COON RAPIDS TOOK ON #5 OSSEO IN A BOYS' BASKETBALL GAME

Coon Rapids took on Osseo in a boys’ basketball contest. Coon Rapids came into the game with a
record of 0-14. Osseo came into the game with a record of 14-2 and were ranked #5 in the state in Class
AAAA.

Osseo won the tip. From the start of the game Osseo looked to get the ball up the court as quickly as
they could.

Osseo came out and used a half court man-to-man defense. They wanted to apply as much pressure as
they could to Coon Rapids. Coon Rapids did a good job of handling there half court man-to-man
pressure.

Osseo took their time on the offensive end. They wanted to take as much time off the clock as they
could.

Coon Rapids looked to trap Osseo in the corners. Osseo did a good job of keeping the ball out of the
corners.

Osseo looked inside to Ian Theisen . Theisen did a good job of attacking the basket. Joey Curtis
Sonnenfeld made some nice baskets midway through the first half.

Osseo was able to put together a nice run with just over 13:00 left in the first half.

Osseo's head coach Tim John Theisen did a good job on the substitution patterns. Tim Theisen usually
plays eight to nine guys regularly.

Coon Rapids took a timeout with 11:28 left to go with the score Osseo 18 and Coon Rapids 9.

Coon Rapids went to a full court man-to-man press after that time out. Osseo did a good job of
responding as they were able to get the ball down the court quickly and break the Coon Rapids defense.

Osseo switched up between zone and man-to-man defense.

Osseo's Darren James Herbert did a good job of taking the ball hard to the basket. He knew where he
was on the court and he called for the ball in spots where he would get a nice shot.

Osseo was able to score six-eight points in a row. Coon Rapids would score two to four points in a row.

Coon Rapids looked to get the ball into the hands of Pierre Roddy. Roddy was ready to shoot the ball. It
didn't matter where he was on the court Roddy would look to shoot the ball from anywhere.

Osseo continued to hit their shots late in the half. Coon Rapids went dormant from the floor for a
period late in the first half. They could not make shots that they were taking.

Osseo took a timeout with 3:08 left to go in the first half. The score was Osseo 42 and Coon Rapids 23.

Both teams continued to go at each other late in the first half.

At halftime the score was Osseo 47 and Coon Rapids 27.

As the second half got underway Osseo looked to keep pushing the ball down the court. They were
able to come out on fire.

With 15:01 left in regulation the score was Osseo 55 and Coon Rapids 28. Coon Rapids took their first
timeout of the half.

Coon Rapids looked to push the ball down the court in the second half. They had to work hard for all of
the shots they took.

VanPelt continued to make his shots. On the defensive end he also stepped up his pressure.

Coon Rapids continued to stay in the zone defense. They wanted to spread Osseo out and force them to
shoot deep three-point shots. Osseo was able to exploit that as they were able to shoot from both the
inside and the out side.

Both teams played very hard. Osseo was able to come out hot and make their shots. Osseo came away
with the 85-45 victory over Coon Rapids.

The leading scorers for Coon Rapids were Pierre Roddy with 16 points and Malcom Farley with 10
points . The leading scores for Osseo were Ian Theisen with 18 points and Bridge Tusler with 15 points.