GARY COMER COLLEGE PREP WENT UP AGAINST MINNEAPOLIS NORTH IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME

On Dec. 27, Gary Comer College Prep School (Chicago, Ill.) went up against Minneapolis North.

North looked to push the tempo of the game to start. Comer started the game in a zone defense. That made North pass the ball around the 3-point line and take time off the clock. North did however attack the basket on the offensive end.

It took awhile for each team to get into an offensive shooting rhythm.

Comer’s Davion Hatcher brought the ball down the floor and was able get the ball to his teammates. If Hatcher didn’t think that he had a good shot, he would pass it to one of his teammates.

Comer called a timeout with 15:23 left in the first half. The score was tied at 2.

North’s Tayler Johnson took the ball hard to the basket as he looked to score layups and mid-range jump shots. Teammate Odell Wilson IV made layups around the basket. North did a good job of getting the ball into Wilson’s hands on the low block.

The zone defense that Comer played made it easy for North to attack the basket.

North’s Elijah Campbell came up with steals on the defensive end and turned them into layups on offense.

North called a timeout with 14:06 left in the first half. The score was North 8, Comer 2.

Comer looked to get layups on offense. The defensive pressure that North applied made it difficult for Comer to get open looks at the basket.

North’s Omar Brown came up with steals and layups. The defense couldn’t slow him down on the offensive end.

Comer called a timeout with 11:08 left in the first half. The score was North 13, Comer 4.

Comer had trouble shooting the ball in the first half. They went through a period of not scoring a basket. North meanwhile kept on attacking the basket on the offensive end and coming up with layups.

North wasn’t afraid to take deep 3-point baskets Everyone rebounded on the offensive end.

North used their quickness to get to the basket and make layups.

At halftime the score was North 56 Comer 16.

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

Hatcher continued to drive to the basket and looked to make layups in transition. Teammates Kevin Laguerre and Jaiden Jackson also came up with layups and mid-range jump shots.

The pace of the game slowed down in the second half.

North called a timeout with 13:11 left in regulation. The score was North 63, Comer 24.

North continued to push the ball down the floor in transition.

North was a lot quicker than Comer was. North used their quickness to their advantage. Comer didn’t give up as they fought for loose balls and rebounds.

Comer called a timeout with 6:25 left in regulation. The score was North 77, Comer 28.

North pushed the ball down the floor and was able to take time off the clock.

North came away with the 80-32 victory over Comer.

The leading scorers for Comer were Languerre with 8 points, and Jackson with 6 points.

The leading scorers for North were Wilson with 24 points, and Johnson with 17 points.