08-09 Week 1 Review

So Week 1 is in the books for the 08-09 Season. Here's what caught my eye.

Thursday:

• Player of the Week: Chris Palmer of Bethlehem Academy. 37 and 19 in the 4 point win at SW Christian. They played without Jordan Clark in that game too.

Friday:

• Zach Towle with 47 at home for Concordia in a tough 1 point loss to Mahtomedi.
• Dyami Starks continues to fill it up. 28 points in a 2 point loss to Eastview.
• Charlie Baker 30 and Jameson Parsons 16 in Eagan's win over Park. They go to Eden Prairie on Tuesday.
  
• St. Anthony's juniors Derek Jahner with 26 and Josh Pratt with 20 playing well in the 4 point loss to Irondale. Rayveen Banks with 16 for Irondale in the win.
• Rob Daul with 22 in Hill-Murray's win over Holy Angels. Nice win for Hill-Murray.
• Jordan Hughes with 36 in Henry's win at Totino-Grace. The Patriots host Hopkins on Tuesday.
  
• CHOF on the road gets 29 from post Nate Fiscus and holds Jordan Smith to 3, but Orono still wins 66-62.
• Deron Murphy 23 points, but Prior Lake gets 20 from Ben Snyder to beat Kennedy by 7.
• Dajon Newell with 20 as Lakeville North puts up 92 on Woodbury. North's frontline with Bemidji St recruit David Berthene gets the attention, but Newell had a big summer for the MN Fury South 16U team.
  
• Edison back to back losses as they lose to DC Everest after a loss to Blake on Thursday.
  

Saturday:

• Josh Figini with 46 for Chisago Lakes in their 9 pt OT win at Princeton.
• 54 all was the halftime score of the Como Park at Forest Lake game. Final was 99-85 Forest Lake. I never expected a Forest Lake game with that many points. 6 in double figures for the Rangers (Zack Riedeman with 20). Jordan Jackson and Reggie Ray with 25. Joe Conley with 10. Ray and Conley are guys I pointed out from last year's Twin Cities JV Game.
• Nice win for North (St. Paul that is) over Roseville. Josh Bennett with 19, Charlie Choinere with 18. Mike Muscala with 19 in the loss for Roseville.
• No Jay Sewer in the box score for Richfield in their win over Rochester Century. Philip Freeman with 24 in the win.
  

Did you miss any of the games I covered during week 1? The entire list is below.

12/2: Eau Claire North at La Crosse Logan
12/3: Milwaukee Washington at Madison LaFollette
12/4: Eden Prairie at Cretin-Derham Hall
12/5: Sibley at Apple Valley
12/6: Blake at Trinity

My schedule for week 2 can be found on the right side in "The Czar's Schedule" section. My preview of week 2 will be posted on Minnesota Preps tomorrow. I'll have the link to that in the "Czar's MN Preps Article" section on the top right. Remember to check out the 08-09 Season section on the left for schedules, current polls, my season previews and much more. "The Czar's Season Totals" page in that section is up to date with all of the teams and buildings I see and a few quirky tidbits from my season. Looking for info on some of the top local players? Scroll down and on the left side you'll find my 08-09 Featured Players section which has links to my scrolls on those top players.