CHANHASSEN WENT UP AGAINST BLOOMINGTON KENNEDY IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME

On January 30, Chanhassen went up against Bloomington Kennedy in a boys’ basketball game. Going into the game Chanhassen had a record of 2-14 while Bloomington Kennedy had a record of 10-5. 

Kennedy started the game in a man-to-man defense. Chanhassen started the game in a zone defense. 

Chanhassen looked to push the ball down the floor and score baskets in transition. 

It took a while for each team to get into a shooting rhythm. 

On the offensive end, Kennedy swung the ball around the 3-point line and got everyone involved in the offense. Kennedy’s Jacob Husting looked to come up with mid-range jump shots and layups. His teammates were able to get him the ball in spots where he could shoot it. 

Kennedy did a good job of passing the ball to each other. They were very vocal on both ends of the floor. Kennedy’s Isaiah Subah brought the ball down the floor and looked to make mid-range jump shots and layups. Kennedy’s Eric Dums made key shots in the first half. 

There were multiple ties and lead changes throughout the first half. Neither team went on a run early.

Kennedy’s Amarion Hanspard came off screens and made multiple pull up jump shots. His teammates were able to get him the ball in spots where he could shoot it. 

Chanhassen’s Adam Strobel came up with layups off screens. He was fouled and came up with free throws. 

Subah did a good job of getting his teammates involved in the offense. He also took deep 3-point shots. Kennedy did a good job of talking to each other on both ends of the floor. 

There were multiple ties and lead changes throughout the first half. Neither team went on a significant run. 

Kennedy called a timeout with 7:40 left in the first half. The score was Kennedy 16, Chanhassen 13. 

Kennedy’s Rob Issa came up with deep 3-point baskets. His shot started to drop late in the first half. His teammates were able to get him the ball in spots where he could shoot it. Teammate Eric Dums also came up with mid-range jump shots and layups.

Chanhassen looked to get the ball into the hands of Ben Giles and Austin Boll. Both of whom came up with shots. Boll called for the ball and got the ball in the low block. 

Chanhassen called a timeout with 4:38 left in the first half. The score was Kennedy 22, Chanhassen 18. 

Chanhassen’s Luke Gitzen came up with layups to keep his team in the game. Giles was all over the floor. On the offensive end, he came up with mid-range jump shots and layups. On the defensive end, he was able to slow down the guy he was guarding. 

Chanhassen went to a zone defense late in the first half. That made Kennedy pass the ball around the 3-point line and take time off the clock.

Chanhassen’s Luke Gitzen came up with deep 3-point shots late in the first half. That kept his team in the game down the stretch. 

At halftime, the score was Chanhassen 29, Kennedy 28.

As the second half got underway Kennedy started out in a zone defense. They wanted to force Chanhassen to take deep shots. Chanhassen also didn’t want to give up deep shots. 

Subah looked to control the offense and let his players know where they were supposed to be on the floor. 

Kennedy turned the ball over, and Chanhassen made mid-range jump shots and layups off the turnovers.

Kennedy went into a scoring drought early in the second half. They were not able to make shots. 

Chanhassen came up with shots in the second half. Gitzen and Boll both were able to get their shot to drop 

Kennedy called a timeout with 12:28 left in regulation. The score was Chanhassen 45, Kennedy 35.

Kennedy’s Tyvan Kilnger came up with layups as his teammates were able to get him the ball in the paint where he could shoot it. Teammate Amarion Hanspard came up with deep 3-point shots as well.

Kennedy called a timeout with 9:32 left in regulation. The score was Chanhassen 51, Kennedy 40. 

Kennedy’s Hanspard took deep 3-point shots in the second half but had a hard time getting them to fall. 

Chanhassen looked to keep coming up with layups in transition late in the first half. That worked because everyone for Chanhassen was involved in the offense. 

Kennedy went to a full-court man-to-man press late in the contest. They looked to frustrate Chanhassen on the offensive end. 

Kennedy kept looking for steals on defense. They were able to come up with a few and came up with layups. 

Chanhassen called a timeout with 5:04 left in regulation. The score was Chanhassen 57, Kennedy 45. 

Chanhassen came up with shots early in the second half. Kennedy couldn’t respond quickly enough. Both teams played hard throughout the whole game. It was a good hard-fought game played by each team. 

Chanhassen came up with the 76-51 victory over Kennedy. 

The leading scorers for Kennedy were Isaiah Subah and Tyavn Kilnger each with 9 points, and Rob Issa with 8 points. 

The leading scorers for Chanhassen were Vince Manuel and Ben Giles each with 14 points, Luke Gitzen with 13 points and Spencer Dieken and Austin Boll each with 12 points.