The Minneapolis Washburn Millers won the Minneapolis city conference Junior Varsity league title and St. Paul Central won the St. Paul city conference Junior Varsity regular season title.
Washburn started out on fire as they looked to push the ball down the court and score easy baskets in transition. The Millers went to the zone defense early to help prevent the Minutemen from scoring any easy baskets.
Central looked to get easy lay-ups in transition while pressuring Washburn into turning the ball over. Centrals Tommie Cooper was the catalyst of the team. He played very effectively on the offensive end.
The Minutemen went on a run midway through the first half, while the Millers stood their ground and managed to keep the game close.
The teams were evenly matched throughout the contest. No team was up more than 10 points on its opponent. Central did an excellent job of slowing down the Washburn guards.
At halftime the score was St. Paul Central 26 and Washburn 24.
Washburns' Ty Rehm-Holden was a force on the offensive end. His tenacity was needed throughout the game. Neither team went on a run in the second half. Both teams were stingy when it came to easy baskets due to their defensive strategies employed during the second half.
With such a fierce and competitive contest the game become a little chippy. The refs had to give multiple warnings to players and coaches. A brawl was averted due to the quick thinking of the referees.
Shots were easy to come by in the second half. Even the lay-ups were contested. Despite the stingy defense both teams managed to match baskets throughout the game. Both teams gave everything they had. Davontrell McAcdory for Central made a runner with 2.9 second left in regulation to give Central a 1 point lead.
In a game that came to the wire Central came away with the 62-61 victory over Washburn.
The leading scorer for Central was Davontrell McAdory with 18 points. The leading scorer for Washburn was Evan Shepherd with 19 points.
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