ST.CROIX LUTHERAN WENT UP AGAINST MINNEAPOLIS WASHBURN IN A FOOTBALL GAME

On Sept. 28, St. Croix Lutheran and Minneapolis Washburn squared off in a football game.

St. Croix kicked off to start. Washburn looked to used both the ground and the passing attack early. Washburn fumbled on their own 6-yard line and St. Croix took over.

St. Croix also had difficulty with the ball as they turned the ball over on the next series.

Washburn’s Jamar Nelson came up with a touchdown run. The two-point conversion was no good.

With 10:46 left in the first quarter the score was Washburn 6, St. Croix 0.

After a personal foul on Washburn, St. Croix took over on their own 42-yard line. St. Croix looked to get the ball into the hands of Seth Goplen. Goplen found holes in the defense and was able to come up with big runs. Asahi Kuroki also came up with some key runs for St. Croix that set up first downs. St. Croix Lutheran’s zach Longueville came up with an 11-yard touchdown run. The extra point attempt was good. With 4:55 left in the first quarter. The score was St. Croix 7, Washburn 6.

Washburn took over on their own 25-yard line. Washburn quarterback Sir’Vell Miller came up with big plays as he got his teammates the ball. Washburn turned the ball over on downs.

St. Croix took over on Washburn 40-yard line. St. Croix couldn’t move the ball and they punted the ball on fourth down.

Washburn took over on their own 10-yard line.

After one quarter of play, the score was St. Croix 7, Washburn 6.

Washburn punted on 4th-and-5.

St. Croix called a timeout with 10:32 left in the second quarter. The score was St. Croix 7, Washburn 6.

Washburn got the ball back on a muffed punt by St. Croix. Washburn looked to the air early in the second quarter. Washburn continued to push the ball downfield threw the air. Washburn came up with a 3-yard touchdown reception. The two-point conversion was good.

With 6:14 left in the second quarter the score was Washburn 14, St. Croix 7.

St. Croix took over on their own 36-yard line. St. Croix 14-13 connected on a 36-yard touchdown reception. The extra point attempt was good. With 4:36 left in the second quarter the score was tied at 14.

Washburn took over on their own 34-yard line. Washburn’ went to the air again with a 40-yard reception. Washburn continued to look to get the ball into the endzone late in the second quarter. Washburn turned the ball over on downs as St. Croix took over on the 32-yard line.

St. Croix couldn’t move the ball down the filed and they turned the ball over on downs.

Washburn called a timeout with 40 seconds to go, the score was tied at 14.

Washburn couldn’t move the ball and the time ran out on the first half. At halftime the score was tied at 14.

Washburn kicked off to start the third quarter. St. Croix started on their own 16-yard line. They kept the ball on the ground throughout their first series. Longueville continued to get the ball into his receivers’ hands and move the ball down the field. Asahi Kuroki came with a long run for a first down. St. Croix fumbled the ball twice and came up with the ball.

St. Croix’s Zach Thiel came up with a 38-yard first down reception. Longueville kept on looking to get into the end zone. Isaiah Allen came up with a 2-yard touchdown run. The extra point attempt was good.

With 4:31 left in the third quarter the score was St. Croix 21, Washburn 14.

Washburn took over on their own 42-yard line. Washburn’s Jamarien Wheeler came up with a first down reception. Miller came up with a 23-yard run but that was nullified by a penalty. Washburn turned the ball over on downs.

St. Croix didn’t move the ball down the field and they punted on fourth down.

After three quarters of play, the score was St. Croix 21, Washburn 14.

Washburn looked to air it out in the fourth quarter. Washburn punted on 4th-and-10.

St. Croix called a timeout with 8:19 left in regulation. The score was St. Croix 21, Washburn 14.

St. Croix’s Longueville continued to come up with big plays. Longueville came up with a 5-yard touchdown run. The extra point attempt was good.

With 5:40 left in regulation the score was St. Croix 28, Washburn 14.

Washburn’s Nyle Dickel came up with a 17-yard reception. Washburn continued to get the ball down the field.

Washburn’s Wheler came up with a 12-yard touchdown reception, but the touchdown was nullified by a Washburn penalty.

Washburn called a timeout with 3:36 left in regulation. The score was St. Croix 28, Washburn 14.

St. Croix looked to take time off the clock late in the game. They got the ball into the hands of Longueville. Longueville came up with another huge reception for a first down. Teammate Allen came up with a long run and was stopped on the 2-yard line. that set up the end of the game as St. Croix kneeled the last 3 downs to end the game.

It was a hard-fought game between both teams. Neither team gave up. St. Croix came away with the 28-14 victory over Washburn.

 

ST. CROIX LUTHERAN WENT UP AGAINST BRAHAM IN THE CLASS AA STATE BOYS’ BASKETBALL SEMIFINALS

On March 11, St. Croix Lutheran and Braham squared off in the Class 2A state boys’ basketball semifinals at the Target Center.

St. Croix Lutheran pushed the ball down the floor and was able to score baskets in transition. 

The score went back and forth early in the contest.

There was a media timeout with 14:37 left in the first half. The score was Braham 9, St. Croix Lutheran 6.

There were several ties and lead changes in the first half. 

St. Croix Lutheran was able to get everyone involved in the offense. 

There was a media timeout with 10:44 left in the first half. The score was St. Croix Lutheran16, Braham 14.

Both teams got hot from behind the 3-point line. As they were able to get everyone involved in the offense. 

St. Croix Lutheran switched up between man-to-man and zone defense throughout the first half. That made Brahma keep guessing what they were running.

There was a media timeout with 3:35 left in the first half. The score was Braham 29, St. Croix Lutheran 27. 

Both teams continued to push the ball down the floor and make shots in transition late in the first half.

At halftime the score was Braham 39, St. Croix Lutheran 33.

As the second half got underway both teams continued to push the ball down the floor and come up with mid-range jump shots and layups.

There was a media timeout with 14:07 left in the first half. The score was St. Croix Lutheran 44, Braham 43.

The score continued to go back and forth in the second half. It was a very competitive half. Neither team gave up an easy shot.

There was a media timeout with 10:45 left in regulation. The score was Braham 58, St. Croix Lutheran 50.

Braham’s John Larson and Chris Olson came up with huge baskets in the second half, also teammate Ryan Larson stepped up and was able to knock down some big shots.

St. Croix Lutheran continued to struggle to shoot the ball in the second half. Even though they struggled they didn’t give up.

Braham came away with the 86-77 victory over St. Croix Lutheran.

 

DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON WENT UP AGAINST ST. CROIX LUTHERAN IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL STATE QUARTERFINAL GAME

 Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton (DGF) squared off against St. Croix Lutheran in a boys’ basketball state quarterfinal game in Class 2A. 

St. Croix Lutheran pushed the ball down the floor and looked to score baskets in transition. St. Croix Lutheran looked to get the ball into the hands of Abe Murkey. Murkey took the ball hard to the basket and was able to make mid-range jump shots and layups. 

DGF got the ball into the hands of Blake Poehls. Poehls was able to come up with mid-range jump shots and layups. 

DGF’s Blake Kragnes and Gunnar Payne both were able to make their mid-range jump shots and layups. If they didn’t think that they had a good shot, they would pass it up to one of their teammates. 

DGF called a timeout with 8:06 left in the first half. The score was St. Croix Lutheran 29, DGF 18. 

St. Croix Lutheran’s Aage Rovney came up with deep 3-point shots. He was able to get hot behind the 3-point line. 

DGF called a timeout with 6:03 left in the first half. The score was St. Croix Lutheran 35, DGF 20. 

St. Croix Lutheran kept on attacking the basket and coming up with mid-range jump shots and layups. 

At halftime the score was St. Croix Lutheran 54, DGF 30.

As the second half got underway St. Croix Lutheran was able to move the ball down the floor well and come up with mid-range jump shots and layups. 

St. Croix Lutheran continued to push the ball down the floor and come up with mid-range jump shots and layups. 

St. Croix Lutheran came away with the 86-51 victory over DGF. 

The leading scorers for DGF were Blake Kragnes and Kyle Rothschadl both with 14 points. 

The leading scorers for St. Croix Lutheran were Aage Rovney with 29 points, Ade Murkey with 21 points.

ST. CROIX LUTHERAN WENT UP AGAINST MINNEAPOLIS NORTH IN A BOYS' BASKETBALL GAME

On Dec. 8 St. Croix Lutheran and Minneapolis North squared off in a boys' basketball game.

 

North looked to push the ball down the floor and set the tempo of the game early.

 

It took a while for each team to get into an offensive rhythm.

 

St. Croix Lutheran moved the ball down the floor well. They were able to make layups in transition.

 

St. Croix Lutheran’s Aage Rovney stepped up and knocked down 3-point shots in the first half. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball in spots where he could shoot it.

 

North struggled to shoot the ball in the first half.

 

Neither team went on a huge run in the first half.

 

St. Croix Lutheran took a lot of time off the clock in the first half. They passed the ball around the 3-point line as they got everyone involved in the offense.

 

St. Croix Lutheran called a timeout with 8:08 left in the first half. The score was St. Croix Lutheran

18, North 14.

 

St. Croix Lutheran got a lot of fast break layups. St. Croix Lutheran was a little quicker than North.

 

They were getting down the floor quicker.

 

At halftime the score was St. Croix Lutheran 33, North 28.

 

As the second half got underway both teams traded baskets.  

 

North looked to get the ball inside.

 

St. Croix Lutheran called a timeout with 14:43 left in the second half. The score was North 38, St. Croix Lutheran 35.

 

The score went back and forth throughout the second half.

 

St. Croix Lutheran turned the ball over and North was able to capitalize on the turnovers.

 

St. Croix Lutheran’s Abe Murkey came up with layups. The North defense had a difficult time slowing him down.

 

St. Croix Lutheran called a timeout with 9:31 left in regulation. The score was St. Croix Lutheran 47, North 45.

 

North’s Tyler Johnson Ahzerik Rodgers and Odell Wilson IV all came up with huge shots that kept North in the game.

 

The game came down to the wire. Neither team went on a huge run late in the contest.

 

North came away with the 72-67 victory over St. Croix Lutheran

MINNEHAHA ACADEMY WENT UP AGAINST ST. CROIX LUTHERAN IN A BOYS' BASKETBALL GAME

On Dec. 1 Minnehaha Academy squared up against St. Croix Lutheran in a boys basketball game.

 

St. Croix looked to set the tempo of the game early. St. Croix looked to create steals and come up with layups off of turnovers.

 

Both teams started in a zone defense. Each team shot 3-pointers early.

 

St. Croix’s Abe Murkey came up with layups. On the defensive end he was able to slow down the guy he was guarding.

 

Minnehaha called a timeout with 14:00 left in the first half. The score was St. Croix 9, Minnehaha 3.

 

Murkey was all over the floor. He came up with mid-range jump shots and layups. The defense had a hard time slowing him down.

 

Minnehaha’s Kaden Johnson came up with 3-point baskets that kept his team in the game.

 

The score went back and forth with just under 9 minutes left in the first half.

 

St. Croix was able to swing the ball around the 3-point line and attack the gaps in the Minnehaha zone.

 

Minnehaha’s Jalen Suggs came up with steals and layups. He played hard on both ends of the court.

 

St. Croix called a timeout with 4:03 left in the first half. The score was Minnehaha 30, St. Croix 29.

 

Minnehaha did a good job of moving the ball down the floor and scoring baskets in transition.

 

Suggs came down and was able to hit deep 3-point baskets.

 

At halftime the score was tied at 43.

 

As the second half got underway St. Croix stayed in their zone defense. Minnehaha also stayed in their zone defense.

 

Murkey came up with a one-handed slam dunk that got his team motivated.

 

Minnehaha called a timeout with 15:41 left in regulation. The score was St. Croix 51, Minnehaha 45.

 

St. Croix’s Trenton Krueger came up with rebounds and put back layups. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball where he could shoot it. Teammate Aage Rovney came up with 3-point baskets as well.

 

St. Croix went on a 19-4 run in the second half.

 

Minnehaha called a timeout with 12:31 left in regulation. The score was St. Croix 62, Minnehaha 47.

 

St. Croix looked to take time off the clock by swinging the ball around the 3-point line. St. Croix looked to get the ball into the low post.

 

Minnehaha continued to move the ball down the floor and attack the basket.

 

St. Croix called a timeout with 6:46 left in regulation. The score was St. Croix 71, Minnehaha 60.

 

The speed of the game picked up as well. St. Croix didn’t take as much time on looking for their shots on the offensive end as they did early in the game.

 

St. Croix called a timeout with 3:16 left in regulation. The score was St. Croix 81, Minnehaha 75.

 

Minnehaha took deep 3-point shots as they stayed in the game and tried to cut down on their deficit.

 

St. Croix came away with the 96-83 victory over Minnehaha.

 

The leading scorers for St. Croix were Murkey with 38 points and Rovney with 27 points.

 

The leading scorer for Minnehaha was Suggs with 26 points.

 

I was joined by the Twin Cities Hoops Czar. Check out his thoughts of the Minnehaha vs. St. Croix boys’ basketball game.

ST. CROIX LUTHERAN WENT UP AGAINST MINNEAPOLIS ROOSEVELT IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME

In the second game of the doubleheader at Macalester on March 6 St. Croix Lutheran and Minneapolis Roosevelt in a boys basketball Section 4 Class AA championship game. The fans from both schools packed the stands and the students from both schools had a great presence.

The score went back and forth throughout the first half.

Roosevelt was able to get the ball into the hands of Landon Cobbs. Cobbs came up with mid-range jump shots and layups consistently in the first half.

The game was very physical both teams dove on the floor after loose balls and went after rebounds.

Neither team went on a run in the first half. Both teams were evenly matched.

At halftime the score was Roosevelt 23, St. Croix Lutheran 18.

As the second half got underway St. Croix Lutheran looked to get the ball into the hands of Tommy Medcalf. Medcalf came up with layups and mid-range jump shots throughout the game.

Roosevelt looked to push the ball down the floor and score baskets in transition.

Both teams played tough defense. Neither team went on a run throughout the game.

St. Croix Lutheran’s Trenton Krueger came up with mid-range jump shots and layups late in the contest.

St. Croix Lutheran attacked the basket throughout the second half. Roosevelt did make it hard for St. Croix Lutheran to get open looks at the basket.

Cobbs continued to shoot the ball well late in the game.

Medcalf came up with a huge shot with .7 seconds that won the game.

St. Croix Lutheran came up with the 45-44 victory over Minneapolis Roosevelt.

With that win St. Croix Lutheran advances to the MSHSL state tournament.

ST. CROIX LUTHERAN WENT UP AGAINST FRIDLEY IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME

On Jan. 6, St. Croix Lutheran and Fridley went up against each other in a boys’ basketball game.

Going into the game St. Croix Lutheran had a record of 9-1 while Fridley’s record was 6-3.

Fridley looked to push the ball down the floor and wanted to spread the St. Croix Lutheran defense out. They were not afraid to shoot a lot of 3-point shots early.

Both teams took a lot of time off the clock early. Fridley was able to get the ball inside to their post players.

Fridley’s Teathloach Pal came up with mid-range jump shots and layups in the first half. He was not afraid to take the defender off the dribble and looked to get to the basket.

St. Croix Lutheran played zone throughout the first half. Fridley did a good job of attacking the zone.

Fridley did take a lot of time off the clock in the zone.

St. Croix Lutheran’s Abe Lamu drove to the basket and was able to make layups that he took.

St. Croix Lutheran called a timeout with 9:57 left in the first half. The score was Fridley 16, St. Croix Lutheran 10.

Fridley was able to step up and knock down deep 3-point shots. They were able to get everyone involved in the offense.

St. Croix Lutheran struggled to shoot midway through the first half. They were able to get the ball into the hands of Lamu who continued to make layups.

At halftime the score was St. Croix Lutheran 24, Fridley 23.

As the second half got under way St. Croix Lutheran got their shots to fall. Fridley called a timeout with 15:35 left in regulation. The score was St. Croix Lutheran 29, Fridley 26.

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

Fridley got into a scoring rhythm in the second half. They stepped up and were able to knock down mid-range jump shots.

St. Croix Lutheran’s Tommy Metcalf was all over the floor. On the offensive end he came up with deep 3-point baskets and got the lead late in the game.

St. Croix Lutheran came away with the 54-47 victory over Fridley.

ST. CROIX LUTHERAN TOOK ON BROOKLYN CENTER IN A BOYS BASKETBALL GAME

St. Croix Lutheran and Brooklyn Center went up against each other in a boys basketball game. It took a while for each team to get into an offensive rhythm.

 

St. Croix Lutheran started in a zone defense. They wanted to spread the Brooklyn Center offense out.

 

The score went back and forth throughout the first half. There were several ties and lead changes.

 

Brooklyn Center’s Tedke Clark and Sammie Watkins were able to hit layups consistently in the first half.

 

St. Croix Lutheran had a hard time hitting their shots late in the first half.  

 

Watkins continued to hit layups late in the first half.

 

St. Croix Lutheran couldn’t slow down Brooklyn Center.

 

At halftime the score was Brooklyn Center 26, St. Croix Lutheran 14.

 

As the second half got underway Brooklyn Center continued to attack the basket. Clark and Watkins continued to hit their shots.

 

St. Croix Lutheran kept on attacking the basket in the second half.

 

Brooklyn Center kept on getting the ball into the hands of Clark and Watkins. They were able to really turn on the offense in the second half.

 

St. Croix Lutheran had difficulty shooting the ball throughout the game. They went into long scoring droughts in the second half.

 

Brooklyn Center came away with the 52-41 victory over St. Croix Lutheran.

 

St. Croix Lutheran was lead in scoring by Rovney with 19 pints and Krueger with 12 points.

 

Brooklyn Center was lead in scoring by Clark with 27 points.

 

I was joined by the Twin Cities Hoops Czar. Check out his thoughts on the St. Croix Lutheran vs. Brooklyn Center boys’ basketball game.

PROCTOR TOOK ON ST. CROIX LUTHERAN IN A STATE SEMIFINAL FOOTBALL GAME

Proctor and St. Croix Lutheran went up against each other in the Class 3A state semifinal football game.

 

St. Croix Lutheran got the ball on the 36 yard line. St. Croix Lutheran kept the ball on the ground as Hans Klingenschmitt was able to pick up nice runs and get past the Proctor defense. The Proctor defense did however prevent a first down.

 

On fourth-and-20 St. Croix Lutheran punted the ball.

 

Proctor’s Joe Carter got the ball and was able to find a hole and pick up a first down.  Proctor turned it over on downs on the next series.

 

St. Croix Lutheran was able to get chunks of yards and pick up first downs as they moved down the field. Trever Koester came up with some nice runs for his team.

 

After one quarter of play the score was tied at 0.

 

Both teams defense stepped up big as both teams had difficulties moving the ball down the field.

 

Neither team was able to move the ball in the second quarter. Both defense played extremely well in the quarter.

 

In a defensive first half battle at halftime the score was tied at 0.

 

St. Croix Lutheran kicked off to start the third quarter.  Proctor got the ball on the 40 yard line.  The

 

St. Croix Lutheran stepped up and made Proctor punt the ball on fourth-and-three.

 

St. Croix Lutheran was able to move the ball down the field in the third quarter. On fourth-and-four

St. Croix Lutheran punted the ball.

 

After three quarters of play the score was tied at 0.

 

Both teams were able to race up and down the field throughout the fourth quarter.

 

With eight seconds left in regulation Alex Bornschlegl kicked a 23-yard field goal to win the game

 

St. Croix Lutheran came away with the 3-0 victory over Proctor. 

 

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

St. Croix Lutheran and Heritage Christian Academy squared off in a high school boys' basketball game. St. Croix Lutheran High School came into the game with a record of 3-1. Heritage Christian Academy had a record of 5-0 going into the game.

During the warmups both of these teams looked relaxed and ready to play.

St. Croix moved the ball around the three-point line as they were able to take time off the clock and slow down the pace of the game. St. Croix started the game in a zone defense. They didn't want Heritage to get any wide open looks at the basket.

St. Croix was able to get the ball into the hands of Cody Sticha. Sticha was all over the floor. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball in spots were they knew he could hit his shots.

The score went back and forth throughout the first half. Heritage didn't get down on themselves when they were not able to hit a shot for a period of time in the first half. They just kept on shooting the ball.

St. Croix Lutheran called a timeout with 6:34 left in the first half. The score was St. Croix Lutheran 27 and Heritage 25.

Heritage did a good job of bringing the ball down the floor and making fast break baskets. They were also able to take the ball to the rack and make lay-ups.

The score went back and forth late in the first half. Neither team gave up any uncontested shots.

Heritage went on a run late in the first half. They were able to get the lead late in the half.

In a fast action packed first half the score at halftime was Heritage 40 and St. Croix Lutheran 37.

As the second half got underway both teams came out firing on all cylinders. St. Croix Lutheran continued to look to get the ball into the hands of Cody Sticha. If Sticha didn't think that he had a good shot he would pass the ball to his teammate for him to try to make a basket.

St. Croix started the second half in a zone defense. They didn't press in the zone but they started it at half court. Heritage did a good job of advancing the ball down the floor.

Brad Basco brought the ball down the floor for Heritage. He would shout out plays and tell his teammates were they should be on offense. Basco did a good job of getting everyone involved in the offense.

Heritage called a timeout with 13:11 left in regulation. The score was Heritage 48 and St. Croix Lutheran 46.

Heritage continued to push the ball down the floor as they were able to hit lay-ups in transition.

The score went back and forth throughout the second half. I thought that both teams were evenly matched and both played very well throughout the contest.

Heritage called a timeout with 9:45 left in regulation. The score was Heritage 50 and St. Croix 48.

The score went back and forth late in the contest. Neither team was going to let the other make easy baskets.

Christian Pieper made some nice jump shots for Heritage. He mostly hit his shots from within the three-point line.

Spencer Bland came to life late in the ball game. He was able to drain a few baskets to keep his team involved in the offense.

Both teams dove on the floor after loose balls and they each battled it out on the boards going after rebounds.

Zach Weld came up with some nice long three-point shots to keep his team in the game. Heritage was able to hang onto the lead late in the game. St. Croix Lutheran did try to make a comeback but they were unable to do that.

St. Croix Lutheran called a timeout with 1:43 left in regulation. The score was Heritage 66 and St. Croix Lutheran 63.

The game came down to the wire. Heritage came away with the 67-63 victory over St. Croix Lutheran.

The leading scorers for Heritage were Spenser Bland and Zach Weld both with 16 points each.

The leading scorer for St. Croix Lutheran was Cody Sticha with 18 points. Aage Rovney hit a few three-point shots and ended with 12 points.

I was joined by the Twin Cities Hoops Czar. Check out his thoughts of the St. Croix Lutheran and Heritage Christian Academy boys' basketball game. I was also joined by Doug Erlien from KMSP FOX CH9. Check out his web cast of the event on Ihigh.com