MINNEAPOLIS SOUTH HOSTED MINNEAPOLIS SOUTHWEST IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL CONTEST

Minneapolis South took on Minneapolis Southwest. Coming into the game South had a record 14-11. Minneapolis Southwest had a record of 2-19.

Minneapolis South won the tip. South looked to push the ball from the beginning of the game. South wanted to get the ball into 6-6 center Alonzo Taylor’s hands. Taylor is a talented senior center.

Southwest looked to get the ball out and looked to control the tempo from the early goings. Julius Williams got the ball and he looked to shoot. He was able to hit some shots early in the contest.

The Lakers were passing the ball around the three point arch trying to find their shots. Matt St. Anthony looked to find his shot in the first half. He was not making it at the beginning but he didn’t get frustrated.

South was not able to hit their shots in the early goings. They got down early. South didn’t get down on them selves. They went on a run with about 10 minutes left in the first half.

With 6:00 left in the first half the score was South 20 and Southwest 17.

Both teams did a good job of boxing out in the first half.

Southwest played both man-to-man defense and zone defense in the first half. They both worked effectively well.
South had a 33-27 lead over Southwest at half time.

As the second half got underway both teams really came out and played really aggressively. South continued to push the ball and they continued to score in transition.

Chris Anthony Hatcher played really hard throughout the game. He really lead the rally that South went on with about 11:00 left in the second half. That kind of took the wind out of Southwest’s sails. Southwest didn’t give up. They kept on playing hard.

South really opened up the lead in the second half. Southwest didn’t back down. They played aggressively the whole game.

South came away with the 74-58 victory over Southwest. Southwest falls to 2-20 in the regular season and South goes to 15-11.

I was joined by the Czar of Twin Cities boys Hoops. Check out his thoughts on the South VS Southwest game.

Alonzo Traylor was South's leading scorer. He finished with 23 points. The leading scorers for Southwest were Ayrton Scott with 20 points and Matt St. Anthony with 20 points.