AUSTIN TOOK ON HOLY FAMILY IN THE CLASS 3A STATE QUARTERFINALS

Austin and Holy Family went up against each other in the Class 3A state quarterfinals at the Target Center.

 

Austin came out on fire as they started out on a 15-5 run with 13:38 left in the first half at the first media timeout.

 

Holy Family started off slow offensively. They got the ball into the hands of Colton Stenerson and Brent Hentges who both were able to knock down deep three-point shots.

 

There was a media timeout with 10:15 left in the first half. The score was Austin 20, Holy Family 10.

 

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

 

Holy Family called a timeout with 7:51 left in the first half. The score was Austin 25, Holy Family 10.

 

There was a media timeout with 6:44 left in the first half. The score was Austin 26, Holy Family 14.

 

Austin’s Ajuda Nywesh and Zach Wessels were able to come up with fast break layups.

 

Holy Family’s Duncan Farris was all over the floor. On the offensive end he was able to step up and knock down mid-range jump shots throughout the first half.

 

There was a media timeout with 3:56 left in the first half. The score was Austin 30, Holy Family 16.

 

Holy Family played zone defense as they tried to make Austin take deep three-point shots.

 

There was another media timeout with 2:02 left in the regulation. The score was Austin 33, Holy Family 17.

 

Austin was a step quicker than Holy Family. Austin was able to control the tempo throughout the half.

 

At halftime the score was Austin 38, Holy Family 20.

 

The second half got underway Holy Family came out with a lot of fire. They looked to turn Austin over by trapping them.

 

Holy Family was a lot more aggressive in the second half. They were not afraid to dive on the floor after loose balls.

 

There was a media timeout with 14:30 left in regulation. The score was Austin 48, Holy Family 24.

 

Austin passed the ball around the three-point shot as they looked to take time off the clock in the second half.

 

Holy Family called a timeout with 11:33 left in regulation. The score was Austin 54, Holy Family 24.

 

Austin’s Nywesh and Wessels both were able to hit their mid-range jump shots and layups throughout the game. Their teammates did a good job getting them the ball in spots where they could shoot it.

 

Austin was too much for Holy Family. Austin came away with the 70-42 victory over Holy Family.

 

The leading scorer for Holy Family was Dahl with 8 points.

 

The leading scorers for Austin were Nywesh with 21 points and Wessels with 14 points.

 

With that win Austin will play Minneapolis DeLaSalle in the Class 3A state championship game.

 

HOLY FAMILY TOOK ON RICHFIELD IN A BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL GAME

Holy Family Catholic High School took on Richfield High School in a boys' varsity basketball game. Holy Family came into the game with a record of 0-1. Richfield also came into the game with a record of 0-1.

Both teams came out playing aggressively. They both dove on the floor after loose balls and went after rebounds.

Richfield point guard Shawn Ray Bear handled the ball well. He knew where his teammates were on the court and passed them the ball when they were open.

Holy Family took their time on the offensive end. They passed the ball around the three-point line and waited until they found the shot that they wanted and then took it.

Wibisono Marjonio MacDonald got into the game and was able to stay with his defender and slow him down.

Richfield played mostly man-to-man defense. Holy Family switched between man-to-man and zone defense. They wanted to keep Richfield guessing on what kind of defense they were playing.

Holy Family looked to score baskets in transition. They were able to do get some easy baskets.

Holy Family took a timeout with 6:36 left in the first half. The score was Richfield 21 and Holy Family 11.

Richfield's Jamal Wilburn took the ball strong to the basket. He was able to get some open looks to at the basket.

Richfield switch between man-to-man and zone defense late in the first half.

At halftime the score was Richfield 35 and Holy Family 20.

Richfield started the second half playing man-to-man defense.

Richfield head coach Omar McMillan didn't like what he saw on the floor so Richfield called a timeout with 16:52 left in regulation. The score was Richfield 39 and Holy Family 22.

Holy Family continued to have trouble shooting the ball. They didn't give up and kept on shooting even though they were not getting their shots to fall.

Bear kept on driving to the lane and he was able to make his free throws when he got to the line.

MacDonald kept on shooting three-point shots. He was able to get a few of them to fall.

Richfield held the ball as they looked to stall with about 7:00 left.

Richfield called a timeout with 5:06 left in regulation. The score was Richfield 64 and Holy Family 47.

Richfield was able to ware down Holy Family. Richfield was a little quicker than Holy Family. I thought that both teams played hard throughout the game. Richfield came away with the 73-59 victory over Holy Family.

Richfield was led in scoring by Shawn Ray Bear with 23 points, Erik Jimson with 14 points, Deshawn

Jones, Wibisono Marjonio MacDonald with 9 points each, and Jared Noonan with 8 points.

Holy Family was lead in scoring by Jake Dryer with 21 points, Joe Traxler with 16 points, and Joe Hannel with 9 points.

GET TO KNOW HOLY FAMILY'S DUNCAN LEO FARIS

Duncan Leo Faris was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on July 10th, 1995.

He is a Freshman at Holy Family High School in Victoria, MN where he will graduate in 2014 and is on the basketball team.

Faris grew up in the Lake Calhoun area of Minneapolis.

He plays AAU basketball for the Howard Pulley team. This summer Faris is traveling around the country and working on his game with the Howard Pulley team.

Next year he is considering competing in track and football for his team.

His plans for the summer are traveling around the country with Howard Pulley and working on his game everyday of the week.

Faris loves his high school, his family, and basketball and his city. In his spare time he writes hip hop music. Faris has aspirations of one day being a player, a coach, a sports journalist, or set up his own charity. He is trying to live by the message of  his God and outwork people and push harder than anyone else trying to achieve his goals today so that he can seize his dreams tomorrow.