PRAIRIE SEEDS ACADEMY TOOK ON LANESBORO IN A BOYS BASKETBALL GAME

Super Sixty Events hosted a Metro vs. Outstate boys and girls basketball event at Owatonna High School on Jan. 18. In the first game of the day Prairie Seeds Academy (PSA) went up against Lanesboro in a boys basketball game.

 

Both teams looked to push the ball down the floor and looked to get baskets in transition.

 

Both teams were sluggish at the start of the game. It took each team awhile to get used each other.  PSA’s Kentrell Einfeldt knocked down three-point shots.

 

Lanesboro played mostly zone defense in the first half. They wanted to make PSA to make long range shots.

 

Lanesboro called a timeout with 13:02 left in the first half. The score was PSA 10, Lanesboro 3.

 

PSA shared the ball well on offense. Everyone touched the ball and everyone shot the ball.

 

Neither team went on a run in the first half. The score was close throughout.

 

Lanesboro’s Kole Rudd did a good job of calling for the ball in the lane. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball in the lane and we was able to make layups.

 

Lanesboro got hot late in the first half. They were able to get steals and turn them into baskets.

 

Rudd was all over the floor in the first half. The PSA defense was not able to slow him down on the offensive end. Rudd was able to shoot from the inside and from behind the three-point line.

 

At halftime the score was Lanesboro 42, PSA 34.

 

PSA’s Dejuan Williams was all over the floor. He came up with some nice baskets. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball in spots where he could shoot it. He was also able to get the ball into his teammate Brady Reinke who also made shots throughout the game.

 

Both teams exchanged baskets throughout the second half.  

 

PSA’s Landon Kirkwood came up with some nice baskets. He kept his team in the game. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball within the three-point line where he could hit his shot.

 

In a game that went back and forth throughout PSA came away with the 81-76 victory over Lanesboro. The leading scorers for Lanesboro were Rudd with 38 points, and Rogers with 21 points. The leading scorers for PSA were Kirkwood with 25 points and Reinke with 22 points.

LANESBORO TOOK ON CROMWELL FOR THE 9-MAN STATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

Lanesboro took on Cromwell in the 9-Man MSHSL state championship football game. Cromwell kicked off to Lanesboro.
Lanesboro kept the ball on the ground on their first series. Lanesboro was not able to convert on the first down. They set up a punt. Niko Anderson decided to run it. He was able to get a first down. Lanesboro was picked off by Derek Suhonen of Cromwell.

Cromwell got the ball back after Derek Shuonen’s interception. Jordan Suhonen made a 33- yard touchdown run with 4:02 left to go in the first quarter. Spencer Wilenius made the extra point attempt.

With 4:02 left to go in the first quarter the score was Cromwell 7 and Lanesboro 0.


Cromwell kicked off to Lanesboro after the touchdown.

Lanesboro got the ball back and they kept the ball on the ground on the next drive. Lucas Johnson got the ball and he came up big with a 21-yard first down carry. Lucas Johnson scored a touchdown on a 26-yard run. Braden Hanson scored the extra point attempt.

With 2:18 left to go in the first quarter the score was tied at 7.

Cromwell got the ball back after the Lanesboro’s touchdown. Jordan Suhonen got a 58-yard touchdown run. The extra point attempt was good.

With 54.4 left to go in the first quarter the score was Cromwell 14 and Lanesboro 7.

Cromwell kicked off to Lanesboro after the touchdown.

After the first quarter the score was Cromwell 14 and Lanesboro 7.

Cromwell got the ball to begin the second quarter. Cromwell continued to pound the ball. They were able to pick up the first down. Jordan Suhonen brought Cromwell into first down territory. Nick Berg got a 3-yard touchdown run. Spencer Wilenius’ extra point attempt was good.

With 4:45 left to go in the second quarter the score was Cromwell 21 and Lanesboro 7.

Cromwell kicked off to Lanesboro after the touchdown. Lanesboro’s Lucas Johnson found Justin Gudmunson as he received a 52-yard reception for touchdown. The extra point attempt was good.

With 1:02 left to go in the second quarter the score was Cromwell 21 and Lanesboro 14.


Lanesboro kicked off to Cromwell after the touchdown. On the next play Nick Berg ran 72- yards for a touchdown. The extra point attempt was not good.

At halftime the score was Cromwell 27 and Lanesboro 14.

Jordan Suhonen rushed for a 55-yard touchdown for Cromwell on the first play of the quarter.

Lanesboro kicked off to Cromwell to begin the third quarter. Cromwell was good at keeping the ball on the ground.

Jordan Suhonen rushed for a 55-yard touchdown for Cromwell on the first play of the quarter. The two-point attempt was good and with 10:44 left to go in the third quarter the score was Cromwell 35 and Lanesboro 14.

Lanesboro got the ball back after the Cromwell touchdown. They continued to pound the ball on the ground. Lanesboro looked to score midway through the third quarter. Lucas Johnson got a 16-yard touchdown run. The extra point attempt was good.

With 4:30 left to go in the third quarter the score was Cromwell 35 and Lanesboro 21.

Cromwell got the ball back after the touchdown. Cromwell’s Jordan Suhonen rushed for 86 yards for a touchdown. The extra point attempt was good.

With 2:45 left to go in the third quarter the score was Cromwell 42 and Lanesboro 21.

Cromwell kicked off to Lanesboro. On the next play Niko Anderson scored a 61-yard touchdown run for Lanesboro. The extra point attempt was good.


With 2:29 left to go in the third quarter the score was Cromwell 42 and Lanesboro 28.

Lanesboro kicked off to Cromwell after the touchdown.


At the end of three quarters of play the score was Cromwell 42 and Lanesboro 28.

Jordan Suhonen scored on a 20 yard run. The extra point attempt was good. With 11:54 left to go in the fourth quarter the score was Cromwell 49 and Lanesboro 28.

Lanesboro got the ball back after the Cromwell touchdown. They looked to get the ball into the end zone midway through the fourth quarter. Lanesboro was picked off by Cromwell’s Jordan Suhonen.

Cromwell turned the ball over to Lanesboro. Justin Gudmundson from Lanesboro scored a touchdown on an 11-yard touchdown reception. The extra point attempt was not good.

Cromwell got the ball after the touchdown. They were not able to convert on third down and punted the ball back to Lanesboro.

Lucas Gudmundson scored a touchdown with 1:57 left to go in regulation. Braden Hanson scored the two-point conversion.

Cromwell was able to come away with the 49-42 victory over Lanesboro.

After the game I was able to talk to Cromwell’s head coach Jeff Gronner, Jordan Suhonen and Nick Berg about the game.

With that victory Cromwell is the 2010 MSHSL Class 9-Man state football champion.