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

On Feb. 25, Edina and Minneapolis South squared off in a boys’ basketball game. Both teams pushed the ball down the floor and score layups in transition early. 

South got everyone involved in the offense. They passed the ball around the 3-point line as they looked to take time off the clock.

South made layups in transition. Edina went to a full court man-to-man press and looked to trap the ball the first chance that they could. They wanted to make it difficult for South to make shots.

Edina’s Derek Graf came up with layups and slam dunks in the paint. He called for the ball while his teammates fed him the ball in the paint. Teammate Matt Hofrenning came up with mid-range jump shots and layups. He took the ball to the basket and made layups as well.

Edina called a timeout with 10:19 left in the first half. The score was South 14, Edina 8.

South trapped the ball and that created Edina to turn the ball over. South could score off the turn overs. 

Edina wasn’t afraid to take deep 3-point shots. Even though they didn’t go in everyone rebounded and had the chance to get the ball.

Edina looked to get the ball into the hands of guard Walt McGrory. McGory dove hard to the basket and made layups and mid-range jump shots.

Edina made a lot of cuts and passes on the offensive end. Everyone on the Edina offense touched the ball. Edina also communicated well on both ends of the floor.

Neither team went on a huge run in the first half. Neither team gave up an uncontested shot.

South called a timeout with 3:25 left in the first half. The score was South 24, Edina 22.

Both teams attacked their basket late in the first half. Edina came up with 3-point shots late in the first half.

At halftime, the score was Edina 34, South 26.

As the second half got underway both teams continued to push the ball down the floor and attacked the basket.

Edina continued to get the ball into the hands of Anders Nelson and Derek Graf both took the ball to the basket and made their shots.

South struggled shooting the ball to open the second half. Even though they struggled they didn’t get frustrated.

South called a timeout with 15:43 left in regulation. The score was Edina 43, South 29.

South did a good job of passing and cutting looking for the open man. The defensive pressure that Edina applied made it difficult for South to come up with an open look at the basket.

McGrory came off screens and made layups. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball in spots where he could make it. On the defensive end, he slowed down the guy he was guarding.

South called a timeout with 10:34. The score was Edina 55, South 37.

Edina came up with steals and turned them into steals on the offensive end.

South played hard throughout the game. Even though South struggled shooting the ball they kept on shooting.

Edina came away with the 94-71 victory over South.

The leading scorers for Edina were Nelson with 29 points and Hofrenning with 25 points.

The leading scorers for South were Kevin Holler with 13 points, Curtis Jones and Demetrius Gladney each with 12 points.
I was joined by the Twin Cities Hoops Czar. Check out his thoughts on the Edina vs. South boys’ basketball game.