ST. PAUL CENTRAL TOOK ON ST PAUL ST. PAUL HARDING IN A HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME

St. Paul Central came over to St. Paul Harding High School for a football game. Both teams came into the game with a record of 3-2.

Harding kicked off to Central to start the game. Central got the ball on the 44 yard line. Central used both the run and the pass game to get the ball down the field on the first drive. Seamus Walsh found the end zone for a touchdown. The extra point attempt was no good.

With 8:40 left in the first quarter the score was Central 6 and Harding 0.

Central kicked off to Harding after the touchdown Harding got the ball on their own 19 yard line. Harding brought out the trick play as they called a double reverse flea flicker play and it worked. They were able to pick up forty yards on the play. Harding was intercepted and the ball went back to Central.

Central got the ball back on their 18 yard line. Central's Garrett Gardner came up with some nice runs. He was able to pick up first downs throughout the first half. LaDra Kilgore-Hodges was able to find holes in the Harding defense as he was able to get first downs. Davion Johnson found the end zone for a touchdown. The two point conversion by Davion Johnson was good.

Harding took a timeout with 56 seconds left in the first quarter.

At the end the first quarter the score was Central 14 and Harding 0.

Central got the ball to start the second quarter. Theo Haslow made some nice catches for Central. He was able to get the ball while he was diving for it and was successful in getting the ball. LaDra Kilgore-Hodges continued to come up with some nice plays. Central tried a 30 yard field attempt and was not successful. Harding picked up the ball and got the ball to the 40 yard line.

Harding looked to drive again. They were not able to get a first down and they punted to the ball to Central.

Central was not able to get a first down and Harding got the ball back. Harding threatened to score late in the quarter. On fourth down and six yards to go they went for it and they were not able to get the first down or touchdown.

At halftime the score was Central 14 and Harding 0.

Central kicked off to Harding to start the third quarter. Harding started the drive off on the ground attack as they used their running game. Harding’s Antonio Wagener found holes in the Central defense and was able to take advantage of the as he was able to pick up some valuable yards. Harding was not able to pick up a first down.

Central got the ball back. They were able to keep pounding the ball on the ground. Davion Jason picked up a 34 yard run. Montrell Williams found the end zone for a touchdown on a nice reception. The extra point attempt was not good.

At the end of the third quarter the score was Central 20 and Harding 0.

Central kicked the ball to start the fourth quarter. Harding was not able to get a first down on the drive and they had to punt it back to Central.

Central picked up a first down on their first drive. LeDra Kilgore Hodges found the end zone for a touchdown The two point conversion was good.

With 8:54 left in regulation the score was Central 28 and Harding 0.

Harding got the ball back after the touchdown Harding got a first down and they continued to try to get the ball down the field. They were not able to get a first down and they tuned the ball over to Central on downs.

Central kept the ball in the hands of LaDra Kilgore-Hodges. Montrell Williams came up with a touchdown reception. The extra point attempt was good.

Central was able to come away with the 35-0 victory over Harding.

After the game I was able to talk to Central's La DraKilgore-Hodges, Montrell Williams and head coach Scott Howell about the game.

#1 IN CLASS AAA ST. PAUL JOHNSON TOOK OUT ST. PAUL HARDING IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME

St. Paul Johnson traveled to St. Paul Harding for a boys’ basketball game. Johnson came in with
a record of 9-2. Harding came into the game with a record of 5-7. Going into the game St. Paul
Johnson was ranked #1 in the state in class AAA.

Johnson won the tip to start the game. On the first possession Harding’s Viseth Koumarn picked
up two quick fouls. He was sent to the bench. Both teams started out shooting the ball. Neither
team could make shots early. It took a while for each team to get the feel for each other.
 

Johnson wanted to push the ball in transition. They looked to get the ball into the hands of
Roosevelt Scott.
 

Johnson took their time on the offensive end. They looked to pass the ball around the three-point
line.
 

Johnson used a full court press. They were able to get easy steals and score baskets off the steals.
Harding got into foul trouble early.
 

With 13:35 left to go in the first half Harding called a timeout with the score Johnson 13 and
Harding 3.
 

Johnson played with a lot of intensity and emotion in the first half. Harding was not able to
match Johnson’s intensity. Johnson’s bench was into the game. They were cheering and shouting
encouragement to the guys on the court.
 

Harding called a timeout with 12:23 left to go in the first half. The score at the time was Johnson
20 and Harding 3.
 

Harding mostly used a zone defense. They wanted to slow Johnson down and spread them out.
 

Harding called a timeout with 10:54 left in the first half. The score was Johnson 24 and Harding
6.
 

Harding didn’t give up throughout the first half. They kept on shooting the ball and driving to the
basket. They didn’t back down to Johnson.
 

Johnson continued to push the ball down the court as they kept on looking for baskets in
transition.
 

On the defensive end they picked up Harding at half court. Harding had a difficult time handling
the pressure Johnson was applying.
 

Both teams dove on the floor after loose balls. The Harding players were getting frustrated
because their shots were not dropping.
 

Anthony Lee hit a three-point shot at the buzzer for St. Paul Johnson to end the first half.
 

At halftime the score was St. Paul Johnson 51 and St. Paul Harding 18.

As the second half got underway Johnson continued to hit their shots. They also continued to
push the ball up the court.

Johnson continued to push the ball in down the court. They were also able to score baskets in
transition in the second half.

Harding continued to shoot the ball but they were off in the second half.

Johnson came away with the 76-37 victory over St. Paul Harding. Johnson was way too quick for
Harding. They were able to get on a shooting rhythm and they couldn’t miss. Harding couldn’t
find the basket from the beginning of the game. Harding didn’t give up and they kept on fighting
throughout the game.

The leading scorers for St. Paul Johnson were Estan Tyler with 22 points and Marcus Marshall
with 15 points. The leading scorer for St. Paul Harding was Johnathin Hall with 13 points.

I was joined by the Czar of Twin Cities Boys’ Hoops. Check out his thoughts of the St. Paul Johnson vs. Harding basketball game.

ST PAUL COMO PARK AND ST PAUL HARDING SQUARE OFF ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD

The St Paul Como Park Cougars faced off against the St Paul Harding at Griffin Stadium in a conference match up. Coming into the game St Paul Como Park had a record of 3-2 and St Paul Harding also had a record of 3-2.


St Paul Como Park got the ball first on the offensive end. Como Park tried short running plays on their first drive. They were able to convert on fourth down and short yardage on their first drive. Como Park was just able to keep pounding the ball down the field in the opening series. Jon Carr did a nice job running the ball in the early goings for Como Park. Como wanted to try to get it in his hands in the early goings. With 6:09 remaining in the first quarter Jon Carr found the end zone with an 18-yard touchdown scamper. The extra point was no good.

With 6:08 remaining in the first quarter the score was Como Park 6 and St Paul Harding 0.

St Paul Harding got the ball back after the touchdown but they were not able to do anything with the ball. John Carr once again came up big on their next series but they were not able to convert and they ended up punting the ball to Harding.

At the end of the first quarter the score was Como Park 6 and St Paul Harding 0.

Como Park got the ball to start the second quarter and Angelo Williams made a nice running play to start off the quarter. Como Park kept the ball on the ground for the most part in the first half. They kept looking to run the ball rather then pass it. They were having success making short running plays. That is what lead them to another touchdown as John Carr found the end zone again for a Como Park touchdown on a short yard run.

Como Park intercepted a pass late in the second quarter and they were not able to find the end zone. At half time the score was Como Park 12 and Harding 0.

As the second half got underway Harding got the ball to begin the third quarter. They were determined to find the end zone. They were not able to get the first down so they turned the ball over to Como Park.

Terrance Williams for Como Park came up with a big running play with about 5:00 left in the third quarter as he was able to find a hole and go in for a first down.

Harding tried to use some trickery in the third quarter as they tried a reverse option. They wanted to just find the end zone for once in this game. They were having difficultly doing that the whole night. They did give it their all and they did give Como Park all that they could handle.

John Carr found the end zone again as he ran for 35 yards for the Como Park Touchdown. John Carr also ran it in for the successful two-point conversion.

With 45 seconds left in the third quarter the score was Como Park 20 and Harding 0. That was the score at the end of the third quarter.

Harding got the ball to start the fourth quarter. They really wanted to get something together in the fourth quarter. They were trying to do all they could. They were just not able to convert on plays that they needed to. That was one of the major factors all evening.

Both teams really went at each other throughout the game. It was a very physical game. Both teams played with intensity. It was also a very crisp cold evening. A few of the players who got banged up had to be attended to by trainers and coaches. They bodies were not able to sustain getting hit and injured in the cold. Both teams were dealing with guys cramping up in the legs. No one got seriously hurt in the game.

I thought both teams played very well. The intensity was there by both teams throughout the whole game. St Paul Como Park was just able to get the ball into the end zone and they didn’t cough if up in critical times in the game. They were able to make plays in critical points in the game especially in third and fourth down situations.

I really thought that John Carr was the player of the game because of his play on the field. He was able to find the end zone and he kept his players into the game.

St Paul Como Park was able to come away with the 20-0 victory.