Class AAAA Semifinals
Game 1: Hopkins vs Cretin-Derham Hall
CJ Neumann comes out and scores on the post as CDH opens a 4-0 lead in the first minute. Pull the ball out! Then a Hopkins block and putback followed by a Siyani Chambers steal and layup for a 6-4 Hopkins lead. Coleman with a layup off a great misdirection zone set. 12-9 Hopkins at the first break. Marvin Singleton runs for a layup, Zach Stahl out and about for a 3 point play. 11:35 first half with Hopkins up 18-9 (18-5 run). Cortez Tillman up and under Joe Coleman and Raijon Kelly for 3. Then a pair of Hopkins turnovers and CDH goes to THE WORLD'S WORST OFFENSE and can't gain the lead. Hopkins running nice sets and action against the zone as Coleman gets a dunk from Chambers. Add in unselfish play on the break as Coleman goes to Stahl to Singleton for layup and the Hopkins lead is 28-22 inside 4 minutes. Raijon Kelly picks up his 3rd foul at the 2:57 mark and has to sit. CJ Neumann with a huge dunk just before halftime. Hopkins 34-28 at half. Hopkins shoots 50% overall but only 1-8 from 3. 8 offensive boards for the Royals.
Another easy backside layup for Coleman and a Singleton putback. CDH needs a quick timeout down 41-30 at the 16:15 mark. CDH back on a 9-0 run ending with a Neumann 3 (something he's added to his game this year). CDH switches over to a 1-3-1. Singleton seals the backside defender and finishes through a Kelly block. Coleman dunks after a CDH miss and a Demetrius Martin layup on a turnover. 50-43 Hopkins with 9:45 left. Coleman with a putback and inside the 9 minute mark CDH finally has to go man to man. Coleman on the inside and a 3rd chance is a Singleton putback. Nick Jorgenson for 3 and CDH needs a timeout. 60-45 Hopkins with 5:51 left and the rest is elementary. Coleman runs out for a flying 1 handed dunk as icing on the cake with 1:20 left. Hopkins wins.
Joe Coleman leads Hopkins with 29 and 9 boards. He shoots 12 of 16 with everything at the rim. Marvin Singleton a double double of 15 and 12. Siyani Chambers 10 points and 10 assists. Raijon Kelly 16 points for CDH. Cortez Tillman played well with 14 points on 6-10 shooting. Hopkins shoots 52.7% but only 4-17 from 3. Big number was a 42-18 advantage on the glass with 17-5 on the offensive glass. CDH didn't play that poorly with 44.2% shooting and only 10 turnovers but they gave up too many easy baskets early in the game with their zone.
Game 2: Eden Prairie vs Osseo
Sad to see Jerrod Bervin in the stands rather than on the court for Osseo. Connor Nord with a couple of quick hoops including a nice post move to give EP a 4-0 lead. Joey Sonnenfeld for 3 to cut the EP to 8-7. Nord inside for a free throw and an assist to Sander Mohn for layup. 13-7 EP at the 11:02 mark. After an Osseo 3, Nord on the post for 2 more. 19-13 EP inside 7 to play. Tough defense both ways with Eden Prairie cleaning up on the glass. Bridge Tusler with a steal for a layup and a block leads to a DJ Hebert layup on the other end. to cut the margin to 4. EP with 2 FTs for a 27-21 hafltime lead.
Nord to Soderberg for a pretty backdoor cut before a Van Pelt 3 cuts the lead to 31-28. After a drought its Van Pelt to Bridge Tusler, Osseo hanging close down 33-31 with 13 minutes left. Nord on the post for back to back buckets. He adds a nice outlet to Dylan Stewart for a nice finish. 43-35 EP with 9:28 left and they take a strange timeout. Ian Thiesen picks up his 4th with 7:38 left and has to sit. Dylan Stewart's 2 FTs take us to a TV timeout at 6:58, EP up 48-42. Stewart with a nice block on a Van Pelt drive. Later a tough drive for 2 more and a cut to the post and lefty finish. 55-45 EP inside 4 to play. DJ Hebert 2 FTs, and EP walks for a Joey Sonnenfeld 3. 57-52 EP with 1:28 left. EP makes their free throws and a Derek Dedeker 3 point play seals it. EP wins 67-56 and will play Hopkins for the state title.
Dylan Stewart with 24 and 8, Connor Nord 18 and 9 for Eden Prairie. Joey Sonnenfeld 21 for Osseo. EP outrebounds Osseo 51-21 in a major surprise. Teams shoot well in the second half after a cold 1st half. 19-60 in the first half. 25-45 in the second half.
A repeat of the girls title game!
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