Prologue
Who needs a pending blizzard when you can go see Tornadoes? Its Champlin Park at Anoka in a Northwest Suburban matchup. 20 ounces of Sprite and a slighty greasy slice of fresh sausage pizza on tonight's concessions menu. But who would have thought we'd see Pump N Run and Net Gain both represented at a game like this. Remember folks, there are players everywhere. Champlin Park head coach Mark Tuchscherer not on the bench tonight.
Game Time
Brennan Witt with a couple reverse layups and a 3 early for Champlin Park. Anoka star Malcolm Seals with a drive and 3 of his own. 10-7 Anoka at the 13:47 mark. Matt Juneau off the bench with 6 in a row inside for the Rebels. That's part of a 20-6 run for Champlin Park with turnovers being a major part of generating the offense. 27-13 Rebels at the 5:35 mark. Anoka would come back with a 9-2 run to force a Champlin Park timeout. Stephen Barthold back to back buckets to continue a strong first half. 29-22 at the 3:50 mark. 8 of the last 9 to Champlin Park with Trevor Garrison taking a turnover for a dunk. JT Gibson with a nice pullup. 37-23 Champlin Park at half.
They continue that run strong into the 2nd half. Garrison with a block on 1 end and Gibson rewards him on the other. Witt 4 free throws and a bucket for 6 in a row. Ian Smith caps the 14-0 spurt with a jumper. 51-23 Champlin Park and the blowout continues. We get a full set of running time. Champlin Park wins 78-37 outscoring Anoka 41-14 in the 2nd half.
Post Game
Stephen Barthold with 10 of his 14 in the 1st half to lead Anoka. Malcolm Seals with 7 and nobody else with more than 4. Anoka has lost 19 of 21 with the only 2 wins coming over winless Coon Rapids during that time. But they still have a tight race with Cambridge-Isanti to stay out of the cellar in lowly section 7AAAA. Best chance is a non-conference game tomorrow at Irondale. They finish up with Centennial and a trip to Armstrong next week.
For Champlin Park, they get 12 guys in the scoring column. Forward Brennan Witt leads the way with 17 points. Andrew Aakre with a pair of 3s off the bench on his way to 10 points. Solid floor game from JT Gibson with 7 points and a few rebounds and assists. Trevor Garrison and Ian Smith with 8 each. The Rebels still fighting with Maple Grove and Cooper to figure out who gets the 3-5 seeds in 5AAAA. They visit Park Center next Tuesday before finishing up with Andover.
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