Sunday, January 30, 2011

MADISON EAST TOOK ON #1 HOPKINS IN A BOYS' BASKETBALL GAME AS PART OF THE MINNESOTA BREAKDOWN BORDER BATTLE

Madison East from Wisconsin took on Hopkins in a boys' basketball game at St. Cloud Tech as part of
the Minnesota Breakdown Border Battle.

Madison East came into the game with a record of 9-6. Hopkins came into the game with a record of
14-0 and were ranked #1 in the state in Class AAAA.
 
Hopkins came out on fire. They were able to connect on most of their shots. They built a 11-2 lead with
13:34 left in the first half. Madison East didn't give up though they kept on going strong to the basket.
 
Madison East's Nimrod Hillard was able to connect on his shot.
 
Joe Coleman had a nice slam dunk midway through the first half.
 
Hopkins came out on fire. Madison East was not able to make a shot throughout the first half.
 
At halftime the score was Hopkins 52 and Madison East 19.
 
Madison East tried to rally as they came out shooting. Hillard continued to shine for Madison East.

Both teams continued to play hard in the second half. Hopkins continued to do what they wanted to do
on the offensive end. Madison East did not have an answer for Hopkins. Hopkins was a quicker and
stronger team than Madison East.

Hopkins came away with the 93-53 victory over Madison East. The leading scorers for Hopkins were
Nick Jorgensen with 20, Joe Coleman 17, Marvin Singleton 13 and Jake White with 13. The leading
scorers for Madison East were Nimrod Hilliard with 20 and Rudy Bentley with 13.

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