MOUNDS VIEW WENT UP AGAINST CHAMPLIN PARK IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL SECTION GAME

Mounds View and Champlin Park squared off in a boys’ basketball game. This game was a semifinal of the Section 5 Class 4A section tournament. The game was played at Maple Grove High School. 

Champlin Park moved the ball down the floor well early. They got everyone involved in the offense. 

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

Champlin Park did a good job of getting everyone involved in the offense. They passed the ball around the 3-point line and took their time on the offensive end. 

The game was very physical. Both teams dove on the floor after loose balls and went after rebounds. 

Champlin Park’s McKinley Wright IV took the ball strong to the basket and came up with mid-range jump shots and layups. If he didn’t think that he had an open shot, he passed it off to one of his teammates. 

Champlin Park’s Theo John came up with layups and slam dunks on the offensive end. On the defensive end, John could slow the guy down that he was guarding. 

Mounds View called a timeout with 9:41 left in the first half. The score was Champlin Park 16, Mounds View 9. 

Mounds View walked the ball down the floor and looked to get their offense going. The defensive pressure that Champlin Park applied made it difficult for Mounds View to come up with an open shot. 

Wight used his quickness to get past the Mounds View defense. He could get his teammates involved in the offense. 

Mounds View called a timeout with 3:21 left in the first half. The score was Champlin Park 28, Mounds View 17.

Both offenses stalled late in the first half. The defensive pressure made it difficult for both teams to take open looks at the basket. 

At halftime, the score was Champlin Park 30, Mounds View 17.

As the second half got underway Champlin Park kept on feeding Hunter and Wright the ball. They both came up with huge baskets. 

Mounds View struggled to shoot the ball in the second half. They were not able to make shots that they put up. 

Champlin Park used their quickness to their advantage as they got to the basket and made shots. 

Mounds View called a timeout with 7:29 left in regulation. The score was Champlin Park 48, Mounds View 31.

The game was very physical. Both teams dove on the floor after loose balls. There were many jump balls in the second half. 

Champlin Park was much quicker than Mounds View was. Mounds View didn’t give up. They attacked the basket late in the contest and looked for their shots. 

Champlin Park came away with the 69-40 victory over Mounds View. 

The leading scorers for Mounds View were McMillan with 16 points and Stone with 13 points. 

The leading scorers for Champlin Park were Wright with 21 points, Hill with 11 points and Josiah Strong with 7 points.