No triple digits no problem

Prologue
To St. Paul Washington for a rematch with St. Paul Harding.  These teams put up a 109-106 game at the Trinity holiday tournament.  Simeon Sharp going for 58 for Harding in that game.  Sharp doesn't play the 1st half tonight, but we still get moments of that same frenetic pace.  Hot dog and Gatorade on the menu.  That and the history in the banners on the wall both worth chewing on.

Season Ticker:

• Number of Games: 113
• In Person: 79
• Online: 34
• Number of Teams: 150
• 4A: 57
• 3A: 33
• 2A: 22
• 1A: 19
• Non-Minnesota: 10 (6 Wisconsin)
• Girls: 10
• Number of Buildings: 38
• Number of Bands: 2

Beverage Ticker: 676.5 ounces (7530 calories)

• Coke: 112.9 ounces (1340 calories) 
• Dr. Pepper: 52 ounces (630 calories)
• Pepsi: 235.6 ounces (2950 calories)
• 7-Up: 12 ounces (140 calories)
• Sprite: 76 ounces (880 calories) 
• Mug Root Beer: 12 ounces (160 calories)
• A&W Root Beer: 24 ounces (340 calories) 
• Killebrew Root Beer: 16 ounces (250 calories)
• Fruit Punch Gatorade: 92 ounces (620 calories) 
• Berry Gatorade Zero: 12 ounces (0 calories)

Food Ticker:

• Hot Dogs: 17
• Pizza: 9
• Walking Tacos: 1
• Extras
• Reese's Peanut Butter Cups: 3 (630 calories)
• Lays Potato Chips: 3 (480 calories) 
• Doritos: 1 (150 calories)

Game Time:
Harding taking it to Washington inside early.  Between that and 3 illegal screens, all 3 bigs for Washington are quickly in foul trouble.  Alex Addai and Sam Gray doing the damage inside for the Knights.  They combine for 9 inside points in a 15-2 run.  21-6 Harding at 7:30 after they tip a miss in.  Addai sitting with 2 fouls and Drew White gets it going for Washington.  White 2 and the foul, off the ball screen for 3 and let's add 3 more.  He'll add bonus free throws and then 2 more free throws.  The Washington run is 17-1 and the Eagles take a 23-22 lead.  Zaveon Smith scores the last 6 Washington points of the half.  Eagles take a 30-27 lead to the locker room.

Second half is back and forth with Simeon Sharp entering the lineup. DeCarian Atkins productive for Harding from his guard spot early in the half.  He goes triple, 2 FTs and a drive. Its a 10-1 Harding run for a 37-34 Knights lead with 15 minutes left.  Sharp with a 3, 1-3 FTs and a coast to coast foray.  Andreas Green with a couple of 3s to counter that.  47-46 Washington with 10 minutes left.

Atkins 2 more basket attacks. White responds with a 3 and a bucket.  Sharp with bonus FTs and a bucket plus bonus FTs around a Smith triple.  59 all with 3:25 left.  White free throw followed by a Smith steal and assist.  Sharp counters with a hoop.  White and Sharp trade a free throw.  63-62 Washington with 1:26 left.  Smith to the rack to stretch the lead to 3.  Harding 3 misses but Washington turns it over twice.  So Harding has a BLOB with 30 seconds left but Smith steals and makes 1 out of 2 FTs to seal it.  Washington wins 66-62.

Post Game:
Harding falls to 4-11 overall, 2-3 in the St. Paul City.  Simeon Sharp sits the 1st half and scores 15 in the 2nd half.  Jitterbug guard DeCarien Atkins 12 of his 15 in the 2nd half.  The size dominated the 1st 10 minutes but did very little after that.  A quick turnaround for the Knights at Highland Park tomorrow.  They host South on Thursday and visit section foe Richfield Saturday afternoon.

Drew White with 5 triples and 27 points on the night to lead Washington.  15 of those points in the second half.  Zaveon Smith with 12 of his 22 in the final half.  Andreas Green with a cold night shooting making just a couple of 3s.  But the 2 he made were critical to keeping Harding from opening up a lead.  Washington improves to 6-7 overall, 2-2 in the St. Paul City.  They too have a quick turnaround with league leader Johnson coming in tomorrow.  Then a trip to Humboldt on Friday.