THE #2 RANKED OSSEO ORIOLES TOOK ON THE FALCONS OF ROBBINSDALE ARMSTRONG IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME THAT WENT INTO DOUBLE OVERTIME

The Osseo boys’ basketball team traveled to Robbinsdale Armstrong for a game. Osseo came
into the game with a record of 7-1 in the conference and 11-1 overall. Armstrong came into the
game with a record of 6-1 in the conference and 11-1 overall. Osseo came into the game ranked
#2 in the state in class AAAA behind Hopkins in the latest poll according to the Minneapolis
Star Tribune.

Armstrong started the game in a man-to-man defense. On the offensive end they looked to get
the ball into the hands of Levi Abercrombie.

Armstrong started on fire. They were able to make most of their shots that they put up. That
didn’t stop Osseo from playing defense.

Osseo was able to drop some shots. They didn’t get frustrated. They kept on going after
Armstrong.

Osseo looked to get the ball into the hands of Darren James Herbert. Herbert did a good job of
driving to the basket and he was able to make shots in transition.

Abercrombie did a good job finishing shots around the basket.

Armstrong got out to 19-10 lead with 10:30 left in the first half.

Osseo played an aggressive man-to-man defense. They were not able to contain the Armstrong
shooters in the first half.

KJ Bluford for Armstrong did a good job of knocking down shots in the first half. His
teammates knew where he was on the court. They did a good job of getting him the ball.

Armstrong came out on fire in the first half. They were able to knock down their shots. Osseo
had trouble shooting the ball in the first half.

At halftime the score was Robbinsdale Armstrong 35 and Osseo 21.

As the second half got underway Osseo looked much more patient on the offensive end. They
took their time on the offensive end. Osseo also did a better job of passing the ball around the
three-point line.

Abcrombie continued to go hard to the basket in the second half. The Osseo players had a hard
time of defending him. He continued to do a good job of penetrating to the basket.

Osseo came out and used a good man-to-man defense in the second half. They wanted to shut
down the shooters for Armstrong.

Osseo tried to make a comeback midway through the second half. They wanted to cut down the
deficit. Osseo went on a run.

Terez Wayne VanPelt did a good job of finding the basket in the second half. He did a good job
of running the Osseo offense.

Joey Sonnenfeld came up big as he also was able to knock down some key three-point shots in
the second half.

With 9:31 left in regulation the score was Armstrong 48 and Osseo 40.

Both teams continued to go hard at each other late in the contest. Both teams dove on the floor
after loose balls and got after it.

Osseo got within a point as Vanpelt shot a three point shot with 3:50 left to make the score
Armstrong 54 and Osseo 53.

The score went back and forth late in the game. Osseo called its last timeout with 45.8 seconds
left to in the game. The score was Armstrong 59 and Osseo 58.

Bridge Tusler for Osseo hit a shot at the buzzer to tie the game at 61.

In the overtime period both teams continued to shoot the ball well. They also played very tough
defense.

Armstrong made some shots midway through the overtime period. Osseo didn’t help themselves
as they committed some costly turnovers late in the overtime period.

Sonnenfeld hit a long three-point shot with less than 20 seconds to go to tie the game at 64.

At the end of the first overtime the score was tied at 64.

In the second overtime Curtis came out and drained a nice jump shot to give Armstrong a 2-point
advantage. The score went back and forth in the second overtime as each team traded baskets.

In a hard fought game Osseo came away with the 73-70 double overtime victory over
Robbinsdale Armstrong.

The leading scorers for Osseo were Joey Sonnenfeld with 25 points and Terez Wayne VanPelt
finished with 22 points. The leading scorer for Armstrong was Marquel Curtis with 28 points.

I thought that both of these teams played hard throughout the game. The game was played with a
lot of emotion and energy. It felt like two big time teams were going at it. The atmosphere in the
gym was electric. It was a fun game to do.

I was joined by the Czar of Twin Cities Boys’ Hoops. Check out his thoughts of the Osseo VS Armstrong match-up.