CRISTO REY JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL WENT UP AGAINST LEGACY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME

Cristo Rey Jesuit went up against Legacy Christian Academy in a boys’ basketball game on Nov. 25.

 

Both teams looked to push the ball down the floor in transition. Cristo Rey swung the ball around the three-point line as they looked to get into an offensive groove.

 

The score went back and forth early. It took a while for each of these teams to get used to what the other team was doing.

 

Cristo Rey used different defenses in the first half. That made it difficult for Legacy Christian to see open looks at the basket.

 

Legacy Christian was able to make shots from behind the three-point line as well as layups.

 

Luke Johnson for Legacy Christian was able to make layups. If he was close to the basket he was not afraid to take a good shot at the basket. If Johnson was not able to get a good shot he would feed teammate Luke Anderson the ball as Anderson came up with some jump shots.

 

There were many loose balls in the first half. Both teams dove on the floor for the ball.

 

Cristo Rey strung some baskets together midway through the first half.  Legacy Christian wasn’t able to counter.

 

Jordan McKinney for Cristo Rey rebounded well on both ends and was able to make his layups. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball on the low block.

 

The score went back and forth with 7:00 left in the first half. Neither team went on a run.

 

Cristo Rey got a lot of baskets in transition. Johnny Obaski for Cristo Rey got their offense going. He knew where his teammates were on the floor and knew what plays he wanted run.

 

Devonte Smith for Cristo Rey came up with some key layups late in the first half to keep his team in the game.

 

The score remained close late in the half. Both teams found hard for every shot that they took.

 

At halftime the score was Cristo Rey 30, Legacy Christian 28.

 

As the second half got underway Smith continued to get to the basket and made some nice shots.

 

Both teams played with a lot of intensity and both coaches had a lot of intensity throughout the game.

 

The players did a good job managing their emotions. You could tell it was early in the season as the players for Cristo Rey were getting used to playing as a team. They communicated well on both ends of the floor.

 

Luke Johnson kept shooting the ball as his teammates kept on feeding the ball. He was able to hit shots that he was putting up.

 

The pace of the game quickened midway through the second half. Legacy Christian didn’t let a frantic pace bother them at all as they looked to control the tempo of the game.

 

Both teams didn’t let the pace of the game bother them. Cole Bertsch for Legacy Christian shot some mid-range jump shots that kept the game close.

 

The score went back and forth late in the contest. There were many ties and lead changes throughout the second half.   

 

Cristo Rey went to a full court press. They looked to turn Legacy Christian over. They were able to do that and they were able to score baskets off the turnovers.  

 

Cristo Rey called a timeout with 3:29 left in regulation, the score was Cristo Rey 59, Legacy Christian 57.

 

Legacy Christian’s guard Nate Bertsch received a technical foul with 2:03 left in regulation. That was his fifth foul.

 

The score with 2:03 left was Cristo Rey 64, Legacy Christian 59.

 

Both teams went to a full-court press as they wanted to make it hard for the other team to get their shot off late in the contest.

 

Both teams score a lot of points in the last two minutes of the game. Legacy Christian came up with some big baskets as everyone touched the ball and shot the ball well late in the contest.

 

Cristo Rey came away with the 71-68 victory over Legacy Christian

 

I thought that this was a very well-played game. Neither team was able to go on a run at any point of the game. I thought that Legacy Christian battled hard throughout the game. Both teams were prepared to play this game.  

 

The leading scorers for Legacy Christian were Anderson with 24 points, Bertsch with 23 points and Johnson with 17 points.

 

The leading scorers for Cristo Rey were Smith with 28 and Jeffery Hudson with 11 points.

 

I was joined by the Twin Cities Hoop Czar. Check out his thoughts of the Cristo Rey vs. Legacy Christian game.