PROVIDENCE ACADEMY TOOK ON PEQUOT LAKES IN THE CLASS AA GIRLS STATE SEMIFINALS

Providence Academy took on Pequot Lakes in the class AA girls semifinals of the 2012 Minnesota State High School League state tournament. Providence got out to a quick 9-2 start and Pequot Lakes called a timeout with 15:21 left with the score 9-2.

Providence Academy got red hot as they were able to score from everywhere on the floor. They moved the ball well as they got into their offense

AnnMarie Healy was not able to make her shots which made it impossible for her team to be competitive.

Providence passed the ball the ball well looking for their shots early and often. They had the lead for the whole first half.

With 2:26 left in the first half the score was Providence Academy 26 and Pequot Lakes 6 there was a media time out.

At halftime the score was Providence Academy 34 and Pequot Lakes 6. Providence shot 15-31 from the field or 48 percent including going 3-7 from behind the three-point line. Pequot Lakes shot an atrocious 2-20 from the field including going 0-2 from behind the three-point line.

At the start of the second half both teams came out strong. Providence continued look to get baskets in the lane.

The game went to the mercy rule with 8:00 left in regulation the score was Providence Academy 54 and Pequot Lakes 18.

The Minnesota High School Basketball Mercy Rule is if a team is ahead by 35 or more points, the game
will shift to running time at 9 minutes in the second half.

Despite being outmanned Pequot Lakes didn't give up. They kept on fighting even though they were not able to score baskets. In a game that wasn't even a contest Providence Academy pounded Pequot Lakes by the final score 61-32. Providence Academy called off the dogs so to speak as they played more of their second team players during the final 8 minutes in the game.

The leading scorers Providence Academy were AnnMarie Healy with 15 points, Nathalie Ratliff with 13 points and Taylor Finley 11 points. They shot 27-53 from the field that included going 3-7 from behind the three-point line. They were 4-10 from the free throw line. They brought down a total of 40 rebounds including 24 on the defensive end.

The leading scorers for Pequote Lakes were Mattie Lueck with 10 points and Kayla Miller with 9 points. They shot 11-42 from the field including going 2-7 from behind the three-point line. They brought down a total of 22 rebounds including 12 on the defensive end. 

ST. CROIX LUTHERAN TOOK ON PROVIDENCE ACADEMY IN A BOYS' BASKETBALL HIGH SCHOOL GAME

St. Croix Lutheran took on Providence Academy in a boys' basketball game. St. Croix Lutheran came into the game with a record of 7-4. Providence Academy had a record of 7-6.

St. Croix started off in a man-to-man defense. They looked to apply as much pressure as they could to Providence to take them out of the game early.

St. Croix looked to get the ball into the hands of Wesley Lladrell William Tucker. Tucker was all over the court. On the offensive end he got his teammates involved in the offense. He played the forward and guard spots.

St. Croix passed the ball around the three-point line to take time off the clock.

Tucker picked up some early steals and converted them into lay-ups on the offensive end.

Providence had a hard time from the start of the game to get their shots to fall. They were not able to hit shots.

St. Croix's Jackson Goplen got hot and was able to get a few of his shots to drop.

St. Croix looked to set a quick tempo of the game as they were able to get the ball out of the net and bring it quickly down the court. Providence had trouble keeping up with St. Croix.

Providence called a timeout with 10:18 left in the first half. The score was St. Croix 18 and Providence Academy 14.

Providence guard Jackson Canfield did a good job of running the offensive for his team. He made sure his teammates were in the right spots on the floor before he would pass to them.

Tucker was not afraid to shoot the ball from anywhere on the floor. If Tucker thought that he had a good open shot he would take it. After the shot he would crash to the basket in case the shot didn't go and he would try to get his own rebound.

Providence's Joe Heck was all over the court. He was able to get his shot to fall. Heck was not afraid to shoot the ball from anywhere on the court.

The score went back and forth for a period of time in the first half. Both teams traded baskets.

St. Croix passed the ball around the three-point line to take as much time off the clock as they could.

Providence went to a full court press. They wanted to make it harder for the St. Croix guards to bring the ball down the court. The pressure didn't seem to bother the St. Croix guards as they were able to bring the ball down the court with ease.

Eric Richelsen from Providence made nice plays around the basket. He had good court awareness and called for the ball when he was close to the basket.

At halftime the score was St. Croix Lutheran 41 and Providence 38.

Tucker went down to the ground in pain. He got hit in the mouth with 16:36 left in the regulation. He was attended to by medical personnel.

Providence opened the second half on fire. They were able to knock down every shot they put up. Providence took the lead .

St. Croix called a timeout with 13:11 left in regulation. The score was Providence 53 and St. Croix Lutheran 41.

Tucker returned to the game at the 12:07 mark of the second half.

Tucker continued to shoot the ball well. He took the ball hard to the basket and was able to make easy shots.

St. Croix's Mark Lawrence was all over the floor. He worked hard. Lawrence was able to get the ball to his open teammates. If he thought that he had an open shot he would take the shot from anywhere on the court, he was not afraid to shoot the ball. Most of his shots were able to fall for him.

Richelsen continued to hit shots in the second half. His teammates found ways to get him the ball.

Providence called a timeout with 5:52 left in regulation. The score was Providence 67 and St. Croix 57.

St. Croix attacked the basket late in the contest. Neither team gave up easy shots.

The game came down to the wire. There were may ties and lead changes in the final 3:00 of the game.

St. Croix swung the ball around the three-point line late in the game. They looked to burn as much time off the clock as they could.

St. Croix Lutheran came away with the 81-76 victory over Providence Academy.

The leading scorers for St. Croix Lutheran were Wesley Lladrell William Tucker with 23 points, Mark Lawrence with 21 points, Jackson Goplen with 17 points and Matt Olson with 14 points.

The leading scorers for Providence Academy were Joe Heck with 23 points, Jackson Canfield and Eric Richelsen with 14 points each, and Ben Ratliff with 13 points.

I was joined by the Czar from Twin Cities Boys' Hoops. Check out his thoughts on the St. Croix Lutheran vs. Providence Academy boys' basketball game.

PROVIDENCE ACADEMY WENT UP AGAINST HILL-MURRAY IN A BOYS' BASKETBALL CONTEST

Providence Academy took on Hill-Murray in a boys' basketball game. Hill-Murray started the game out on a tear. They made shots from all over the court.

Providence started out very slowly. They scored their first points almost 5:00 into the game. Hill-Murray was all over the court. They took their time of the on the offensive end. Hill Murray was able to knock down shots.

Providence started in a zone defense. They were able to spread Hill-Murray out. Hill-Murray was able to score baskets in transition.

Providence was able to get their shots to drop late in the half.

At halftime the score was Hill-Murray 48 and Providence Academy 26.

Hill-Murray came out on fire. They kept on taking lots of time off the clock before shooting the ball.

Providence Academy was not able to get the ball in the basket consistently.

Hill-Murray came away with the 80-53 victory over Providence Academy.
 

PROVIDENCE ACADEMY TOOK ON PERHAM IN THE MINNESOTA STATE HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE STATE QUARTERFINAL GAME AT ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY

Providence Academy took on Perham in the Minnesota State High School League class AAA state high school quarterfinal game at St. Cloud State University. Providence Academy came into the game with a record of 9-2. Perham came into the game with a record of 8-3.

Providence kicked off to Perham to start the game. Perham was not able to get a first down on their first series and they had to punt the ball on fourth down.

Providence kept the ball on the ground on their first series of the game. Providence looked to get the ball into the hands of Marshall Klitzke. Providence fumbled the ball and Perham came up with the ball.

Perham was able to pick up first downs. They were successful in their running game. Jordan Hein the quarterback was able to scamper for 29 yards for a touchdown. The extra point attempt was no good.

With 5:50 left in the first quarter the score was Perham 6 and Providence 0.

Perham kicked off to Providence after the touchdown. Providence’s Daniel Ledial came up with a nice reception and was able to get his team a first down. Providence looked to gain small yards on little running routs. They went for it on fourth down but they came up short. They turned it over to Perham on downs.

Perham was intercepted by Kellen Carney. Providence got the ball on the Perham 22 yard line.

At the end of the first quarter the score was Perham 6 and Providence 0.

Providence got the ball to start the second quarter and they tried to march down the field.

Perham called a timeout with 10:41 left in the second quarter.

Providence found the end zone on a Marshall Kilitzke touchdown run. The extra point attempt was good. With 10:27 left in the second quarter the score was Providence 7 and Perham 6.

Perham got the ball back after the touchdown. They tried to march down the field and they fumbled the ball and Providence recovered it.

Providence got the ball and they looked to get the ball into the end zone. Marshall Kilitze ran into the end zone for a touchdown. The extra point attempt was good.

With 7:18 left in the second quarter the score was Providence 14 and Perham 6.

Perham got the ball back after the touchdown. Perham looked to move the ball down the field. On fourth down and one yard to go they went for it and they were not able to get the first down.

Providence got the ball on the turnover on downs. Providence was able to get the ball into the hands of their running backs. They looked to get the ball in the end zone once again as they were able to march down the field picking up first downs. Nick Schmitz came up with a nice reception and Marshall Kilitze came up for a touchdown. The extra point attempt was good.

With 3:26 left in the second quarter the score was Providence 21 and Perham 6.

Providence kicked off to Perham after the touchdown. Perham kept looking for ways to get into the end zone.

Perham looked to score on the last drive of the second quarter.

Providence took a timeout with 56.8 seconds left in the second quarter.

Perham's Jordan Hein scored a touchdown with 52.2 left in the quarter. The extra point attempt was no good.

At halftime the score was Providence 21 and Perham 12.

Perham kicked off to Providence to start the third quarter. Providence Academy punted the ball on fourth down and 14 to go on the first drive of the third quarter.

Perham got the ball back and they were able to get another first down. Perham's Gabe Pankonin scored a touchdown with 7:09 left in the third quarter. The extra point attempt was good.

With that touchdown the score was Providence 21 and Perham 19.

Providence was intercepted and Perham came up with the ball. Perham was not able to come up with a first down and they punted it back to Providence.

Providence got the ball back into the hands into Marshall Kiltze hands. Once again Providence threatened to score late in the quarter. Jackson Canfield scored a touchdown on a short yard run. The extra point attempt was good.

With 2:06 left in the third quarter the score was Providence 28 and Perham 19.

Perham got the ball back after the touchdown.

At the end of the third quarter the score was Providence 28 and Perham 19.

Providence got the ball to start the fourth quarter. Providence kept pounding the ball on the ground. They looked to pick up first downs on every drive.

Perham was intercepted on a passing play that gave Providence the ball back.

Jackson Canfield came up with some big plays throughout the game.

I really thought that both teams played well. This was the first time that I have seen either of these two teams play this season. I also was impressed by the play of Providence Academy's Marshall Kiltze. He ended up with three touchdowns and was all over the field. I was also impressed by the play of his teammate Jackson Canfield.

Providence came away with the 28-19 victory over Perham. After the game I was able to talk to Providence head coach Nate Harrington about the game. He said, “The kids worked the plan that was four years in the making”. He said Marshal Kiltze played well and he was a workhorse.

Marshall Kiltze said that this team, “was faster playing on turf and the o line played great. The loss to St. Croix Lutheran was tough. We got our confidence back after the Break win.”

Jackson Canfield said, “It was a great win against a great team. Went back to a basic running game.”