MINNEAPOLIS PATRICK HENRY WENT UP AGAINST HILL-MURRAY IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME

Minnetonka was the site for the 2014 Breakdown Sports USA Boys’ Basketball Tip-Off Classic. In the first game Patrick Henry squared off against Hill-Murray.

Hill-Murray jumped out to a quick 6-0 lead with 15:50 left in the first half. Hill-Murray did a good job of moving the ball down the floor. They were able to make layups in transition.

Hill-Murray was able to score baskets in transition. Henry was not able to keep up with Hill-Murray in transition.

Henry went to a zone defense with just under six minutes left in the first half. They wanted to force Hill-Murray to take deep 3-point baskets.

Hill-Murray’s Jack Fahey and Simeon Davis were all over the floor. They each were able to come up with huge baskets for Hill-Murray.

After a slow start by Henry they were able to settle down and get into a shooting rhythm. They were more patient on the offensive end.

Henry got hot late in the first half.

At halftime the score was Henry 36, Hill-Murray 35.

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

Henry’s Jermal Davis was all over the floor. On the offensive end Davis was able to hit mid-range jump shots. Teammate Jacarius Ford was all over the floor on the offensive end. He came up with some huge baskets.

Henry continued to play a zone defense throughout the second half. Hill-Murray had difficulties at times breaking down the zone.

There were many ties and lead changes throughout the second half. Neither team went on a run early in the second half.

Davis continued to come up with some big layups in the second half. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball in spots where he could shoot it.

The score went back and forth late in the second half. There were many ties and lead changes throughout.

The game was tied at 72 after regulation.

The score remained close throughout the second overtime Hill-Murray’s Simeon Davis hit the game winning shot at the buzzer. Hill-Murray came up with the 83-82 victory over Henry.

The leading scorer for Henry was Ford with 22 points.

The leading scorers for Hill-Murray were Davis with 28 points and Fahey with 27 points.

ST. PAUL ACADEMY WENT UP AGAINST HILL-MURRAY IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME

On Dec. 3 St. Paul Academy and Hill-Murray went up against each other in a boys’ basketball game.

It took a while for each team to get used to what the other team was doing offensively. On the defensive end both teams started out in a zone defense.

St. Paul Academy’s Dalante Peyton was all over the floor. On the defensive end Peyton was able to slow the guy down that he was guarding.

Hill-Murray’s Marshawn Wilson did a good job of getting offensive rebounds and making his layups in the first half. Wilson also took deep three-point shots.

The score went back and forth for a period of time in the first half. There were several ties and lead changes.

St. Paul Academy took a lot of time on the offensive end. They passed the ball around the three-point line as they were able to get everyone involved in the offense.

St. Paul Academy called a timeout with 4:23 left in the first half. The score was St. Paul Academy 26, Hill-Murray 22.

Neither team went on a run in the first half. The defense made it difficult for either team to take uncontested shots.

Hill-Murray was able to score baskets in the fast break late in the first half.

At halftime the score was St. Paul Academy 29, Hill-Murray 27.

St. Paul Academy’s Kent Hanson was able to hit mid-range jump shots consistently. His teammates did a good job of getting the ball into his hands where He could shoot it.

The score went back and forth throughout early in the second half.

Hanson continued to come up with some huge shots in the second half.

Both teams continued to take their time off the clock as they swung the ball around the three-point line. Also both of these teams were evenly matched.

Hill-Murray came up with some steals and were able to make layups on the offensive end.

St. Paul Academy called a timeout with 10:34 left in the second half. The score was Hill-Murray 47, St. Paul Academy 40.

Hill-Murray kept on attacking the basket as they were able to make quick baskets in transition.

Hill-Murray called a timeout with 8:43 left in the second half. The score was Hill-Murray 55, St. Paul Academy 42.  

Wilson continued to come up with some huge shots in the second half. His teammates continued to feed him the ball in spots where he could shoot it.

Hill-Murray tried to pull away late in the second half. St. Paul Academy fought hard throughout the contest.

With 2 minutes to go Hill-Murray had a 61-54 lead in the game.

St. Paul Academy hit two consecutive shots before Hill-Murray called a timeout with 1:31 left in regulation.

St. Paul Academy continued to hit shots late in the game.

The game came down to the wire. Hill-Murray came away with the 63-60 victory over St. Paul Academy.

The leading scorer for Hill-Murray was Wilson with 30 points.

The leading scorer for St. Paul Academy was Hanson with 20 points.

I was joined by the Twin Cities Hoop Czar. Check out his thoughts of the St. Paul Academy vs. Hill-Murray game.

HILL-MURRAY WENT UP AGAINST MINNEAPOLIS WASHBURN IN A GIRLS SOCCER GAME

Hill-Murray and Minneapolis Washburn squared off in a girls’ state semifinal soccer game.

Hill-Murray looked to attack the goal early in the first half.

Washburn was able to keep the offensive pressure on the Hill-Murray defenders. Both teams went after the ball. Neither team was able to take open shots at the net.

Both teams played well throughout the first half.

At halftime the score was tied at 0.

As the second half got underway the defensive pressure applied by both teams continued to make it difficult to get open shots on the net.

Washburn’s Elisabeth Stout scored a goal with 14:50 left in the second half.

With Stout’s goal that score was Washburn 1, Hill-Murray 0.

Washburn continued to attack the net despite being up 1-0 late in the second half.

Washburn’s Lydia Ruppert scored a goal with 7:14 left in regulation. With Ruppert’s goal that made the score Washburn 2, Hill-Murray 0.

With 2:03 left in regulation Washburn’s Morgan Cottew goal by going one-on-one with the goal keeper and she kicked the ball from 45 yards out

Hill-Murray was not able to get on the board. Washburn came away with the 3-0 victory.

Washburn has not given up a goal since Aug. 28th and that continued through the semifinals as they came away with the 3-0 victory over Hill-Murray.

HILL-MURRY AND ST.PAUL COMO PARK WENT UP AGAINST EACH OTHER IN THE CLASS A STATE BOYS’ SOCCER TOURNAMENT

Hill-Murray School Pioneers took on the Como Park Cougars in the Class A state boys’ soccer state tournament.

 

Both teams were able to get the ball down the field quickly. Both teams got everyone involved in the offense in the first half.

 

Como Park had good spacing on the field. They knew where everyone was on the field and were very quick on the offensive end.

 

Como Park did a good job of getting everyone in the middle of the field as they didn’t let Hill-Murray get any open shots on goal.  

 

The game was very physical throughout the first half.

 

There was no score at halftime.

 

Both teams had their chances at scoring goals early in the second half.

 

There were a lot of headers by both teams in the second half. These teams knew where the other one was on the field at all times.

 

The ball was all over the field. Both teams used the whole field. Everyone was involved in the plays.

 

With 14:05 Thor Will came up with a goal for Como Park. With that goal that made the score Como Park 1, Hill Murray 0.

 

The game came down to the wire.

 

With 6:23 left in regulation Como Park found the net again as Seik Seik found the back of the net for a goal.

 

With that goal the score was Como Park 2, Hill-Murray 0.  

 

Hill Murray’s Jack Blaney found the back of the goal with 4:28 left in regulation. That made the score Como Park 2, Hill-Murray 1.

 

In a hard fought game St. Paul Como Park came away with the 2-1 victory over Hill Murray.

 

With that win St. Paul Como Park won the 2013 MSHSL State Championship for Class A.

 

After the game I was able to talk to Como Park head coach Eric Erickson and Will about winning the class A championship.  

HILL-MURRAY TOOK ON WACONIA IN THE BOYS’ SOCCER STATE SEMIFINAL

Hill-Murray went up against Waconia in the state class A semifinals in the Metrodome in Minneapolis.

 

Hill-Murray scored first with 38:04 left in the first half by Shea Bottum with the assist going to Peter Blaney.   

 

The score after the goal was Hill-Murray 1, Waconia 0. 

 

Both teams went after the ball in the first half. There was a lot of movement by both teams on both sides of the ball.

 

Hill-Murray continued to move the ball well down field as they knew where each other was on the field.

 

Both teams seemed like they were evenly matched. Everyone knew where they were supposed to be on the field and they both fought hard going after the ball on each end of the field.

 

Neither team let the other team get any easy shots on goal midway through the first half.  

 

At halftime the score was Hill-Murray 1, Waconia 0.

 

As the second half got underway Hill-Murray continued to attack the goal by making plays near the goal. The Waconia defenders did a good job of getting the ball out of their zone.

 

I thought that both teams played well as neither team easy shots on goal.

 

In a hard fought game Hill-Murray came away with the 1-0 victory over Waconia.

 

HILL-MURRAY AND RICHFIELD SQUARED OFF IN A GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL GAME

Hill-Murray traveled to Richfield for a girls' high school basketball game. Hill-Murray came into the game with a record of 2-3 while Richfield had a record of 2-1.

Both teams looked energetic in warm ups. The crowd was light on a Wednesday evening but that didn't stop the die hard fans.

Richfield started out in a zone defense. Hill-Murray also started out in a zone defense.

Richfield used a full court press as they looked for steals and were able to frustrate Hill-Murray.

Hill-Murray called a timeout with 16:17 left in the first half. The score was Richfield 4 and Hill-Murray 0.

Richfield was able to get a few steals in the full court press and turn them into points. Jessica January for Richfield was all over the floor. She was able to get her teammates involved in the offense and get her teammates the ball in spots where they were able to score baskets.

Hill-Murray had a very difficult time scoring. They were not able hit shots that they put up.

Richfield played a tough man-to-man defense. That gave Hill-Murray a bunch of fits offensively.

With 11:18 left in the first half,  Ellie Schwartz scored Hill Murray's first basket. That made the score Richfield 14 and Hill-Murray 2.

Richfield continued to swing the ball around the three-point line and they were also not afraid to shoot the three-point basket. Jessica January did a good job of shouting instructions to her teammates as she instructed them on where she wanted them to go and what play she wanted ran.

Richfield called a timeout with 7:10 left in the first half. The score was Richfield 22 and Hill-Murray 6.

Richfield called off the full court press after that time out. They picked up man-to-man at half court instead. Sierria Ford-Washington came up with some nice baskets off of steals.

Richfield was able to make good on the steals that they got in the first half. They were able to convert points off steals.

Even though Hill-Murray was not able to hit the shots that they put up in the first half. They didn't give up. They kept on shooting the ball and looking for shots that they though they were going to make.

In a very sloppy first half. The score at halftime was Richfield 28 and Hill-Murray 11.

As the second half got underway Richfield continued to look to the basket and get the ball into Januarys' hands. January looked very comfortable on the floor as she was able to weave her way in and out of traffic past her defenders.

Hill-Murray went to a full court man-to-man press defense as they looked to turn Richfield over. That didn't work however.

Hill-Murray looked to get the offense going midway through the second half. They were able to string some baskets together midway through the second half.

I thought that Richfield was a little quicker then Hill-Murray and Richfield was able to hit their shots from the start of the game. Hill-Murray struggled to get their offense rolling.

In a game that was very one sided Richfield was able to walk away with the 57-40 victory over Hill-Murray.

The leading scorer for Richfield was Jessica January with 26 points. The leading scorers for Hill-Murray was Kaitlin Langer with 12 points. 

PROVIDENCE ACADEMY WENT UP AGAINST HILL-MURRAY IN A BOYS' BASKETBALL CONTEST

Providence Academy took on Hill-Murray in a boys' basketball game. Hill-Murray started the game out on a tear. They made shots from all over the court.

Providence started out very slowly. They scored their first points almost 5:00 into the game. Hill-Murray was all over the court. They took their time of the on the offensive end. Hill Murray was able to knock down shots.

Providence started in a zone defense. They were able to spread Hill-Murray out. Hill-Murray was able to score baskets in transition.

Providence was able to get their shots to drop late in the half.

At halftime the score was Hill-Murray 48 and Providence Academy 26.

Hill-Murray came out on fire. They kept on taking lots of time off the clock before shooting the ball.

Providence Academy was not able to get the ball in the basket consistently.

Hill-Murray came away with the 80-53 victory over Providence Academy.
 

TOTINO-GRACE TOOK ON HILL-MURRAY IN A GIRLS' BASKETBALL GAME

Totino-Grace traveled to Hill-Murray High School for a girls' basketball game. It was the first game for both of these teams.

Totino-Grace started the game out in a zone defense. Hill-Murray started the game out in a man-to-man defense.

Hill-Murray looked to get the ball into the hands of Tessa Cichy. She was able to get the ball down the court quickly. She was quick enough to blow by her defenders.

It took both the teams awhile to get into the swing of their offense. Neither team shot the ball well in the opening five minutes of the game.

Hill-Murray took their time on the offensive end. They worked the ball around the three-point line and were able to get all of their teammates involved in the play.

It took Totino-Grace awhile to get into the offensive flow of the game. Even though they were not able to hit shots early in the first half they did not get down on themselves. They kept on shooting the ball.

Totino-Grace took a timeout with 11:03 left in the first half. The score was Hill-Murray 13 and Totino-Grace 10.

Totino-Grace went on a run after the timeout.

Totino-Grace looked to push the ball down the court as quickly as they could. Hill-Murray did a good job of keeping up with the tempo of the game.

Hill-Murray took a timeout with 8:51 the score was Totino-Grace 16 and Hill-Murray 13.

Both teams did a good job of pushing the ball down the court as they both looked to get baskets in transition.

Hill-Murray looked to shoot three-point shots. They took their time from shooting the outside shot but if they felt that they could make the shots they would shoot them.

Tessa Cichy did a good job of finding the open player. If she was not open she would pass the ball to one of her teammates so they could get a better shot.

Both teams were very physical. Both teams dove on the floor after loose balls. And they went after rebounds on both ends of the floor.

Totino-Grace called a 30 second timeout with 3:56 left to go in the first half. The score was Hill-Murray 23 and Totino-Grace 19.

The score went back and forth throughout the first half. At halftime the score was tied at 27.

Hill-Murray came out in a man-to-man defense. They applied a lot of pressure. Hill-Murray wanted to get Totino-Grace out of their comfort zone early in the half.

Hill-Murray continued to push the ball down the court and looked to score baskets in transition.

Gabby Zehrer for Totino-Grace launched some deep three-point shots that didn't go in. She didn't get down on herself as she kept on shooting the ball.

The second half was also very competitive.

Hill-Murray found their shooting rhythm with about 12:00 left in regulation.

Hill-Murray called a 30 second timeout with 11:38 left in regulation. The score was Hill-Murray38 and Totino-Grace 33.

Hill-Murray continued to make their shots.

Totino-Grace called a 30 second timeout with 10:14 left in regulation. The score was Hill-Murray 44 and Totino-Grace 36.

Hill-Murray continued their run. Totino-Grace didn't give up. They kept on fighting hard and diving on the floor for loose balls.

Hill-Murray got hot and they were able to go on a run midway through the half.

Totino-Grace called a timeout with 6:45 left in regulation with the score Hill-Murray 55 and Totino-Grace 40

Both teams played well throughout the game.

Hill-Murray called a timeout with 3:31 left in the game. The score was Hill-Murray 59 and Totino-Grace 47.

Hill-Murray called a 30 second timeout with 2:31 left in the game.

I thought that both teams played well and hard throughout the game. Totino-Grace never got down on themselves and they played hard throughout the game. They made a run late in the contest by that was not enough.

Totino Grace called a timeout with 1:06 left in regulation. They were able to get within eight at 65-56.

Totino-Grace fouled the last minute of the game. They looked to get the rebound and score easy baskets.

In the end Hill-Murray came away with the 72-60 victory over Totino-Grace. The leading scores for Totino-Grace were Gabby Zehrer with 21 and Therese Hinnenkamp with 11 points, and Marissa Stelzer with 10 points. The leading scorers for Hill-Murray were Tessa Cichy with 26 and Claire Van Dyk with 20. 

 

TOTINO-GRACE TOOK ON HILL-MURRAY IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL CONTEST

Totino-Grace took on Hill-Murray in a boys’ basketball contest. Totino-Grace came into the game with a record of 3-2. Hill-Murray came into the game with a record of 4-4.

Hill-Murray wanted to control the ball in the contest. On the offensive end they took their time with the ball, as they wanted to find their shots.

Both teams found their shots early on. The scoring went back and forth for a period of time in the first half.

Totino-Grace went on a run with about 10:00 left to go in the first half.

Hill-Murray looked inside to their big men for scoring chances.

Both teams looked to push the ball down the court.

Totino-Grace took their time on the offensive end. They passed the ball around the three-point arch for a while, as they wanted to burn a lot of time off the clock.

The game was close throughout the first half.

At halftime the score was Hill-Murray 27 and Totino-Grace 23.

As the second half got underway Hill-Murray came out in a zone defense.

Hill-Murray went on a run to open the second half. They were able to find their shots early and often.

Totino continued to make their shots in the second half. Hill-Murray made that hard for them because of the defensive pressure that they were using.

Hill-Murray played hard throughout the game. They were able to go on a run midway through the second half.

Hill-Murray came away with the 72-52 victory over Totino-Grace.

HILL-MURRAY TOOK ON ST. PAUL CENTRAL IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL CONTEST

Hill-Murray took on St. Paul Central in a boys’ basketball contest. Central won the tip. Hill-Murray started the game in a man-to-man defense. They wanted to apply pressure to Central from the beginning of the game.

The game got off to a quick start as each team got the ball up the court in a quick fashion. Both teams were able to trade baskets early on.

Hill-Murray went on a run midway through the first half. Central was not able to hit their shots to fall in the first half. They did not give up though as they were able to go hard after Hill-Murray.

Both teams made their shots down the stretch in the first half.

Central went on a run late in the half.

At halftime the score was Hill-Murray 35 and Central 31.

St. Paul Central came out of the halftime break in a man-to-man full court press. They wanted to get Hill-Murray out of the game.

Hill-Murray went to a zone defense. They wanted to spread Central out. Hill Murray went on a run early in the half.

Hill-Murray looked to keep the ball out of the hands of the Central players in the second half. They did a good job of that.

St. Paul Central didn’t get bothered by the pressure that Hill-Murray applied.

St. Paul Central trapped Hill-Murray and they looked to steal the ball. They were able to turn Hill-Murray over in the second half.

Central went on a run late in the contest. They cut the deficit to one with 2:00 left to go in the contest.

The game came down to the wire. The score went back and forth in the last 2:00 of the contest.

Hill-Murray came away with the 64-62 victory over St. Paul Central.