MINNEAPOLIS SOUTHWEST TOOK ON TOTINO-GRACE IN A BOYS' BASKETBALL GAME

The Minneapolis Southwest Lakers took on Totino-Grace Eagles in a boys' basketball game. Southwest came into the game with a record of 2-7. Totino-Grace had a record of 1-4.

Southwest looked to set the tempo of the game early. Southwest looked to get the ball out of the net and get it to one of the guards who would bring it down the court.

Southwest got the ball into the hands of Josh Barnes. Barnes drove hard to the basket and looked for his shot.

Totino-Grace took their time on the offensive end. They passed the ball around the three-point line as they wanted to take as much time off the clock as they could.

Both teams exchanged baskets for a good portion of the time in the first half. Neither team was able to go on a run.

Southwest took a timeout with 9:44 left in the first half. The score was Totino-Grace 15 and Southwest 13.

Totino-Grace took the ball hard to the hole. They were able to hit shots. Zach Wicker for Totino-Grace was able to block the Southwest players’ shots.

Totino-Grace continued to hit their shots. Southwest couldn't hit the basket. Totino-Grace was too physical for Southwest.

Both teams played hard. Totino-Grace came away with the 64-50 victory over Southwest.

The leading scorers for Southwest were Josh Barnes with 14 points and Demetrius Cady with 9 points.

The leading scorers for Totino-Grace were Nick Carr with 15 points and Andrew Mortiko with 14 points.

MINNEAPOLIS SOUTHWEST TOOK ON CROSS-TOWN RIVAL MINNEAPOLIS SOUTH IN A BOYS' BASKETBALL GAME

The Minneapolis Southwest Lakers took on cross-town rival the Tigers from South High School.
Southwest came into the game with a record of 7-14. South came into the game with a record of 8-11.

These teams met before on January 14 2011 South came away with the 76-68 victory over
Southwest.

Minneapolis Southwest started the game in a rocket pace. They looked to set the fast pace tempo from the start of the game.

Southwest started out in a zone defense. They looked to spread South out. South also started the game in a zone defense.

Southwest took a timeout with 16:07 left to go in the first half. The score was South 4 and Southwest 2.

South looked to get the ball into the hands of Mohamed Adbifatah Mohamed. He was able to take the
ball strong hard to the basket.

Carnell Sheppard for South took a lot of shots in the first half. His teammates looked for him to score
baskets at will.

Aaron Bell-Bay for Southwest was camped out on the low block. Bell-Bay did a good job of calling for the ball on the offensive end.

South went on a run after Southwest took their timeout. They were able to build a 13-6 lead with
13:00 left in the first half.

Southwest took a timeout with 12:09 left in the first half. The score was South 15 and Southwest 6.

Southwest went on a run. South didn’t know what hit them. South took a timeout with 8:55 left in the
score South 17 and Southwest 15.

Both teams dove on the floor after loose balls. They were both going hard after each other.

Ayrton Scott for Southwest made some nice key baskets throughout the first half. He was also was able to control his defender on the defensive end.

Both teams traded baskets with each other for a period of time.

At halftime the score was South 36 and Southwest 30.

As the second half got underway South came out looking to push the ball down the court. They wanted to create offense out of their defense.

Mohamed continued to bring down rebounds on both ends of the floor.

South did a good job of taking time off the clock. They took as much time as Southwest gave them on
the offensive end.

Southwest did everything that they could to get a shot. Their shots were not falling for them for a
period of time in the second half.

South took a timeout with 9:00 left in regulation with the score South 53 and Southwest 43.

Southwest tried to get back into the game. They just couldn’t make a shot. They didn't give up though.

South went cold with just over 7:00 left. Southwest was able to pounce on that opportunity as they
went on a run.

With 6:04 left to go in regulation the score was South 53 and Southwest 47.

Andre Burton for South took the ball hard to the basket. He was able to blow by his defenders.

Southwest put a few different people on him to try to slow him down.

Southwest tried to make one last run with under 4:00 left in regulation.

Both teams got after it. Neither team gave up. The game came down to the wire but in the end South
came away with the 70-56 victory over cross-town rival Southwest.

The leading scorers for South were Thomas Edison Ford with 16 points, Andre Burton with 14 points,
and Mohamed Mohamed with 12 points.

The leading scorers for Southwest were Matt St. Anthony with 13 points, Aaron Bell-Bay and Rodney Prince-Taylor with 12 points each.

MINNEAPOLIS SOUTHWEST TOOK ON ST LOUIS PARK IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL NONCONFERENCE GAME

The Minneapolis Southwest Lakers took on St Louis Park in a nonconference basketball contest.

The game started out with each team scoring a flurry of baskets. Both teams looked to push the ball up the court.

St Louis Park looked to attack the basket in the early going. Marcus Edwards wanted to control the St Louis Park offense.

Minneapolis Southwest was able to keep up with St Louis Park in the early goings. Southwest was looking to get the ball up the court and score in transition.

St Louis Park put on the full court press in the first half. They were able to create turnovers and convert them into points.

Southwest was also able to create steals early in the first half. It was key for Southwest to score off the turnovers. Matt St. Anthony played well in the first half. He went after every loose ball in the first half.

St Louis Park looked to get everyone involved in the offense. They really did a good job of communicating what plays they wanted run. This in turn kept all the players on the same page. Their offence clicked for a while in the first half.

Southwest kept pace with St Louis Park. Each team was able to run. This was interesting because they were playing cat and mouse with each other in the first half.

A few times in the first half Southwest would leave a St Louis Park player wide over because they got lost on the defensive end. St Louis Park would take advantage of that and knock down an uncontested shot.

Southwest made some costly errors late in the first half. They were able to recover. Southwest made sure that they were able to get back on defense when they should.

St Louis Park also made some nice plays in the first half. TJ Gist was able to make some nice drives to the basket and if he wasn’t open for the shot he would be able to kick it over to one of his teammates and he would be able to knock down a shot.

Grist also got a couple of nice assists from Alex Koch. If Koch received the ball too low in the block he would kick it back to Grist and he would knock down a jump shot.

At half time the score was St Louis Park 41 and Minneapolis Southwest 33.

St Louis Park came out on fire to start off the second half. St Louis Park opened the second half on a run. There was nothing Southwest could do on either end.

Southwest had to burn a time out with 16:23 left in regulation with the score being St Louis Park 46 and Minneapolis Southwest 33.

Southwest wanted to get the ball moving on the offense end. Tom Weko thought that they were too stagnate on the offense end. He wanted to see more movement without the ball.

St Louis Park was able to move the ball around on the offense end. They did a good job of keeping the ball out of the Southwest players’ hands in the second half.

St Louis Park was able to play well throughout the game. They were able to knock down shots throughout the game. They were able to hit shots when they needed. Jack Bordewick played well for St Louis Park. He was able to come down with some big rebounds and control the boards. Alex Koch also played hard in the game I thought. He didn’t give up. He played under control. They were able to control the tempo and force Minneapolis Southwest to turn the ball over.

Southwest didn’t get frustrated. They just had a difficult time finishing shots when they needed.

St Louis Park was able to come away with the 86-54 victory over Minneapolis Southwest.

MINNEAPOLIS EDISON KNOCKS OUT SOUTHWEST IN A CLOSE GAME 68-62

Minneapolis Edison took on the Minneapolis Southwest Lakers. Southwest is looking for its first conference win. Southwest started playing in a zone defense. Both teams looked to push the ball up the court in the early going.

Antonio Wigfall has played aggressively on both sides of the ball. He really got after it.

Southwest played zone defense. Edison spread the ball out on the offensive end. Reed Kotz sparked the Lakers in the first half. He really went after the loose balls and played tough on the defensive end.

Both of these teams shot the ball pretty well in the first half. They were not afraid to shoot the ball. Edison players were confident in there three point shooting that they were comfortable shooting the ball. When I was talking to the Edison Coach Brandon Phillips he expressed to me that this is one of the tougher gyms to shoot in, in the Minneapolis City Conference.

Both of these teams were evenly matched coming into this game. This game went up and down the court in the first half.

At half time the score was Southwest 29 and Edison 29.

Both teams continued to go back and forth in the second half. Southwest was able to find Dominique Dawson in the second half. He played very good on the defensive end.

Elliot Matheiu had some nice strong moves as he went up and guarded different Edison players. Southwest ran motion offense. They were trying to get Dominique Dawson open on the low block.

This game came down to the wire. Southwest made a run with under a minute left to go but Edison was able to squeak by with a victory this evening. Edison was able to make a run in the second half. Edison won the game by the final of 68-62.

MINNEAPOLIS SOUTHWEST HIRES NEW BOYS BASKETBALL COACH

Minneapolis Southwest hires Tom Weko to coach the boy’s basketball team. Tom Weko is a health teacher at Minneapolis Southwest. Tom Weko has been the Girls basketball coach at Mounds View since the 2002 season. Congratulations Tom Weko on being named the boys basketball coach at Southwest.