ST. PAUL JOHNSON WENT UP AGAINST MINNEAPOLIS NORTH IN THE TWIN CITIES BOYS’ BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

St. Paul Johnson and Minneapolis North squared off against each other in the Twin Cities Championship game on Feb. 21. Both teams won their conference titles.

The score went back and forth early. It took a while for each get into a shooting rhythm.

North’s Jamil Jackson came up with mid-range jump shots. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball in spots where he could shoot it.

Johnson played a full court man-to-man defense.

North’s Tyler Johnson came up with huge mid-range jump shots and layups.

North called a timeout with 11:48 left in the first half. The score was North 20, St. Paul Johnson 18.

North came up with steals and layups off the steals. North’s Isaac Johnson came up with steals and was able to knock down free throws after he has fouled.

Both teams looked to make fast break layups. They traded baskets for a period of time midway through the first half.

St. Paul Johnson came up with layups late. North wasn’t able to recover.

At halftime the score was North 49, St. Paul Johnson 47.

As the second half got underway both teams continued to push the ball down the floor and made layups.

St. Paul Johnson got the ball into the hands of Jalen Mobley.

North’s Jamil Jackson came up with two handed slam dunks midway through the second half. His teammates did a good job of getting open in the lane.

Both teams kept the score close late in the game.

Mobley came up with huge shots down the stretch. The defense had a hard time slowing him down.

The game came down to the wire. Neither team gave up easy baskets.

The game was tied at 95 at the end of regulation.

The score continued to be close in the overtime period.

Mobley continued to come up with huge shots in the overtime period.

Tyler Johnson came up with huge baskets down the stretch.

Mobley hit a 3-point shot as time expired to tie the game.

The game was tied at 108 after the first overtime period.

In the second overtime period St. Paul Johnson attack the basket and was able to hit their shots. They were able to ware North down.  

North fought back and stepped up and knocked down shots. The score went back and forth in the second overtime.

St. Paul Johnson came away with the 123-119 victory over North.

The leading scorers for Johnson were Mobley with 52 points, and Elliot with 17 points.

The leading scorers for North were Jackson with 41 points, Isaac Johnson with 22 points and Tyler Johnson with 21 points.

WAYZATA WENT UP AGAINST ST. PAUL JOHNSON IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME

On Dec. 29, Wayzata and St. Paul Johnson went up against each other in a boys’ basketball game.

Both teams started out in zone defense. Wayzata was able to push the ball down the floor and looked to push the ball down the floor in transition.

Wayzata did a good job of scoring baskets in transition. They swung the ball around the 3-point line and was able to get everyone involved in the offense.

Johnson was able to score baskets in transition. They looked to beat Wayzata down the floor and beat them to the basket.

Johnson came up with fast break layups. Johnson was able to the ball around the 3-point line and take time off the clock as they looked for their shots.

Johnson’s Jalen Mobley came up with layups in the first half. If he thought that he could beat his man off the dribble he would look to make layups. Mobley was also able to make mid-range jump shots.

If Mobley wasn’t open he was able to get the ball into the hands of Savion Benton and Savon Parker both were able to make shots that they put up.

Wayzata called a timeout with 5:35 left in the first half. The score was Johnson 29, Wayzata 25.

Johnson was able to come up with layups off of Wayzata’s turnovers. Mobley called for the ball and was able to get himself open and he took it hard to the basket for layups.

At halftime the score was Johnson 40, Wayzata 30.

As the second half got underway Johnson counted to push the ball down the floor, as they looked to score layups.

Wayzata did a good job of passing the ball to each other. They didn’t rush their shots. Wayzata made Johnson guard them.

Johnson stepped up their defensive pressure. They were able to make it difficult for Wayzata to hit shots that they put up.

Johnson was able to trap Wayzata and come up with steals. Mobley continued to get to the basket and make mid-range jump shots and layups.

Wayzata stated in a zone defense for most of the second half. They wanted to keep spreading the Johnson offense out and force them to take deep shots.

Wayzata’s Johnny Beninga and Jack Sowada both came up with big shots for their team. The defense had a hard time slowing them down on offense.

Johnson was able to come up with layups in the second half. They were able to slow down Wayzata’s offense.

Johnson called a timeout with 6:20 left in regulation. The score was Johnson 64, Wayzata 47.

Mobley fouled out with just under 6 minutes left in regulation. He received a personal foul and a technical foul for his fourth and fifth fouls.

Wayzata went on an 11-1 run after Mobley fouled out.

Johnson called a timeout with 3:48 left in regulation. The score was Johnson 65, Wayzata 58.

Both teams dove on the floor after loose balls. There were many jump balls late in regulation.

Wayzata attacked the basket late in the game and was able to come up with layups and jump shots down the stretch.

Johnson came away with the 77-65 victory over Wayzata.

The leading scorers for Wayzata were Beeninga with 20 points and Sowada with 16 points.

The leading scorers for Johnson were Mobley with 19 points, Elliot with 12 points and Parker with 11 points.

 

PRIOR LAKE WENT UP AGAINST ST.PAUL JOHNSON IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME

Prior Lake and St. Paul Johnson went up against each other in a boys’ basketball game on Dec. 12.

Both teams look a lot of time off the clock. Prior Lake was able to push the ball down the floor and
make layups.

Prior Lake used a man-to-man defense in the first half. That made it hard for St. Paul Johnson to get open looks at the basket.

St. Paul Johnson was able to push the ball down the floor as they looked to score layups. They were able to make some quick layups.

St. Paul Johnson’s Jalen Mobley was all over the floor. On the offensive end he was able to make layups.

Prior Lake’s Kevin McKiernan stepped up and knocked down some deep 3-point shots. McKiernan was also able to get past his defender and was able to make layups.

The score went back and forth late in the first half.

Johnson’s Savion Benton was able to make mid-range jump shots and layups throughout the first half. His teammates did a good job of getting the ball to him in spots where he could shoot it.

St. Paul Johnson came up with some quick baskets late in the first half.

At halftime the score was Johnson 39, Prior Lake 35.

As the second half got underway Johnson turned up offensive pressure. They were able to come up with a 10-point lead with 13 minutes left in regulation.

St. Paul Johnson came up with steals on the defensive end. They were able to come up with layups off the steals.

Prior Lake called a timeout with 9:51 left in regulation. The score was Johnson 61, Prior Lake 47.

Prior Lake’s McKiernan was able to get the ball down the floor and was able to get his teammates involved in the offense. Prior Lake’s Connor Bair came up with nice layups in the second half.

Prior Lake came up with some huge baskets late in regulation.

St. Paul Johnson came away with the 94-79 victory over Prior Lake.

The lead scorers for Prior Lake were Bair with 26 points, and McKiernan with 23 points.

The leading scorers for St. Paul Johnson was Mobley with 34 points.

ST. PAUL JOHNSON TOOK ON MINNEAPOLIS ROOSEVELT IN A BOYS BASKETBALL GAME

St. Paul Johnson and Minneapolis Roosevelt went up against each other in a boys basketball game at Minneapolis Henry High School as part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Classic.

 

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

 

Roosevelt started the ball in zone defense. They looked to slow down Johnson in transition.

 

Roosevelt called a timeout with 16:24 left in the first half. The score was Johnson 5, Roosevelt 2.

 

Johnson’s Jalen Mobley got hot from the paint. He was dead on. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball in the paint where he made his jump shots.

 

Roosevelt’s London Cobbs made his layups throughout the first half. The defense had a hard time slowing him down.

 

Mobley continued to knock down deep three-point shots midway through the first half. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball in spots where he could shoot it.

 

Roosevelt called a timeout with 7:25 left in the first half. The score was Johnson 25, Roosevelt 19.

 

Johnson continued to push the ball down the floor and get baskets in transition. Roosevelt was able to keep up with Johnson in transition.

 

Roosevelt’s Terrence Hicks called for the ball near the top of the key and knocked down jump shots from there.

 

Johnson’s Eric Elliot came up with some nice shots in the paint to keep his team on top late in the first half.

 

At halftime the score was Johnson 41, Roosevelt 31.

 

As the second half got underway Johnson continued to push the ball down the floor and score baskets in transition.

 

Roosevelt went into a scoring slump midway through the second half. They had a hard time hitting shots.

 

Johnson got hot midway through the second half. They hit their shots on the offensive end and were able to slow down Roosevelt on the defensive end.

 

Johnson came out strong in the second half and was able to take Roosevelt out of the game offensively.

 

Johnson came away with the 90-62 victory over Roosevelt.

 

The leading scorers for Roosevelt were Cobbs with 20, and Hicks with 10 points.

 

The leading scorers for Johnson were Mobley with 23 points, Elliot with 22 points and McDonald with 14 points.

HOPKINS TOOK ON ST. PAUL JOHNSON IN A BASKETBALL GAME

Hopkins and St. Paul Johnson went up against each other in a basketball game at Augsburg College.

 

Both teams pushed the ball down the floor early as they each looked to score baskets in transition.

 

Hopkins came out a little cold as they were not able to get their offense together early. The St. Paul Johnson defense made it difficult for Hopkins to get their offense going.

 

Hopkins did settle down after a rusty start. Hopkins’ Amir Coffey was all over the floor. He looked to take the ball hard to the basket as he looked to get layups.

 

St. Paul Johnson looked to get the ball into the hands of Jalen Mobley. Mobley was able to get to the basket and make his jump shots.  He was not afraid to shoot the ball from anywhere on the court.

 

The St. Paul Johnson offense came to life midway through the first half. The St. Paul Johnson players seemed that they found their confidence in their shot at that point.

 

Hopkins Stephon Sharp had good court awareness. He knew where his teammates were on the floor and was able to let his players know where they were supposed to be on the offensive end of the floor.

 

Hopkins was able to score baskets in transition. They did a good job of getting back on offense and creating steals and scoring on them. Kamali Chambers took the ball hard to the basket. He was not afraid to shoot layups or jump shots. His teammates did a good job getting him the ball in spots where he could shoot the ball.

 

The game was very physical in the first half. Both teams dove on the floor after loose balls and went hard after rebounds on both ends of the court.

 

At halftime the score was Hopkins 43, St. Paul Johnson 39.

 

The second half got off to a quick start as St. Paul Johnson looked to set the tempo early. They continued to look to get the ball into the hands of Mobley.

 

St. Paul Johnson came out of fire to start the second half. They were able to get the ball into the basket and take the energy away from Hopkins.

 

The score went back and forth to start the second half. St. Paul Johnson’s Peirre Conwell drove through the Hopkins defenders as he was able to score baskets on layups.

 

The score went back and forth midway through the second half.  Johnson looked like that had more energy in the second half. They weren’t afraid to attack the basket and they were able to hit their shots that they put up.

 

Mobley wasn’t afraid of contact when he drove to the basket. He was able to get to the free throw line and make his free throws.

 

St. Paul Johnson battled hard throughout the game. They could not however get the lead. They made several runs at Hopkins but they were not able to get the lead. In a very fun and entertaining game

 

Hopkins came away with the 78-69 victory over St. Paul Johnson.

 

The leading scorer for St. Paul Johnson was Conwell with 24 points, the leading scorers for Hopkins were Sharp with 18 points, Chambers with 15 points and Wright with 14 points.  

MINNEAPOLIS DELaSALLE TOOK ON ST. PAUL JONSON IN THE SEMIFINALS OF THE 2013 MINNESOTA STATE TOURNAMENT

Minneapolis DeLaSalle and St. Paul Johnson went up against each other in the state semifinals at the Target Center in downtown Minneapolis.

DeLaSalle was able to set the tempo early in the game. They didn't want to give up any easy baskets.

DeLaSallle was able to push the ball in transition. They were able to make lay-ups from steals and convert them on the offensive end.

At the first media timeout with 13:59 left in the first half the score was DeLaSalle 12 and St. Paul Johnson 5.

Johnson didn't give up on the offensive end. They did try to get into an offensive shooting rhythm. They did a good job of swinging the ball around the three-point line. They wanted to chip away at the deficit.

There was a media timeout with 10:36 left in the first half. The score was DeLaSalle 21 and St. Paul Johnson 8.

Reid Travis was able to hit shots for DeLaSalle. Travis was not afraid to shoot the ball from any where on the floor.

Luke Scott was all over the floor. Scott was able to come up with some big baskets for his team.

Both teams dove on the floor for loose balls and rebounds on both ends of the floor.

Johnson looked to have a change the pace of the game with just under 7:00 left in the first half.

There was a media timeout with 6:43 left in the first half the score was DeLaSallle 33 and St. Paul Johnson 15.

DeLaSalle counted to look to push the down the floor. DeLaSalle looked to get the ball into the hands of Reid Travis. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball in spots where he could put the ball in the basket.

There was a media timeout with 3:39 left in the first half the score was DeLaSalle 39 and Johnson 20.

Travis came up with a with a nice two handed slam dunk late in the first half.

At halftime the score was DeLaSalle 47 and St. Paul Johnson 24.

As the second half got underway DeLaSalle continued to attack the basket. DeLaSalle continued to get the ball into Travis hands.

There was a media timeout with 13:22 left in regulation. The score was DeLaSalle 58 and Johnson 33.

Johnson was not able to hit shots throughout the second half.

Travis came up with a nice two handed slam dunk and then came out as he cramped up.

DeLaSalle continued to shoot baskets as they were able to make them down the stretch.

DeLasalle was able to control the tempo throughout the contest. They came away with the 86-59 victory over St. Paul Johnson.

The leading scorers for DeLaSalle were Reid Travis with 30 points and Luke Scott with 20 points. The leading scorers for St. Paul Johnson were Quashingm Smith-Pugh with 17 points and Jalen Mobley with 16 points.