BROOKLYN CENTER WENT UP AGAINST ACADEMY OF HOLY ANGELS IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME

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.