RIVERSIDE UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL WENT UP AGAINST ROCHESTER JOHN MARSHALL IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME

Riverside University High School and Rochester John Marshall squared off in a boys’ basketball game at the Target Center.

The score went back and forth early. Then midway through the first half John Marshall’s offense under Michael Hurt took off as they were able to get to the basket and make shots.

John Marshall pushed the ball down the floor and looked to score baskets in transition.                

John Marshall’s Michael Hurt came up with mid-range jump shots and layups.

At halftime the score was John Marshall 49, Riverside 34.

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

Riverside struggled to shoot the ball throughout the game.

Michael Hurt continued to come up with huge baskets in the second half.

John Marshall continued to struggled to shoot in the second half.

John Marshall came away with the 90-72 victory over Riverside.

The leading scorers for Riverside were Terrence Lewis with 21 points and Curtis Carlos with 19 points and George Dixon with 13 points.

The leading scores for John Marshall were Michael Hurt with 35 points and Matthew Hurt with 18 points and Isaiah Walden with 17 points.

ROCHESTER JOHN MARSHALL WENT UP AGAINST WAYZATA IN A BOYS’ STATE SOCCER GAME

Rochester John Marshall squared off against Wayzata in the boys’ Minnesota State High School League class AA quarterfinals of the soccer tournament. 

 

From the start of the game Wayzata was all over the field. They were able to move the ball well as they used the whole field.

John Marshall did a good job of finding their man that they were guarding.

Wayzata also did a good job of knowing where the ball was at all times. Both teams seemed to be evenly matched early in the contest.  

Neither team gave up easy looks on goal. Both teams were evenly matched throughout the first half.

At halftime the score was tied at 0.

With 38:54 left in regulation Wayzata’s Arthur Parens found the back of the net for a goal. With that goal that made the score Wayzata 1, Rochester John Marshall 0.

Parens found the goal again with 35:48 left in the second half. With that goal that made the score

Wayzata 2, Rochester John Marshall 0.

John Marshall kept on attacking the net. Even that they were down two goals they didn’t give up on themselves.

Wayzata’s Clay Elmore scored a goal with 11:39 left in regulation.

With Elmore’s goal that made the score Wayzata 3, Rochester John Marshall 0.

Wayzata was a little quicker than Rochester John Marshall. Both teams played hard throughout the contest. In the end however Wayzata came away with the 3-0 victory over Rochester John Marshall.

LAKEVILLE SOUTH TOOK ON ROCHESTER JOHN MARSHALL IN A BOYS BASKETBALL GAME

Lakeville South and Rochester John Marshall in a boys basketball game. Marshall did a good job of looking to push the ball down the floor.

 

Marshall guard Deonte Moore was all over the floor on the offensive end early. He called out plays that he wanted run. Moore also did a good job of letting his teammates know where they were supposed to be on the floor at all times.

 

Marshall took a lot of time off the clock on the offensive end. They did a good job of swinging the ball around the three-point line. Lakeville South used multiple different defenses in the opening minutes of the game.

 

On the defensive end Moore was able to create turnovers and was able to convert the layup on the offensive end. He was very quick on his feet.

 

D’Angelo Tines stepped up and was able to hit shots within the three-point line for Marshall. He had good court awareness and knew where his teammates were on the floor at all times.

 

Lakeville South was able to score baskets in transition. They were able to get past the Marshall defenders and make contested shots.

 

Lakeville South strung baskets together late in the first half. They were able to make layups late in the first half.

 

At halftime the score was Lakeville South 41 Marshall 29.

 

Lakeville South’s Cody Kairis was all over the court on the offensive end. He made layups for his team in traffic. Kairis was not afraid to take the ball to the basket.

 

Marshall attacked the basket and Moore came up some nice baskets. His also brought the ball down the floor and was able to create his shot out of his offense. They did a good job of battling throughout the game. They didn’t give up on either end of the floor.

 

The game got physical late in the contest. Both teams dove on the floor after loose balls and went for rebounds on both ends of the floor. There was a lot of contact and the referees let the players play through it.

 

Marshall fought the whole game. They kept taking shots that they thought that they could make.

 

Lakeville South’s Jack Sorenson made some clutch shots midway through the second half for his team. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball in spots where he could shoot it.

 

Sorenson got hot from behind the three-point line as he toed the line and nailed back to back three-point shots.

 

Marshall’s defensive intensity picked up late in the half. They wanted to make it tough for Lakeville South to get a shot off.

 

Lakeville South came away with the 76-60 victory over Marshall.

 

The leading scorer for Lakeville South was Jack Sorenson with 17 points. The leading scorer for Marshall was Ngor Barnaba with 15 points.

HOLY FAMILY TOOK ON ROCHESTER JOHN MARSHALL IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME

Holy Family and Rochester John Marshall went up against each other in the third game of the Minnesota Breakdown Tip Off Classic.

 

John Marshall pushed the ball down the floor with ease early. They did a good job scoring baskets in transition.

 

The Holy Family also looked to push the ball down floor as they wanted to make layups. They were able to get open looks at the basket.

 

John Marshall had difficulty shooting the ball for a period of time in the first half. They were not able to hit shots that they put up.

 

At halftime the score was Holy Family 42, John Marshall 25.

 

Holy Family was able to score baskets at will throughout the contest.

 

John Marshall was not able to get their offense going in the in the contest.

 

Holy Family was able to hit shots throughout the contest. They were able to come away with the 74-54 victory over Rochester John Marshall.

TARTAN HIGH SCHOOL 12 TEAM BOYS’ BASKETBALL SCRIMMAGE NOTES

Tartan high school held a 12-team scrimmage at the High Performance Academy in Eagan on Nov. 23. Everyone played a 20 minute running clock game type of scrimmage with officials.

 

DELASALLE vs. BUFFALO

 

In the first scrimmage DeLaSalle took on Buffalo.  Buffalo started out in man-to-man on the defensive end. DeLaSalle took their time on the offensive end.

 

Buffalo switched between man-to-man and zone defense. They wanted to confuse the DeLaSalle offense.

 

PRIOR LAKE VS. BUFFALO

 

In the second scrimmage Prior Lake went up against Buffalo. Prior Lake started in a man-to-man defense. Buffalo wanted to get out and score baskets in transition.

 

Buffalo switched up between zone and man-to-man defense.

 

Prior Lake’s Keaton Greene brought the ball down the floor and was able to get his team set up in an offensive rhythm. He knew where his teammates were supposed to be on the floor.

 

Buffalo did a good job of rebounding the ball on both ends of the court. They also did a good job of pushing the ball down the floor and getting open looks at the basket. No scoring was kept.

 

PRIOR LAKE VS. DeLaSALLE

 

Prior Lake went up against DeLaSalle in the third scrimmage. DeLaSalle looked to get the ball out of the net and push the ball down the floor as they wanted to make layups in transition.

 

Jarvis Johnson for DeLaSalle came up with some steals and was able to make lay-ups. DeLaSalle played tough man-to-man defense. They didn’t let Prior Lake make any easy shots.

 

Prior Lake’s Tevin Grant made some nice mid-range jump shots. If he thought that he could hit a 15-foot jumper he was not afraid to shoot it.

 

Goanar Mar for DeLaSalle got the ball on the low block and was able to get easy layups. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball in spots where he could make his shots.

 

OSSEO VS. JOHN MARSHALL

 

Osseo went up against Rochester John Marshall.  Osseo played man-to-man defense, and they made it hard for John Marshall to hit open jump shots.  

 

John Marshall swung the ball around the three-point line as they took time off the clock.

 

On the defensive end Osseo was able to create turnovers.

 

Both teams played hard. Osseo looked like they knew what they were doing on both ends of the floor.

 

John Marshall was quick on their feet and was able to slow down the Osseo offense.

 

BRAHAM VS. PRIOR LAKE

 

Braham and Prior Lake went up against each other. Braham was not afraid to shoot the deep three-point shot. Prior Lake did a good job of getting a hand in the shooter’s face and making it hard for Braham to hit shots.

 

Both teams scrambled to the ball on both ends of the floor.

 

Prior Lake was able to get fast break baskets.

 

COOPER VS. PRIOR LAKE

 

Cooper started out in man-to-man defense. They forced Prior Lake to think about the shots that they were shooting. They didn’t let Prior Lake take uncontested shots.

 

Both teams were able to get the ball out of the basket and were able to score baskets in transition.

 

Cooper did a good job of pushing the ball down the floor as they looked to get baskets in transition.

 

Prior Lake was able to swing the ball around the three-point line as they were able to run their offensive sets.  They set a lot of picks for each other and they did a good job of talking on both sides of the ball.

 

TARTAN VS. PRIOR LAKE

 

In the final scrimmage of the day Prior Lake went up against Tartan. Prior Lake communicated well on both ends of the floor.

 

Tartan went to a full court press. They made it difficult for Prior Lake to get the ball down the floor.

 

Prior Lake looked well on the defensive end. They knew who they were guarding as they were able to slow them down on the defensive end.

 

Overall thoughts

 

I thought that this scrimmage was very well run. It gave different teams a chance to go up against some different competition. It also gave me a chance to see teams that I wouldn’t see on a given night.