MINNEAPOLIS PATRICK HENRY AND MINNEAPOLIS DELASALLE WENT UP AGAINST EACH OTHER IN A SECTION SEMIFINAL GAME

On March 7, Henry and DeLaSalle went up against each other in a boys’ basketball game. Henry looked to move the ball down the floor and get into their offense early. Henry looked to get the ball into the hands of Glentrel La’Von Carter and Isaiah Dean Smith who both looked to move without the ball and come up with shots throughout the first half. 

Henry was very vocal on both ends of the floor. DeLaSalle Keijuan White came up with mid-range jump shots and layups early. 

Henry couldn’t get their offense going early. It took them awhile for them to start making shots. Even though Henry had a difficult time scoring early they kept on attacking the basket and looking for their shots. Henry looked to get the ball down the floor and looked for their shots. 

DeLaSalle started in a zone defense and that made Henry pass the ball around the 3-point line. Everyone on DeLaSalle was involved in the offense. They did a good job of passing the ball 

Henry called a timeout with 11:40 left in the first half. The score was DeLaSalle 9, Henry 3.

Henry continued to penetrate the basket as they looked for their shots. 

DeLaSalle’s Cade Haskins stepped up and knocked down deep 3-point shots. His teammates were able to get him the ball in spots where he could shoot it. Teammate Jalen Travis also took the ball strong to the basket as he was looking for his shot. 

Henry struggled shooting the ball throughout the first half. 

DeLaSalle’s Amir Everett came up with shots throughout the first half. He was able to come off screens and get to the basket. 

DeLaSalle’s Semaj Hart provided energy as he took the ball strong to the basket. 

The defensive pressure that DeLaSalle applied made it difficult for Henry to come up and make shots. 

Travis continued to come up with shots throughout the first half. 

Henry’s Yusuf Abdullah knocked down mid-range jump shots and layups throughout the first half. His teammates were able to get him the ball in spots where he could shoot it. 

Haskins wasn’t afraid to step up as he looked to knock down deep 3-point shots. 

Henry called a timeout with 3:20 left in the first half. The score was DeLaSalle 26, Henry 11.

Travis came up with putback layups late in the first half. His teammates were able to feed him the ball in spots where he could shoot the ball. 

DeLaSalle swung the ball around the 3-point line as they got into their offense. DeLaSalle was able to take charges throughout the first half. 

At halftime, the score was DeLaSalle 32 Henry 11.

As the second half got underway Henry kept attacking the basket. Henry looked to get the ball into the hands of Campbell and Carter. 

DeLaSalle ran a motion offense and they did a lot of passing and cutting. 

Henry continued to move the ball down the floor and looked to get into their offense. Campbell continued to come up with shots. Henry looked confused on the defensive end. As they didn’t know what defense they were in. 

Both teams looked to run in the second half as they both looked for fast-break layups and pull up jump shots.

DeLaSalle called a timeout with 13:08 to go in regulation, the score was DeLaSalle 37, Henry 20.

White continued to come up with shots throughout the second half. He called for the ball on the low block and came up with layups in the paint. 

Henry called a timeout with 11:25 left in regulation. The score was DeLaSalle 39, Henry 22. 

DeLaSalle picked up their defensive pressure as they looked to clamp down on the defensive end. 

Henry also applied a lot of pressure on the ball in the second half. White kept on coming up with shots. With just under 9:00 left to go in the game, there was a little pushing and shoving between the two teams. Campbell was ejected for leaving the bench area.

Henry called a timeout with 7:55 left in regulation. The score was DeLaSalle 46, Henry 27. 

Henry looked to push the ball down the floor again and get past the DeLaSalle defense. 

DeLaSalle used their speed and quickness to get past the Henry defense. 

Carter looked to get his shot going in the second half. 

The game was very physical late in the game. 

Henry looked to trap on the defensive end. They also looked to attack the basket late in the game as well. 

DeLaSalle’s Andrew Irvin came up with fast-break layups. He was able to get the defense down the floor.

Carter stepped up and knocked down 3-point shots late in the game.

DeLaSalle called a timeout with 2:53 left in regulation. The score was DeLaSalle 61, Henry 42.

Henry didn’t panic as they kept on looking for their shots late in the game. Both teams played hard throughout the game.

Henry called a timeout with 1:36 left in regulation. The score was DeLaSalle 63, Henry 44.

Both teams played hard throughout the game.

DeLaSalle came away with the 67-44 victory over Henry. The leading scorers for Henry were Gardner and Campbell each with 11 points. Carter had 9 points. The leading scorers for DeLaSalle were Travis with 17 points, and Haskins with 10 points.