A & A MILLWORK TOOK ON ERROL CARLSTROM PLAYAZ

A & A Millwork took on the Errol Carlstrom Playaz. The game got off to a quick start as each team was able to score in quick fashion.

Minnesota Gopher Al King Nolen Jr came to play. He did a good job running an offense. He got his team in to the offense that he wanted them in.

Colton Iverson was all over the court playing good aggressive defense. He played with his hand up in the air and he knew where his teammates were.

Both teams traded baskets in the second quarter. Johnny Gilbert was able to get the ball to his guards. Johnny has a nice power drop step that he used frequently.

There were a lot of fast breaks in the first half. The defense was there but both teams pushed the ball up the court.

J’Son Stamper had a nice game he was able to step up and make shots. He was able to hit shots from around the top of the key.

This game was close throughout the first half. At the half time break the score was A & A Millwork 48 and Errol Carlstrom Playaz 52.

As the second half got underway each team came out fired up and played aggressively. J’Son Stamper played well. He looked like he knew what he was doing when he was on the court. Both teams grinded it out in the third quarter. Al King Nolen Jr looked sharp throughout the whole game. He continued to show poise with the ball. He played good defense. He was able to stop his defenders.

At the end of the third quarter the score A & A Millwork 68 and Errol Carlstrom Playaz 81.

As the fourth quarter got underway both teams looked scrappy and they knew that they didn’t give up. Al Nolen kept running the show in the fourth quarter. A & A Millwork went on a run in the fourth quarter they were able to time the lead.

The game was a very close and tight in the end A & A Millwork came away with the 96-95 victory.

Johnny Gilbert lead A & A Millwork with 21 points. He was just a work horse in the game. He played very well. Jison Samper scored 8 points. Al Nolan scored 12 points for A & A Millwork.

For the Errol Carlstrom Playyaz Luke Anderson scored 20 points and Devoe Joseph scored 17 points.

EL AMIN FISH HOUSE TOOOK ON TRP GROUP

On a Tuesday on a shorten week due to the 4th of July holiday there are only games Monday and Tuesday. In the first game it was El Amin Fish House against Sabes TRP group.

Both teams were able to make some quick baskets early in the first quarter. Ralph Sampson made an appearance in the game. Will Leftwich came down with some nice powerful dunks in the first half.

Paul Carter made some nice moves around the basket. He took it strong to the basket looking to score when he was wide open. He wasn’t afraid to make shots in traffic.

At the end of the first quarter the score was tied at 27.

Jefferson Mason was not afraid to battle Devron Bostick. They guarded each other very well. They tried hard to outwork each other.

Justin Cobb looked well in the game. He had a nice jump shot that was a mid range shot that he was able to make.

Throughout the first half the score was kept close. There was an attempt to play some defense in the first half. In a league that is know it’s very fast pace style of play and a focus on NBA style of defense the scores tend to be a little higher.

At the half the score was Sabes TRP Group 51 and El Amin Fish House 53.

Both teams came out on fire in the third quarter. Rich Melszer really got involved in the game. He was all over the court creating havoc on the defensive end. He played aggressively and he was forcing the other team to pass the ball when he was guarding them.

The score was close throughout the third quarter. The score after the third quarter was Sabes TRP Group 74 and El Amin Fish House 70.

All of the Gophers did a good job in the game I thought. Devron Bostick was able to play with a lot of intensity. Paul Carter did the little things in the low block very well. He camped out in the low block and he was able to score bunny shots with ease.

Kevin Henderson made some nice shots at the beginning of the fourth quarter. He had the hot hand coming into the fourth and he kept the shooting up in the fourth.

TRP stepped up their defensive pressure in the fourth quarter. They were able to come close in the fourth quarter.

Paul Carter came down with a monster dunk with under a minute to play to tie the game up. He really has looked impressive in the game I thought.

El Amin Fish House came away with the 93-91 victory.

For TRP Group Rich Melzer was the leading scorer he scored 19 points. Justin Cobbs scored 12 points. For El Amin Fish House Vince Grier scored 14 points. Paul Carter scored 14 points. Sentrell Henderson scored 13 points and Bruce Price scored 16 points.

HP BYE TOOK ON HUDSON ENTERPRISES

The Howard Pulley Bye team took on Troy Hudson Enterprises. The Howard Pulley Bye team was able to come out of the game quickly and make some wide open shots.

Royce White played the point guard spot. He looked well handing the ball. He knows where players are supposed to be on the court and he is like a floor general on the court.

The HP Bye team came out of the gates strong in the first quarter. Troy Hudson Enterprises didn’t panic early in the first quarter when they fell behind from the get go.

At the end of the first quarter the score was HP Bye 32 and Troy Hudson Enterprises 24.

Hp Bye put on a scoring performance in the second quarter as they were able to continue their scoring run in the second quarter.

Troy Hudson Enterprises had a hard time finding the basket in the first half. HP Bye was in control for most of the first half. They looked sharp and they were making baskets at will. They will have to keep that sharpness up in the second half.

At half time the score was HP Bye 54 and Troy Hudson Enterprises 45.

The game has been up tempo from the beginning. Each team has been very quick to get the ball up the court. Troy Hudson Enterprises came back in the third quarter. They kept the game close. This game was intense from the get go.

At the end of the third quarter the score was HP Bye 80 and Troy Hudson Enterprises 78.

The score went back and forth in the third neither team was going to give up. Jacob Thomas for HP Bye had a nice game. He was able do a lot of stuff with the ball and he played good defense.
Troy Hudson Enterprises was able to come away 113-104 victory.

B2X TOOK ON MADISON MAGIC

In the first game it was B2X against Madison Magic. Making his first appearance of the pro am season is former Minnesota Gopher Vince Grier.

Both teams started off making most of their shots in the first half. Both teams started out playing physical from the start.

Rodney Williams looked well in the game he was able to make some solid passes and he was not afraid to make hard cuts to the basket. Blake Hoffarber looked well as he was able to make some nice moves.

At the end of the first quarter the score was B2X 30 and Pat Madison 29.

Neither team was able to go on a run in the first quarter. Vince Grier went up for a shot and he didn’t know if he was either going to dunk the ball or shoot it. He ended up shooting the ball and making a nice shot. Cameron Rundles made some nice shots to keep his team in the game.

B2X started to make shots and find there grove in the second quarter. They had a lead and they really played hard to protect it.

Vince Grier made some very pretty plays throughout the game. I never know if his shot is going to fall when he is making some of those shots but they usually go in. He has had a nice floating lay ups that he has converted into points.

At half time the score was B2X 61 and Pat Madison 56.


Each team played with a lot of intensity in the third quarter. Pat Madison went on a run to open the third quarter. B2X played mostly man to man defense. They applied good ball pressure and they were able to force Pat Madison to work hard for there shots.

Jamar Diggs has used a nice runner down the middle of the lane as one of the shots that he has had success with. He also played very nice defense during the game.

Pat Madison did a very nice job of creating shots that they knew that they could make. The score went back and forth in the third quarter. Neither team was able to go on a hand on to the lead in the third quarter.

The score was tied at 88 at the end of the third quarter.

Both teams continued to look to score in transition. That worked well for both teams because it created excitement for the fans. Rodney Williams continued to impress the fans in the crowd as he put on a shooting and dunking clinics.

Toward the end of the game both teams were really having fun. They were purposely letting the other team get to the basket. Even though they played a hard fought game B2X was able to come away with the 134-116 victory.

KEVIN NOREEN COMMITS TO BOSTON COLLGE

Minnesota Transitions star basketball player has verbally committed to Boston College. We will graduate from high school in the spring of 2010. John Sherman is his high school coach this is what he had to say about Kevin Noreen. “I have coached Kevin for five years at the varsity level. In that span he has been a starter at all five positions ----- 3 as a 7th grader, 2 as an 8th grader, 1 as a ninth grader, 5 as a sophomore and 4 last year as a junior. I don't think there is another player in the country that has ever done that, and Kevin performed admirably at all five spots. Obviously, his strengths are versatility and ability to score from anywhere on the floor. He is a career 49 percent three-point shooter and last year averaged 32.8 points per game to lead the state. This season he will become the state's all-time leading scorer, and he has done it unselfishly. Off the court, he is a good citizen and an "A" student. I believe he will play the 4 spot in college. He is a legitimate 6-10 now and still possesses the guard skills of his younger days. It is a pleasure to coach Kevin in all respects.”

Kevin’s dad Jerry Noreen is an assistant coach at Minnesota Transitions. “Jerry Noreen has coached with me at MTS for five years and has been a Magic coach for 5 years. Kyle Noreen, who will be a junior, is a 6-5 guard, entering his fourth year as a starter. He has scholarship offers from 2 DI schools, Liberty University and the University of Denver. He is going to the New Mexico and Iowa camps this summer and has already been to the camps at Virginia, Marquette, Boston College and Virginia Commonwealth. Kyle has mega-hops and shows a variety of dunking skills. Excellent ball handler, great shooter, he could easily become a high Division I prospect.”

STEVEN'S PICTURES

Here are some random pictures I had that I wanted to put on on my page.

KYLE ROWLEY EARNS SPOT ON TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO SENIOR NATIONAL TEAM

Wildcat rising sophomore to represent home country this summer. Northwestern University men's basketball sophomore-to-be Kyle Rowley (Arima, Trinidad/Lake Forest (Ill.) Academy) has earned a spot on the senior national team of his native Trinidad and Tobago. He is the youngest member of the team's 12-man roster.

Rowley joins classmate John Shurna (Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard West) as Wildcat players who are competing internationally this summer. Shurna is a member of the United States squad which is set to begin play at the FIBA U19 World Championships later this week.

Trinidad and Tobago begins play Tuesday against Jamaica at the 20th-annual Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) Men's Basketball Championships in Tortola, British Virgin Islands. Barbados and Bahamas are the other two teams in the group. Tournament play continues through Saturday, July 4.

Rowley started 28 of 31 contests for Northwestern as a true freshman last season, helping the Wildcats to a 17-14 record and a National Invitation Tournament berth. He averaged 3.6 points and 1.8 rebounds per contest and ranked third on the team with a .465 field goal percentage.

FOUR TEAMS HAVE FOUND NEW HOMES

from JOHN MILLEA OF THE MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE

The Minnesota State High School League has placed Edina, Hopkins, Minnetonka and Wayzata into the Lake Conference, effective with the 2010-11 school year. Those four schools currently belong to the Classic Lake, which will dissolve at the end of 2009-10.

The Lake Conference will become a 12-team league this fall when the new Chanhassen High School opens. But Chanhassen and Chaska, sister schools in District 112, have applied for membership in the Missota Conference for 2010-11.

During a meeting last week with the MSHSL placement committee, Lake officials said they were willing to accept two Classic Lake schools as new members. All four Classic Lake schools had earlier applied for membership in the Lake as well as the Northwest Suburban Conference; both leagues denied those requests by all four schools. The Northwest Suburban has accepted Armstrong from the Classic Lake for membership in 2010-11.

2009 MINNESOTA STATE HIGH SCHOOL COACHES ASSOCIATION ALL STAR FOOTBALL GAME

The Minnesota State High School Football Coaches Association puts on a football all star game in late June to honor the top 80 football players from across the state. This year’s game was broken down from players from the seven county metro area and the outstate. The game was played at St Cloud State University.

The OutState team kicked off to the Metro team. Ryan Goetziner kicked off the for the OutState team.

It started to rain at the beginning of the game and the fans still enjoyed the game. With the field being wet the ball was hard to hold on to. The Metro All Stars were able to drive down the field and Alex Jensen caught a nine yard touchdown pass. Luke DeWall kicked the point after attempt and made it.

With 10:24 left in the first quarter the score was the Metro All Stars 7 and the OutState All Stars 0.

After the Metro All Stars scored the touchdown the OutState All Stars got the ball and they got the ball they were looking to do a bunch of short passes on short dumps to the running backs. Chad Peterson did most of the running of the ball in the first quarter for the OutState Team. The OutState All Star team turned the ball over on downs.

The Metro Team marched down the field and they kept on getting first down after first down. Marcus Binns had some nice moves when he had the ball. He used a nice spin move. He scored a 1 yard touchdown run with 5:03 left in the first quarter. Luke DeWall kicked the extra point and it was good.

With 5:03 in the first quarter the score was the Metro All Stars 14 and the OutState All Stars 0.

The OutState scored a touchdown on Aaron Richter’s touchdown pass. The Point after attempt by Jordan Taylor was no good as the ball bounced off the goal post and the kick was no good.

After the first quarter the score was the Metro All Stars 14 and the OutState All Stars 6.

Varmah Sonie has been in on every play he has been all over the field in this game. He has done a good job of bringing down his opponent. He is also back on the kick off team and he has made some good returns on the special teams.

Stephen Johnson scored a touchdown on a seven yard run. The point after failed. The score with 12:44 left to go in the second quarter was the Metro All Stars 20 and the OutState All Stars 6.

Isacc Dolan from the OutState team has made some nice rushes in the game. He was given the ball in critical times of the game. He was used when the OutState team wanted to get 10-15 yards of offense at a time.

Kevin Lindh carried for a 14 yard gain and he scored a touchdown on the play. The extra point was good. After the touch down the score, the OutState All Stars 13 and the Metro All Stars 20.

Tyler Swanson caught a 22 yard touchdown catch in the corner of the end zone for a touchdown. The extra point was good.

At the end of the first half the score was the Metro All Stars 27 and the OutState All Stars 13.

The second half started out with both teams very excited. Varmah Sonie had a nice interruption to give the Metro All Stars the ball back. Marcus Binns did a nice job running with the ball he really held on to it. He was able to shake off his receivers and he looked to get the ball. the Metro All Stars lined up as they were going to make a field goal and then they decided to run in for the touch down Chase Vogel had a seven yard touchdown run.

The Metro All Stars got on the board again late in the third quarter when Blair Townsend hooked up with Taylor Nelson for a 58 yard touchdown pass.

Stephen Johnson had a 52 yard run for a touchdown. The extra point was good.

At the end of the third quarter the score was the Metro All Stars 48 and OutState All Stars 13.

James Peterson found Tyler Swanson in the end zone for another touchdown. The extra point was no good.

The score at the end of the game was Metro All Stars 54 and OutState All Stars 13.

EL-AMIN FISH HOUSE TOOK ON PAT MADISON

Both teams started out shooting the ball out well. Bruce Price started out playing well. He really went after in on the defensive end. He was really playing close defense and he didn’t want his player to get any open looks at the basket.

At the end of the first quarter the score was Pat Madison 16 and El Amin Fish House 29.

Devron Bostick was able to get the ball up the court with ease in the first half. He was able to take guys off the dribble and shake people with his offensive moves.

Kevin Henderson made a presence down low. He was able to make some good inside post moves and he didn’t back down.

At the half the score was El Amin Fish House 48 and Pat Madison 38.

As the second half got started each team started trading baskets with each other. Devron Bostic came out in the second half with a sleeve on his arm. He played well either way.

El Amin Fish House put the pressure on Pat Madison and they were able to shut them down for a while in the third quarter.

Once again the Gophers that are playing in his game have done a good job in this game. They look sound in there fundamentals and they know the game. They have really got used to playing the game using the NBA rules. At the end of the third quarter the score was Pat Madison 58 El Amin Fish House78.

The score became out of hand in the fourth quarter. El Amin Fish House didn’t give up they were able to keep scoring and they were able to hold on for the victory.

I really thought that the current Gophers that played in this game did a good job tonight. I thought Paul Carter looked strong when he had the ball. He was also was able to bring the ball up the court a few different times and he looked comfortable doing it. He was able to find Bruce Price when Bruce was the lead and Paul was able to make a nice bounce pass to Bruce for the basket. Devron Bostick made some nice moves when he was bringing the ball up the court. He was able to find his shot.

There were so many different nice plays in this game by both teams. But in the end El Amin Fish House came away with the victory.

The final of the game was El Amin Fish House 101 and Pat Madison 81.

The leading scorers for El Amin Fish House were Paul Carter with 21 and Kevin Henderson with 21. Dervon Bostic had 15 points, and Bruce Price had 13 points.

HOWARD PULLEY BYE TOOK ON B2X

Howard Pulley Bye took on B2X. Sentrell Henderson started out playing aggressively in the inside pant. He didn’t want anyone to get close to the net on either end of the court.

Rodney Williams who is going to the University of Minnesota made some stellar dunks in the first quarter. He also found his shot as he was able make shots from all around the court. He also had a few three point shots from a foot behind the three point line.

At the end of the first quarter the score was B2X 30 and HP Bye 22.

Rodney Williams played very well he has just plays very aggressively and he makes plays develop. He has pinned shots on the back board he really has put on a show in the first half.

Both of these teams shot a lot of shots in the first half. They played good defense but in this league you have to get the ball up the court and find the quick shots. Whoever can make the most shots wins. I know that that seams basic but in a pro am league where there is little continuity in the styles of play the players have to adjust to the game and their teammates. Any team is beatable any night of the week.

At half time the score was B2X2 56 and Howard Pulley Bye 51.

In the third quarter the shots kept coming as each team was not afraid to shoot it. The Howard Pulley Bye team came to life in the third quarter.

This game was kind of taken over by Rodney Williams who is going to be going to the University of Minnesota. He was able to play his game while letting others get involved themselves.

At the end of the third quarter the score was B2X 93 and Howard Pulley Bye 79.

This game was close throughout the game. Neither team gave up. B2X was able to go on a run late in the fourth quarter and they were able to come away with the victory.

Rodney Williams who is going to be going to the University of of Minnesota played extremely well tonight I thought. He was all over the court and he played good defense.

The final of the game was B2X2 133 and Howard Pulley Bye 106.

BRETT FARVE SIGNS WITH THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS

Brett Farve has signed to play with the Minnesota Vikings. This has ended months of uncertainty on what he was going to do.

Brett has played with a few different teams throughout his career. He is starting a new chapter in his storied career with the Minnesota Vikings.

TROY E HUDSON ENTERPRISE TOOK ON SABES TRP

In the second game of the evening it was Troy E Hudson Enterprise going up against Sabes TRP. Royce White who is going to the University of Minnesota really came out guns blazing as he was able to hit shots early in the game.
Damien Johnson came into the game with about 5:30 left to go in the first quarter and he provided an instant spark on the offensive end. 7 (Sabes) came in and he had a monstrous slam dunk in the first quarter that got his team fired up.
At the end of the first quarter the score was Sabes TRP 23 and Troy E Hudson Enterprise 26.
Sabes really got the ball up the court. They were able to get the ball in every ones hands.
The Gophers that are playing in this game are really doing a good job in the game. They know each other’s game and they are playing to that. They are really doing a good job of feeding into each other’s game.
This game has been close throughout the whole half neither team was able to go on a run in the first half.
At half time the score was Sabes Foundation 46 and Troy E Hudson Enterprise 53.
As the second half got underway both teams stepped up the level of intensity. Will Lefridge came off the bench and provided a spark on both ends of the court.
In the third quarter both teams played very aggressively neither team gave up. At the end of the third quarter the score was Troy E Hudson Enterprise 63 Sabes 72.
The fourth quarter was a sea saw battle as the score went back and forth throughout the fourth quarter. Neither team backed down.
Will Leftriddge has come through in the fourth quarter. He really played well. This game came down to the end.
Sabes Foundation was able to come away with the 83-80 victory.

ERROL CARLSTROM PLAYAZ AGAINST MADISON MAGIC

Errol Carlstrom Playaz went up against Madison Magic. The Playaz started the game playing in a man to man defense. They wanted to get out and run from the start. Pat Madison was able to hit some shots early on. They built a 5 point lead with 6:00 to go in the first quarter.

Each team wanted to get an early jump on the scoring they were taking as many shots that were going in.

For Errol Carlstrom Playaz Devoe Josph looked well he was able to make shots that he put up early in the game. He also made some nice plays on the defensive end. He was able to stop his man off the dribble.

At the end of the first quarter the score was Pat Madison 21 and Errol Carlstrom Playaz 20.

This game was close throughout the first half. Xavier Reed came through and made some nice strong passes to his open guys on the court.

Each team continued to shoot the ball in the second quarter. Neither team was able to go on a run in the first half.

Devoe Josph led the charge on the offensive end. He pushed the ball up the court with ease and he was able to weave his way in and out of traffic with no problem. He was just so quick with the ball.

At half time the score was Pat Madison 35 and Errol Carlstrom Playaz 43.

The third quarter started out with a bang. Both teams played aggressively in the game. The Errol Carlstrom Playaz went on a run in the third quarter and they were able to gain a 79-59 lead at the end of the third quarter.

At the fourth quarter got underway Errol Carlstrom Playaz went on a run they were able to put the game away.

Errol Carlstrom Playaz was able to come away the 103-83 victory.

A & A MILLWORK TOOK ON B2X IN SECOND GAME OF OPENING NIGHT

In the second game it was A&A Millwork against B2X. This game got out to a fast start. As each team looked to get the ball up the court there was no waiting for the defense to get set.

Johnny Gilbert came ready to play. He really went after loose balls and really played tenuous defense. He wasn’t afraid to shoot the ball.

Both teams shot the ball well in the first quarter. Jamar Franks played aggressively in the first half. He was not afraid to box someone out on the defensive end. Rodney Williams played well he was able to hit jump shots that he put up. He also was able to make some nice dunks. At the end of the first quarter the score was B-2-X 17 A&A Millwork 22.

The second quarter started out fast and furious as it seemed that each team was able to make shots that they were putting up.

Neither team was able to go on a run midway through the first quarter in a half. A&A did not want to give up their lead and they fought very hard in the first half to keep that lead.

At half time the score was B-2-X 42 A&A Millwork 47.

B-2-X came out ready to play in the second half as they were able to tie the game at 50 with just over 8:00 left to go in the third quarter.

The score teeter tottered late in the third quarter before A & A Millwork went on a little run in the third quarter. Al Nolen played well tonight for A & A Millwork. He was one of the vocal leaders on the floor. He did a good job of directing his players when he was on the court.

There is a level of intensity that each player brings to the game. That intensity is shown on the court every time that they step on the court. Even though it is a summer league every one brings a lot of emotion and intensity to the game.

At the end of the third quarter the score was B2Z 67 and A& A Millwork 80.

B2Z played man to man defense in the fourth quarter. They wanted to try to control the bleeding. A & A Millwork did not let the hammer down. Johnny Gilbert did a good job defending his guy. He had a hand up in his face and was contesting shots.

Rodney Williams put on a dunking show throughout the game. He had a few great dunks that were just fantastic. Al Nolen also had a nice couple of dunks in the game as well.

A & A Millwork was able to come away with the 104-91 victory.

2009 HOWARD PULLEY PRO AM SUMMER LEAGUE UNDERWAY

In the opening night of the Howard Pulley Pro Am Summer League at the Salvation Army in St Paul the first game was between El Amin Fish House and HP Bye.

This league is being played using NBA rules. The officials are calling NBA fouls. For the first couple of game the players have to get used to the fouls and the calls. They play 4 10:00 quarters. If there happens to be over time there would be a 5:00 over time period.

Some of the big names that are playing for the Fish House is Paul Carter and Devron Bostick who play for the Minnesota Gophers. They both played very strong in the first half. Paul Carter made some nice post moves on the low blocck. Devron Bostick made some nice passes. They each were able to set each other up on different plays.

At the end of the first quarter the score was Howard Pulley Bye 24 and El Amin Fish House 30.
Howard Pulley Bye went on a run early in the second quarter. The second quarter saw a surge of scoring for both teams as there was very little defense played by earthier team.

There was a surge in scoring in the second half as both teams put up a lot of shots. The score at half time was Howard Pulley Bye 51 and El Amin Fish House 64.

As the second half began both teams came out with a lot of intensity. Chad Calateria has played well. He has been all over the court. He has been able to get up and get rebounds and contest shots.

Both teams continued to push the ball up the court in the third quarter. El Amin Fish House was able to make their shots in the second half.

At the end of the third quarter the score was Howard Pulley Bye 81 an El Amin Fish House 95.

As the fourth quarter got underway there was a lot of intensity shown by both teams. Neither team wanted to lose that game.

Both teams continued to play tough and aggressive in the fourth quarter. El Amin Fish House went on a run in the fourth quarter to close out the game. Howard Pulley Bye didn’t give up they played hard the whole game.

Each of these teams are getting used to each other was this is the first night and players are learning each other’s game and style of play.

The final of the game was Howard Pulley Bye 101 and El Amin Fish House 126.

HENRY SIBLEY TOOK ON HOPKINS

In a regular season high school game this would be a great match up year in and year out. You have two of the top power houses in Minnesota high school going up against each other when Hopkins and Henry Sibley go at each other.

Both of these teams really were playing scrappy on both ends of the court. Neither team was going to give up.

Mike Rostampour made some nice plays in the pant. He used a nice drop step and he was able to find the basket.

Hopkins played mostly a zone defense in the first half. Both teams traded baskets with each other for a period in the first half.

Both of these teams looked to get the ball up the court at a pretty quick pace.

At half time the score was Henry Sibley 20 and Hopkins 26.

The teams came out and played just as intense in the first half as they did in the second half. They traded baskets in the early goings in the second half.

Each of these teams battled the whole game. Each of them tried to outsmart the other. Hopkins went on a little run with just over 4:00 left to go in regulation.

Sibley put on a full court press late in the game. They wanted to try to get Hopkins out of there zone but It was a little too late because Sibley was not able to make the shots that they were putting up.

In a very exciting game which is always a battle Hopkins was able to come away with the 49- 45 victory.

I was joined by the Czar of Twin Cities Boys Hoops check out his thoughts on the Break Down Classic here.

HOPKINS TOOK ON CHAMLIN PARK

Hopkins took on Champlin Park in Hopkins second game of the tournament. Both of these teams started out slow. Neither team was able to hit a shot to start the game out.

Hopkins started playing zone defense to begin the game. That kind of gave Champlin Park some difficultly. They were able to make some shots. Hopkins kind of broke down in the middle of the first half as their shots were not able to fall. Champlin Park took full advantage of that and they went on a run in the first half.

Both of these teams knew that they were going to be in a dog fight the whole entire game. At the end of the first half the score was Champlin Park 19 and Hopkins 16.

Hopkins kind of fell asleep at the wheel early on. They looked lethargic they didn’t make good passes and they were letting Champlin Park do what they wanted.

Champlin Park didn’t want Hopkins to get into their flow on the offensive end. But Hopkins was able to do that in the second have as they went on a run midway through the second half.

Hopkins went to a motion offense in the second half. They wanted to get a lot of movement in their offense.

Both teams traded baskets in the second half for a long time. Neither team was able to go on a run in the second half.

This game came down to the end each of these teams went back and forth and played very hard. Hopkins was able to come back and hold off Champlin Park the final of the game was Hopkins 44 and Champlin Park 40.

HOPKINS TOOK ON ST CLOUD APOLLO

The Hopkins Royals took on St Cloud Apollo. Hopkins was able to make some shots early and St Cloud was able to match shots with Hopkins in the early goings.

Apollo played zone defense in the first half. They made Hopkins spread the floor out. If Apollo slowed Hopkins down they would be able get in the game.

In the first half Hopkins was able to make shots that they put up. They were up by the score of 36-20.

Hopkins came out on fire in the second half as they were able to knock down shot after shot with ease. St Cloud Apollo didn’t give up. They kept playing hard till the end. But Hopkins was just too much.

Hopkins was able to come away with the 72-49 victory.

2009 HOWARD PULLEY PRO CITY SCHEDULE

2009 Howard Pulley Pro City Schedule

Mon, Jun 22
7:00 El-Amin Fish House vs. HP – Bye
8:45 A & A Millwork vs. B 2 X

Tue, Jun 23
7:00 Errol Carlstrom Playaz vs. Madison Magic
8:45 TRP Group vs. Hudson Enterprises

Wed, Jun 24
7:00 HP – Bye vs. B 2 X
8:45 El-Amin Fish House vs. Madison Magic

Thu, Jun 25
7:00 A & A Millwork vs. Hudson Enterprises
8:45 Errol Carlstrom Playaz vs. TRP Group

Mon, Jun 29
7:00 B 2 X vs. Madison Magic
8:45 HP – Bye vs. Hudson Enterprises

Tue, Jun 30
7:00 El-Amin Fish House vs. TRP Group
8:45 A & A Millwork vs. Errol Carlstrom Playaz

Mon, Jul 6
7:00 Madison Magic vs. Hudson Enterprises
8:45 B 2 X vs. TRP Group

Tue, Jul 7
7:00 A & A Millwork vs. El-Amin Fish House
8:45 HP – Bye vs. Errol Carlstrom Playaz

Wed, Jul 8
7:00 B 2 X vs. Errol Carlstrom Playaz
8:45 Madison Magic vs. A & A Millwork

Thu, Jul 9
7:00 Hudson Enterprises vs. El-Amin Fish House
8:45 HP – Bye vs. TRP Group

Mon, Jul 13
7:00 El-Amin Fish House vs. B 2 X
8:45 TRP Group vs. Madison Magic

Tue, Jul 14
7:00 Errol Carlstrom Playaz vs. Hudson Enterprises
8:45 A & A Millwork vs. HP – Bye

Wed, Jul 15
7:00 El-Amin Fish House vs. Errol Carlstrom Playaz
8:45 Hudson Enterprises vs. B 2 X

Thu, Jul 16
7:00 A & A Millwork vs. TRP Group
8:45 Madison Magic vs. HP – Bye

Mon, Jul 20 Playoffs Begin - TBD

ANTHONY CERISER HIRED AS GIRLS BASKETBALL COACH AT HOLY ANGLES

Anthony Ceriser has been hired as the girls head basketball coach at Holy Angles High School. He was the JV basketball coach at the University of St Thomas since 2006. He was the JV Coach at Minneapolis De LaSalle before that.