ST. ANTHONY TOOK ON MINNEAPOLIS ROOSEVELT IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME

On Jan. 19, St. Anthony went up against Minneapolis Roosevelt in a boys’ basketball game. The game was part of the 2015 Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Classic that was played at Henry High School.

St. Anthony started out in zone defense. It took a while for each team to get into an offensive shooting rhythm.

Roosevelt’s Ibrahim Elliot 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 shoot it.

Roosevelt called a timeout with 11:44 left in the first half. The score was Roosevelt 10, St. Anthony 4.

St. Anthony had a difficult time attacking the basket. The Roosevelt defense gave them problems throughout the first half. They kept on shooting the ball.

St. Anthony called a timeout with 7:48 left in the first half. The score was Roosevelt 16, St. Anthony 6.

St. Anthony struggled shooting the ball throughout the first half. They were able to take shots but they just couldn’t get them to drop.

At halftime the score was Roosevelt 24, St. Anthony 10.

Roosevelt’s London Cobbs was all over the floor. He came up with mid-range jump shots. The defense had a hard time slowing him down.

Roosevelt was able to score baskets in transition. They were able to run the court well and was able to beat St. Anthony down the floor.

St. Anthony kept attacking the basket and moved the ball around the 3-point line as they looked for their shots.

St. Anthony called a timeout with 9:32 left in regulation. The score was Roosevelt 36, St. Anthony 17.

St. Anthony struggled to shoot the ball throughout the game. Roosevelt was quicker than St. Anthony and Roosevelt was able to convert steals into layups.

St. Anthony called a timeout with 8:18 left in regulation. The score was Roosevelt 42, St. Anthony 18.

St. Anthony trapped Roosevelt as they looked to create turnovers late in regulation.

Cobbs continued to come up with huge shots down the stretch for Roosevelt.

Roosevelt came away with the 58-30 victory over St. Anthony.

St. Anthony was lead in scoring by Knutson with 10 points.

Roosevelt was lead in scoring by Cobbs with 17 points.  

ST. PAUL JOHNSON TOOK ON MINNEAPOLIS ROOSEVELT IN A BOYS BASKETBALL GAME

St. Paul Johnson and Minneapolis Roosevelt went up against each other in a boys basketball game at Minneapolis Henry High School as part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Classic.

 

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

 

Roosevelt started the ball in zone defense. They looked to slow down Johnson in transition.

 

Roosevelt called a timeout with 16:24 left in the first half. The score was Johnson 5, Roosevelt 2.

 

Johnson’s Jalen Mobley got hot from the paint. He was dead on. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball in the paint where he made his jump shots.

 

Roosevelt’s London Cobbs made his layups throughout the first half. The defense had a hard time slowing him down.

 

Mobley continued to knock down deep three-point shots midway through the first half. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball in spots where he could shoot it.

 

Roosevelt called a timeout with 7:25 left in the first half. The score was Johnson 25, Roosevelt 19.

 

Johnson continued to push the ball down the floor and get baskets in transition. Roosevelt was able to keep up with Johnson in transition.

 

Roosevelt’s Terrence Hicks called for the ball near the top of the key and knocked down jump shots from there.

 

Johnson’s Eric Elliot came up with some nice shots in the paint to keep his team on top late in the first half.

 

At halftime the score was Johnson 41, Roosevelt 31.

 

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

 

Roosevelt went into a scoring slump midway through the second half. They had a hard time hitting shots.

 

Johnson got hot midway through the second half. They hit their shots on the offensive end and were able to slow down Roosevelt on the defensive end.

 

Johnson came out strong in the second half and was able to take Roosevelt out of the game offensively.

 

Johnson came away with the 90-62 victory over Roosevelt.

 

The leading scorers for Roosevelt were Cobbs with 20, and Hicks with 10 points.

 

The leading scorers for Johnson were Mobley with 23 points, Elliot with 22 points and McDonald with 14 points.