SIMLEY HIGH SCHOOL WENT UP AGAINST RICHFIELD IN A BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL GAME

The Simley High School boys' basketball team traveled to Richfield High School for a boys' basketball game. Going into the game Simley had a record of 7-17 and Richfield's record was 13-10.

Richfield won the toss. On the first offensive series they looked to get a quick open shot. They were not able to get the basket.

Simley started in a zone defense. Each team looked to set the tempo in their favor.

Richfield looked to get the ball into Shawn Ray Bear's hands. Bear was all over the floor on both ends of the could.

Richfield's guard Lorenzo Evans ran the offense. He directed players on the court and told them where he wanted them to go.

Deshawn Jones for Richfield came up with some key steals on the defensive end. He was able to score baskets off steals.

It took a while for each team to get into the offensive flow. Neither team hit shots early.

Simley passed the ball around the three-point line to set up their offense.

Bear was not afraid to shoot the ball from anywhere on the court. He was able to drop some nice three-point shots.

Simley took a timeout with 11:59 left in the first half. The score was Richfield 16 and Simley 10.

Simley switched between man-to-man and zone defense. They wanted to confuse Richfield.

Jared Noonan for Richfield came up with some nice shots. He was also not afraid to shoot the ball. Dan Beyel was able to beat his man off the dribble and had a few nice lay-ups in the first half.

Simley called a timeout with 9:12 left in the first half. The score was Richfield 26 and Simley 10.

Simley went on a run midway through the first half. They were able to score some easy baskets in transition.

Richfield called a timeout with 7:30 left in the first half. The score was Richfield 26 Simley 18.

Simley spread the ball around and every one shot the ball.

Wibi MacDonald got into the game with 6:52 left in the first half. MacDonald was able to slow down his man. MacDonald mostly guarded Rashaun Baxter.

MacDonald left with 4:26 left in the first half. He returned with 3:54 left in the first half. MacDonald played hard on both ends of the floor. He did a good job of getting back on defense. He was subbed out with 2:00 left in the first half. Then he got back in with 57 seconds left in the first half and was out with 34.4 seconds.

At halftime the score was Richfield 46 and Simley 30.

Both teams looked to get back into the scoring column early in the second half.

Simley took a timeout with 16:49 left in the second half. The score was Richfield 48 and Simley 34.

Simley's Connor Wells found his shooting touch. He was on fire. Richfield was not able to slow him down.

Both teams shot the ball quickly in transition. Neither team took a lot of time off the clock.

MacDonald returned to the game with 12:49 left in regulation.

Simley called a time out with 12:26 left in regulation. The score was Richfield 62 and Simley 38.

MacDonald picked up his second foul with 11:03 left in regulation. He kept on playing hard. He looked like he twisted his ankle. He was taken out with 10:10 left in regulation.

Richfield called a timeout with 8:00 left in regulation. The score was Richfield 70 and Simley 52.

Simley didn't back down. They kept on fighting throughout the game. Richfield was just a little quicker and they were able to hit shots.

MacDonald got back into the game late in the second half. He continued to make his defenders pay for the pressure he applied to them on the defensive end. He subbed back out with 2:16 left in regulation.

Richfield came away with the 92-61 hard fought victory over Simley.

The leading scorer for Simley was Connor Wells with 14 points. The leading scorers for Richfield were Jared Noonan with 21 points and Shawn Ray Bear with 14 points.

HOLY FAMILY TOOK ON RICHFIELD IN A BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL GAME

Holy Family Catholic High School took on Richfield High School in a boys' varsity basketball game. Holy Family came into the game with a record of 0-1. Richfield also came into the game with a record of 0-1.

Both teams came out playing aggressively. They both dove on the floor after loose balls and went after rebounds.

Richfield point guard Shawn Ray Bear handled the ball well. He knew where his teammates were on the court and passed them the ball when they were open.

Holy Family took their time on the offensive end. They passed the ball around the three-point line and waited until they found the shot that they wanted and then took it.

Wibisono Marjonio MacDonald got into the game and was able to stay with his defender and slow him down.

Richfield played mostly man-to-man defense. Holy Family switched between man-to-man and zone defense. They wanted to keep Richfield guessing on what kind of defense they were playing.

Holy Family looked to score baskets in transition. They were able to do get some easy baskets.

Holy Family took a timeout with 6:36 left in the first half. The score was Richfield 21 and Holy Family 11.

Richfield's Jamal Wilburn took the ball strong to the basket. He was able to get some open looks to at the basket.

Richfield switch between man-to-man and zone defense late in the first half.

At halftime the score was Richfield 35 and Holy Family 20.

Richfield started the second half playing man-to-man defense.

Richfield head coach Omar McMillan didn't like what he saw on the floor so Richfield called a timeout with 16:52 left in regulation. The score was Richfield 39 and Holy Family 22.

Holy Family continued to have trouble shooting the ball. They didn't give up and kept on shooting even though they were not getting their shots to fall.

Bear kept on driving to the lane and he was able to make his free throws when he got to the line.

MacDonald kept on shooting three-point shots. He was able to get a few of them to fall.

Richfield held the ball as they looked to stall with about 7:00 left.

Richfield called a timeout with 5:06 left in regulation. The score was Richfield 64 and Holy Family 47.

Richfield was able to ware down Holy Family. Richfield was a little quicker than Holy Family. I thought that both teams played hard throughout the game. Richfield came away with the 73-59 victory over Holy Family.

Richfield was led in scoring by Shawn Ray Bear with 23 points, Erik Jimson with 14 points, Deshawn

Jones, Wibisono Marjonio MacDonald with 9 points each, and Jared Noonan with 8 points.

Holy Family was lead in scoring by Jake Dryer with 21 points, Joe Traxler with 16 points, and Joe Hannel with 9 points.

WACONIA TOOK ON RICHFIELD IN A BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL GAME

Waconia traveled to Richfield for a boys' basketball game. It was the opening game for both of these teams.

Richfield's point guard Shawn Ray Bear brought the ball down the court.

Richfield came out on fire. Waconia called a 30 second timeout with 16:57 on the clock. Richfield came out with an 8-0 run.

Richfield's Deshawn Jones came up with a dunk that gave his team some energy.

Waconia called a timeout with 14:53 on the clock in the first half. The score was Richfield 13 and Waconia 0.

Richfield did a good job of passing the ball around the three-point line. They wanted to take as much time off the clock as they could.

Waconia went on a little bit of a run after the timeout.

Richfield called a 30 second timeout. The score was Richfield 19 and Waconia 7.

Wibi MacDonald came into the game.

Waconia went on a run after the timeout. Richfield was still able to hit some shots.

Richfield called a timeout with 7:51 on the clock. The score was Richfield 21 and Waconia 16.

Matt Rachey for Waconia was able to get his shot going. Waconia was able to get with in one of Richfield at 25-24 with 6:20 left and took the lead on an Alex Schmitt three-point shot.

Both teams dove on the floor after loose balls.

Waconia continued to shoot the ball well late in the first half. Richfield continued to shoot the ball. They didn't get frustrated or down on themselves. They were able to get a few good fast break points in transition.

The pace of the game was very quick at the end of the first half. Both teams got the ball out of the net and were able to get the ball down to the other end very quickly.

Alex Schmitt nailed a three-point shot at the buzzer. The score at halftime was Waconia 43 and Richfield 32.

Waconia kept hitting their shots and continued their run at the start of the second half.

Richfield was able to get some shots to fall as they were able to go on a run.

Waconia called a time out with 14:26 left in regulation. The score was Waconia 47 and Richfield 42.

The score went back and forth through most of the second half.

Waconia continued to hit their shots. They got hot midway through the second half. Alex Schmitt really got his team going offensively as he couldn't miss.

Both teams traded baskets throughout the second half. I thought that both teams played well. There were a lot of players on the ground for both teams as they both went after loose balls and rebounds.

The game came down to the wire. Waconia came away with the 69-68 victory over Richfield.

The leading scorers for Richfield were Deshawn Jones and Erik Johnson with 14 each. Jared Noonan scored 12 points and Wibi MacDonald scored 2 points.

The leading scorers for Waconia were Matt Rachey with 18 points and Alex Schmitt with 19 points. 

 

GET TO KNOW SHAWN RAY BEAR

Shawn Ray Bear was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on April 14 1994. He has one younger brother. He will graduate from Richfield High School in 2012.

Shawn wants to be one of the best basketball players he can be. He loves the game of basketball. He wants to help grow the Richfield boys’ basketball program.

Basketball means a lot to him. This summer he is going to be playing a lot of AAU basketball. Shawn wants to work on his game this summer so he can become a better ball player. He does not play any other sports.

In his free time he loves playing basketball and having fun, kicking it with all his friends, and hanging out with all of his family.