ST. FRANCIS TOOK ON CRETIN-DERHAM HALL IN A BOYS BASKETBALL GAME

St. Francis and Cretin-Derham Hall went up against each other in the Class 4A quarterfinals of the 2014 Minnesota State High School boys basketball state tournament.

 

It took a while for each team to get into an offensive shooting rhythm.  

 

There were many ties and lead changes early in the first half.

 

Cretin Derham Hall's Joe Rosga was all over the floor he was able to hit mid-range jump shots.

 

The score went back and forth with under seven minutes left in the first half.  

 

St. Francis looked to get the ball into the hands of Blake Moreno. Moreno did a good job of getting to

the basket and knocking down mid-range jump shots throughout the first half.

 

St. Francis called a timeout with 3:17 left in the first half. The score was St. Francis 23, Cretin-Derham Hall 21.

 

Cretin-Derham Hall went on an 11-0 run to end the first half.

 

At halftime the score was Cretin-Derham Hall 32, St. Francis 23.

 

As the second half got underway Cretin-Derham Hall continued to shoot the ball well. Cretin-Derham Hall did a good job of moving the ball well on the offensive end. They were able to get St. Francis out of a shooting rhythm.

 

St. Francis continued to shoot deep three-point shots in the second half. As they were able to cut their deficit. They were down four with six minutes left in regulation.

 

Cretin Derham Hall called a timeout with 4:40 left in regulation. The score was Cretin Derham Hall 49, St. Francis 43.

 

Newman and Gresham both hit mid-range jump shots late in regulation.  

 

St. Francis ran out of gas late. Cretin-Derham Hall took advantage of that and was able to come up with some easy mid-range jump shots down the stretch.

 

Cretin-Derham Hall came away with the 69-53 victory over St. Francis.

 

The leading scorer for St. Francis was Johnson with 15 points

 

The leading scorers for Cretin-Derham Hall were Newman and Gresham each with 20 points.