HOPE ACADEMY WENT UP AGAINST MINNEAPOLIS NORTH IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME

On March 11, it was a section boys’ basketball game where Hope Academy went up against Minneapolis North. 

Hope passed the ball around the 3-point line looking for their shots. They looked to push the ball down the floor and score layups in transition. 

North called a timeout with 16:24 left in the first half. The score was Hope 5, North 2.

North pushed the ball down the floor and looked to get everyone involved in the offense. North’s JaQuan Sanders-Smith took the ball hard to the basket. He came up with mid-ran jump shots and layups. Sanders-Smith slowed down his man that he was guarding. 

Hope struggled shooting the ball in the first half. Even though they struggled they kept on shooting the ball. 

Hope called a timeout with 6:54 left in the first half. The score was North 47, Hope 14.

The Hope offense struggled and the North offense woke up. 

North pushed the ball down the floor and came up with fast break layups off turn overs.

At halftime, the score was North 72, Hope 27.

North continued to push the ball down the floor and score layups in transition.

Hope struggled to shoot the ball in the second half. They kept attacking the basket but were not able to come up with layups or jump shots.

North called a timeout with 11:50 left in regulation. The score was North 87, Hope 40. 

North continued to push the ball down the floor and came up with baskets. 

Hope called a timeout with 5:35 left in regulation. The score was North 100, Hope 45.

North was too quick for Hope. Hope struggled to shoot the ball throughout the game. 

North came away with the 111-50 victory over Hope. 

The leading scorers for Hope were, Nate Elifson, Joey Erickson, and Johnny Erickson all scoring 14 points each. 

The leading scorers for North were Isaac Johnson with 26 points, Wilson with 19 points and Tayler Johnson with 16 points.