CHANHASSEN TOOK ON ST. THOMAS ACADEMY IN A BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL GAME

Chanhassen traveled to St. Thomas Academy for a boys' high school basketball game. Chanhassen came into the game with a record of 4-2. St. Thomas Academy came into the game with a record of 2-2.

On the first play of the game Kevin Jensen for Chanhassen started the game off with a two handed slam dunk. That got his team fired up.

Chanhassen started the game in a zone defense. They wanted to force St. Thomas to shoot from the three-point line.

Chanhassen was not afraid to shoot the ball. Cole Auto for Chanhassen was able to step back behind the three-point line and was able to knock down a deep three-point shot.

The score went back and forth at the start of the game. Neither team went on a run in the early goings.

Auto continued to shoot the ball well. St. Thomas was not able to slow him down.

St. Thomas's Nick Waldvogel took the ball down the court with ease. He was able to direct his team on the court.

Chanhassen was able to get the ball out of the net and they tried to push the tempo. They didn't waste much time as they took quick shots.

The score was close throughout the first half.

Joey Stark for Chanhassen also was able to come up with a deep three-point shot. He took his time on the offensive end and called for the ball when he was open.

Jensen continued to use his size to his advantage on the low block. He is listed as 6'5” and was posted up on the low block. When his teammates got him the ball on the block he would just take it hard to the basket and was able to take easy shots.

Thomas Sjoberg was also able to knock down some deep three-point shots. He was not afraid to shoot the ball from anywhere on the court.

No one could slow Sjoberg down. Chanhassen had no one who could guard him. He was just too quick of a player.

Chanhassen called a timeout with 2:02 left in the first half. The score was St. Thomas 31 and Chanhassen 29.

Both teams dove on the floor after loose balls late in the game.

The score at halftime was Chanhassen 32 and St. Thomas 31.

Chanhassen started the second half in zone defense. St. Thomas switched up between man-to-man and zone defense.

There were many ties and lead changes throughout the game.

Waldvogel took his time of the offensive end. St. Thomas wanted to take as much time off the clock as they could.

Chanhassen had a hard time getting to the basket. The St. Thomas defenders made it hard for them to get to the basket.

St. Thomas picked up their defensive pressure at half court. Chanhassen also picked up their defensive pressure at half court. Both teams started the game and half using full court pressure.

St. Thomas called a timeout with 12:03 left in regulation the score was Chanhassen 48 and St. Thomas 39.

St. Thomas didn't back down. They kept on playing hard. Even though their shots were not falling for a period of time in the second half they didn't give up.

Waldvogel was able to knock down some three-point shots and keep his team in the game.

Chanhassen continued to take the ball hard to the basket.

Chanhassen called a timeout with 6:25 left in regulation. The score was Chanhassen 59 and St. Thomas Academy 47.

Paddy Clancy for St. Thomas picked up his man full court the rest of his team picked up their guys at midcourt. Clancy was looking to get a few steals before the ball crossed the half court line.

Chanhassen passed the ball around the three-point line. They wanted to take as much time off the clock as they could.

Chanhassen came away with the 77-58 victory over St. Thomas Academy.

I thought that both teams played well throughout the game. I thought that Kevin Jensen played well for Chanhassen. The St. Thomas defenders were not able to slow Jensen down. Jensen gave his team energy and I think that his teammates fed off of that when he was out on the court.

I thought that Thomas Sjoeberg played well for St. Thomas Academy.

The leading scorer for St. Thomas Academy was Thomas Sjoberg with 36 points.

The leading scorers for Chanhassen were Kevin Jansen with 31 points, and Cole Auto with 16 points.

I was joined by the Twin Cities Hoop Czar. Check out his thoughts of the Chanhassen vs. St. Thomas Academy game.

ST. THOMAS ACADEMY TOOK ON CRETIN-DERHAM HALL IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL CONTEST

St. Thomas Academy took on Cretin-Derham-Hall in a boys’ basketball contest. Cretin-Derham Hall came into the game with a record of 2-0. St. Thomas Academy came into the game with a record of 2-0.
 

Both teams got off to a fast start as they each looked to push the ball in transition. St. Thomas came out in a man-to-man defense. They looked to slow down Cretin-Derham Hall when they were on offense.
 

Cretin-Derham Hall’s Raijon Kelly came up big in the first half as he was able to find the basket and make his shots. His team did a good job of getting him the ball. Kelly made most of his shots inside of the paint.
 

St. Thomas Academy had a hard time finding their shots in the first half. They did not give up as they kept shooting the ball.
 

Both teams went back and forth in the first half. St. Thomas Academy didn’t back down. They kept on going after Cretin-Derham Hall.
 

Both teams were diving on the floor for loose balls. Neither team gave up in the first half.
 

At halftime the score was Cretin-Derham Hall 36 and St. Thomas Academy 26.
 

As the second half got underway St. Thomas Academy came out in a tough man-to-man defense.
 

Both teams played very aggressively in the game. Kelly continued to play hard in the second half. He went after loose balls. With 14:16 left to go in the second half he went down with a leg cramp. He was attended to by the trainers and walked off under his own power.

Cretin-Derham Hall continued to make their shots in the second half.

St. Thomas Academy went on run midway in the second half. They cut the deficit to 10.

Cretin-Derham Hall got sloppy with the ball. They had many turnovers late in the contest. St. Thomas Academy made a run late in the contest.

The game went back and forth. I thought that both teams played well. Cretin-Derham-Hall came away with the 65-61 victory over St. Thomas Academy. Cretin-Derham Hall was led in scoring by Raijon Kelly with 21 pts. St. Thomas Academy was led in scoring by Thomas Sjoberg who scored 26 points.

I was joined by the Twin Cities Hoops Czar. Check out his thoughts on the St. Thomas Academy VS Cretin-Derham Hall game.