MINNEAPOLIS NORTH WENT UP AGAINST MINNEAPOLIS SOUTH IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME

On Dec. 19, Minneapolis North and Minneapolis South squared off in a boys’ basketball game.

North looked to push the ball down the floor and looked to score baskets in transition.

Both teams started the game in a zone defense. It took a while for both teams to get into a flow early.

North called a timeout with 15:01 left in the first half. The score was North 12, South 4.

North got everyone involved in the offense. They did a good job of talking to each other on both ends of the floor. North also shared the ball well.

North’s JaQuan Sanders-Smith took the ball hard to the basket. He could make mid-range jump shots and layups. On the defensive end, he could slow the guy down that he was guarding.

South attacked the basket as they looked to make mid-range jump shots and layups. South struggled shooting the ball. North was quicker than South and they used that to their advantage.

North’s Da’Kei Hines came off the bench and he provided an offensive spark on the low block. He looked to get the ball on the low block and take layups. If he didn’t think that he had a good shot, he wasn’t afraid to pass the ball to one of his teammates.

South called a timeout with 11:19 left in the first half. The score was North 18, South 10.

The defensive pressure that North applied made it difficult for South to get open looks at the basket. Even though it was tough for South to get shots, they kept on shooting the ball.

North’s Odell Wilson IV made layups throughout the first half. He took the ball hard to the basket. Wilson did a good job of calling for the ball in the low post.

South’s Jalen Jones could get his team in the offensive set that he wanted. Jones was also able to bring the ball down the floor and pass it to his teammates. His teammates also got him the ball where he could shoot it. Jones looked for his shot in the mid-range area and layups.

North called a timeout with 5:16 left to go in the first half. The score was North 38, South 20.

North went to a trapping defense. They wanted to trap the ball on the defensive end when the ball got passed half court.

South went into a scoring drought late in the half. They couldn’t make a shot. North took advantage of that as they came up with steals and fast break layups.

South called a timeout with 2:44 left in the first half. The score was North 46, South 20.

North continued to look to score on layups late in the half. They went to a half-court defense.

North’s Isaac Johnson came up with mid-range jump shots and layups late in the first half on the offensive end.

At halftime, the score was North 52, South 20.

As the second half got underway North continued to push the ball down the floor and looked to make layups in transition.

North end to a zone defense in the second half. They made South pass the ball around the three-point line. South looked to get the ball in the low block.

Wilson kept on coming up with layups off the fast break in the second half. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball in spots where he could shoot it.

South did look to push the ball down the floor and score baskets in transition. North was quicker than South was.

South called a timeout with 11:26 left in regulation. The score was North 63, South 35.

Both teams went into a scoring drought in the second half. They both had a difficult time scoring baskets.

South’s Malachi Lossow was all over the floor. On the offensive end, Malachi Lossow could make mid-range jump shots and layups. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball in the paint where he could make layups or take jump shots.

South attacked the basket and looked to continue to make layups and mid-range jump shots.

South called a timeout with 6:01 left in regulation. The score was North 75, South 39.

North was too much for South to handle. South didn’t give up as they fought to look for their shots throughout the game.

North came away with the 82-43 victory over South.

The leading scorers for South were Malachi Lossow with 12 points and Jones with 8 points.

The leading scorers for North were Isaac Johnson with 19 points, Wilson with 15 points, and Sanders-Smith with 12 points.