MINNEAPOLIS DELASALLE WENT UP AGAINST THE ACADEMY OF HOLY ANGELS IN A BOYS’ JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL GAME

On Jan. 31, Minneapolis DeLaSalle and Academy of Holy Angels in a boys’ Junior Varsity basketball game. The DeLaSalle JV head coach was David Collier, and the Holy Angels JV coach was Terrel Barnes.

Holy Angels started the game out in a zone defense. DeLaSalle looked to control the tempo of the game from the start. DeLaSalle also started the game in a zone defense.

Both teams took a lot of time off the clock and DeLaSalle was able to move the ball down the floor as they looked to score layups in transition.

The score went back and forth early. Neither team went on a significant run early.

DeLaSalle got everyone involved in the offense. They passed the ball around the 3-point line and got everyone involved in the offense.

DeLaSalle was able to turn Holy Angels over and DeLaSalle was able to come up with layups off the turnovers.

DeLASalle’s Tarik Iyob came up with mid-range jump shots and layups. His teammates were able to get him the ball in spots where he could shoot it.

Holy Angels struggled to shoot the ball in the first half. They were not able to make shots they put up. Even though they struggled shooting they kept on attacking the basket.

Holy Angels guard Terrence Roberts brought the ball down the floor and was able to come up with mid-range jump shots and layups. If Roberts didn’t think that he had an open look at the basket he wasn’t afraid to pass it to one of his teammates.

Holy Angels took the ball strong to the basket. Everyone was involved in the offense for Holy Angels.

Holy Angels called a timeout with 7:27 left in the first half. The score was DeLaSalle 26, Holy Angels 15.

DeLaSalle picked up their defensive pressure at half court. They were able to frustrate Holy Angels on the offensive end.

DeLaSalle’s Brandon Hoban came off screens and knocked down deep 3-point shots. His teammates were able to get him the ball in spots where he could knock down shots.

DeLaSalle was able to come up with steals on the defensive end and turn them into layups on the defensive end. DeLaSalle came up with multiple fast-break layups in the first half.

Both teams dove on the floor after loose balls and went after rebounds on both ends of the floor.

Holy Angels continued to attack the basket late in the half. Holy Angels guard Jeffery Robinson II stepped up and knocked down deep 3-point shots to keep his team in the game.

At halftime, the score was DeLaSalle 39, Holy Angels 26.

DeLaSalle’s Hoban and Nasir Whitlock both came up with mid-range jump shots and layups. Their teammates were able to get them the ball in spots where they could shoot it.

DeLaSalle came up with steals early in the second half. They were able to make shots on the offensive end.

Holy Angels Jaylen Boehm-Peterson came up with mid-range jump shots and layups in the second half. He called for the ball and came off screens and got to the basket. 

Even though Holy Angels struggled shooting the ball they took the ball hard to the basket as they looked for their shots.

Holy Angels got the deficit down to 10 with just under 10 minutes to go in regulation. They kept on attacking the basket.

Holy Angels took their time on the offensive end. They looked for their shots in the second half. The defensive pressure that DeLaSalle applied made it difficult for them to make shots that they put up.

The game got very physical as both teams looked to go after the ball as there was a lot of contact going to the basket. 

Holy Angels called a timeout with 34.1 seconds left in regulation. The score was DeLaSalle 64, Holy Angels 44.

Both teams put their subs in at the final timeout.

Both teams played hard throughout the game. In the end, however, DeLaSalle came away with the 66-44 victory over Holy Angels.

The leading scorers for DeLaSalle were Jaylen Boehm-Peterson with 9 points, Jeffery Robinson II with 8 points and Terrence Roberts with 7 points.

RICHFIELD WENT UP AGAINST MINNEAPOLIS DELASALLE IN A GIRLS’ BASKETBALL GAME

On January 10, Richfield and Minneapolis DeLaSalle squared off in a girls’ basketball game at DeLaSalle. Going into the game Richfield had a record of 14-0 while DeLaSalle’s record was 5-3.

DeLaSalle on the toss and Richfield started the game in a zone defense. DeLaSalle passed the ball around the 3-point line and took their time on the offensive end.

Richfield looked to get everyone involved in the offense and score layups in transition.

DeLaSalle went to a full-court press as they looked to turn Richfield over in the open court. DeLaSalle’s I’Tianna Salaam came up with mid-range jump shots and layups in the first half. Her teammates were able to get her the ball in spots where she could shoot it.

The defensive pressure that DeLaSalle applied made it difficult for Richfield to make shots. Richfield also turned the ball over and DeLaSalle was made layups off the turnovers.

Richfield called a timeout with 14:35 left in the first half. The score was DeLaSalle 12, Richfield 6.

Richfield got their shots to drop after the timeout. Richfield’s Fametta Zubah made strong attempts at the basket in the first half. Her teammates knew where she was on the floor and got her the ball in spots where she could shoot it.

DeLaSalle trapped the ball and was able to turn Richfield over and DeLaSalle also was able to score layups off the turnovers.

Both teams crashed the board on both ends of the floor going after rebounds.

DeLaSalle’s defensive pressure made it difficult for Richfield to make uncontested shots. DeLaSalle’s Isabella Thomas came up with mid-range jump shots and layups which kept DeLaSalle in the game.

Richfield’s offense started to click late in the first half. They kept on attacking the basket and looking for mid-range jump shots and layups.

DeLaSalle
 moved the ball well on the offensive end. They passed and cut and talked to each other on both ends of the floor.

Richfield’s Taleigha Powell came up with nice passes as she was able to get assists on the offensive end. 

DeLaSalle continued to get everyone involved in the offense and they came up with layups throughout the first half.

Richfield didn’t get frustrated in the first half. Even though they struggled to shoot the ball they kept on attacking the basket.

Powell kept on coming up with shots to keep Richfield in the lead. Her teammates fed off her energy on the floor.

The defensive pressure that DeLaSalle applied made it difficult for Richfield to shoot the ball.

Richfield passed the ball around the 3-point line late looking for their shots. They were able to make shots late in the first half.

At halftime, the score was DeLaSalle 41 Richfield 27.

As the second half got underway DeLaSalle’s Kiani Lockett and Nurjei Weems both came up with mid-range jump shots and layups.  Teammate Kennedy Klick came up with steals and layups on the offensive end.

Richfield continued to find their shots in the second half. Powell and Corrina Hartman both found their shots as they tried to keep Richfield in the game.

Richfield called a timeout 15:25 left in regulation. The score was DeLaSalle 51, Richfield 32.

Weems and Lockett both kept the energy up in the second half as they were very vocal and were all over the floor.

Richfield didn’t get sloppy with the ball, the defensive pressure simply got them off track.

Both teams battled throughout the game as neither team gave up and both played hard. Richfield struggled to shoot the ball the whole game. DeLaSalle came up with shots throughout the game and was able to get everyone involved in the offense.

White, Lockett, and Weems were able to get their shots going throughout the game. Their teammates did a good job of getting them the ball in spots where they could shoot it. 

DeLaSalle got everyone in the offense as they passed it around the 3-point line late in the game. DeLaSalle also used their quickness to get to the basket and make plays.

DeLaSalle came away with the 81-56 victory over Richfield.

Richfield was led in scoring by Hartman with 9, Molly Stark and Alexus Anderson both had 8 points.

DeLaSalle was led in scoring by Weems with 20 points.

ROBINSDALE COOPER TOOK ON DeLaSALLE IN THE MINNESOTA BREAKDOWN TIP-OFF CLASSIC

Robinsdale Cooper took on Minneapolis DeLaSalle in a boys' basketball game as part of the Minnesota Breakdown Tip-Off Classic. 

It took a while for each of these to get into the offensive flow. Neither team was able to hit their shots that they were putting up.

Cooper looked to get the ball into the hands of Rashad Vaughn.

DeLaSalle called a timeout with 9:51 left in the first half. The score was Robinsdale Cooper 13 and DeLaSalle 6.

Cooper used both a zone and man-to-man defense. They were able to have the pace of the game in their favor.

DeLaSalle caught fire midway though the first half.

At halftime the score was DeLaSalle 33 and Robinsdale Cooper 29.

As the second half got underway Ty Curtis Moore looked to hit open jump shots for DeLaSalle.

Cooper came out slow to start the second half. They were not able to get their shots going. Cooper didn’t get down though. They kept of taking it hard to the basket.

Vaughn continued to shoot well late in the contest.

Eric Brown came up with a nice one handed slam dunk. On the next trip down the court he was fouled hard going to the basket.

The game was close the entire game.

Vaughn nailed a three-point shot with 11.7 seconds left in regulation to get within two points of DeLaSalle.

DeLaSalle was able to hold onto the game and come away with the 64-61 victory over Robinsdale Cooper.

Along with many other college coaches University of Minnesota men's head basketball coach Tubby Smith was on had to watch a major portion of this game.

The leading scorers for Robbinsdale Cooper were Rashad Deandre Vaughn with 30 points, Eric Brown scored 16.

The leading scorers for DeLaSalle were Luke Scott with 13 points, Reid Travis with 12 points and Shawn Fitzgibbons with 11 points.

MINNEAPOLIS BOYS' BASKETBALL PLAYER BRETSON MCNEAL WILL PLAY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SIOUX FALLS

Minneapolis DeLaSalle High School basketball player Bretson McNeal will attend the University of Sioux Falls on a basketball scholarship.  

CRETIN-DERHAM HALL TOOK ON DELASALLE IN A BOYS' BASKETBALL GAME

Cretin-Derham Hall traveled to the island of DeLaSalle for a boys' basketball game. Cretin-Derham
Hall had a record of 18-5 coming into the game. DeLaSalle had a record of 21-3.

This was a much-anticipated match up of two programs known for their defense. It showed early in the
game.
 

Bretson McNeal for DeLaSalle opened the game with a deep three-point shot. From there both teams
clamped down on the defensive end.
 

DeLaSalle went on an 8-0 run to start the game. DeLaSalle used a motion offense. They looked to get
everyone involved in the play.
 

Cretin-Derham Hall came out cold. They couldn't make a shot. They made their first shot with 14:25
left in the half.
 

Cretin-Derham Hall looked to get the ball into the hands of Raijon Kelly. Kelly was all over the court.
 

His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball.
 

Jonah Travis for DeLaSalle stepped up big time. He was able to make shots from all over the court.
Travis was not afraid to ask for the ball anywhere on the court.
 

Cretin-Derham Hall got hot as they went on a run with just 12:00 left. They tied the game at 10 with
11:11 left.
 

Kelly took the ball hard to the basket. He was able to work hard to power up his shot in traffic. Kelley
was able to draw the foul.
 

Certin-Derham Hall went to a zone defense as they wanted to spread DeLaSalle out when they had the
ball. DeLaSalle took their time with the ball and that made Cretin-Derham Hall come out and guard
them behind the three-point line.
 

Cretin-Derham Hall took a timeout with 5:59 left in the first half. The score was tied at 17.
 

Kelly continued to shoot the ball well late in the half. His teammates did a good job of getting him the
ball on the court where he was good at making his shot.
 

At halftime the score was DeLaSalle 29 and Cretin-Derham Hall 23.
 

Cretin-Derham Hall stayed in their zone defense to begin the second half.   Riley Dearring came out on a tear as he took the ball strong to the basket.
 

Cortez Tillman went hard at the DeLaSalle defenders.
 

Cretin-Derham Hall took a timeout with 12:59 left in regulation with the score DeLaSalle 40 and
Cretin-Derham Hall 30.
 

DeLaSalle continued to pressure and bother Cretin-Derham Hall on the defensive end. Cretin-Derham
Hall didn't back down as they kept their pressure on.
 

Cretin-Derham Hall took a timeout with 4:37 left in regulation with the score DeLaSalle 55 and Cretin
Derham Hall 41.
 

I thought that Kelly did a good job of defending DeLaSalle. Kelly also impressed me on the offensive
end.
 

DeLaSalle was just too much for Cretin-Derham Hall. DeLaSalle came away with the 61-50 victory.
 

Jonah Travis had an outstanding game. He was all over the court. Travis led all scorers with 32 points.
 

The leading scorers for Cretin-Derham Hall were CJ Neuman with 16 points, Raijon Kelly with 13
points and Cortez with 13 points.