PRIOR LAKE TOOK ON HENRY SIBLEY IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME

In the first game of the 2013-’14 season Prior Lake went up against Henry Sibley in a boys’ basketball game.

 

Prior Lake started in a man-to-man defense. They wanted to make it hard for Henry Sibley to get shots up.

 

Jon Sobaski for Prior Lake brought the ball down the floor. He got his teammates involved in the offense. Connor Bair looked to get the ball in the block for Prior Lake. If Bair thought that he had a good shot from the low post he was not afraid to shoot it.  

 

Prior Lake was able to score baskets from anywhere on the court. Kevin McKiernan knocked down some deep three-point shots.  

 

Javon Daniels for Henry Sibley attacked the basket well and was able to beat his guy off the dribble and hit contested shots.

 

Henry Sibley called a timeout with 10:48 left in the first half. The score was Prior Lake 19, Henry Sibley 12.

 

Bair and Daniels fought for rebounds on both ends of the floor. Daniels was not afraid to shoot an outside shot.

 

The score went back and forth throughout the first half.

 

At halftime the score was Prior Lake 38, Henry Sibley 30.

 

As the second half got underway Prior Lake continued to push the ball down the floor.

 

The game was physical as both teams dove on the floor after loose balls. There were many jump balls in the second half.

 

Henry Sibley strung some baskets together midway through the second half. The Prior Lake offense went stagnant

 

Sobaski came up with some steals and was able to convert on the offensive end.

 

Henry Sibley went to a full court press as they looked to confuse the Prior Lake defense.

 

Neither team went on a run in the second half. The game was close throughout the contest.

 

Prior Lake stepped up their defensive intensity late in the contest.

 

Henry Sibley didn’t back down they clawed throughout the contest. The game was tied at 66 with 44 seconds left in regulation.

 

Tevin Jerome Grant scored a basket with 4.7 seconds left in regulation to give Prior Lake a 68-66 lead. That was the final.

 

The leading scorers for Henry Sibley were Daniels with 21 points and Kolstad with 14 points.

 

The leading scorers for Prior Lake were Sobaski with 19 points, Bair with 15 points, and Austin Heidecker with 14 points.

 

With this victory this was the first victory for head coach Dan Rubischko. Rubischko is in his first year coaching as the head varsity boys’ basketball coach at Prior Lake High School.