EASTVIEW WENT UP AGAINST EDNIA IN A 6A STATE FOOTBALL GAME

On Oct. 25, Eastview and Edina squared up against each other in the first round of the Class 6A State Tournament. The game was at Edina High School. 

Eastview kicked off to start the game. Edina took over on their own 47-yard line. Edina looked to get the ball on the ground, but they were not to air it out on their first drive. Edina’s Connor Larson came up with catches as Edina moved the ball down the field.  On 4th-and-7, Edina went for it. 

Edina called a timeout with 8:42 left the first quarter. The score was Edina 0, Eastview 0. 

Edina decided to go for it. They were not able to come up with a first down. They turned the ball over on downs. 

Eastview took over on their own 40-yard line. Eastview’s Linoell Quincy Suggs came up with a 59-yard touchdown run. The extra point attempt was not good. 

With 7:46 left in the first quarter. The score was Eastview 6, Edina 0.

Edina took over on their own 35-yard line. Edina looked to move the ball down the field. Edina fumbled the ball and Eastview took over on the Edina 44-yard line.

Eastview got the ball into the hands of Suggs. Suggs looked to make big catches in the first quarter. Eastview punted on 4th-and-7. 

Edina took over on their own 42-yard line. Edina kept the ball on the ground late in the quarter. Haza Malim came up with a 46-yard touchdown reception. The extra point attempt was not good. 

With 4:30 left in the first quarter, the score was tied at 6. 

Eastview took over on their own 27-yard line. On 4th-and-2 Eastview punted. 

Edina took over on their own 2-yard line. Edina kept the ball on the ground as they looked to move the ball down the field. Edina’s Marcus Johnson came up with a first down run. 

After one quarter of play, the score was tied at 6. 

Edina used both the run and air attack early in the second quarter. On 4th-and-17 Edina elected to punt the ball. 

Eastview took over on their own 15-yard line. Suggs was all over the field as he came up with a 39-yard run.  

Eastview took a timeout with 9:10 left in the second quarter. The score was tied at 6. 

Eastview moved the ball down the field. They used both the running attack and the air attack to get past the Edina defense. Suggs was all over the field. He was able to get first downs on the ground. Suggs came up with a 12-yard touchdown run. The extra point attempt was good. 

With 7:19 left in the second quarter, the score was Eastview 13, Edina 6. 

Edina took over on their own 31yard line. Edina’s Johnathan Bunce was all over the field. He was able to come up with catches to move the chains down the field. On 4th-and-2 Edina went for it. 

Edina called a timeout with 1:38 left in the second quarter. The score was Eastview 13, Edina 6. 

Edina went for it on 4th-and-2. Edina was able to come up with a first down. On 4th-and-6 Edina went for it. 

Eastview called a timeout with 25 seconds left in the second quarter. The score was Eastview 13, Edina 6. 

Edina’s Lucas Fleming came up with a touchdown reception. The extra point attempt was good. With 17 seconds left in the second quarter, the score was tied at 13. 

Eastview took over on their own 33-yard line. 

At halftime, the score was tied at 13. 

Edina kicked off to start the third quarter. Eastview took over on its own 36-yard line. Suggs came up with a short run. The defense had a hard time slowing him down. On 4th-and-4 Eastview punted the game. 

Edina took over on their own 17-yard line. Edina once again looked to move the ball down the field. 

Edina called a timeout with 8:16 left in the third quarter. The score was tied at 13. 

On 4th-and-7 Edina punted the ball. 

Eastview took over on their own 23-yard line. Eastview moved the ball down the field again as they looked for first downs. On 4th-and-8 Eastview punted. 

Edina took over on their own 33-yard line. Edina couldn’t move the ball down the field, and they punted on 4th-and-5. 

Eastview took over on its own 35-yard line. Eastview’s Angelo Paulucci came up with a 48-yard touchdown reception. The extra point attempt was not good. 

With 53 seconds left in the third quarter, the score was Eastview 19, Edina 13. 

Edina took over on their own 40-yard line. 

After three quarters of play, the score was Eastview 19, Edina 13. 

Edina called a timeout with 10:49 left in the fourth quarter. The score was Eastview 19, Edina 13. 

Edina went for it on 4th-and-6. Edina came up with a first down. Edina looked to get into the end zone midway through the fourth quarter. Bunce came up with a 14-yard touchdown run. The extra point was good. With 8:20 left in the fourth quarter, the score was Edina 20, Eastview 19. 

Eastview took over on their own 34-yard line. Eastview looked to move the ball down the field once again. The defensive pressure made it hard for Eastview to move the ball down the field. Eastview went for it and was not able to get a first down. They turned the ball over on downs.

Edina moved the ball down the field. 

Eastview took a timeout with 3:06 left in regulation. The score was Edina 20, Eastview 19. 

Edina went for it on 4th-and-7. They were not able to get come up with a first down and turned the ball over on downs. 

Edina intercepted the ball and got the ball back. Edina moved the ball down the field late in the game. They took a knee to run out the clock with under a minute to go. 

Edina came away with the 20-19 victory over Eastview.

EASTVIEW 6-10 CENTER STEVEN CROWL COMMITS TO WISCONSIN

According to Jim Paulsen of the Minneapolis Star Tribune Eastview's 6-10 center Steven Crowl has verbally committed to Wisconsin.

Crowl picked Wisconsin over Minnesota, Iowa, and Colorado. Other schools that had offered him scholarships were Northern Iowa and South Dakota.

HOPKINS WENT UP AGAINST EASTVIEW IN A GIRLS’ BASKETBALL GAME

On March 17, Hopkins went up against Eastview in a girls’ basketball semifinal state basketball game. 

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

There was a media timeout with 10:46 left in the first half. The score was Hopkins 9, Eastview 8.

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

It was a very competitive first half. Neither team went on a huge run. 

At halftime the score was Hopkins 39, Eastview 30.

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

Eastview got the ball into the hands of Megan Walstad, Rachel Ranke and Allie Pickrain, all who were able to come up with mid-range jump shots and layups. 

Hopkins continued to score the ball throughout the second half.

Hopkins was quicker than Eastview. Eastview had a difficult time scoring baskets throughout the game.

Hopkins came away with the 85-67 victory over Eastview.

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.

HOPKINS WENT UP AGAINST EASTVIEW IN THE CLASS 4A STATE FINALS

Hopkins and Eastview squared off in the Class 4A state girls’ basketball finals.

Hopkins pushed the ball down the floor as were able to get everyone involved in the offense.

Hopkins players Ashley Bates, Viria Livingston, Nia Hollie, TT Starks and Evelyn Knox all were able to come up with mid-range jump shots and layups in the first half.

Eastview was able to pass the ball around and work the ball inside to their post players.

The score went back and forth throughout the first half.

At halftime the score was Eastview 30, Hopkins 28.

As the second half got underway Hopkins continued to come up with huge mid-range jump shots and layups.

Hopkins was able to come up with rebounds and both teams dove on the floor after loose balls.

Hollie, Starks and Bates all came up with big baskets with just under 10 minutes left in regulations.  

Hopkins was able to slow down the Eastview offense in the second half. Hopkins was also able to control the tempo of the game in the second half.

Hopkins came away with the 68-60 victory over Eastview. With that win Hopkins won the 2015 MSHSL State 4A class title.

ANDOVER WENT UP AGAINST EASTVIEW IN THE GIRLS STATE 4A QUARTERFINAL BASKETBALL GAME

Andover and Eastview squared off in the girls state 4A quarterfinal basketball game.

Eastview pushed the ball down the floor and was able to score baskets in transition.

Andover had a difficult time making shots. Eastview was quicker than Andover.

Eastview did a good job of sharing the ball as everyone was able to touch the ball and was able to get their shots going.

In a one sided half Eastview had a 29-8 lead at halftime.

As the second half got underway Eastview continued to get the ball down the floor and come up with layups. On the defensive end they were able to slow the Andover offense down.

As the second half got underway Eastview looked to get the ball into the hands of Rachel Ranke.

Ranke came up with mid-range jump shots and layups. Her teammates did a good job of getting her the ball in spots where she could shoot it.

Eastview’s Rachel Ranke and Madison Guebert both came up with mid-range jump shots and layups throughout the game. They were not afraid to push the ball down the floor.

Andover’s Jolene Daninger and Arial Aarness were able to come up with mid-range jump shots and layups.

Eastview was too quick for Andover. Eastview took a lot of time off the clock in the second half.

Andover tried many different defenses in the second half but they were not able to turn Eastview over.

Eastview came away with the 62-28 victory over Andover.

The leading scorer for Andover was Daninger with 12 points.

The leading scorers for Eastview were Ranke with 23 points and Guebert with 13 points.

PRIOR LAKE WENT UP AGAINST EASTVIEW IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME

On Feb. 10, Prior Lake went up against Eastview in a boys’ basketball game. Both teams were not able to get their shots going as there was no score with 14 minutes left in the first half.

Prior Lake took a lot of time off the clock as they swung the ball around the 3-point line.

Prior Lake called a timeout with 10:05 left in the first half. The score was Eastview 8, Prior Lake 5.

The defensive pressure that both teams applied made it difficult for the other team to take open shots in the first half.

At halftime the score was Eastview 27, Prior Lake 21.

As the second half got underway Eastview looked to get the ball into the hands of Drew Guebert and Alex Bangh both of who were able to come up with mid-range jump shots.

The score continued to go back and forth throughout the second half.

Prior Lake’s Kevin McKiernan came up with deep 3-point baskets in the second half. His teammates did a good job getting him the ball in spots where he could shoot it.

Eastview called a timeout with 11:40 left in regulation. The score was Prior Lake 39, Eastview 32.

Prior Lake continued to come up with shots to stay in the game.

Guebert continued to attack the basket and come up with layups in transition.

The game was close. Both teams came up with huge baskets down the stretch.

Prior Lake came away with the 70-68 victory over Eastview.

The leading scorer for Prior Lake was Kevin McKiernan with 29 points.

The leading scorers for Eastview were Sean Ryan. Martin Mitchell, Drew Guebert and Keegan Dickson all with 13 points.

HOPKINS WENT UP AGAINST EASTVIEW IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME

Hopkins started the game in man-to-man defense. They looked to set the tempo early. Both teams did a good job of getting to the basket early.

Hopkins was able to get the ball into the hands of Xavier Johnson and John Warren both of which were able to come up with mid-range jump shots.

Hopkins was also able to score layups in transition.

Eastview’s Connor Stevens stepped up and was able to knock down mid-range jump shots and layups on the offensive end.

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

At halftime the score was Eastview 33, Hopkins 22.

As the second half got underway both teams continued to move the ball down the floor and score baskets in transition.

Hopkins guard Vincent Shahid came up with mid-range jump shots and layups. He was able to slow down the guy that he was guarding on defense.

The Hopkins offense came up life midway through the second half. They were able to hit layups and jump shots.

Eastview called a timeout with 10:43 left in regulation the score was Hopkins 43, Eastview 38.

The score went back and forth after the timeout. Eastview’s Drew Guebert came up with some huge baskets. He got to the basket and was able to make jump shots and layups on offense.

Hopkins called a timeout with 4:11 left in regulation. The score was Hopkins 54, Eastview 51.

The game came down to the wire. Both teams played well throughout the game. Neither team went on a run. They were two evenly matched teams.

Hopkins guard Ishmael El Amin came up with layups in the second half. He did a good job of coming off of screens and getting to the basket for layups.

Hopkins came up with 70-55 victory over Eastview.

The leading scorer for Hopkins was Warren with 31 points.

The leading scorer for Eastview was Guebert with 18 points.

ANDOVER WENT UP AGAINST EASTVIEW IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME

Andover and Eastview squared off in a boys’ basketball game. Andover started the game in a zone defense. They wanted to spread the Eastview offense out.

Eastview also started in a zone defense. Eastview got everyone involved in the offense. Eastview was able to score baskets in transition.

Andover’s Tyler Goltz came up with mid-range jump shots in the first half. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball in spots where he could hit shots.

Both teams took a lot of time off the clock in the first half. Eastview worked the ball around the 3-point line and looked to get the ball inside to the low post players usually Sean Ryan and Keegan Dickson who both were able to come up with layups. Eastview’s Drew Gubert also was able to step up and knock down deep 3-point shots. 

At halftime the score was Eastview 30, Andover 13. 

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

Andover contained to have difficulty scoring in the second half. 

Eastview came up with fast break layups in the second half. Andover had difficulty hitting shots in the second half. 

Andover struggled to shoot the ball throughout the game. Andover’s Goltz and Nick Eilason both were able to hit their layups and mid-range jump shots throughout the game. 

Eastview came away with the 67-38 victory over Andover. 

Scoring for Eastview were, Guebert 16, Manson Carpenter 10, Sean Ryan 10, Keegan Dickson 8, Alex Bangh 7, Martin Mitchell 5 and Obi Ibeneme with 5 points. 

Scoring for Andover were, Eliason 13, Jake McNallan 7, Goltz 6, Corbin Johnson 4, Blake Hartmann 4, Nick McCready 2, and Zach Swanson 2 points.

EASTVIEW WENT UP AGAINST HOPKINS IN A GIRLS’ BASKETBALL GAME

Eastview and Hopkins went up against each other in a girls’ basketball game. The got off to a quick start as each team got off to quick scoring chances.

Hopkins guard TT Starks was all over the floor she was able to score baskets in transition.

Eastview pushed the ball down the floor and swung the ball around the 3-point line.

There were several ties and lead changes throughout the first half. Neither team went on a huge run in the first half.

Eastview’s Madison Guebert  was all over the floor. On the offensive end she was able to hit her shots.

The game was close throughout the first half.

At halftime the score was Hopkins 35, Eastview 31.

As the second half got underway Hopkins looked to keep feeding the ball to Starks. Starks was able to get past her defenders and come up with some layups.

The score went back and forth throughout the second half.

Eastview went to a zone defense they wanted to force Hopkins to take deep shots.

Eastview got hot late in the second half. They did a good job of slowing down the Hopkins offense.

Hopkins was able to string some layups together late in the game.

Hopkins got the ball into the hands of Nia Hollie, Ashley Bates and Starks all who were able to shoot the ball well and came up with huge baskets throughout the game.

The score went back and forth the last 4 minutes of the game.

The game was tied at 67 at the end of regulation.

In the overtime period both teams continued to push the ball down the floor as they looked to score baskets.

The defenses stepped up big as neither team gave the other an open look at the basket.

Eastview came away with the 75-70 victory over Hopkins.

The leading scorer for Eastview was Geubert with 35 points.

The leading scorer for Hopkins were Bates and Starks each with 18 points. Also Hollie had 17 points.

EASTVIEW TOOK ON BLOOMINGTON KENNEDY IN THE CLASS 4A STATE TITLE GAME

Eastview and Bloomington Kennedy went up against each other in the class 4A state championship game.

 

Eastview looked to set up their offense in the half-court.

 

There was a media timeout with 14:48 left in the first half. The score was Bloomington Kennedy 9 Eastview 4.

 

Kennedy was able to get the ball into the hands of Za’Keea Sa’Eed-El.

 

Kennedy called a timeout with 11:16 left in the first half. The score was Bloomington Kennedy 18, Eastview 9.

 

There was a media timeout with 10:35. The score remained Bloomington Kennedy 18, Eastview 9.

 

Bloomington Kennedy looked to feed Sa’Eed-El the ball and she was able to knock down mid-range jump shots.

 

There was a media timeout with 3:30 left in the first half. The score was tied at 28.

 

Sa’Eed-El came up some big layups late in the first half.

 

The score at halftime was Kennedy 37, Eastview 32.

 

As the second half got underway Bell came up with some huge layups. The defense was not able to slow her down.

 

There was a media timeout with 14:41 left in regulation. The score was Bloomington Kennedy 45, Eastview 36.

 

Eastview’s Madison Guebert came up with mid-range jump shots in the second half. Her teammates did a good job of getting her the ball in spots where she could shoot it.

 

There was a media timeout with 9:52 left in regulation. The score was Bloomington Kennedy 49, Eastview 43.

 

Bell came up with some steals. She was also able to get layups off the steals.

 

Kennedy didn’t let Eastview get any open shots. The defensive pressure that Kennedy applied made it difficult for Eastview to hit shots.

 

Eastview made a run at Bloomington Kennedy late in regulation. They took the lead with under 20 seconds to go on a Madison Guebert layup.

 

Eastview came away with the 64-61 victory over Bloomington Kennedy to win the Class 4A state title.

 

The leading scorer for Bloomington Kennedy was Bell with 24 points.

 

The leading scorer for Eastview was Guebert with 29 points.

 

After the game I was able to talk to Metoxen, Guebert and Karri Opatz about the game. I was also able to talk to Eastview’s head coach Melissa Guebert about winning the Class 4A state title.