BIG LAKE TOOK ON ROGERS IN A BOYS' BASKETBALL SEMIFINAL REGIONAL GAME

Big Lake took on Rogers in the boys' basketball section 5 Class AAA semifinal game at St. Cloud State.
 

Rogers was the number 2 seed in the section and Big Lake was the number 3 seed.
 

Rogers started the game out in a zone defense. They looked to spread Big Lake out as much as they
could.
 

Big Lake looked to get the ball into the hands of their guard Michael Stephens. Stephens was all over
the court. Stephens also brought the ball down the court.
 

Rogers looked to get the ball out of the net and bring it down the court as quickly as they could.
 

Big Lake went to a zone defense. They looked to spread Rogers out.
 

Rogers found the basket midway through the first half. They were able to get an 11-4 lead with 12:00
left in the half.
 

Stephens was able to knock down his free throws. He got to the line because he was able to draw
contact by taking it hard to the basket.
 

Big Lake looked to attack the Rogers defense. They went on a run in the first half.
 

At halftime the score was Rogers 30 and Big Lake 18.
 

As the second half got underway Rogers continued to push the ball up the court. They also looked to
keep the tempo in their favor.
 

Rogers continued to hit their shots in the second half. Big Lake didn't back down.
 

Rogers was too much for Big Lake. In the end Rogers came away with the 71-44 victory over Big
Lake.
 

Rogers shot 24-51 from the field. That included going 8-16 from behind the three-point line.
 

They shot 15-19 from the free throw line. Rogers was led in scoring by with Michael Schreiber with
15 points, Trevor Morlock with 14 points, and Trevor Berkly and Austin Barbeln with 11 points each.
 

Big Lake shot 15-54 from the field that included going 3-22 from the three-point line. They shot 11-16
from the free throw line. Big Lake was led in scoring by Rich Johnson with 15 points and Brian Larson
with 12 points.