WHITE BEAR LAKE TOOK ON LAKEVILLE NORTH IN THE CLASS AAAA GIRLS BASKETBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

Lakeville North and White Bear Lake faced each other in the Class AAAA girls’ basketball championship game. Lakeville North came in with a record of 31 and 0. White Bear Lake was 29-2.

Both teams came out very aggressive to open up the game. The score went back and forth at the beginning of the game. The scoring was frantic.

Lakeville North was able to find their shots early on. They were not afraid to shoot the ball. Rachel Banham shot really well to begin the game and she was right on.

It was a defensive battle throughout the first half. At halftime the score was Lakeville North 36 and White Bear Lake 26.

Lakeville North’s Rachel Banham stepped up big as she really took over on scoring throughout the game. She played really aggressive.

White Bear Lake didn’t go away in the second half. They kept hanging around. They were able to go on a run. Lakeville North was able to control the run and put a stop to it. With 7:00 left regulation the score was Lakeville North 50 and White Bear Lake 44.

The game was a well hard fought game that had a really good flow throughout the whole game. Neither team backed down from each other. I really thought that Lakeville North’s Rachel Banham’s really stepped up in the first half and played well. She was the emotional leader on the court.

Lakeville North was able to come away with the 57-47 victory over White Bear Lake. The leading scores for White Bear Lake were Carly Jensen with 19 points and Alexis Foley with 23 points. For Lakeville North they were lead in scoring by Rachel Banham with 25 points and Cassie Rochel with 13 points.

After the game I was able to Lakeville North’s head coach Andy Berkvam. I was also able to talk to Cassie Rochel, Rachel Banham and Apiew Ojulu.