Sunday was Championship Day at the Colin Powell Center but plenty to be decided before that in the end of pool play.
Triple Threat vs Magic Elite. Zach Lofton joined Magic who was without Joe Carpenter all weekend. 21-19 Triple Threat at the half and then they open it up to 31-23 on a circus finish by Dan Krutzig with 9:18 left. It looks like they'll coast to a win but Magic applies pressure to go on an 11-2 run as Lofton tries to take over. 42-41 Triple Threat when they get a shot blocked but get the possession arrow with 1:19 left. Daron Garvis misses a 3 with 45 seconds left that was for the lead. James Fort gets a dunk against the pressure and Lofton has a 3 go in and out and Triple Threat wins 49-46.
That loss being close means Magic can still win the pool. Triple Threat was playing their final pool game at same times. Wins by both would force a 3 way pool tie and we'd go to points. Magic would win that with a 7 point win over Wear Out The Net. Initially it looked like nobody would score 7 points in the entire game. WOTN only scores 1 field goal in the 1st 12 minutes but Magic can't take advantage. 17-11 Magic at half. Lofton with 9 points early in the 2nd half and Garvis buries a pair of 3s. 35-18 with 8:38 left and Magic coasts to a surprisingly easy 46-29 win. That gives Magic Elite the 3 way tie breaker to play in the title game.
Magic Purple took on Fury Blue 2 in a pool A game late in the afternoon. Elijah Sabah of Spring Lake Park on the Purple squad. Interesting to see Hamline and St. Olaf looking on (St. Mary's was here the last 2 days). 27-23 Fury at half. Sabah with a sick move from the left wing. He goes left to right behind the back and then goes back to the left hand for the finish through contact and 1. 44-41 Purple with 6 minutes left. Then this game became a clinic in how not to close a game out. Fury with the late lead but bad shot after bad shot in the last 2 minutes result in 3 threes finished off by a 25 foot bomb from Washburn's Jamaal Rolenc with 10 seconds left sends us to OT tied at 60. Columbia Heights Emrah Kadric goes Ali Farokmanesh to put Purple up 67-63 with 45 seconds left in OT. Purple gets a T for 6 guys on the court with 16.5 left in a 3 point game. Fury makes both and gets the ball back but they can't convert 4 chances and Purple hangs on 69-68. Rolenc finishes with 28 points.
In the 15U Title game, SW Slam Green almost gave up a late 8 point lead. Up 1 with 20 seconds, they miss 2 free throws but a horrendous charging call on the other end with 9.8 left bails them out. 47-44 SW Slam Green wins. In the 16U Title game, Urban Stars shot about 2 for 50 from behind the arc. They missed 4 chances from 3 on 1 possession with 2:30 left when they were down 5. Heat Black wins the 16U title 57-49.
To the 17U title game between Magic Maroon and Magic Elite. Elite finishes the 1st half on an 8-0 run to take a 28-24 lead to the break. They take on another start of the second half run of 9-2. 37-26 Elite with 12:06 left. But Maroon was all over the offensive glass and they get a 3 point play off a miss to regain the lead 40-39 with 7:32 left. 44 all before Magic Elite puts this one out of reach with a 10-0 run. Lofton with the 2nd of back to back 3s in the run and Garvis with a dagger from deep as well. 67-57 Magic Elite wins the 17U title.
Players that caught my eye. Shane McSparron with a nice couple of days for WOTN 2. Nick Bobb from Lake City for WOTN 2 is a nice pickup for them too. I like what Trevor Berkley brings to Fury Blue 2. Zach Lofton brings playmaking but he also needs the ball in his hands for Magic Elite. The guy of note was Robert Ndondo-Lay. Impressive weekend. Was sore today from the nasty fall yesterday, but he had another quality day inside. Sam Meyer for the Heat Black 16s. Solid defense and he'll knock down open shots. Guards for Triple Threat. Mitch Wurm wasn't available all weekend and the names don't wow you but the Buffalo and STMA kids are hard-nosed defenders and they knock down open shots. Add in James Fort inside and that squad is a headache to play.
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2010 Mpls Spring Jam Days 1 and 2
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Some thoughts from the 1st 2 days of action at the 2010 Minneapolis Spring Jam
Wear Out The Net's 2nd team won both of their games that I saw. They put away Team GetShook 55-44 Friday night. After a quick 14-4 start vs Triple Threat on Saturday morning, WOTN couldn't put that game away until very late. Timely 3 point shooting kept Triple Threat in the game. 34 all with 4 minutes left before a crazy 2 and a Triple Threat turnover leads to 2 FT for WOTN to put the Nets on top for good. But Ryan Burns needed a late layup and Annandale star James Fort missed a short jumper with 25 seconds left. 49-44 WOTN wins. No Mitch Wurm for Triple Threat in that one. Joel Awich of Tartan showing explosion around the basket that I didn't remember. Maybe a sleeper contributor in the middle for Tartan next year after a summer of tutoring from Mitch Ohnstad.
Magic Maroon playing with Johnny Jackson of Cooper. They jumped all over Fury Blue 2 13-1 thanks to 7 quick points from Marcus Nolen and rolled to a 60-36 win.
Magic Elite with only 5 kids took on Team GetShook. Ethan Petrill with his 4th and 5th triples of the game in an 8-0 run to start the 2nd half. 35-21 Magic with 12 minutes left. But with only 5 guys the Magic were out of gas the last quarter of the game. 4 triples including 2 from Shawn Bear bring GetShook all the way back to a 42 all tie with 5 minutes left. Petrill with an assist, then a steal. He pulls it back and a cold-hearted dagger of a contested 3 to push the lead to 5. Robert Ndondo-Lay takes over late inside to finish it off. He got fouled on a dunk late and came down really hard but he finished the game and should be OK. With Mound-Westonka's Dan Flesher inside, Lay plays a ton away from the basket and showed he could handle a bit. Petrill finishes with 6 triples and 27 points. Lefty point guard Shawn Bear with 7 3s and 27 points to lead Team GetShook.
And for you helpful parents out there, be careful. Ethan Petrill's dad jumped in to help this week and ended up blowing out an achilles tendon. Yikes. Net Gain director Marquis Watts at the start of last season blows an achilles, now this. What's the deal?
Magic Elite should have a bigger roster tomorrow (and maybe Zach Lofton too) not including the injured Chris Smith-Bond. They'll need all those bodies for a possible 3 games in 6 hours against WOTN, Triple Threat and the championship game if they win those 2.
Finish of the day goes to the 16U game between Magic Elite-Tillman and Urban Stars. The Stars beat the buzzer with a jumper for a 60-58 win in a game that was close the entire way. Urban Stars feature St. Croix Lutheran guard Wesley Tucker.
The other Magic Elite 16U team coached by Jeff Maxon is 3-0 going into Sunday. They defeated EOTO Black 51-40 on Friday. Then a pair of wins on Saturday defeating Fury Gold 43-29 and Magic Blue 72-62. Heat Black stands between them and an undefeated pool at 10:10 Sunday. Darius Wilkerson and Sam Meyer featured for the Heat. Quick turnaround for the 16U Title game at 1:25 PM preceded by the 15U title game.
Wear Out The Net's 2nd team won both of their games that I saw. They put away Team GetShook 55-44 Friday night. After a quick 14-4 start vs Triple Threat on Saturday morning, WOTN couldn't put that game away until very late. Timely 3 point shooting kept Triple Threat in the game. 34 all with 4 minutes left before a crazy 2 and a Triple Threat turnover leads to 2 FT for WOTN to put the Nets on top for good. But Ryan Burns needed a late layup and Annandale star James Fort missed a short jumper with 25 seconds left. 49-44 WOTN wins. No Mitch Wurm for Triple Threat in that one. Joel Awich of Tartan showing explosion around the basket that I didn't remember. Maybe a sleeper contributor in the middle for Tartan next year after a summer of tutoring from Mitch Ohnstad.
Magic Maroon playing with Johnny Jackson of Cooper. They jumped all over Fury Blue 2 13-1 thanks to 7 quick points from Marcus Nolen and rolled to a 60-36 win.
Magic Elite with only 5 kids took on Team GetShook. Ethan Petrill with his 4th and 5th triples of the game in an 8-0 run to start the 2nd half. 35-21 Magic with 12 minutes left. But with only 5 guys the Magic were out of gas the last quarter of the game. 4 triples including 2 from Shawn Bear bring GetShook all the way back to a 42 all tie with 5 minutes left. Petrill with an assist, then a steal. He pulls it back and a cold-hearted dagger of a contested 3 to push the lead to 5. Robert Ndondo-Lay takes over late inside to finish it off. He got fouled on a dunk late and came down really hard but he finished the game and should be OK. With Mound-Westonka's Dan Flesher inside, Lay plays a ton away from the basket and showed he could handle a bit. Petrill finishes with 6 triples and 27 points. Lefty point guard Shawn Bear with 7 3s and 27 points to lead Team GetShook.
And for you helpful parents out there, be careful. Ethan Petrill's dad jumped in to help this week and ended up blowing out an achilles tendon. Yikes. Net Gain director Marquis Watts at the start of last season blows an achilles, now this. What's the deal?
Magic Elite should have a bigger roster tomorrow (and maybe Zach Lofton too) not including the injured Chris Smith-Bond. They'll need all those bodies for a possible 3 games in 6 hours against WOTN, Triple Threat and the championship game if they win those 2.
Finish of the day goes to the 16U game between Magic Elite-Tillman and Urban Stars. The Stars beat the buzzer with a jumper for a 60-58 win in a game that was close the entire way. Urban Stars feature St. Croix Lutheran guard Wesley Tucker.
The other Magic Elite 16U team coached by Jeff Maxon is 3-0 going into Sunday. They defeated EOTO Black 51-40 on Friday. Then a pair of wins on Saturday defeating Fury Gold 43-29 and Magic Blue 72-62. Heat Black stands between them and an undefeated pool at 10:10 Sunday. Darius Wilkerson and Sam Meyer featured for the Heat. Quick turnaround for the 16U Title game at 1:25 PM preceded by the 15U title game.
2010 Grassroots Hoops Week 2 Preview
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2010 Minneapolis Spring Jam
A look at week 2 of the 2010 MN Grassroots hoops season. A quiet week as teams gear up for the PNR Tourney and Jayhawk Invites coming up the next 2 weeks. We'll start with this week's road warriors.
Old Skool is in Iowa for the Barnstormers Spring Fling. The Barnstormers are here next week in the PNR tourney and should be a major factor. More on that in next week's preview.
MN Comets Gold 17s and 43 Hoops 16s are in Menomonie, WI for the Great Lakes Shootout. Those teams are in the top Platinum bracket. Have to think 43 Hoops rolls in that.
Finally the Net Gain 16s and all 4 Pump N Run teams are in Denver (sans me, boo hoo). Tough draw for the PNR 17s with an extra game and 2 tough pool games. Could be another 4 game Sunday and hustling for a late night flight. Competition is stiff with Indiana Elite, KC Pump N Run etc showing. Tourney is 1 of 3 premier events of the weekend. Net Gain 16s and PNR could meet as early as the quarterfinals Sunday morning. Net Gain gets Friday night off with both of their pool games early Saturday. Both PNR 15s are out there and could in theory meet in the 1st round of playoffs, but somehow I don't see Jerry Robertson top 15s finishing 3rd in their pool.
Now to the Minneapolis Spring Jam at the Colin Powell Center.
17U (schedule here)
Magic Gold and Magic Maroon are here and could be 19U teams as its a combined bracket. Taking that out of consideration, you have arguably the 3 best 17U teams all in Pool B with Magic Elite, Wear Out The Net and Triple Threat. I like WOTN in the pool since they have the deepest roster and by far the most firepower (assuming its 1 top team). But the group of games with those 3 teams are all worth watching. Magic Elite with a tough draw getting Triple Threat (12:20 PM) and WOTN (2:30 PM) on Sunday before the 5:45 title game. Saturday at 11:15 AM is WOTN vs Triple Threat.
Heat Red and Fury Blue 2 are in pool A and play Sunday at 3:35 PM. These are the 3rd teams for each organization. William McDonough and Chris Jones on the wings for the Fury. Heat Red with Bryan Blackhawk and Jeff Weber on the wings.
16U (Schedule here)
For the 16s, a Magic Elite team graces both pools. Wear Out The Net and Triple Threat join them again in Pool A. Each One Teach One has both of their 16s split between the pools as well. Heat Black with Darius Wilkerson of Hastings is in pool B.
15U (Schedule here)
Pool A-Team Get Shook, MN Triple Threat, Mpls Jaguars
Pool B-WOTN, Central Lakers,Heat East
Pool C-Comets II, Urban Stars, EOTO
Pool D-Magic Gold, SW Slam Green, Midtown Kings
For Magic Gold, they don't have size, but keep an eye on Sibley point guard Julius Johnson. In that same pool, SW Slam Green has 6'4 Henry Rogotzke and 6'5 Austin Dierks. Heat East is the 3rd Heat squad. Comets II is their 2nd elite team.
Old Skool is in Iowa for the Barnstormers Spring Fling. The Barnstormers are here next week in the PNR tourney and should be a major factor. More on that in next week's preview.
MN Comets Gold 17s and 43 Hoops 16s are in Menomonie, WI for the Great Lakes Shootout. Those teams are in the top Platinum bracket. Have to think 43 Hoops rolls in that.
Finally the Net Gain 16s and all 4 Pump N Run teams are in Denver (sans me, boo hoo). Tough draw for the PNR 17s with an extra game and 2 tough pool games. Could be another 4 game Sunday and hustling for a late night flight. Competition is stiff with Indiana Elite, KC Pump N Run etc showing. Tourney is 1 of 3 premier events of the weekend. Net Gain 16s and PNR could meet as early as the quarterfinals Sunday morning. Net Gain gets Friday night off with both of their pool games early Saturday. Both PNR 15s are out there and could in theory meet in the 1st round of playoffs, but somehow I don't see Jerry Robertson top 15s finishing 3rd in their pool.
Now to the Minneapolis Spring Jam at the Colin Powell Center.
17U (schedule here)
Magic Gold and Magic Maroon are here and could be 19U teams as its a combined bracket. Taking that out of consideration, you have arguably the 3 best 17U teams all in Pool B with Magic Elite, Wear Out The Net and Triple Threat. I like WOTN in the pool since they have the deepest roster and by far the most firepower (assuming its 1 top team). But the group of games with those 3 teams are all worth watching. Magic Elite with a tough draw getting Triple Threat (12:20 PM) and WOTN (2:30 PM) on Sunday before the 5:45 title game. Saturday at 11:15 AM is WOTN vs Triple Threat.
Heat Red and Fury Blue 2 are in pool A and play Sunday at 3:35 PM. These are the 3rd teams for each organization. William McDonough and Chris Jones on the wings for the Fury. Heat Red with Bryan Blackhawk and Jeff Weber on the wings.
16U (Schedule here)
For the 16s, a Magic Elite team graces both pools. Wear Out The Net and Triple Threat join them again in Pool A. Each One Teach One has both of their 16s split between the pools as well. Heat Black with Darius Wilkerson of Hastings is in pool B.
15U (Schedule here)
Pool A-Team Get Shook, MN Triple Threat, Mpls Jaguars
Pool B-WOTN, Central Lakers,Heat East
Pool C-Comets II, Urban Stars, EOTO
Pool D-Magic Gold, SW Slam Green, Midtown Kings
For Magic Gold, they don't have size, but keep an eye on Sibley point guard Julius Johnson. In that same pool, SW Slam Green has 6'4 Henry Rogotzke and 6'5 Austin Dierks. Heat East is the 3rd Heat squad. Comets II is their 2nd elite team.
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