HOLY ANGELS TOOK ON WASHBURN IN A BOYS BASKETBALL REGION GAME

Holy Angels went up against Minneapolis Washburn in a boys basketball region quarterfinal game.

 

Washburn started out in a zone defense. That made Holy Angels have to swing the ball around the three-point line and take a lot of time off the clock.

 

Washburn’s Jeff Jones took the ball hard to the basket. He looked to score on layups.

 

Holy Angels took their time on the offensive end.

 

Washburn’s Quinton Garvis and Jones communicated well on the floor. They knew where each other were. Washburn as a whole communicated well but Garvis and Jones were able to come up with layups for each other.

 

Washburn took a timeout with 12:16 left in the first half. The score was Holy Angels 11, Washburn 6.

 

Washburn looked to push the ball down the floor and score baskets in transition. Washburn’s Kevin Gleason was not afraid to cast deep three-point shots. He was hot from behind the three-point line.

 

Washburn’s offense went stagnate in the first half as they were not able to hit a shot that they put up.

 

Holy Angels’ Taylor BonGiovanni got hot as he came up with some nice shots inside the paint. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball in spots where he could shoot it.

 

Holy Angels’ Evan Beeson knocked down jump shots from the top of the key consistently in the first half.

 

Washburn struggled to shoot the ball throughout the first half. Even though they couldn’t hit shots they still kept trying and not giving up.

 

Washburn’s Evan Shepherd took the ball hard to the basket and was fouled. He was able to hit his free throws.

 

Holy Angels’ Charlie Koontz was all over the floor on the offensive end. He took the ball hard to the basket if he thought that he had a good shot. Koontz wasn’t afraid to also shoot the deep three-point shot either.

 

The score at halftime was Holy Angles 30, Washburn 20.

 

As the second half got underway Washburn continued to attack the basket. Gleason continued to look for layups.

 

Jones brought the ball down the floor and was able to get it into the hands of Garvis who looked for layups.

 

Washburn turned up the defensive pressure and was able to create turnovers and then they were able to get baskets.

 

Holy Angels called a timeout with 13:20 left in regulation. The score was Holy Angels 34, Washburn 30.

 

Holy Angels went to a zone defense that made Washburn have to take time off the clock in the second half. Washburn couldn’t get clear look at the basket.

 

Washburn’s Evan Shepherd came up some deep three-point shots that kept his team in the game. 

 

Jones was also not afraid to take a deep three-point jump shot. Which were usually good.

 

Washburn called a timeout with 8:08 left in regulation. The score was Holy Angels 38, Washburn 33.

 

Jones took the ball hard to the basket and came up with layups. He wasn’t afraid of getting fouled.

 

Holy Angels called a timeout with 6:54 left in regulation. The score was Holy Angels 40, Washburn 38.

 

Holy Angels continued to take time off the clock in the second half. They had the lead and they didn’t want Washburn to have any east takes at the basket.

 

Shepherd kept on draining three-point shots to keep his team in the game.

 

Holy Angels came away with the 54-45 region quarterfinal victory over Minneapolis Washburn.

 

The leading scorer for Holy Angels was Koontz with 22 points. The leading scorer for Washburn was Shepherd 18 pts.

 

I was joined by the Twin Cities Hoops Czar. Check out his thoughts on the Washburn vs. Holy Angels boys region basketball game.

THE WASHBURN MILLERS TAKES ON THE CENTRAL MINUTEMEN TO THE WIRE IN THE JUNIOR VARSITY TWIN CITIES BOYS' BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

The Minneapolis Washburn Millers won the Minneapolis city conference Junior Varsity league title and St. Paul Central won the St. Paul city conference Junior Varsity regular season title.

Washburn started out on fire as they looked to push the ball down the court and score easy baskets in transition. The Millers went to the zone defense early to help prevent the Minutemen from scoring any easy baskets.

Central looked to get easy lay-ups in transition while pressuring Washburn into turning the ball over. Centrals Tommie Cooper was the catalyst of the team. He played very effectively on the offensive end.

The Minutemen went on a run midway through the first half, while the Millers stood their ground and managed to keep the game close.

The teams were evenly matched throughout the contest. No team was up more than 10 points on its opponent. Central did an excellent job of slowing down the Washburn guards.

At halftime the score was St. Paul Central 26 and Washburn 24.

Washburns' Ty Rehm-Holden was a force on the offensive end. His tenacity was needed throughout the game. Neither team went on a run in the second half. Both teams were stingy when it came to easy baskets due to their defensive strategies employed during the second half.

With such a fierce and competitive contest the game become a little chippy. The refs had to give multiple warnings to players and coaches. A brawl was averted due to the quick thinking of the referees.

Shots were easy to come by in the second half. Even the lay-ups were contested. Despite the stingy defense both teams managed to match baskets throughout the game. Both teams gave everything they had. Davontrell McAcdory for Central made a runner with 2.9 second left in regulation to give Central a 1 point lead.

In a game that came to the wire Central came away with the 62-61 victory over Washburn.

The leading scorer for Central was Davontrell McAdory with 18 points. The leading scorer for Washburn was Evan Shepherd with 19 points.