PERHAM WENT UP AGAINST GOODHUE IN A CLASS AA BOYS’ STATE QUARTERFINAL BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME

Perham and Goodhue went up against each other in a boys’ basketball quarterfinal game. The game was played at Target Center.

Perham looked to move the ball down the floor and take time off the 35-second shot clock.

Perham guard Isaiah Farrell was all over the floor. On the offensive end, he came up with mid-

range jump shots and layups.

Perham struggled with shooting the ball early. Even though they struggled early, they looked to get the

ball into Farrell’s hands.

Perham called a timeout with 11:18 left in the first half. The score was Goodhue 16, Perham 5.

Goodhue made layups in transition. They were able to get the ball into the hands of
Michael Roschen, Alex Loss and Luke Roschen. They were all able to come up with mid-range jump
shots and layups.

Perham’s Sam Dale came up with layups and jump shots on the offensive end.

Perham went to a zone defense. They looked to spread Goodhue out and make them take late shots in the shot clock.

Both teams took a lot of time off the 35-second shot clock.

Farell kept on calling for the ball and he was able to make jump shots and layups on the
offensive end.

Goodhue knew where everyone was on the floor, and they were able to communicate with each other
and were able to make shots throughout the first half.

Perham called a timeout with 3:09 left in the first half. The score was Goodhue 29, Perham 14.

Both teams took a lot of time off the shot clock late in the first half. They kept on attacking the
basket, however.

At halftime, the score was Goodhue 36, Perham 18.

Goodhue aimed to pass the ball to Michael, Luke Roschen and Alex Loss. All three of them
were able to make shots on the offensive end. They were also able to get the ball into their
teammates’ hands.

Even though Perham struggled shooting the ball throughout the first half, they kept attacking the
basket in the second half.

Perham called a timeout with 14:28 left in regulation. The score was Goodhue 44, Perham 25.

Perham continued to struggle shooting the ball in the second half.

Goodhue took a lot of time off the clock by swinging the ball around the 3-point line. They
looked for their shots with about 10 seconds left on the shot clock.

Goodhue continued to make their shots throughout the second half.

Perham called a timeout with 11:47 left in regulation. The score was Goodhue 52, Perham 25.

Both teams played hard throughout the game. Even though Perham struggled shooting the ball,
they didn’t give up on either end of the floor.

Perham couldn’t get their offense going throughout the game. They played hard throughout the
game.

Goodhue came away with the 70-49 victory over Perham.

The leading scorers for Perham were Farrell and Thiel, both with 10 points. The leading scorers
for Goodhue were Loss with 20 and Roschen with 17 points.

GOODHUE WENT UP AGAINST MARANATHA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY IN THE CLASS A STATE GIRLS’ BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

Goodhue and Maranatha Christian Academy squared off against each other on March 19 in the Minnesota State High School League’s state Class A championship in girls’ basketball.

Goodhue pushed the ball down the floor as they looked to score baskets in transition.

There was a media timeout with 14:18 left in the first half. The score was Goodhue 13, Maranatha 8.

Goodhue’s Sydney Lodermeier was all over the court. On the offensive end she was able to come up with huge

There was a media timeout with 10:58 left in the first half. The score was Goodhue 17, Maranatha 8.

After a slow start Maranatha was able to come up with layups and jump shots. They were able to get past the Goodhue defense.

There was a media timeout with 6:56 left in the first half. The score was Goodhue 22, Maranatha 15.

Goodhue was able to able to get everyone involved in the offense. They did a good job of communicating with each other and everyone touched the ball.

At halftime the score was Goodhue 41, Maranatha 29.

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

Maranatha continued look for their shots. Even though they had trouble shooting the ball they kept on shooting it. Maranatha’s

There was a media timeout with 10:46 left in regulation. The score was Goodhue 59, Maranatha 42.

Lodermeier and Maddy Miller continued to come up with huge baskets late in the game. The defense had a tough time slowing them down.  

Goodhue came away with the 89-64 victory over Maranatha.

With that win Goodhue won the Minnesota State High School Leagues Class A girls’ state title.

MINNEAPOLIS NORTH WENT UP AGAINST GOODHUE IN THE STATE CLASS A STATE FINALS

On March 12 Minneapolis North and Goodhue squared off in the Minnesota State High School League’s State Class 1A state championship game at the Target Center. 

North looked to push the ball down the floor and score baskets in transition. 

There was a media timeout with 13:51 left in the first half. The score was North 15, Goodhue 2.

Goodhue looked to push the ball down the floor and score baskets in transition. They couldn’t hang with the quickness of North.

There was a media timeout with 10:49 left in the first half. The score was North 17, Goodhue 7.

North was able to get everyone involved in the offense. They were also able to slow down the Goodhue offense. 

Goodhue passed the ball around the around the 3-point line as they looked to take time off the clock late in the first half. 

Neither team went on a huge run in the first half. Both teams went after loose balls and rebounds.

At halftime the score was Goodhue 26, North 25. 

As the second half got underway North continued to push the ball down the floor and looked to come up with layups and jump shots.

Goodhue got the ball into the hands of Jacob Pasch and Ben Opsahl both of whom came up with big shots. 

North’s Isaac Johnson came up with mid-range jump shot sand layups throughout the second half. He was also able to get his teammates involved in the offense.

There was a media timeout with 8:23 left in regulation. The score was North 45, Goodhue 33.

North continued to move the ball down the floor well as they were able to make layups. 

There was a media timeout with 6:21 left in regulation. The score was North 49, Goodhue 38.

North continued to push the ball down the floor and score baskets in transition. 

North was able to fight through adversity and come away with the 68-45 victory over Goodhue. 

With that win North won the 2016 Minnesota State High School League’s Class A State Championship. 

CENTRAL MINNESOTA CHRISTIAN WENT UP AGAINST GOODHUE IN THE CLASS 1A STATE SEMIFINALS IN BOYS’ BASKETBALL

Central Minnesota Christian and Goodhue squared off in a boys’ basketball state semifinal basketball game.

The score went back and forth to start the game. Neither team gave up easy baskets. 

Goodhue’s Ben Opsahl was able to make mid-range jump shots and layups. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball in spots where he could shoot it.

Central Minnesota Christian pushed the ball down the floor and was able to make layups in transition.

There was a media timeout with 6:42 left in the first half. The score was Goodhue 18, Central Minnesota Christian 9.

The Goodhue defense made it difficult for Central Minnesota Christian to come up with open looks at the basket.

Goodhue’s Jacob McNamara and Jacob Pasch both were able to step up and knock down huge baskets late in the first half.

At halftime the score was Goodhue 26, Central Minnesota Christian 20.

As the second half got underway Goodhue continued to push the ball down the floor and make layups in transition. 

There was a media timeout with 14:58 left in regulation. The score was Goodhue 26, Central Minnesota Christian 24.

Neither team went on a run in the second half. The game was tight throughout. 

There was a media timeout with 10:40 left in regulation. The score was Goodhue 30, Central Minnesota Christian 26. 

The game was very evenly played. Both teams dove on the floor after loose balls and went after rebounds.                                                                                                                        

The game came down to the wire and Goodhue came away with the 41-38 victory over Central Minnesota Christian.
 

MINNEOTA TOOK ON GOODHUE IN THE CLASS A STATE GIRLS BASKETBALL SEMIFINALS

On March 21 Minneota and Goodhue squared off in a girls state Class 1A semifinal basketball game.

 

Minneota’s Taylor Reiss was all over the floor on the offensive end. She stepped up and was able to knock down jump shots from the paint.

 

There was a media timeout with 10:24 left in the first half. The score was Minneota 6, Goodhue 5.

 

There was a media timeout with 6:57 left in the first half. The score was Goodhue 10, Minneota 8.

 

Goodhue’s Megan Ryan and Meredith Watson were both able to get by the defenders and make layups. Their teammates did a good job of getting them the ball.

 

There was a media timeout with 3:32 left in the first half. The score was Minneota 14, Goodhue 12.

 

Goodhue continued to take time off the clock as they worked the ball around the three-point line in their offense.

 

At halftime the score was Minneota 21, Goodhue 20.

 

As the second half got underway Goodhue got the ball into the hands of Mikayla Miller. Miller was all over the floor as she was able to come up with jump shots in the paint.

 

Minneota called a timeout with 16:19 left in regulation. The score was Goodhue 25, Minneota 21.

 

Minneota came up with layups after the timeout. They were able to keep the ball in Reiss’s hands as she came up with layups throughout the contest.

 

There was a media timeout 14:43 left in regulation. The score was Minneota 27, Goodhue 25.

 

There were several ties and lead changes throughout the second half.

 

Goodhue stayed in a zone throughout the second half. They didn’t let Minneota take any open shots at the basket. Minneota did move the ball around the three-point line in the zone.

 

Minneota called a timeout with 6:03 left in regulation. The score was tied at 31.

 

Both teams were able to hit deep three-point baskets late in the game.

 

Minneota came away with the 45-43 victory over Goodhue.

 

Goodhue was lead in scoring by Miller with 25 points.

 

Minneota was lead in scoring by Reiss and Stienessen each with 16 points.

 

After the game I was able to talk to Reiss and Minneota head coach Chad Johnston about the game.