ST. ANTHONY VILLAGE WENT UP AGAINST BLAKE IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME

St. Anthony Village and Blake squared off in a boys’ basketball game on Jan. 2.  Blake came into the game with an overall record of 2-5 while St. Anthony Village came into the game with a record of 7-1.

Blake started the game in a zone defense on the defensive end. St. Anthony Village also started the game in a zone defense.

Blake looked to push the ball down the floor and take their time on the offensive end. They swung the ball around the 3-point line as they looked to get everyone involved in the offense.

It took both teams awhile to get into an offensive rhythm. They were both patient on the offensive end.

Both teams went into a scoring slump for a period in the first half.

Blake called a timeout with 14:28 left in the first half. The score was St. Anthony Village 7, Blake 2.

St. Anthony Village did a good job of getting everyone involved in the offense. They communicated with each other on both ends of the floor.

Blake’s Jack Moe got his team involved in the offense. He directed his teammates on where he wanted them to go on the offensive end. Teammate Robert Grace IV also brought the ball down the floor and took the ball hard to the basket.

On the defensive end, Grace IV could slow down his man that he was guarding. The defensive pressure he applied made it hard for him to get an open look at the basket.

Blake called a timeout with 7:00 left in the first half. The score was St. Anthony Village 25, Blake 11.  

Moe came up with deep 3-point shots. He took his time on the offensive end. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball in spots where he could shoot it.

Blake looked to make layups in transition. Blake’s Tenzin Choezin did a good job of running the floor and coming up with mid-range jump shots and layups.

At halftime, the score was St. Anthony Village 39, Blake 22.

As the second half got underway Blake continued to push the ball down the floor and looked to score baskets in transition.

St. Anthony Village’s Aaron Smith and Rhys Langums both attacked the basket and came up with mid-range jump shots and layups.

Blake called a timeout with 15:48 left in regulation, the score was St. Anthony Village 47, Blake 24.

St. Anthony Village looked to take time off the clock midway through the second half.

Grace IV looked to get everyone involved in the offense. He passed the ball around to his teammates and called out plays that he wanted to run.

St. Anthony Village was quicker stronger than Blake was. Blake didn’t give up the whole night. Both teams fought hard the whole game.

St. Anthony Village came away with 67-37 victory over Blake.

The leading scorers for St. Anthony Village were Aaron Smith with 24 points and Langums with 15 points.

The leading scorer for Blake was Moe with 15 points.