ST. PAUL CENTRAL WENT UP AGAINST SOUTH ST. PAUL IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME

St. Paul Central and South St. Paul squared off against each other in a boys’ basketball game. Both teams looked to push the ball down the floor and looked to score baskets in transition. 

South St. Paul started the game in a zone defense. They made Central pass the ball around the 3-point line as they looked to take time off the clock and get into their offense. 

Central looked to trap South St. Paul and make it difficult for them to get the ball down the floor. 

South St. Paul called a timeout with 12:47 left in the first half. The score was Central 15, South St. Paul 13. 

Central swung the ball around the 3-point line, as they got everyone involved in the offense. There were multiple ties and lead changes throughout the first half. Neither team went on a huge run. 

Central’s Gavin Gothard attacked the basket and came up with mid-range jump shots and layups. The defense had a hard time slowing him down on offense. 

Central wasn’t afraid to come up with mid-range jump shots and layups. Central was all over the floor on the offensive end.  

Both teams did a good job of talking to each other on both ends of the floor. 

South St. Paul called a timeout with 4:20 left in the first half. The score was Central 31, South St. Paul 28. 

Neither team went on a huge run in the first half as there were multiple ties and lead changes throughout the first half. 

South St. Paul’s Marquis Gleb came up with mid-range jump shots and layups throughout the first half. The defense had a hard time slowing him down on the offensive end. 

At halftime, the score was South St. Paul 40, Central 36. 

As the second half got underway both teams continued to attack the basket as they looked for their shots. 

The score went back and forth for a period in the second half. 

South St. Paul called a timeout with 14:04 left in regulation. The score was South St. Paul 42, Central 41. 

South St. Paul’s Dodd continued to come up with mid-range jump shots and layups throughout the second half. Gleb continued to come up with mid-range jump shots and layups throughout the second half as well. 

Central called a timeout with 9:33 left in regulation. The score was South St. Paul 61, Central 51. 

South St. Paul continued to attack the basket throughout the second half. The defensive pressure that South St. Paul applied to Central made it difficult for Central to make their shots late in the second half. 

Central called a timeout with 6:18 left in regulation. The score was South St. Paul 65, Central 59. 

Both teams continued to attack the basket throughout the second half. The defensive pressure that South St. Paul applied made it difficult for Central to make shots in the second half. 

Both teams played hard throughout the whole game. Neither team gave up easy looks at the basket. 

Central called a timeout with 2:10 left in regulation. The score was South St. Paul 73, Central 68. 

The game came down to the wire. Neither team gave up easy shots late in the game. 

Dodd came up with clutch shots late in the game. 

Central continued to come up with shots late in the game. 

South St. Paul came up with the 82-76 victory over Central. 

The leading scorers for South St. Paul were, Alonzo Dodd with 22 points, and Marquis Gleb with 16 points.

St. Paul Central was led in scoring by Kaden Doram with 20 points, Caron Crowe with 18 points, and Gavin Gothard with 15 points. 

ROOSEVELT WENT UP AGAINST SOUTH ST. PAUL IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME

On Dec. 28, Minneapolis Roosevelt and South St. Paul went up against each other in a boys’ basketball game. The game was played at Augsburg University. 

Roosevelt started the game in a zone defense. They wanted to make South St. Paul move the ball around the 3-pint line early. 

South St. Paul’s Marcus Brown came up with mid-range jump shots and layups. His teammates knew where they were always on the floor and was able to get him the ball in spots where he could shoot it. If Brown didn’t think that he had a good shot, he would pass it to his teammates. 

Roosevelt struggled shooting the ball. They moved the ball down the floor well but were not able to come up with shots. After a slow start offensively, Roosevelt found their shooting rhythm. 

South St. Paul called a timeout with 13:09 left in the first half. The score was Roosevelt 10, South St. Paul 7. 

Roosevelt passed the ball around the 3-point line as they got everyone involved in the offense. Roosevelt used a lot of time off the clock. They wanted to make it difficult for South St. Paul to get open looks at the basket. 

There were multiple ties and lead changes throughout the first half. Neither team went on a huge run. 

South St. Paul looked to push the ball down the floor and score baskets in transition. South St. Paul’s Marcus Brown came up with mid-range jump shots and layups throughout the first half. 

Roosevelt called a timeout with 3:57 left in the first half. The score was South St. Paul 28, Roosevelt 25. 

South St. Paul’s Brown kept on coming up with mid-range jump shots late in the first half. His teammates knew where he was on the offensive end and got him the ball in spots where he could shoot it. 

At halftime, the score was South St. Paul 37, Roosevelt 32. 

As the second half got underway both teams continued to push the ball down the floor and looked to score baskets in transition. 

Roosevelt went to a half-court man-to-man defensive set. They wanted to make it difficult for South St. Paul to make their shots. 

South St. Paul looked to know down 3-point shots. If they thought that they had a better shot, they would take that one. 

Roosevelt called a timeout with 13:24 left in regulation. The score was South St. Paul 48, Roosevelt 36. 

Roosevelt kept on attacking the basket on the offensive end. They kept on attacking the basket on the offensive end as they looked to come up with mid-range jump shots and layups in the second half. 

South St. Paul called a timeout with 9:27 left in regulation. The score was South St. Paul 56, Roosevelt 45. 

South St. Paul continued to attack the basket late in the game. They were able to make their shots late in the game. 

Roosevelt was able to hit their shots down the stretch. They wanted to frustrate South St. Paul on the offensive end.  Roosevelt looked to continue to score layups in transition.

South St. Paul called a timeout with 4:03 left in regulation. The score was South St. Paul 67, Roosevelt 60. 

Both teams continued to attack the basket late in the game. 

Roosevelt continued to attack the basket and come up with shots late in the game.  

Roosevelt called a timeout with 1:15 left in regulation. The score was South St. Paul 69, Roosevelt 66. 

Roosevelt continued to come up with shots late in the game. The game came down to the wire.

Roosevelt called a timeout with 3.5 seconds left in regulation. The score was South St. Paul 72, Roosevelt 69.

Roosevelt looked to come up with shots late in the game. 

 In a hard-fought game South St. Paul came away with the 74-69 victory over Roosevelt. 

The leading scorers for Roosevelt were Mustafa Salad with 20 points, Nelson Ladd with 10 points and Lakarion Moore with 10 points. 

The leading scorers for South St. Paul were Marcus Brown with 19 points, Marquise Gleb with 17 points, Alonzo Dodd with 14 points. 

MINNEAPOLIS NORTH WENT UP AGAINST SOUTH ST. PAUL IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME

Minneapolis North and South St. Paul squared off against each other in a boys’ basketball game. North raced down the floor as they looked to attack the basket early. It took a while for each team to get into a shooting rhythm. 

North was able to come up with layups in transition. They spread the ball around to each other as everyone was able to make their shots. 

South St. Paul struggled to shoot the ball early. South St. Paul’s Marquis Gleb stepped up and knocked down deep 3-point shots. 

South St. Paul moved the ball around the 3-point line as they looked for their shots. 

The score went back and forth midway through the first half. Neither team went on a significant run. 

North called a timeout with 12:28 left in the first half. The score was North 13, South St. Paul 11. 

Both teams raced up and down the floor looking for their shots. 

North’s Quientrail Jamison-Travis took the ball strong to the basket. He was able to come up with mid-range jump shots and layups. 

South St. Paul kept on attacking the basket in the first half. They were able to get everyone involved in the offense. 

North was able to get everyone involved in the offense. North’s Jacob Butler looked to get his shot going in the first half. North came up with steals on the defensive end and turned them into layups on offense. 

South St. Paul called a timeout with 9:19 left in the first half. The score was North 24, South St. Paul 15. 

North came up with steals and layups. North was able to pass the ball around the 3-point line and look for their shots. 

South St. Paul attacked the basket late in the first half. 

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

South St. Paul called a timeout with 5:17 left in the first half. The score was North 34, South St. Paul 20. 

North came up with shots late in the first half. Davon Townley came up with mid-range jump shots and layups. He was able to come off screens and get to the basket. 

South St. Paul wasn’t afraid to take deep 3-point shots. South St. Paul’s Dodd came up with shots throughout the first half. His teammates were able to get him the ball in spots where he could shoot it. 

At halftime, the score was North 44, South St. Paul 36.

As the second half got underway North continued to move the ball down the floor and came up with shots early. 

North’s Townley kept on coming up with mid-range jump shots and layups in the second half. North got everyone involved in the offense. They were able to pass the ball around the 3-point line and were able to get the shots that they put up. 

South St. Paul looked to trap North on defense. They wanted to make it difficult for North to bring the ball down the floor. 

South St. Paul moved the ball down the floor and continued to get their shots to drop. 

North’s De’Meiko Anderson came up with deep 3-point shots. 

South St. Paul called a timeout with 10:45 left in regulation. The score was North 60, South St. Paul 44. 

South St. Paul’s Dodd continued to come up with shots in the second half. 

North called a timeout with 9:47 left in regulation. The score was North 60, South St. Paul 49. 

South St. Paul continued to come up with shots in the second half. They attacked the basket and came up with shots. 

North’s Willie Wilson came up with mid-range jump shots and layups late in the game. On the defensive end, he was able to slow down the guy that he was guarding. 

North’s Clifford “CJ” Brown III came up with mid-range jump shots and layups in the second half. 

South St. Paul called a timeout with 4:47 left in regulation. The score was North 77, South St. Paul 63. 

North continued to move the ball down the floor. 

North called a timeout with 4:17 left in regulation. The score was North 79, South St. Paul 65. 

Both teams played hard throughout the game. South St. Paul attacked the basket throughout the game. Even though they struggled at times to make their shots they kept on attacking the basket. 

North called a timeout with 1:24 left in regulation. The score was North 90, South St. Paul 72. 

South St. Paul moved the ball around the 3-point line late in the game. They were not able to come up with baskets late. 

North came away with the 92-72 victory over South St. Paul. 

The leading scorers for South St. Paul were Alonzo Dodd with 30 points, Marquis Gleb with 19 points. 

The leading scorers for North were Brown with 20 points, Wilson and Townley both with 19 points.

SOUTH ST. PAUL WENT AGAINST ACADEMY OF HOLY ANGELS IN A SECTION BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME

On March 6, South St. Paul and Academy of Holy Angels went up against each other in a boys’ basketball Section 3 Class 3A boys’ basketball game.

The score went back and forth early. There were multiple ties and lead changes.

Holy Angels swung the ball around the 3-point line as they got everyone involved in the offense.

Holy Angels guard Max Gerstner came up with mid-range jump shots and layups. He came off cuts and his teammates were able to get him the ball in spots where he could shoot it.

South St. Paul guard Ryan Dodd brought the ball down the floor on the offensive end. He was able to get his teammates involved in the offense.

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

South St. Paul swung the ball around the 3-point line. Holy Angels did a good job of talking to each other on both ends of the floor.

South St. Paul’s Dohntae Vance got to the rim and came up with mid-range jump shots and layups. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball in spots where he could shoot it.

Holy Angels called a timeout with 8:41 left in the first half. The score was South St. Paul 16, Holy Angels 11.

South St. Paul looked to take time off the clock in the first half by dribbling around the defenders.

South St. Paul looked to get the ball out of the net on the defensive end and race down the floor and score layups in transition.

Neither team went on a run in the first half.

South St. Paul called a timeout with 1:57 left in the first half. The score was tied at 23.

Holy Angels on to end the first half.

At halftime, the score was Holy Angels 32, South St. Paul 23.

As the second half got underway Holy Angels Matt Banovetz, Ryan Mazurek and Jacob Werle all were able to come up with mid-range jump shots and layups. Also, teammate Tommy Sheldstad came up with layups to keep Holy Angels in the game.

South St. Paul called a timeout with 14:19 left in regulation. The score was Holy Angels 40, St. St. Paul 28.

Holy Angels Werle came off screens and made layups. His teammates knew where he was on the floor when they passed it to him.

South St. Paul kept attacking the basket and coming up with layups. Vance and Taylor both called for the ball when they were on the floor.

Holy Angels called a timeout with 11:48 left in regulation. The score was Holy Angels 44, South St. Paul 38.

Holy Angels used the three-quarters press as they looked to make it difficult for South St. Paul to bring the ball down the floor.

Mazurek came up with 3-point baskets. On the defensive end, Mazurek was able to slow down the guy that he was guarding.

Holy Angels called a timeout with 8:06 left in regulation. The score was Holy Angels 55, South St. Paul 48.

The South St. Paul offense went stagnate in the second half. The defensive pressure was too much for South St. Paul.

South St. Paul called a timeout with 5:52 left in regulation. The sore was, Holy Angels 64, South St. Paul 48.

The Holy Angels offense came to life in the second half. Holy Angels dribbled the ball out the last 2 minutes of the game.

Holy Angels came away with the 79-57 victory over South St. Paul.

The leading scorers for South St. Paul were Dodd, Taylor and Vance all with 14 points.

The leading scorers for Holy Angels were Mazurek with 20 points and Banovetz with 15 points.
 

SOUTH ST. PAUL WENT UP AGAINST BECKER IN THE CLASS AAAA STATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

South St. Paul and Becker went up against each other in the Class AAAA state football finals.

 

Becker came up with a touchdown with 6:08 left in the first quarter on a Beau Pauly. The extra-point attempt was good.

 

With 6:08 left in the first quarter the score was Becker 7, South St. Paul 0.

 

South St. Paul turned the ball over on downs.

 

Becker took over on the 41-yard line. Becker’s Gabe Dertinger came up with a 41-yard touchdown run. The extra-point attempt was good.

 

With 2:14 left in the first quarter the score was Becker 14, South St. Paul 0.

 

South St. Paul went to a hurry up offense late in the first quarter. On 4th-and-10 they punted the ball.

 

After one quarter of play the score was Becker 14, South St. Paul 0.

 

Becker’s Andrew Stanger found teammate Clayton Gallus for a 77-yard touchdown reception. The extra-point attempt was good.

 

With 11:07 left in the first quarter the score was Becker 21, South St. Paul 0.

 

South St. Paul punted on 4th-down.

 

Becker punted on 4th-down.

 

South St. Paul got the ball back on their own 44-yard line. Becker got the ball back on downs.

 

Becker looked to get the ball into the end zone late in the second quarter. Becker found the end zone on a Gabe Dertinger rush for a 3-yard touchdown. The extra-point attempt the score was Becker 28, South St. Paul 0.

 

South St. Paul couldn’t move the ball down the field and punted on 4th-down.

 

Becker had trouble moving the ball down the field and they punted on 4th-down.

 

At halftime the score was Becker 28, South St. Paul 0.

 

Becker kicked off to start the third quarter. South St. Paul looked to keep the ball on the ground

early.

 

They also went to a quick no huddle offense. South St. Paul punted on 4th-and-4 yards to go.

 

Becker punted on 4th-and-3.

 

South St. Paul took over on their own 18-yard line. South St. Paul once again looked to move the ball down the field. The defense stepped up big and made South St. Paul had to punt on 4th down.

 

Becker took over on their own 48-yard line.

 

After three quarters of play the score was Becker 28, South St. Paul 0.

 

Becker looked to keep the ball on the ground early in the fourth quarter.  Becker got the ball into the end zone on a 1-yard touchdown run by Andrew Stanger. The extra-point attempt was good.

 

With 5:15 left in the fourth quarter the score was Becker 35, South St. Paul 0.

 

South St. Paul looked to the air as they wanted to get the ball into the end zone. South St. Paul got a touchdown on a 1-yard touchdown run by Pietruszewski the extra-point attempt was good.

 

That made the score Becker 35, South St. Paul 7.

 

South St. Paul got the ball back after that touchdown and they looked to get back into the end zone.

 

South St. Paul’s Piertuszenwski found Austin Brandecker in the end zone for an 11-yard touchdown reception. The extra-point attempt was good.

 

Becker came away with the 35-14 victory over South St. Paul.

 

SOUTH ST. PAUL WENT UP AGAINST FRIDLEY IN THE CLASS 4 A STATE QUARTERFINALS

On Oct. 30, Macalester College was the side of the state Class 4A state football quarterfinals.

South St. Paul kicked off to start the game.

Fridley looked to keep the ball down the field early. Fridley was intercepted by Ryan Duffy.

South St. Paul took over on their own 48-yard line. South St. Paul kept the ball on the ground on their first drive of the game. South St. Paul got on the board on a 20-yard run by Anthony Perez. 

The extra-point attempt by Sam Rohrer was good.

With 9:02 left in the first quarter, the score was South St. Paul 7. Fridley 0.

Fridley took over deep in their own zone.

South St. Paul got on the board on a 20 yard run by Anthony Perez for a 20-yard touchdown run. The extra point attempt by Sam Rohrer was good.

South St. Paul got the ball back after a fumble and they found the end zone on a Dan Pietruszewski for a 4-yard gain run with 4:11 left in the first quarter. The extra-point attempt was good.

With 4:11 left in the first quarter the score was South St. Paul 14, Fridley 0.

Fridley called a timeout with 2:22 left in the first quarter.

South St. Paul found the end zone on a 4-yard run by Perez. The extra-point attempt was good.

With 1:33 left in the first quarter the score was South St. Paul 21, Fridley 0.

Fridley took over near midfield but they fumbled the ball and South St. Paul took over.

After one quarter of play the score was South St. Paul 21 and Fridley 0.

Fridley looked to keep the ball on the ground. Fridley looked to get into the end zone midway through the second quarter.

Fridley turned the ball over on downs. South St. Paul got the ball into to the hands of Pietruszewski.

He was able to come up with first downs.

South St. Paul’s Ryan Duffy came up with a huge first down reception that got the ball to the 8-yard line. South St. Paul found the end zone on an 8-yard touchdown run by Perez .The extra-point attempt was good.

With 2:18 left in the second quarter the score was South St. Paul 28, Fridley 0.

Fridley found the end zone on a 33-yard pass from Caruthers to Andre Swayne for a touchdown. The extra-point attempt was good.

With 1:01 left in the first quarter the score was South St. Paul 28, Fridley 7. That was the score at halftime.

At halftime the score was South St. Paul 28, Fridley 7.

South St. Paul got the ball to start the third quarter. Fridley intercepted the ball on their own 8-yard line.

South St. Paul got a safety with 8:32 left in the third quarter. The score was South St. Paul 30, Fridley 7.

South St. Paul got the ball back on downs. They drove down the field and scored on a 1-yard touchdown run by Pietruszewski. The extra-point attempt by Rohrer was good.

With 4:10 left in the third quarter the score was South St. Paul 37, Fridley 7.

Fridley turned it over on downs.

After three quarter of play the score was South St. Paul 37, Fridley 7.

As the fourth quarter got underway South St. Paul turned the ball over on downs.

Both teams couldn’t move the ball down the field throughout the fourth quarter.

Fridley’s Tyree Caruthers came up with a 53-yard touchdown reception with 47.2 seconds left to go in the fourth quarter. The extra-point attempt was good.

With 47.2 seconds left in the fourth quarter the score was South St. Paul 37, Fridley 14.

That was the final of the game

SOUTH ST. PAUL WENT UP AGAINST TARTAN IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME

South St. Paul and Tartan played a boys’ basketball game on Dec. 9. Tartan looked to push the ball down the floor as they looked to get baskets in transition.

 

Tartan was able to get baskets in transition. Tartan’s Marlon McCoy was able to create steals on the defensive end and turn them into points on the offensive end.

 

The defensive pressure that Tartan applied made it difficult for South St. Paul to bring the ball down the floor. South St. Paul had a hard time making shots in the first half.  

 

Tartan’s Denote Fourte did a good job of bringing the ball down the floor. He was able to make layups.

 

Tartan called a timeout with 10:46 left in the first half. The score was Tartan 17, South St. Paul 7.

 

Kylon Payne was able to blow by his defenders and make contested layups. He was a quick guard who also had a nice jump shot.

 

Zachary Taylor for South St. Paul found his shot just inside the three-point line. He was able to knock down that shot consistently in the first half.

 

Tartan swung the ball around the three-point line to take time off the clock. That also made South St. Paul have to guard them on the perimeter.

 

At halftime the score was Titan 41, South St. Paul 22.

 

Tartan looked to get the ball into the hands of Brody Jackson, who was camped out on the low block.

 

With his 6’9” frame he was able to score easy layups.  

 

Payne came up with some steals in the second half and was able to find his teammates for the assists.

 

Tartan did a good job of communicating on the floor.

 

South St. Paul had trouble shooting the ball throughout the second half. Tartan was too quick for South St. Paul.

 

Tartan continued to move the ball around the three-point line as they looked to take time off the clock.

 

Tartan came away with the 79-41 victory over South St. Paul. The leading scorers for Tartan were Thomas Hanson with and Emanuel Humphrey each with 14 points and Jackson with 13 points.

 

The leading scorer South St. Paul was Taylor with 17 points.

 

I was joined by the Twin Cities Hoops Czar. Check out his thoughts of the Tartan vs. South St. Paul game.