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

On Feb. 28, Hopkins went up against Minneapolis North in a boys’ basketball game.

North looked to push the tempo of the game early. Hopkins also looked to push the ball down the floor and score layups in transition. 

Hopkins Simon Wright came up with mid-range jump shots and layups. He used his quickness to get past the North defense. 

North called a timeout with 14:26 left in the first half. The score was Hopkins 15, North 7. 

North got everyone involved in the offense. They passed the ball around the 3-point line and took their time on the offensive end. They were not afraid to take deep 3-point shots.

North looked to get the ball inside to Odell Wilson IV or Da’Kei Hines. Both came up with layups on the low block. 

Wilson kept on coming up with layups and mid-range jump shots throughout the first half. Teammate Isaac Johnson also came up with steals that lead to jump shots and layups. 

Hopkins guard Blaise Beauchamp came up with layups on the offensive end. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball in the paint where he could shoot it.

North called a timeout with 3:39 left in the first half. The score was Hopkins 41, North 38. 

North continued to attack the basket late in the first half. 

Wright continued to make deep 3-point shots late in the first half.

At halftime, the score was Hopkins 51, North 48. 

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

Wilson and Johnson both came up with layups off screens in the second half. That kept North in the game. 

Hopkins looked to take deep 3-point shots as they stayed in the game. 

Hopkins called a timeout with 13:32 left in regulation. The score was Hopkins 65, North 56. 

North kept attacking the basket as they got everyone involved in the offense. Johnson also came up with deep 3-point shots that kept his team in the game. 

Hopkins called a timeout with 9:12 left in regulation. The score was Hopkins 69, North 66. 

Both teams continued to take deep 3-point shots in the second half. All 10 players crashed the boards and went after rebounds. 

Hopkins called a timeout with 6:59 left in regulation. The score was North 72, Hopkins 71. 

Hopkins passed the ball around the 3-point line looking for their shots. Hopkins took 3-point shots and made them late in the second half. 

North called a timeout with 4:40 left in regulation. The score was Hopkins 80, North 77. 

As the time wound down off the clock late in the game both teams continued to come up with shots. 

Wilson came up with layups late in the game as well. 

Both teams played hard throughout the game. Both teams also came to play. Hopkins strung some baskets together late in the game and North couldn’t counter.

North called a timeout with 2:17 left in regulation. The score was Hopkins 89, North 81. 

As the clock wound down Hopkins continued to come up with shots. North played hard and together but their shots couldn’t drop late in the game. 

In a hard-fought game, Hopkins came away with the 95-92 victory over North.

The leading scorers for North were Isaac Johnson with 33 points, and Wilson with 30 points.

The leading scorers for Hopkins were Wright with 27 points and Fogel with 17 points. 

I was joined by the Twin Cities Hoops Czar. Check out histhoughts of the Minneapolis North and Hopkins boys’ basketball game.