CHANHASSEN WENT UP AGAINST RICHFIELD IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME

On Feb. 10, Chanhassen and Richfield squared off against each other in a boys’ basketball game. Going into the game Chanhassen had an overall record of 7-12, while Richfield had an overall record of 8-11. 

Richfield started the game out in a zone defense. Richfield wanted to make Chanhassen take deep 3-point shots and take time off the clock as they were passing the ball around the 3-point line.

Chanhassen’s Trey Prince was all over the floor. On the offensive end, Prince came up with mid-range jump shots and layups. His teammates got him the ball in the paint and Prince could make layups. He wasn’t afraid to pass the ball to his teammates if he didn’t think that he could make the shot.

Richfield struggled shooting the ball. Even though Richfield struggled to shoot the ball in the first half they still attacked the basket and looked for their shots.

Richfield called a timeout with 11:21 left in the first half. The score was Chanhassen 22, Richfield 7.

Chanhassen got everyone involved in the offense. They passed the ball around to each other and everyone could score baskets. 

Richfield’s Cole Christian stepped up and knocked down 3-point basket. He made layups in transition. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball in the paint. 

Chanhassen did a good job of moving without the ball on the offensive end. They talked to each other and called out picks. They could get through the picks they set. 

Chanhassen called a timeout with 3:45 left in the first half. The score was Chanhassen 42, Richfield 27. 

Chanhassen passed the ball around the 3-point line late in the first half. They could take time off the clock on offense.

Richfield called a timeout with 2:03 left in the first half. The score was Chanhassen 46, Richfield 29.

Chanhassen continued to apply defensive pressure at half court late in the half. They didn’t let Richfield take an open shot. 

At halftime, the score was Chanhassen 51, Richfield 30.

As the second half got underway Chanhassen stayed in their zone defense. Richfield swung the ball around the 3-point line trying to get the ball into the middle of the lane for layups or jump shots. The defense made it difficult for Richfield to do that. 

Both teams dove on the floor after loose balls and went after rebounds on both ends of the floor. 

Chanhassen’s Chris Wandling and Prince both got hot from inside the paint as they came up with mid-range jump shots and layups. Also, teammate Drake Weisman came up with jump shots. 

Richfield’s Antonio Maddox and Davis Miles came up with layups and jump shots on the offensive end. Their teammates did a good job of getting them the ball in spots where they could shoot it.

Richfield called a timeout with 10:21 left in regulation. The score was Chanhassen 71, Richfield 41. 

Richfield’s Christian got injured with 8:39 left in regulation, the score was Chanhassen 74, Richfield 43. Christian hit his chin on the ground and split his chin open. 

Richfield struggled shooting the ball throughout the night. Chanhassen came up with shots throughout the game. Both teams played hard as well. 

Chanhassen moved the ball down the floor well and could get past the Richfield defense throughout the game. Chanhassen was quicker than Richfield was. Richfield took a lot of time off the clock in the first half by swinging the ball around the 3-point line because of the defensive difficulties that Chanhassen created. Richfield didn’t let their emotions get the best of them as they kept on attacking the basket and looked for their shots. 

Chanhassen came away with the 85-62 victory over Richfield. Chanhassen was lead in scoring by Ryder Hutton with 14 points, Prince with 12 points, Wandling with 10 points, Jon Mattern with 10 points and Austin Carter also had 10 points. 

Richfield was lead in scoring by Devin Wade-Henderson with 13 points, Miles with 11 points and Maddox with 10 points.