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On Feb. 23, Minneapolis Southwest and Minneapolis North squared up in a boys’ basketball game.
Southwest looked to push the ball down the floor and score quick baskets in transition. Southwest looked to get the ball into the hands of JayZee Brown. Brown took the ball hard to the basket.
North called a timeout with 15:40 left in the first half. The score was North 6, Southwest 4.
North moved the ball around the 3-point line well as they got everyone involved.
Southwest called a timeout with 13:22 left in the first half. The score was North 12, Southwest 4.
Southwest’s Niko Polydorou took the ball strong to the basket. Polydorou came up with mid-range jump shots and layups.
North got everyone involved in the offense. They communicated well on both ends of the floor.
Polydorou’s teammates got him the ball in spots where he could shoot it.
Southwest called a timeout with 4:43 left in the first half. The score was North 34, Southwest 23.
Both offenses went stagnant late in the first half, as neither team was able to score.
At halftime, the score was North 42, Southwest 28.
As the second half got underway North came out flat. They were not able to make shots that they put up.
North stepped up their defensive pressure. They were able to frustrate Southwest on both ends of the floor.
Southwest called a timeout with 12:53 left in regulation. The score was North 55, Southwest 37.
Even though Southwest struggled to shoot the ball, they continued to attack the basket as they looked to come up with baskets.
North was too quick for Southwest. Southwest struggled shooting the ball throughout the game.
I was joined by Sam Williams from Big Sam’s Podcast. Sam thought that, “North has more athletic better players.”
North came away with the 77-58 victory over Southwest. The leading scores for North were
The leading scorers for North were Wilson IV with Johnson with 28 points and Johnson with 19 points.
The leading scorer for Southwest was Polydorou with 25 points.
On Feb. 22, Osseo and Anoka went up against each other in a boys’ basketball game. Going into the game Osseo had an overall record of 18-5 while Anoka had an overall record of 11-12.
It took a while for each team to get into an offensive shooting rhythm.
Osseo got everyone involved in the offense. They passed the ball around the 3-point line.
Anoka got the ball into the hands of Cody Lindenberg. Lindenberg took the ball hard to the basket. He came up with mid-range jump shots and layups.
Osseo’s Chike Okonkwo came off the bench and provided an offensive spark. If Okonkwo thought that he had an open look at the basket he wasn’t afraid to shoot it.
Anoka called a timeout with 10:55 left in the first half. The score was Osseo 13, Anoka 9.
Osseo used a full court press and applied pressure and made it difficult for Anoka to bring the ball down the floor.
Osseo’s Anthony Williams came off screens in the first half. He knew where he was on the floor. Williams teammates were able to get him the ball in spots where he could shoot it.
Anoka’s Addison Ostendorf made layups in transition. Ostendorf was able to get back on offense quickly.
The defensive pressure that Osseo applied late in the first half made it difficult for Anoka to come up with open looks at the basket.
Anoka got their offense going late in the first half. Anoka’s Ostendorf and Lindenberg came up with huge layups.
Osseo couldn’t make shots late in the first half as they struggled down the stretch.
At halftime, the score was Anoka 31, Osseo 28.
As the second half got underway both teams continued to attack the basket.
Osseo’s Cornell Richardson and Emmette Page looked to get the offense going.
There were multiple ties and lead changes early in the second half.
Anoka switched between man-to-man and zone defense in the second half. They were able to confuse Osseo on what they were running.
Anoka continued to get the ball into the hands of Ostendorf, Jake Phipps and Lindenberg. Those three all came up with mid-range jump shots and layups.
Anoka called a timeout with 10:41 left in regulation. The score was Anoka 43, Osseo 40.
Osseo looked to make layups in transition. Page and Williams both came up with big scoring plays in the second half.
Osseo called a timeout with 2:01 left in regulation. The score was Anoka 59, Osseo 55.
Osseo couldn’t come up with shots throughout the game. Anoka’s Ostendorf, Phillips, and Lindenberg all came up with huge plays.
The game came down to the wire.
Anoka came away with the 66-62 victory over Osseo.
The leading scorers for Osseo were Emmette Paige with 21 points and Richard Mulbah with 17 points.
The leading scorers for Anoka were Jake Phipps with 20 points and Ostendorf with 18 points.
On Feb. 15, Brooklyn Center and The Academy of Holy Angels squared off in a boys’ basketball game. Going into the game Brooklyn Center had an overall record of 16-6 while Holy Angels had an overall record of 7-14.
Brooklyn Center flew up and down the floor as they looked to make layups in transition.
Holy Angels took a timeout 17:07 left in the first half. The score was Brooklyn Center 5, Holy Angels 0.
Holy Angels struggled shooting the ball early. They were not able to make shots they put up.
Both teams dove on the floor after loose balls and they both went after rebounds.
Brooklyn Center’s Daniel Yates came up with deep 3-point shots. His teammates were able to get him the ball in spots where he could shoot it. If Yates didn’t think that he had a good shot, he wasn’t afraid to pass it to one of his teammates for an open shot.
Holy Angels called a timeout with 11:37 left in the first half. The score was Brooklyn Center 16, Holy Angels 2.
After a slow start offensively for Holy Angels, their offense got rolling.
Brooklyn Center called a timeout with 8:32 left in the first half. The score was Brooklyn Center 17, Holy Angels 11.
Brooklyn Center went to a full court man-to-man defense. They wanted to make it difficult for Holy Angels to bring the ball down the floor.
Brooklyn Center stepped up their defensive pressure, late in the first half. Brooklyn Center forward Adreone Sprinkles came up with layups on the offensive end. He drove to the lane and came off screens.
Holy Angels Max Gerstner knocked down 3-point shots late in the first half. If Gerstner didn’t think that he had a good shot to make a 3-point shot, he would drive to the basket.
The score at halftime was Brooklyn Center 39, Holy Angels 27.
As the second half got underway Holy Angels came out on fire. They were able to make layups and get everyone involved in the offense.
Brooklyn Center called a timeout with 15:45 left in regulation. The score was Brooklyn Center 39, Holy Angels 33.
Brooklyn Center’s Lu’Cye Patterson and Sprinkles both came up with layups and midrange jump shots in the second half. Patterson used his quickness to get past the defenders.
Holy Angels passed the ball around the 3-point line as they looked for their shot. They usually dove to the basket for a layup.
Brooklyn Center called a timeout with 12:35 left in regulation. The score was Brooklyn Center 43, Holy Angels 41.
Holy Angels kept attacking the basket. They turned it over on the offensive end and Brooklyn Center came up with layups.
Holy Angels Rook Rowe came up with mid-range jump shots that kept his team in the game. Teammate Matt Banovetz came off screens and made mid-range jump shots and layups.
Holy Angels called a timeout with 8:21 left in regulation. The score was Brooklyn Center 56, Holy Angels 45.
Patterson’s shot began to drop in the second half. Patterson came off cuts and made layups off the screens. Teammate Kwon Johnson came up with mid-range jump shots and layups. Johnson knew where the ball was on the floor always.
Holy Angels called a timeout with 3:52 left in regulation. The score was Brooklyn Center 67, Holy Angels 52.
Both teams continued to attack the basket and ran plays to get their teams into the offense.
Holy Angels called a timeout with 1:18 left in regulation. The score was Brooklyn Center 74, Holy Angels 60.
Both teams played hard throughout the game. Neither team gave up. Brooklyn Center was a little quicker than Holy Angels was. Brooklyn Center came up with layups late in the game with just under three minutes to play in regulation. That’s when they broke the game open.
Brooklyn Center came away with the 76-64 victory over Holy Angels.
The leading scorers for Holy Angels were Banovetz with 18 points, Gerstner with 12 points and Rowe with 10 points.
The leading scorers Brooklyn Center were Patterson with 28 points and Douglas with 21 points.
On Feb. 12, Andover and Osseo squared off in a boys’ basketball game. Going into the game Andover had an overall record of 10-10 while Osseo had an overall record of 15-4.
Osseo looked to push the ball down the floor early. On the offensive end, Osseo passed the ball around the 3-point line and ran a motion offense. They got everyone involved in the offense.
Both teams started out slow on the offensive end. It took awhile for each team to get into an offensive shooting rhythm.
Osseo came out flat offensively. They were not able to hit shots that they put up early.
Osseo fought through screens. They did a good job of talking to each other on both ends of the floor.
Andover’s Conner Knoepfle came off screens and made mid-range jump shots and layups. His teammates were able to get him the ball in spots where he could shoot it. If Knoepfle didn’t think that he had a good shot, he would pass it to one of his teammates for an open look.
Osseo passed the ball around the 3-point line. They got everyone involved in the offense.
Osseo went to a full-court press. They wanted to make it difficult for the Andover guards to bring the ball down the floor.
Andover played a matchup zone on the defensive end. Osseo was able to swing the ball around the 3-point line as they looked to get the ball inside. Osseo also wanted to get past the guards on the top of the key, but the defensive pressure made it difficult.
Andover’s Peyton Aune came up with mid-range jump shots and layups off screens. He knew where his teammates were and got them the ball in spots where they could shoot, and they got him the ball where he could shoot it.
Osseo’s Emmette Page came up with deep 3-point shots curling off screens. Osseo was patient on the offensive end. They were not content with taking the first shot they saw.
Osseo looked to score layups in transition. The Osseo offense came to life late in the first half. They used their quickness to get down the floor.
Both teams went after rebounds on both ends of the floor. There were a few jump balls in the first half.
Andover called a timeout with 3:47 left in the first half. The score was Osseo 20, Andover 18.
Page wasn’t afraid to take deep 3-point shots. Osseo crashed the boards coming up for the rebounds.
After a slow offensive start by Osseo, they were able to get their shots to drop late in the first half.
At halftime, the score was Osseo 28, Andover 19.
As the second half got underway Osseo stepped up their defensive pressure. They looked to turn Andover over and then get layups on the offensive end.
The defensive pressure that Osseo applied made it difficult for Andover to get a shot off.
Osseo called a timeout with 15:50 left in regulation. The score was Osseo 34, Andover 21.
Page continued to come up with baskets in the second half.
Osseo had to fight for every shot that they took. Andover kept their defensive pressure on Osseo.
Aune and Knoepfle continued to get to the basket as they looked for their shots.
Osseo called a timeout with 6:45left in regulation. The score was Osseo 44, Andover 35.
Andover stepped up their defensive pressure. They wanted to force Osseo to take contested rushed shots.
Osseo used a run at the end of the first half to shut down Andover. Andover didn’t quit but had a hard time scoring throughout the second half. Even though Andover had a tough time scoring in the second half They kept on shooting the ball. Both teams played hard throughout the game.
Osseo came away with the 59-41 victory over Andover.
On Feb. 10, Minneapolis North and Minneapolis Patrick Henry squared off in a boys’ basketball game.
Henry started the game out in a zone defense. Henry wanted to make North take deep 3-point shots.
Henry pushed the ball down the floor looking for layups.
North called a timeout with 15:50 left in the first half. The score was North 3, Henry 2.
There were multiple ties and lead changes early. Neither team went on a run.
Henry called a timeout with 14:49 left in the first half. The score was North 6, Henry 4.
North’s Zion Sanford took the ball down the floor and was able to get his team into an offense. Sanford knew where his teammates were on the floor always.
Henry called a timeout with 9:45 left in the first half. The score was North 25, Henry 10.
North used their quickness to get past the Henry offense in transition.
North’s Odell Wilson IV game up with layups in traffic. Wilson IV also made mid-range jump shots.
Henry got everyone involved in the offense. They passed the ball around the 3-point line and talked on the offensive end.
At halftime, the score was North 46, Henry 25.
As the second half got underway North continued to push the ball down the floor and look for layups and mid-range jump shots.
Henry continued to struggle to shoot the ball throughout the second half. North was too quick for Henry.
Henry’s Rashaud Rollins and Marshun Downey both were able to come up with mid-range jump shots and layups. Henry got Rollins and Downey the ball in spots where they could make shots.
North’s Nasir El-Amin came up with mid-range jump shots and layups off screens. His teammates were able to get him the ball in spots where he could shoot the ball.
North was able to get everyone involved in the offense. North was a lot quicker than Henry was. Henry had a difficult time shooting the ball on the offensive end.
North came away with the 86-66 victory over Henry.
The leading scorers for Henry were Rollins with 19 points, and Downey with 12 points.
The leading scorers for North were Odell Wilson IV with 24 points, El-Amin with 16 points.
On Feb. 9, Academy of Holy Angels and DeLaSalle squared off in a boys’ basketball game.
DeLaSalle pushed the ball down the floor and got everyone involved in the offense.
Holy Angels had a difficult time scoring baskets in the first half. They were not able t make shots that they put up.
DeLaSalle did a good job of communicating on both ends of the floor.
Holy Angels pushed the ball down the floor and worked the ball around the 3-point line.
Holy Angels called a timeout with 7:14 left in the first half. The score was DeLaSalle 24, Holy Angels 8.
DeLaSalle’s Tyrell Terry came up with steals on the defensive end and was able to turn them into steals on the offensive end.
DeLaSalle’s Christian Dickson came up with mid-range jump shots and layups late in the first half.
At halftime, the score was DeLaSalle 41, Holy Angels 24.
As the second half got underway DeLaSalle’s Jamison Battle came up with big baskets as he continued to push the ball down the floor and came up with mid-range jump shots and layups.
DeLaSalle’s Sage Booker, Christian and Mali Lamin all continued to come up with layups and mid-range jump shots.
Holy Angels called a timeout with 7:57 left in regulation. The score was DeLaSalle 63, Holy Angels 39.
DeLaSalle was too quick for Holy Angels. Holy Angels played hard throughout the game.
DeLaSalle kept the offensive pedal to the floor late in the game.
DeLaSalle came away with the 79-54 victory over Holy Angels.
The leading scorer for Holy Angels was David Oslund with 11 points.
The leading scorers for DeLaSalle were Battle with 22 points, Rayquan Moore with 12 points, and Malik Lamin with 10 points.
On Feb. 8, Minneapolis North and Minneapolis South squared off in a boys’ basketball game. North looked to push the ball down the floor and get everyone involved in the offense.
South took their time bringing the ball down the floor. North came up with steals on the defensive end and turned them into layups on defense.
South passed the ball around the 3-point line as they looked for their shots.
South called a timeout with 12:39 left in the first half. The score was North 17, South 5.
North kept the defensive pressure on South. South had a difficult time finding their shot in the first half. They were not able to hit shots that they came up with. South kept attacking the basket in the first half.
North got everyone involved in the offense. They did a good job of talking to each other on both ends of the floor.
South called a timeout with 6:23 left in the first half. The score was North 39, South 11.
North’s Odell Wilson IV took the ball hard to the basket. He made mid-range jump shots and layups.
North used their quickness to get to the basket and came up with steals on the defensive end turned them into layups on the offensive end.
At halftime, the score was North 56, South 18.
As the second half got underway North continued to push the ball down the floor and score baskets in transition.
South kept on attacking the basket as they looked for layups.
North was a lot quicker than South was.
North called a timeout with 12:10 left in regulation. The score was North 63, South 34.
North’s Omar Brown looked to get his shot to drop late in the game.
North was too quick for South. South didn’t give up and fought the whole game.
North passed the ball around the 3-point line to take time off the clock.
North came away with the 81-49 victory over South.
The leading scorers for South were Curtis Jones with 15 points and Suldan Omar with 12 points.
The leading scorers for North were Wilson with 25 points, Sanford and El-Amin each with 12 points and Willie Wilson with 10 points.
On Feb. 7, Minneapolis North and Minneapolis Southwest went up against each other in a boys’ basketball game. Going into the game North had an overall record of 14-4 while Southwest’s overall record was 6-11.
Southwest looked to set the tempo of the game early. They pushed the ball down the floor and looked to get everyone involved in the offense.
It took a while for the North’s offense to get going.
North called a timeout with 16:30 left in the first half. The score was tied at 2.
North went to a full-court press. That made it difficult for Southwest to bring the ball down the floor.
Both teams struggled to shoot the ball early in the game.
Southwest called a timeout with 13:21 left in the first half. The score was North 8, Southwest 2.
Southwest’s JayZee Brown took the ball down the floor. He was able to get his teammates involved in the offense.
North’s Omar Brown attacked the basket and came up with mid-range jump shots and layups. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball in spots where he could get shots.
Both teams looked to make fast breaks off turnovers.
North’s Willie Wilson came off screens and made layups. If he didn’t think that he had a good look at the basket he would pass it to one of his teammates.
North called a timeout 6:31 left in the first half. The score was North 21, Southwest 13.
Southwest’s Ari Bogen-Grose took the ball to the basket through traffic and made layups. Bogen-Grose also looked to make mid-range jump shots.
Neither team went on a huge run in the first half. There were multiple ties and lead changes throughout the first half.
Bogen-Grose got hot late in the first half. He came up with clutch shots.
At halftime, the score was North 36, Southwest 34.
As the second half got underway Southwest continued to attack the basket.
Omar Brown continued to take the ball to the basket and looked to make layups.
Southwest called a timeout with 13:56 left in regulation. The score was North 46, Southwest 40.
Southwest’s Treavon Nystrom came up with rebounds on both ends of the floor. He was able to get the ball to his teammates who would be able to make shots.
Southwest had trouble shooting the ball in the second half. Even though they had a difficult time shooting they kept on attempting to shoot the ball.
Both teams played hard throughout the game. North picked up their offensive production in the second half.
North came away with the 79-51 victory over Southwest.
The leading scorers for North were Tayler Johnson with 27 points, and Odell Wilson IV with 22 points.
The leading scorer for Southwest was Ari Bogen-Grose with 15 points.
On Feb. 5, Minneapolis North and Minneapolis Washburn squared off in a boys’ basketball game.
Washburn looked to take time off the clock as they passed the ball around the 3-point line.
North called a timeout with 16:08 left in the first half. The score was tied at 2.
Washburn talked to each other on both ends of the floor. They passed the ball around the 3-point line as they got everyone on the floor involved in the offense.
North came out flat offensively. They were not able to get their shots to drop early. Even though they struggled to shoot the ball they still attacked the basket.
Washburn called a timeout with 12:06 left in the first half. The score was Washburn 11, North 7.
Washburn’s Terrell Adams and Charles Cook-Gordon both took the ball strong to the basket. They were able to make mid-range jump shots and layups. Their teammates did a good job of getting them the ball in spots where they could shoot it.
North’s Zion Stanford brought the ball down the floor and looked to make layups in transition.
After a slow start by North they were able to come up with steals on defense and turn them into layups in transition.
Washburn called a timeout with 4:25 left in the first half. The score was tied at 21.
There were multiple ties and lead changes throughout the first half.
The score was tied at 30 at halftime.
As the second half got underway North continued to push the ball down the floor and looked to get everyone involved in the offense.
Cook Gordon came up with deep 3-point baskets. He wasn’t afraid to take the ball strong to the basket.
North looked to make layups in transition. They were able to come up with fast breaks.
Washburn settled on 3-point shots mid-way through the second half.
North called a timeout with 11:02 left in regulation. The score was North 49, Washburn 39.
Washburn kept on attacking the basket throughout the second half.
North’s Odell Wilson IV came up with layups and mid-range jump shots. His teammates were able to get him the ball in spots where he could shoot it.
After a slow start from North they came out in the second half and turned on the offense. Washburn couldn’t get their offense going in the second half.
Even though Washburn struggled to shoot in the second half, they attacked the basket and looked for their shots.
North came away with the 77-60 victory over Washburn.
The leading scorers for Washburn were Cook-Gordon with 14 points, Charles Johnson with 13 points and Terrell Adams with 12 points.
The leading scorers for North were Wilson with 26 points, Holloman with 15 points and Sanford with 14 points.
On Jan. 29, Minneapolis Patrick Henry and Minneapolis Washburn squared off in a boys’ basketball game.
Both teams got off to a sluggish start offensively. It took awhile for each team to get into a shooting rhythm.
Washburn called a timeout with 16:47 left in the first half. The score was Henry 2, Washburn 0.
Both teams dove on the floor after loose balls.
Henry called a timeout with 15:07 left in the first half. The score was Henry 4, Washburn 0.
Washburn struggled shooting the ball in the first half as they were not able to make shots that they put up.
Henry spread the ball around and was able to get everyone involved in the offense. They did a good job of finding each other on the floor.
Washburn’s Payton Golden took the ball hard to the basket, as he looked to make mid-range jump shots and layups.
Washburn called a timeout with 12:41 left in the first half. The score was Henry 14, Washburn 4.
Washburn’s Charles Cook-Gordon kept the ball moving down the floor. Cook-Gordon wasn’t afraid to shoot the ball if he thought that he had an open look at the basket.
Washburn got their offense going with just under 11 Minutes to go. They came up with steals on the defensive end and turned them into layups on the offensive end.
Henry’s Yusuf Abdullah took the ball hard to the basket and came up with mid-range jump shots and layups. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball in spots where he could shoot it.
Henry’s Glentrell Carter wasn’t afraid to take deep 3-point shots. If Carter thought that he could make a shot, he would up it up.
Washburn’s Isaac Lotz came up with 3-point shots. Washburn did a good job of communicating with each other on both ends of the floor.
Henry played with different defenses as they looked confuse Washburn.
The game was very physical on both ends of the floor. There were a lot of jump balls in the first half.
Clark-Gordon continued to come up with key baskets late in the first half.
At halftime the score was Henry 36, Washburn 30.
As the second half got underway, both teams continued to attack the basket.
The score went back and forth early in the second half.
Henry’s Will Laabs came up with layups in traffic. He wasn’t afraid to draw the foul while he was driving to the basket.
Golden stepped up and knocked down 3-point baskets on the offensive end. On the defensive end he was able to slow down the guy he was guarding.
Washburn’s offense got going early in the second half. They were able to turn Henry over and keep scoring baskets.
Henry called a timeout with 11:34 left to go in regulation. The score was Washburn 54, Henry 47.
Henry kept on attacking the basket and coming up with layups.
Henty didn’t back down from the Washburn defensive pressure.
Washburn called a timeout with 7:56 left in regulation. The score was Washburn 57, Henry 53.
Cook-Gordon and Adams continued to come up with huge baskets for Washburn in the second half.
Henry called a timeout with 5:52 left in regulation. The score was Washburn 65, Henry 55.
Both teams battled throughout the game.
After a slow start by both teams and Washburn’s inability to shoot the ball early in the first half, they turned it around in the second half.
Henry got their offense going midway through the first half but in the second half, Henry couldn’t get their shots to drop.
Washburn came away with the 73-60 victory over Henry.
The leading scorers for Henry were Rollins with 14 points and Johnson with 10 points.
The leading scorers for Washburn were Cook-Gordon with 25 points and Adams with 23 points.
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