boys’ basketball game. Both teams seemed like they were ready to play and showed a lot of intensity early.  

 

Tyler Johnson for North was able to bring the ball down the floor without any problems. He was able to get by his defenders.

 

It took a while for each of these teams to get into an offensive rhythm.

 

North looked to get the ball into the hands of DJ Hunter. Hunter was all over the floor. On the offensive end Hunter was able to get past his defenders and get layups.

 

North took a timeout with 15:40 left in the first half. The score was tied at 2.

 

The score went back and forth early. Neither team went on a run.  

 

Central switched between man-to-man and zone defense throughout the first half.

 

The game was a defensive battle. Neither team got a lot of shots off because of the defensive pressure the other team was playing.  

 

Central struggled for a period of time in the first half. They had multiple possessions where they turned the ball over.  North took advantage of as they were able to score on the fast break.

 

The defensive pressure gave the Central offense fits. Central was not able to get their offense going at all as they had difficulty hitting shots.

 

The Central offense hit three straight shots with just under 4:00 left in the half.

 

North called a timeout with 3:03 left with the score Central 20, North 19.

 

The score went back and forth late in the half.  The pace of the game really picked up speed again as both teams scored baskets in the fast break.

 

At halftime the score was Central 29, North 25.

 

Central looked to get the ball down the court quickly to start the second half as they looked to push the ball in transition.

 

North came out flat to start the second half. They did however kept on looking to push the ball down the court.

 

Central’s Rayeon Williams shot the ball well as he was able to step up and knock down jump-shots.

 

Adbi Muse was all over the court. He was able to make layups and he was able to get past his defenders.

 

The score continued to go back and forth midway through the second half.  The North defensive pressure stepped up big as they didn’t want to give up any easy shots.

 

Central shot a lot of three-point shots but they were unsuccessful at making shots. They kept on shooting shots that they thought that they could make.

 

The game came down to the wire. Both teams traded baskets late in the contest.

 

The game was tied with 1:00 to go. Williams fouled Johnson and Johnson hit two free throws to give North a two point lead.

 

Central’s Kadeem Turner knocked down shots late in the game to keep his team in the game.  Sam Gubbrud hit a free throw with 11.5 seconds left that gave Central a 1 point lead.

 

North called a timeout with 6.0 seconds left in regulation. The score was Central 52, North 51 which would be the final score.

 

North was lead in scoring by Tyler Johnson with 12 points, Isaac Johnson and Jamil Jackson each had 10 points and Hunter had 9 points.

 

The leading scorers for Central were Williams with 17 points and Kalu Abosi with 10 points and Gubbrud with 9 points.  

 

GET TO KNOW DJ HUNTER

DJ Hunter was born on November 30, 1998 in Minneapolis, MN. He has three brothers and one sister.

Hunter has been involved in sports his whole life. He started playing basketball at the age of three. He also plays football and was involved in baseball but no longer partakes in baseball.

Hunter wants to make an impact on the floor. He works on his game in his free time and likes to listen to hip hop music.

He hopes to play in high school and go to college to play basketball.