MAHNOMEN TOOK ON BETHLEHEM ACADEMY IN THE CLASS A STATE SEMIFINALS

Mahnomen and Bethlehem Academy went up against each other in the Class A state football semifinals.

 

Bethlehem kicked off to Mahnomen. Mahnomen kept the ball on the ground on their first series.

 

Mahnomen’s Austin Reitan came up with a 12-yard run for a touchdown. Tom Pavek’s extra point attempt was good.

 

With 5:59 left in the first quarter the score was Mahnomen 7, Bethlehem 0.

 

Bethlehem’s Christian Von Ruden, rushed for 3 yards and Gabe Large forced a fumble and Nathan Hanson for Mahnomen came up with it.

 

It was a sloppy first half for both teams. Bethlehem turned it over three times.

 

Mahnomen got the ball back on a turnover. They turned it over on downs to Bethlehem.

 

Von Ruden, ran for 54 yards to pick up a first down.

 

After one quarter of play the score was Mahnomen 7, Bethlehem 0.

 

The Mahnomen defense stepped up big as they were able to turn Bethlehem over deep in their zone.

 

Mahnomen kept the ball on the ground as they were able to get the ball into the hands of their running back Reitan’s hands. Reitan was all over the field as he was able to get past the Bethlehem defenders. Kody Lefebvre also came up with some nice runs for his team. Reitan looked to get into the endzone as he ran for 13 yards for a first down. Mahnomen found the endzone on a Pavek one-yard run. Pavek’s extra point attempt was no good.

 

With 3:35 left in the second quarter the score was Mahnomen 13, Bethlehem 0.

 

Bethlehem looked to move the ball down the field late in the quarter. Kollin Hanson was able to complete a pass to Drew Glenzinski for a 25-yard reception. That put the ball on the 14 yard line.

 

There was a defensive penalty that put the ball on the 7 yard line. Time expired as the quarter ended.

 

At halftime the score was Mahnomen 13, Bethlehem 0.

 

Mahnomen kicked off to start the third quarter. Bethlehem looked to get their stagnant offense going early in the third quarter. Bethlehem had to punt on fourth-and-long.

 

Pavek ran for 47 yards to the 30 yard line. Pavek found Nathan Hanson in the end zone for a 29-yard touchdown reception. The two point conversion was no good.

 

With 8:40 left in the third quarter the score was Mahnomen 18, Bethlehem 0.

 

Bethlehem was not able to get a first down and they had to punt the ball on fourth-and-long.

 

Mahnomen got the ball back and Pavek took over as he was able to get the ball down the field. On fourth-and-six Mahnomen punted the ball.

 

Bethlehem got the ball back. Drew Glenzinski came up with a nice 10-yard run. Bethlehem fumbled the ball and Mahnomen came up with it.

 

After three quarters of play the score was Mahnomen 19, Bethlehem 0.

 

Mahnomen punted the ball on fourth-and-nine.

 

Bethlehem was not able to move the ball down the field. On fourth-and-31 they elected to punt the ball.

 

Both teams tried to move the ball down the field late in the fourth quarter. Neither team scored again.

 

Mahnomen came away with the 19-0 victory over Bethlehem Academy.

 

After the game I was able to talk to Mahnomen head coach John Clark Jr and Pavek about the game.

BETHLEHEM ACADEMY AND MINNEOTA WENT UP AGAINST EACH OTHER IN THE CLASS A GIRLS BASKETBALL SEMI-FINALS

Bethlehem Academy took on Minneota in the class A semi-finals of the 2013 girls state basketball tournament. It took each team a while to get into an offensive shooting rythem.

At the first media timeout with 14:56 left in the first half the score was Minnetoa 2 Bethlehem Academy 1.

It was a defensive game from the start. Both teams played a lot of tough defensive pressure while they were on the defensive end.

Both teams were not afraid to shoot the ball from anywhere on the court.

There was a media timeout with 6:41 left in the first half. The score was Minneota 14 and Bethlehem Academy 9.

Both teams looked to take a lot of charges. There was a lot of body contact on both ends of the floor.

Minneota was able to string some baskets together late in first half.

At halftime the score was Minneota 19 and Bethlethem Academy 18.

As the second half got underway Taylor Reiss for Minneota was all over the flor. She was able to hit her shots that she put up. She was able to shoot both lay-ups and jump shots.

There was a media timeout with 9:55 left in regulation. The score was Minneota 31 and Bethlethem Academy 28.

Bot teams didn't give up any easy shots. Both teams had to work hard for shots that they took.

Minneota swung the ball around the three-point line to play keep away for the last two minutes of the contest.

It was a hard fought game. Neither team was able to go on a run.

Minneota came away with the 47-42 hard fought victory over Bethlethem Academy.

The leading scorer for Bethlethem Academy was Jessie Mathews scored 16 points.

The leading scorers for Minneota were Taylor Reiss with 22 points and Emily Stienessen with 14 points. 

BETHLEHEM ACADEMY TOOK ON ST. PAUL HUMBOLDT IN A BOYS' BASKETBALL GAME

Bethlehem Academy took on St. Paul Humboldt in a boys' basketball contest. Bethlehem Academy came into the game with a record of 7-0. St. Paul Humboldt came into the game with a record of 1-4.

Bethlehem started the game in a zone defense. Humboldt also started the game in a zone defense.

Bethlehem pushed the ball down the court and looked to score baskets in transition.

Dominique Khammarth for Humboldt was able to bring the ball down the court easily. He was able to blow by his defenders.

Bethlehem made it difficult for Humboldt to shoot the ball.

It took a while for each of these teams to feel each other out. Neither team went on a run early in the game. The score was close.

Humboldt was able to score baskets in transition. Malique Adams-Virning was able to drive to the basket and get fouled while shooting layups. He made his free throw shots.

Bethlem called a timeout with 10:01 left in the first half. The score was Humboldt 16 and Bethlehem Academy 9.

Bethlehem went on a run after the timeout. They were able to chip into the deficit.

The score was tied at 18 with under 7:00 left in the half. Both teams took their time on the offensive end.

Raheem Thompson for Humboldt was able to get some steals and convert them into baskets. He drove hard to the basket. If Thompson was not open for a shot he would pass it to one of his teammates and get an assist.

Humboldt went to a full court press and looked to create havoc for Bethlehem. Humboldt looked to get as many easy baskets as they could.

At halftime the score was Bethlehem 32 and Humboldt 28.

Humboldt started out on fire. They were able to tie the game at 32 with 16:59 remaining. Neither team gave up easy baskets.

Both teams traded baskets. Humboldt did a good job of penetrating the games in the Bethlehem's defense.

Humboldt called a timeout with 13:42 left in regulation. The score was Bethlehem 43 and Humboldt 37.

Bethlehem continued to push the ball down the court. Humboldt didn’t want to rush their shots. They looked to take as much time off the clock as they could.

Humboldt trapped Bethlehem full court because they thought that could get easy steals and convert that into points.

Bethlehem called a timeout with 8:49 left in regulation. The score was Bethlehem 45 and Humboldt 44.

Humboldt used a three quarter court trapping press late in the contest. They were able to create steals and then converted them on offense.

Adam Clark for Bethlehem tied the game at 50 on a three-point shot with 3:00 left in regulation.

Both teams scored at a frantic pace in the last 2:00 of the game. Both teams never gave up.

The game was tied with a minute left in regulation.

Tyreese Jiles hit two free throws that gave Humboldt the lead.

Humboldt came away with the 61-56 victory over Bethlehem Academy.