ST. ANTHONY WENT UP AGAINST FRIDLEY IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME

On Feb. 21, St. Anthony and Fridley went up against each other in a boys’ basketball game. Going into the game St. Anthony had a record of 11-12 while Fridley’s record was 10-12.

Before the game Fridley’s head coach, Jim MacDonald was honored by Fridley High School. MacDonald is in his 33rd year in coaching basketball.  Former players and coaches talked about the experiences of playing with and for MacDonald.

St. Anthony started in a zone defense. They wanted to make Fridley have to pass the ball around the 3-point line.

Fridley took their time on the offensive end. Fridley’s Isaac Burns came off screens and made mid-range jump shots and layups. His teammates got him the ball where he could hit shots.

St. Anthony also got everyone involved in the offense. St. Anthony’s Tait Nelson came off screens and made layups.

Fridley started off slow offensively. They kept attacking the basket looking for their shots.

St. Anthony looked to make shots in the paint.

Burns came up with deep 3-point shots. Fridley got their offense going with just under 14 minutes to go in the first half.

St. Anthony’s Charlie Ash came off screens and knocked down 3-point shots.

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

Christian Crockett came up with 3-point shots and layups. After a slow start offensively by Fridley, they were able to knock down shots in the first half. Teammate Yoal Ruei attacked the basket hard and came up with layups and was also able to knock down free throws.

Fridley went to a trapping defense and that really slowed down the St. Anthony’s offense.

Burns did a good job of calling for the ball near the basket as he came up with mid-range jump shots and layups while coming off screens. Teammate Eli Nelsen also came up with layups.

St. Antony called a timeout with 8:37 left in the first half. The score was Fridley 24, St. Anthony 19.

Nelson kept on making layups late in the first half. He also stepped up and knocked down 3-point shots. On the defensive end, he was able to slow the guy down that he was guarding.

The score kept on going back and forth in the first half.

Fridley did a good job of moving the ball own the floor and moving without the ball. They also did a good job of talking on the floor.

St. Anthony’s Max Kachman came up with layups. He attacked the basket looking for his shot. St. Anthony was not intimated by the defensive pressure that Fridley put on them.

St. Anthony called a timeout with 3:39 left in the first half. The score was Fridley 31, St. Anthony 28.

Burns did a good job of bringing the ball down the floor and letting his teammates know where they were supposed to be on the offensive end.

Fridley called a timeout with 2:21 left in the first half. The score was Fridley 33, St. Anthony 30.

St. Anthony used a motion offense and Max Kachman came up with deep 3-point shots off screens.

The score remained close throughout the first half. Neither team went on a run.

At halftime, the score was Fridley 38, St Anthony 34.

As the second half got underway Fridley continued to attack the basket and looked to come up with shots.

Reui kept on coming up with deep 3-point shots and layups in the second half.

 St. Anthony struggled shooting the ball in the second half. Even though they struggled shooting it they kept on looking for their shots.

St. Anthony called a timeout with 13:09 left in regulation. The score was Fridley 50, St. Anthony 39.

After the timeout, Fridley looked to trap the ball on the defensive end and turn St. Anthony over.

Crockett continued to come up with shots in the second half.

Fridley’s Micah Niewald knocked down 3-point shots and layups. He took his time on the offensive end and was able to come off screens and get open looks at the basket.

Burns knocked down free throws in the second half.

St. Anthony went to a 2-3 zone in the second half. Fridley did a good job of swinging the ball around the 3-point line adjusting to the zone defense and was able to make shots against the zone.

Fridley was able to turn St. Anthony over and score layups after the turnover.

St. Anthony struggled shooting in the second half. They were not able to come up with shots. They didn’t get down on themselves as they kept on shooting the ball.

Fridley’s offense came up big in the second half. Fridley was able to get to the basket and make their shots throughout the second half. They were able to slow down the St. Anthony offense by their defense.

St. Anthony used both man-to-man and zone defense throughout the game. They struggled to make shots throughout the second half.

Both teams battled throughout the whole game.

St. Anthony called a timeout with 2:14 left in regulation. The score was Fridley 71, St. Anthony 59.

Fridley continued to push the ball down the floor and come up with shots late in the game. St. Anthony didn’t give up either as they played hard throughout the game.

Nelson and Ash both kept on shooting the ball throughout the second half.

In a hard-fought game by both teams, Fridley came away with the 73-59 victory over St. Anthony.

The leading scorers for St. Anthony were Tait Nelson with 19 points and Luke Omodt with 16 points. 

The leading scorers for Fridley were Yoal Ruei with 23 points, Isaac Burns with 18 points, Micah Niewald and Eli Nelsen each with 11 points, and Christian Crockett with 10 points. 

BENILDE-ST. MARGARET’S WENT UP AGAINST HOPKINS IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME

Benilde-St. Margaret’s and Hopkins went up against each other in a boys’ basketball game.

Hopkins did a good job of pushing the ball down the floor to start the game. Hopkins got the ball into the hands of Amir Coffey. Coffey was able to get to the basket and make mid-range jump shots. If Coffey wasn’t able to get a good shot he would pass it to teammate John Warren who also came up with some big shots for Hopkins.

Benilde-St. Margaret’s did a good job of pushing the ball down the floor. They were able to get everyone involved in the offense and hit shots.

Benilde-St. Margaret’s called a timeout with 13:37 left in the first half. The score was Hopkins 12, Benilde-St. Margaret’s 6.

Hopkins did a good job of running the floor. They were very quick on both ends of the court.

Hopkins guard Xavier Johnson did a good job of getting down the floor. Johnson was able to hit layups. He was also able to step back and knock down three-point shots.

Benilde-St. Margaret’s called a timeout with 11:04 left in the first half. The score was Hopkins 21, Benilde-St. Margaret’s 9.

Benilde-St. Margaret’s passed the ball around the three-point line as they looked to get everyone involved in the offense.

Hopkins continued to push the ball down the floor and make layups in transition.

Benilde-St. Margaret’s Sam Baker was all over the floor. He was able to hit jump shots and layups.

He was not afraid to shoot the ball.

At halftime the score was Hopkins 55, Benilde-St. Margaret’s 31.

Baker continued to get to the basket. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball in spots where he could shoot it.

Benilde-St. Margaret’s called a timeout with 15:34 left in regulation. The score was Hopkins 62, Benilde-St. Margaret’s 34.

Hopkins was able to make layups in transition. They were able to beat Benilde-St. Margaret’s down the floor.

Hopkins continued to push the ball down the floor and make baskets in transition.

Benilde-St. Margaret’s called a timeout with 11:45 left in regulation. The score was Hopkins 43, Benilde-St. Margaret’s 42.

Hopkins took their time on the offensive end. They passed the ball around the three-point line as they got everyone involved in the offense.

Hopkins was too much for Benilde-St. Margaret’s as Hopkins came away with the 94-51 victory.

The leading scorer for Benilde-St. Margaret’s was Baker with 12 points.

The leading scorer for Hopkins was Coffey with 24 points and Warren with 22 points.

CHAMPLIN PARK WENT UP AGAINST BLOOMINGTON KENNEDY IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME

Hopkins High School held a four team boys’ basketball holiday classic on Nov. 28. Champlin Park went up against Bloomington Kennedy.

Both teams looked to set the tempo early. Champlin Park looked to get fast breaks.

Champlin Park’s defense caused problems for Kennedy as they had a hard time hitting shots early.

Kennedy called a timeout with 15:55 left in the first half. The score was Champlin Park 5, Kennedy 0.

Champlin Park’s JT Gibson was all over the floor. On the offensive end he was able to make his layups and mid-range jump shots.

Champlin Park was able to move the ball around the three-point line and take time off the clock. If Gibson thought that he could hit a deep three-point shot he shot it.

Kennedy called a timeout with 10:23 left in the first half. The score was Champlin Park 22, Kennedy 6.

Champlin Park did a good job of getting the ball down the floor and scoring layups in transition.

Champlin Park’s Marty Hill got past his defenders and made layups. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball while he was cutting to the paint. Teammate Marcus Hill was also able to come up with some big jump shots in the first half. Mckinley Wright was also able to come up with some layups and mid-range jump shots

Champlin Park called a timeout with 4:00 left in the first half. The score was Champlin Park 39, Kennedy 12.

Champlin Park continued to push the ball down the floor and score baskets in transition.

At halftime the score was Champlin Park 54, Kennedy 17.

As the second half got underway Champlin Park continued push the ball down the floor and score layups.

Kennedy’s Tyson Chase was all over the floor. He was scrappy on the defensive side of the floor.

Chase was able to hit jump shots that he took.

Champlin Park continued to get the ball into the hands of Gibson. Gibson was able to get the shots

that he wanted to take.

Champlin Park called a timeout with 14:49 left in regulation. The score was Champlin Park 66, Kennedy 22.

Champlin Park continued to push the tempo throughout the second half.

Champlin Park’s Datrice Mulsumo found his mid-range touch in the second half. His teams did a good job of getting him the ball in spots where he could shoot it. He also was not afraid to shoot the 3-point shot from the top of the key.

Kennedy didn’t give up late in the second half. Even though they struggled to shoot the ball throughout the game they still looked for their shots.

Champlin Park came away with the 86-42 victory over Kennedy.

The leading scorers for Champlin Park were Gibson with 19, Marty Hill with 14 and Wright with 13.

The leading scorer for Kennedy was Chase with 10.

Champlin Park was too much for Kennedy. Kennedy struggled to shoot the ball throughout the game. Champlin Park was a little quicker than Kennedy.

HILL-MURRAY TOOK ON WACONIA IN THE BOYS’ SOCCER STATE SEMIFINAL

Hill-Murray went up against Waconia in the state class A semifinals in the Metrodome in Minneapolis.

 

Hill-Murray scored first with 38:04 left in the first half by Shea Bottum with the assist going to Peter Blaney.   

 

The score after the goal was Hill-Murray 1, Waconia 0. 

 

Both teams went after the ball in the first half. There was a lot of movement by both teams on both sides of the ball.

 

Hill-Murray continued to move the ball well down field as they knew where each other was on the field.

 

Both teams seemed like they were evenly matched. Everyone knew where they were supposed to be on the field and they both fought hard going after the ball on each end of the field.

 

Neither team let the other team get any easy shots on goal midway through the first half.  

 

At halftime the score was Hill-Murray 1, Waconia 0.

 

As the second half got underway Hill-Murray continued to attack the goal by making plays near the goal. The Waconia defenders did a good job of getting the ball out of their zone.

 

I thought that both teams played well as neither team easy shots on goal.

 

In a hard fought game Hill-Murray came away with the 1-0 victory over Waconia.