ST. PAUL HARDING WENT UP AGAINST RICHFIELD IN A BOYS’ SECTION QUARTERFINAL BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME

On March 7, St. Paul Harding and Richfield squared off in the quarterfinals of the Section 3 Class 3A boys’ basketball game. 

Harding pushed the ball down the floor and scored layups in transition. 

Richfield called a timeout with 15:17 left in the first half. The score was Harding 9, Richfield 0.

Richfield’s Antoino Maddox pushed the ball down the floor and looked to score baskets in transition. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball in spots where he could shoot it. 

Harding called a timeout with 11:31 left in the first half. The score was Harding 13, Richfield 8. 

Richfield passed the ball around the 3-point line as they got everyone involved in the offense.

Richfield’s Devin Wade-Henderson was all over the floor. On the offensive end, Wade-Henderson took the ball hard to the basket as he looked to make mid-range jump shots and layups.

Neither team went on a huge run in the first half. 

Harding called a timeout with 4:06 left in the first half. The score was Richfield 26, Harding 41. 

Richfield came up with mid-range jump shots and layups late in the first half. 

Richfield got hot late in the first half. Richfield kept on getting the ball into the hands of Maddox and Wade-Henderson who both came up with mid-range jump shots and layups. 

At halftime, the score was Richfield 39, Harding 27.  

As the second half got underway Richfield looked to keep feeding Maddox came up with mid-range jump shots and layups. 

Harding struggled shooting the ball in the second half. Even though that they struggled shooting the ball they kept on attacking the basket. 

Wade-Henderson and Maddox both looked for their shots in the second half. They fed off each other’s energy. 

Harding called a timeout with 7:52 left in regulation. The score was Richfield 62, Harding 42. 

Richfield’s Malik Hunter came off the bench and came up with huge 3-point shots, mid-range jump shots and layups and rebounds. That gave his confidence on the floor. 

Harding continued to struggle to shoot the ball late in the game. 

In a hard-fought game, Richfield came away with the 78-61 victory over Harding. 

The leading scorers for Harding were Nuradean Adam with 17 points, Jovan Christian with 13 points, Brandon Pal with 12 points and Martin Danielson with 10 points.

The leading scorers for Richfield were Maddox with 19 points and Wade-Henderson with 18 points.