Here's my 5 member all state tournament breakout team. These are kids who took their game to another level at the state tournament. In no particular order
Casey Schilling - Ellsworth
Mark Hoge - Crosby-Ironton
Alec Brown - Winona
Nick Thompson - Rushford-Peterson
Jordan Jackson - Henry Sibley
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MTS vs Sebeka (2010 Class A Championship)
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Kevin Noreen
Very interesting game with Sebeka having an up and down style to run with MTS. Then it gets really interesting when Kevin Noreen goes up to block a shot and comes down hard on his back only 2:04 into the game. He'll stay in but definitely not 100%. Sebeka gets out to a 13-4 lead before Kevin Noreen brings MTS back. MTS getting good 2 on 1 looks vs the Sebeka pressure. 1 of the press breaks leads to a big Rodney Owens poster. But MTS has also been really sloppy with 13 turnovers. 6-16 for everybody else on the team. Joey Cuperus effective inside against Noreen who can hardly get off the floor. He spends most of the last 16 minutes of the half hanging on the perimeter save 1 late post basket. The Wolves get a break when Owens fouls Cody Pulju on a 3 at the first half buzzer but only 1 of 3 free throws are made. 32-30 Sebeka at the half and MTS has never had the lead. MTS has used 3 timeouts already. 2 for injury and 1 in the last minute to stop a 10 second count. One of the worst uses of timeouts I've seen in a long time. Let's see if that haunts coach Sherman in the second half. But there are all of the TV timeouts. Other big question is if Kevin Noreen's back will stiffen up during the long halftime break.
My All-Tourney Picks: Kevin Noreen, Kyle Noreen and Rodney Owens - MTS. Joey Cuperus, John Clark and Cody Pulju- Sebeka. Casey Schilling and Trevor Gruis - Ellsworth, Kasey Ollof and Nick Thompson - Rushford-Peterson.
MTS out and running vs the Sebeka press early in the half and Sebeka smartly gets out of it at about the 12 minute mark. MTS has had their best offense when they broken the press so I like that move. Kevin Noreen's size blocking and changing shots starting to be a factor with 6 blocks to this point. Clark just made a ridiculous double-clutch with Noreen challenging. Noreen with a layup at 7:40 for a 4 point lead (biggest so far) and Sebeka calls time to keep it close. Shot challenged and missed and Owens runs out and finishes. Danger time for the Trojans. No points for Sebeka in the last 4 and a half minutes. 9-2 MTS over the last 7 minutes. 6 point lead MTS with 6 minutes and they pull the ball out. Gack, too early for that. 1 turnover becomes a Sebeka hoop and Sebeka misses a chance to convert another. Then a jump ball to MTS to save a turnover. All of that in 1 minute. 53-48 at the 3:46 TV Timeout. Kevin Noreen 1 block away from a triple-double.
Layup at the 3 minute mark extends the lead to 7 as MTS continues to spread. Sebeka turns it over and MTS will hold. Owens and Kevin Noreen tic-tac-toe for an Owens bucket. Its another layup and the lead is 9. Game set and finally MTS wins the elusive class A title 61-52. Kevin Noreen finishes with 24 points, 15 boards and 9 blocks. He ends his career with all time scoring records of 4086 (career) and 1205 (season). Rodney Owens finishes with 22 points and 7 rebounds. Cody Pulju 16 points to lead Sebeka. John Clark 13 and Joey Cuperus 10 pts and 8 rebounds. MTS shoots the lights out in the 2nd half.
Here's the Class A All-Tournament Team
Blake Lea - Rushford-Peterson
Kasey Ollof - Rushford-Peterson
Trevor Gruis - Ellsworth
Casey Schilling - Ellsworth
Joey Cuperus - Sebeka
John Clark - Sebeka
Alex Brockpahler - Sebeka
Kyle Noreen - MTS
Kevin Noreen - MTS
Rodney Owens - MTS
My All-Tourney Picks: Kevin Noreen, Kyle Noreen and Rodney Owens - MTS. Joey Cuperus, John Clark and Cody Pulju- Sebeka. Casey Schilling and Trevor Gruis - Ellsworth, Kasey Ollof and Nick Thompson - Rushford-Peterson.
MTS out and running vs the Sebeka press early in the half and Sebeka smartly gets out of it at about the 12 minute mark. MTS has had their best offense when they broken the press so I like that move. Kevin Noreen's size blocking and changing shots starting to be a factor with 6 blocks to this point. Clark just made a ridiculous double-clutch with Noreen challenging. Noreen with a layup at 7:40 for a 4 point lead (biggest so far) and Sebeka calls time to keep it close. Shot challenged and missed and Owens runs out and finishes. Danger time for the Trojans. No points for Sebeka in the last 4 and a half minutes. 9-2 MTS over the last 7 minutes. 6 point lead MTS with 6 minutes and they pull the ball out. Gack, too early for that. 1 turnover becomes a Sebeka hoop and Sebeka misses a chance to convert another. Then a jump ball to MTS to save a turnover. All of that in 1 minute. 53-48 at the 3:46 TV Timeout. Kevin Noreen 1 block away from a triple-double.
Layup at the 3 minute mark extends the lead to 7 as MTS continues to spread. Sebeka turns it over and MTS will hold. Owens and Kevin Noreen tic-tac-toe for an Owens bucket. Its another layup and the lead is 9. Game set and finally MTS wins the elusive class A title 61-52. Kevin Noreen finishes with 24 points, 15 boards and 9 blocks. He ends his career with all time scoring records of 4086 (career) and 1205 (season). Rodney Owens finishes with 22 points and 7 rebounds. Cody Pulju 16 points to lead Sebeka. John Clark 13 and Joey Cuperus 10 pts and 8 rebounds. MTS shoots the lights out in the 2nd half.
Here's the Class A All-Tournament Team
Blake Lea - Rushford-Peterson
Kasey Ollof - Rushford-Peterson
Trevor Gruis - Ellsworth
Casey Schilling - Ellsworth
Joey Cuperus - Sebeka
John Clark - Sebeka
Alex Brockpahler - Sebeka
Kyle Noreen - MTS
Kevin Noreen - MTS
Rodney Owens - MTS
Thoughts on a pair of crazy games
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What a pair of endings. Great play call and comeback by Ellsworth. Great look and around and out to end the Ellsworth game. Casey Schilling is really coming on for Ellsworth. MTS vs Sebeka has the chance to be crazy good. Sebeka has enough athletes to come after MTS. The loss of Ryan Sharp hurts though.
How about the end of PEM vs CI. PEM comes back from 11 down, then misses a front end and 2 turnovers with about 5 minutes left. Clay Olstad for 3 and the foul down 5 with 23 seconds left. Miss the FT and PEM rebounds. GREAT pass from Cole Olstad for the layup to tie the game with 7 seconds left. How crazy can these games get. Mark Hoge continues to play well for CI. Great battle of 2 of the top players in the state to not play AAU last summer. Hoge makes an surprisingly easy catch and dribbles it out before turning it over at the horn. Very surprised he didn't create a look there. PEM gambles for a steal in the last minute of OT in a tie game and Brock Tesdahl with the left corner 3 to win the money for the house. Great 2nd pass. PEM takes forever to foul down 1 in the last minute. Hoge to the line with 17.2 left for 1 of 2. Clay Olstad off the same set that got him the 4 point play look late in regulation, great look, just long. Cole Olstad has a chance at the board but a jump ball points to Crosby-Ironton with 4.6 left. Sam Baker makes 1 of 2 and Cole Olstad has a halfcourt 3 go off the backiron at the buzzer. 51-48 Crosby-Ironton in another OT game. My o My.
How about the end of PEM vs CI. PEM comes back from 11 down, then misses a front end and 2 turnovers with about 5 minutes left. Clay Olstad for 3 and the foul down 5 with 23 seconds left. Miss the FT and PEM rebounds. GREAT pass from Cole Olstad for the layup to tie the game with 7 seconds left. How crazy can these games get. Mark Hoge continues to play well for CI. Great battle of 2 of the top players in the state to not play AAU last summer. Hoge makes an surprisingly easy catch and dribbles it out before turning it over at the horn. Very surprised he didn't create a look there. PEM gambles for a steal in the last minute of OT in a tie game and Brock Tesdahl with the left corner 3 to win the money for the house. Great 2nd pass. PEM takes forever to foul down 1 in the last minute. Hoge to the line with 17.2 left for 1 of 2. Clay Olstad off the same set that got him the 4 point play look late in regulation, great look, just long. Cole Olstad has a chance at the board but a jump ball points to Crosby-Ironton with 4.6 left. Sam Baker makes 1 of 2 and Cole Olstad has a halfcourt 3 go off the backiron at the buzzer. 51-48 Crosby-Ironton in another OT game. My o My.
MTS vs Rushford-Peterson (Class A Semifinal)
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Kevin Noreen
So now the small school semifinals. After last night's officiating debacle let's hope today is better. Year after year we see stuff like this too. That's bad for our game. Big story of the day is the conduct of at least 1 Hopkins player after the 2OT win over Sibley last night. For the record, I didn't see any of it but there's are enough credible people out there who did. The stories I'm seeing and hearing are repulsive. With 4A having the day off, there's a full day, almost 2, for this to fester but also to be investigated and solved. Either way, this will be a big deal again tomorrow night. You'll either see punishment or a lack of punishment will have people calling for heads at Hopkins. Between and a bad jelly donut in the press room, not a good start to the day (and I'm all about donuts).
The Rushford band is behind me warming up with John Lennon's Imagine and Smoke on the Water, nice. And then they open with Great Balls of Fire. A great line yesterday. The MTS wolf looks like a werewolf with mange. HA! Transitions is a heavy favorite and unlike yesterday where Springfield didn't do enough to exploit their size, expect Kevin Noreen to get a ton of inside touches against the short frontline. Rushford-Peterson's tallest player is 6'4 but lefty soph Nick Thompson (nice player BTW) is really a wing so it comes down to 6'2 Nic Duneman. But don't count out RP. This is coach Tom Vix's 11th appearance at state.
RP doubling Kevin Noreen out of their 2-3 zone and why not with their success yesterday. MTS with a1-2-2 zone, also like yesterday. 6 minutes in before Blake Lea finally hits a 3 to put RP o nthe board. Kevin Noreen responds with his first bucket on the next possession. Very slow pace and this will keep RP in the game. 11-6 MTS as we go to the 2nd TV timeout at the 9:14 mark of the first half. 4 turnovers quick for RP but they've settled down.
Rodney Owens with a 3 and he's off to another hot start. Ben Krambeer dives over press row head first and is OK to a major ovation. A gasp from everybody looking over the rail to see if he was OK. Owens again for 3 at the 6:50 mark to push the lead to double-digits. 19-8 MTS as we go to TV timeout #3 at the 6:31 mark. RP only 3-11 from the floor but they've recovered half of those misses.
Thompson for 3 and a nice cut behind the cut and they find him for a layup. 22-13 MTS at the 5:40 mark. Kevin Noreen responds with a 3 point play on the post. He misses a bunny and RP comes back with a 3. A behind the back pass is a MTS turnover and Thompson with another 3. That's his 3rd. 11 points for him and we go to the last TV timeout of the half at the 3:59 mark. 25-19 MTS with the lead. Rushford with 4 makes in a row. Rushford-Peterson 5-7 from the 3 point line. That's how they can win this one.
MTS finally generates a turnover from their trap and the Noreens play hot potato for a Kevin layup. Kyle Noreen picks up a cheap 3rd foul at RP is trying to hold for the last shot. He sits and MTS goes to halftime with a 27-21 lead. RP misses their last 5 shots to finish 7-20 shooting but 5-9 from 3. Also 6 turnovers for the Trojans. Rodney Owens 12 points and 5 boards, Kevin Noreen 8 points and 4 boards for MTS. Nick Thompson 11 points and 3 triples to lead the Trojans. It'll be very interesting to see if MTS comes out with anything to step up the pace in the second half. MTS didn't show any of their diamond press yesterday or in this game so far. We'll see if it comes out in the second half.
Nice inside out pass from Kevin to Kyle Noreen for 3. MTS extends their 1-2-2 and Owens immediately takes a steal the other way for 2. Right back to double-digits. Kasey Ollof with a long 3. Kevin Noreen rebounds and the long outlet. Kyle Noreen finishes that. 35-24 MTS at the 14:51 TV timeout.
Kevin Noreen with a block. Then a steal becomes a Kyle Noreen layup. Rodney Owens tips a rebound to Kevin Noreen for a layup. 39-25 MTS before Thompson hits a baseline jumper. Owens to Kevin Noreen down the lane for 2 and the foul. 43-27 MTS at the 10:21 TV timeout. Turnovers have hurt RP so far in the half.
MTS comes out 2-3 from the TV break and Blake Lea promptly punishes it with a left corner 3. Timeout MTS and Kevin Noreen give and go with Owens down the lane for the 2 handed dunk. That's how you finish against the pressure. Now it could get ugly. Kevin Noreen in the middle is a big target. DeAngelo Potter on a skip from Kyle Noreen and the lead is 18. Nick Thompson with another triple. Off an MTS turnover, Owens comes up with a block and Kevin Noreen is at the other end for 2 free throws. 52-35 MTS at the 6:31 TV timeout. Close the book on RP. Their fans have been screaming for fouls on every little thing. Its a little much.
RP fouling with 3:21 left, interesting when they're down 56-41. He takes it off a 1:45 and the benches empty. RP boos the return of Kevin and Kyle Noreen with 22 seconds left but its only a 9 point game and MTS wasn't looking to score. They get their wish as MTS turns it over anyway. Rushford-Peterson never leads. MTS wins 56-49. MTS moves on to the class A title game against Ellsworth or Sebeka which should be outstanding.
Kevin Noreen finishes with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Kyle Noreen 12 points. Rodney Owens 18 points and 17 rebounds for MTS. Nick Thompson with another performance for RP. He finishes 6-8 from the 3 point line for 20 points (9 3s in the tourney). Kasey Ollof and Blake Lea held to a cominbed 14 points. RP shoots 16-42 compared to 23-38 for MTS. A crazy 12-16 FGs for MTS in the 2nd half.
The Rushford band is behind me warming up with John Lennon's Imagine and Smoke on the Water, nice. And then they open with Great Balls of Fire. A great line yesterday. The MTS wolf looks like a werewolf with mange. HA! Transitions is a heavy favorite and unlike yesterday where Springfield didn't do enough to exploit their size, expect Kevin Noreen to get a ton of inside touches against the short frontline. Rushford-Peterson's tallest player is 6'4 but lefty soph Nick Thompson (nice player BTW) is really a wing so it comes down to 6'2 Nic Duneman. But don't count out RP. This is coach Tom Vix's 11th appearance at state.
RP doubling Kevin Noreen out of their 2-3 zone and why not with their success yesterday. MTS with a1-2-2 zone, also like yesterday. 6 minutes in before Blake Lea finally hits a 3 to put RP o nthe board. Kevin Noreen responds with his first bucket on the next possession. Very slow pace and this will keep RP in the game. 11-6 MTS as we go to the 2nd TV timeout at the 9:14 mark of the first half. 4 turnovers quick for RP but they've settled down.
Rodney Owens with a 3 and he's off to another hot start. Ben Krambeer dives over press row head first and is OK to a major ovation. A gasp from everybody looking over the rail to see if he was OK. Owens again for 3 at the 6:50 mark to push the lead to double-digits. 19-8 MTS as we go to TV timeout #3 at the 6:31 mark. RP only 3-11 from the floor but they've recovered half of those misses.
Thompson for 3 and a nice cut behind the cut and they find him for a layup. 22-13 MTS at the 5:40 mark. Kevin Noreen responds with a 3 point play on the post. He misses a bunny and RP comes back with a 3. A behind the back pass is a MTS turnover and Thompson with another 3. That's his 3rd. 11 points for him and we go to the last TV timeout of the half at the 3:59 mark. 25-19 MTS with the lead. Rushford with 4 makes in a row. Rushford-Peterson 5-7 from the 3 point line. That's how they can win this one.
MTS finally generates a turnover from their trap and the Noreens play hot potato for a Kevin layup. Kyle Noreen picks up a cheap 3rd foul at RP is trying to hold for the last shot. He sits and MTS goes to halftime with a 27-21 lead. RP misses their last 5 shots to finish 7-20 shooting but 5-9 from 3. Also 6 turnovers for the Trojans. Rodney Owens 12 points and 5 boards, Kevin Noreen 8 points and 4 boards for MTS. Nick Thompson 11 points and 3 triples to lead the Trojans. It'll be very interesting to see if MTS comes out with anything to step up the pace in the second half. MTS didn't show any of their diamond press yesterday or in this game so far. We'll see if it comes out in the second half.
Nice inside out pass from Kevin to Kyle Noreen for 3. MTS extends their 1-2-2 and Owens immediately takes a steal the other way for 2. Right back to double-digits. Kasey Ollof with a long 3. Kevin Noreen rebounds and the long outlet. Kyle Noreen finishes that. 35-24 MTS at the 14:51 TV timeout.
Kevin Noreen with a block. Then a steal becomes a Kyle Noreen layup. Rodney Owens tips a rebound to Kevin Noreen for a layup. 39-25 MTS before Thompson hits a baseline jumper. Owens to Kevin Noreen down the lane for 2 and the foul. 43-27 MTS at the 10:21 TV timeout. Turnovers have hurt RP so far in the half.
MTS comes out 2-3 from the TV break and Blake Lea promptly punishes it with a left corner 3. Timeout MTS and Kevin Noreen give and go with Owens down the lane for the 2 handed dunk. That's how you finish against the pressure. Now it could get ugly. Kevin Noreen in the middle is a big target. DeAngelo Potter on a skip from Kyle Noreen and the lead is 18. Nick Thompson with another triple. Off an MTS turnover, Owens comes up with a block and Kevin Noreen is at the other end for 2 free throws. 52-35 MTS at the 6:31 TV timeout. Close the book on RP. Their fans have been screaming for fouls on every little thing. Its a little much.
RP fouling with 3:21 left, interesting when they're down 56-41. He takes it off a 1:45 and the benches empty. RP boos the return of Kevin and Kyle Noreen with 22 seconds left but its only a 9 point game and MTS wasn't looking to score. They get their wish as MTS turns it over anyway. Rushford-Peterson never leads. MTS wins 56-49. MTS moves on to the class A title game against Ellsworth or Sebeka which should be outstanding.
Kevin Noreen finishes with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Kyle Noreen 12 points. Rodney Owens 18 points and 17 rebounds for MTS. Nick Thompson with another performance for RP. He finishes 6-8 from the 3 point line for 20 points (9 3s in the tourney). Kasey Ollof and Blake Lea held to a cominbed 14 points. RP shoots 16-42 compared to 23-38 for MTS. A crazy 12-16 FGs for MTS in the 2nd half.
St Cloud Tech vs Eden Prairie (4A Semifinal)
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Item I'm watching in this Tech vs EP semifinal is how Tech generates offense. Thomas Korf, Alex Hanks and Scott Nystrom have carried most of the load . The Eagles are outstanding defensively. Brett Ervin needs to come up big. Alex Hanks is a big game player so I expect him to come up big. Nice to see some of the St. Paul Johnson guys taking in the night's action. Love the Eden Prairie students in all hawaiian gear after doing formal wear yesterday.
Big emphasis for Eden Prairie on pounding the ball inside to Ervin. The first 3 possessions feature nice action between Ervin and Ryan Smith. Basic 2-in screen-away and pop back to high post action. Simple but difficult to defend. EP goes small for 4 out-1 in look with Ervin on the post. Important to know if you're Tech who's a shooter and who's not as Eden Prairie does have defensive-minded guys that you can cheat off of. Only 4 minutes into the game before I hear Tech Superfan for the 3rd time in my life which is 3 times too many. Guy chants all game and claims to have Tech stats older than the bible.
Coach Flom puts 3 starters on the bench during the first TV timeout and brings them back at 1st whistle for a little extra break. Makes you wonder if he's concerned about the back to back and the big floor. Even if he isn't, its a very creative move to get the best of rest vs playing time. Ervin starts 0-5 bullying his way around the basket before getting one to go at 10:11. 14-6 Eden Prairie leads. Scott Nystrom playing with 2 fouls.
The EP students are an absolute riot with oompa loompa and Old McDonald being sung during free throws. LOL! TV timeout at 5:23 19-11 EP leads. Ugly game. 26-16 EP at the 4th TV timeout of the half. Online stats have been dead for the last 7 game minutes. Ervin has a post fade go in and out at the horn. 27-21 EP at the half. Alex Hanks already 6-12 at the charity stripe for 8 points. Brett Ervin getting good looks but a surprising 1-8 shooting. EP 11-29 shooting and Tech 6-19. 24-14 EP on the glass with 9 offensive boards for 7 points. After the issues with fouls in the last game we have 2 refs in this one who have been subpar.
Back to back easy buckets for EP pushes the lead to 31-21 and Tech takes a quick timeout 47 seconds into the half. Korf responds with a curl and a nice finish that Jack Klukas counters with a 3. Eagles by 11 and that feels like 20-25 despite a long time to go. Tech gets back to back buckets before the TV timeout. 34-27 with 14:01 left. Nystrom with a 3 from the left wing and the lead is down to 4. But he gets called for a tick-tack 4th foul with 11:52 left and has to sit. Big loss there for Tech. 36-30 Eden Prairie as we go to the TV timeout with 10:52 remaining. Have to think if the lead gets to 10, Nystrom needs to come back in.
8-2 Tech down in fouls after a moving screen and the ref gets an earful from the Tech head coach. Then the ref conviently calls for a ref rotation to get him to be the trail ref instead of the slot ref where he'd have to hear more. That's just not cool. Ervin has been really going at it and getting mugged on the postups without the ball and no calls. Korf picks up his 4th foul with 8:57 left and only Hanks is left. 38-32 Eagles. Let's see if Tech can stay close long enough to get Nystrom and Korf back in. Timeout Eden Prairie with 7:56 left.
Soderberg a great job of eluding Hanks off screens and he nails a 3 to push the EP lead back to 7. Hanks responds on the other end with his own 3. Exactly 7 minutes left and we get the return of Nystrom and Korf and its only a 41-37 gap. I'm a little surprised by that as Tech was staying at least even with them out. I would have let it go another minute or 2. Eden Prairie can't convert 2 offensive rebounds and Hanks goes strong for another pair of freebies which he splits. The teams trade 3s to keep the game at 3. Ervin misses inside and Hanks takes a bump for no call and converts. Tech crowd now excited. EP scores and Tech takes time with 5:05 remaining. 46-43 Eden Prairie leads.
Nystrom to the rim and no good but he goes up strong to grab the board and put it back. Ervin can't buy one down low and he fouls on the rebound for his 4th foul. 4:07 to go and Korf will shoot the freebies to give Tech the lead. Both are nothing but net and Tech leads 47-46. TV timeout with 3:53 left. 10:45 PM and Tim Leighton and David LaVaque having to be going nuts for deadline.
Tech stays with their 5 out look. Hanks gets a lane and goes left baseline for more free throws. Does he think he plays for Hopkins tonight?? "Bowl Cut" is the chant from the EP students. Again he goes 1 of 2. 48-46 Tech. Ervin spins and he gets grabbed (or maybe walked first). Tech students steal the "In your head" chant. Ervin makes 1 of 2. 48-47 Tech as we go inside of 3 minutes remaining. Soderberg gets a double-screen for a 3 but shockingly airballs it from the top. Tech with a bad shot of their own with 2:15 left. Smith gets loose inside and Hanks has to put him on the line with 2:05 left. 1 of 2 is the number tonight. 48 all as Nystrom leaves a 3 short with 1:45 left. A post feed to Ervin almost gets pick off and EP does turn it over anyway. Tech with the ball and 1:18 left when they take a timeout.
Tech goes dribble weave and they're playing for last shot as Nystrom passed up a drive. EP traps it and Klukas gets a steal but the Eagles miss 2 layups. A scrum ensues and a tieup goes to Tech with 27 seconds left. Hanks catches with 7 seconds left at the right elbow when they could have gone 1-4 low with Nystrom would had the ball high. Hanks goes left, lots of contact, no call and we'll play OT tied at 48. Why not the way this night has gone.
Ref has to tie his shoe and the EP students chant "tie your shoe" at him. I love it. That way he can run out of here faster. Hanks 1 difficult miss and then forcefully swatted at the 2 minute mark on the rebound. Ryan Smith with a putback and we finally have points in the OT at the 1:40 mark. 50-48 EP leads. Hanks drives and gets a tick-tack call after drawing all kinds of contact on the last possession. Both are good with 1:23 left. 50 all. Ervin nice drive and finish from the high post with 1:07 left. Tech misses with 45 seconds left. Kewon Johnson strips Klukas and takes it for a layup. 52 all with 34.5 left, unreal. Timeout Tech. What else can happen tonight?
Hanks urging the Tech fans to make noise. Ervin brings the ball up and a pass gets tipped away. EP tracks it down and coach Flom gets a good timeout at the 9.6 mark with the ball just in the backcourt. Ervin tries to duck in on the possession and gets the ball. No way in this game that he's going to get a call there. 52 all and we'll go to a 2nd OT. Somehow I think both Hopkins and the winner of this game are going to be glad they don't play again until the late game Saturday.
Hanks 1 of 2 and Soderberg makes 2 freebies for a 54-53 EP lead. Hanks says forget the backcut, give me the ball. He kicks out to Nystrom for 3 with 2:40 left. Tech back up 56-54. Smith with a quality spin on the post at 2:15. Tie game again. Then a backscreen lob from Hanks to Nystrom with 1:50 left. What a playcall! Inside out pass for 3 results in an airball 3 from EP with 1:31 left, ouch. EP tries to go diamond press and Kewon Johnson just dribbles right through it. Tech goes dribble weave and holds. EP is looking to trap the handoffs. Hanks hit with exactly 1 minute left and he'll shoot 2. Interesting that Mitch Hallstrom fouls out and is replaced by defensive minded Brendan Gay. I thought it'd be an offensive sub. Hanks makes both for a 4 point Tech lead. Kewon Johnson and Grayson Levine get into it with 53.3 left and Levine will shoot 2. He makes the first and misses the 2nd but EP gets the rebound. Eden Prairie timeout down 60-57 with the ball and 40.9 to play.
Eden Prairie runs a favorite screen the screener set and Soderberg gets a decent straight away look and misses. Nystrom goes after the rebounds and grabs the ball in the air and gets the timeout before landing with 28.1 left. Outlawed in the college and pro game but not in the high school game. Nystrom bumped with 25.8 left. He makes both with nothing but net. Gay to the line for 2 with 16.5 left after being fouled on a drive. And that's all the scoring. 62-58 Tech wins another double overtime thriller.
Alex Hanks scored 22 points and 7 rebounds to lead Tech to the victory. Great "Alex Hanks" chant from the Tech students as he gives his TV and post game interviews and a big ovation as he goes out the tunnel to the locker room. Scott Nystrom 23 points and 6 boards. Thomas Korf 2-9 for 6 points and 6 boards. Ryan Smith 15 and 14 for Eden Prairie. Brett Ervin 3-14 shooting for 9 points and 8 rebounds. Eden Prairie 11-26 from the foul line. Tech 19-32. The teams combine for 10-37 from the 3 point line. Eden Prairie wins the war on the boards 50-33 but had 15 turnovers to only 7 for Tech.
What a wonderful pair of games. It makes a crazy late ending really worth it. As I see the PA guy walk off drinking a bottle of water, I wonder if he'll have a voice left for the weekend. Not to mention TV guy Dave Lee.
Big emphasis for Eden Prairie on pounding the ball inside to Ervin. The first 3 possessions feature nice action between Ervin and Ryan Smith. Basic 2-in screen-away and pop back to high post action. Simple but difficult to defend. EP goes small for 4 out-1 in look with Ervin on the post. Important to know if you're Tech who's a shooter and who's not as Eden Prairie does have defensive-minded guys that you can cheat off of. Only 4 minutes into the game before I hear Tech Superfan for the 3rd time in my life which is 3 times too many. Guy chants all game and claims to have Tech stats older than the bible.
Coach Flom puts 3 starters on the bench during the first TV timeout and brings them back at 1st whistle for a little extra break. Makes you wonder if he's concerned about the back to back and the big floor. Even if he isn't, its a very creative move to get the best of rest vs playing time. Ervin starts 0-5 bullying his way around the basket before getting one to go at 10:11. 14-6 Eden Prairie leads. Scott Nystrom playing with 2 fouls.
The EP students are an absolute riot with oompa loompa and Old McDonald being sung during free throws. LOL! TV timeout at 5:23 19-11 EP leads. Ugly game. 26-16 EP at the 4th TV timeout of the half. Online stats have been dead for the last 7 game minutes. Ervin has a post fade go in and out at the horn. 27-21 EP at the half. Alex Hanks already 6-12 at the charity stripe for 8 points. Brett Ervin getting good looks but a surprising 1-8 shooting. EP 11-29 shooting and Tech 6-19. 24-14 EP on the glass with 9 offensive boards for 7 points. After the issues with fouls in the last game we have 2 refs in this one who have been subpar.
Back to back easy buckets for EP pushes the lead to 31-21 and Tech takes a quick timeout 47 seconds into the half. Korf responds with a curl and a nice finish that Jack Klukas counters with a 3. Eagles by 11 and that feels like 20-25 despite a long time to go. Tech gets back to back buckets before the TV timeout. 34-27 with 14:01 left. Nystrom with a 3 from the left wing and the lead is down to 4. But he gets called for a tick-tack 4th foul with 11:52 left and has to sit. Big loss there for Tech. 36-30 Eden Prairie as we go to the TV timeout with 10:52 remaining. Have to think if the lead gets to 10, Nystrom needs to come back in.
8-2 Tech down in fouls after a moving screen and the ref gets an earful from the Tech head coach. Then the ref conviently calls for a ref rotation to get him to be the trail ref instead of the slot ref where he'd have to hear more. That's just not cool. Ervin has been really going at it and getting mugged on the postups without the ball and no calls. Korf picks up his 4th foul with 8:57 left and only Hanks is left. 38-32 Eagles. Let's see if Tech can stay close long enough to get Nystrom and Korf back in. Timeout Eden Prairie with 7:56 left.
Soderberg a great job of eluding Hanks off screens and he nails a 3 to push the EP lead back to 7. Hanks responds on the other end with his own 3. Exactly 7 minutes left and we get the return of Nystrom and Korf and its only a 41-37 gap. I'm a little surprised by that as Tech was staying at least even with them out. I would have let it go another minute or 2. Eden Prairie can't convert 2 offensive rebounds and Hanks goes strong for another pair of freebies which he splits. The teams trade 3s to keep the game at 3. Ervin misses inside and Hanks takes a bump for no call and converts. Tech crowd now excited. EP scores and Tech takes time with 5:05 remaining. 46-43 Eden Prairie leads.
Nystrom to the rim and no good but he goes up strong to grab the board and put it back. Ervin can't buy one down low and he fouls on the rebound for his 4th foul. 4:07 to go and Korf will shoot the freebies to give Tech the lead. Both are nothing but net and Tech leads 47-46. TV timeout with 3:53 left. 10:45 PM and Tim Leighton and David LaVaque having to be going nuts for deadline.
Tech stays with their 5 out look. Hanks gets a lane and goes left baseline for more free throws. Does he think he plays for Hopkins tonight?? "Bowl Cut" is the chant from the EP students. Again he goes 1 of 2. 48-46 Tech. Ervin spins and he gets grabbed (or maybe walked first). Tech students steal the "In your head" chant. Ervin makes 1 of 2. 48-47 Tech as we go inside of 3 minutes remaining. Soderberg gets a double-screen for a 3 but shockingly airballs it from the top. Tech with a bad shot of their own with 2:15 left. Smith gets loose inside and Hanks has to put him on the line with 2:05 left. 1 of 2 is the number tonight. 48 all as Nystrom leaves a 3 short with 1:45 left. A post feed to Ervin almost gets pick off and EP does turn it over anyway. Tech with the ball and 1:18 left when they take a timeout.
Tech goes dribble weave and they're playing for last shot as Nystrom passed up a drive. EP traps it and Klukas gets a steal but the Eagles miss 2 layups. A scrum ensues and a tieup goes to Tech with 27 seconds left. Hanks catches with 7 seconds left at the right elbow when they could have gone 1-4 low with Nystrom would had the ball high. Hanks goes left, lots of contact, no call and we'll play OT tied at 48. Why not the way this night has gone.
Ref has to tie his shoe and the EP students chant "tie your shoe" at him. I love it. That way he can run out of here faster. Hanks 1 difficult miss and then forcefully swatted at the 2 minute mark on the rebound. Ryan Smith with a putback and we finally have points in the OT at the 1:40 mark. 50-48 EP leads. Hanks drives and gets a tick-tack call after drawing all kinds of contact on the last possession. Both are good with 1:23 left. 50 all. Ervin nice drive and finish from the high post with 1:07 left. Tech misses with 45 seconds left. Kewon Johnson strips Klukas and takes it for a layup. 52 all with 34.5 left, unreal. Timeout Tech. What else can happen tonight?
Hanks urging the Tech fans to make noise. Ervin brings the ball up and a pass gets tipped away. EP tracks it down and coach Flom gets a good timeout at the 9.6 mark with the ball just in the backcourt. Ervin tries to duck in on the possession and gets the ball. No way in this game that he's going to get a call there. 52 all and we'll go to a 2nd OT. Somehow I think both Hopkins and the winner of this game are going to be glad they don't play again until the late game Saturday.
Hanks 1 of 2 and Soderberg makes 2 freebies for a 54-53 EP lead. Hanks says forget the backcut, give me the ball. He kicks out to Nystrom for 3 with 2:40 left. Tech back up 56-54. Smith with a quality spin on the post at 2:15. Tie game again. Then a backscreen lob from Hanks to Nystrom with 1:50 left. What a playcall! Inside out pass for 3 results in an airball 3 from EP with 1:31 left, ouch. EP tries to go diamond press and Kewon Johnson just dribbles right through it. Tech goes dribble weave and holds. EP is looking to trap the handoffs. Hanks hit with exactly 1 minute left and he'll shoot 2. Interesting that Mitch Hallstrom fouls out and is replaced by defensive minded Brendan Gay. I thought it'd be an offensive sub. Hanks makes both for a 4 point Tech lead. Kewon Johnson and Grayson Levine get into it with 53.3 left and Levine will shoot 2. He makes the first and misses the 2nd but EP gets the rebound. Eden Prairie timeout down 60-57 with the ball and 40.9 to play.
Eden Prairie runs a favorite screen the screener set and Soderberg gets a decent straight away look and misses. Nystrom goes after the rebounds and grabs the ball in the air and gets the timeout before landing with 28.1 left. Outlawed in the college and pro game but not in the high school game. Nystrom bumped with 25.8 left. He makes both with nothing but net. Gay to the line for 2 with 16.5 left after being fouled on a drive. And that's all the scoring. 62-58 Tech wins another double overtime thriller.
Alex Hanks scored 22 points and 7 rebounds to lead Tech to the victory. Great "Alex Hanks" chant from the Tech students as he gives his TV and post game interviews and a big ovation as he goes out the tunnel to the locker room. Scott Nystrom 23 points and 6 boards. Thomas Korf 2-9 for 6 points and 6 boards. Ryan Smith 15 and 14 for Eden Prairie. Brett Ervin 3-14 shooting for 9 points and 8 rebounds. Eden Prairie 11-26 from the foul line. Tech 19-32. The teams combine for 10-37 from the 3 point line. Eden Prairie wins the war on the boards 50-33 but had 15 turnovers to only 7 for Tech.
What a wonderful pair of games. It makes a crazy late ending really worth it. As I see the PA guy walk off drinking a bottle of water, I wonder if he'll have a voice left for the weekend. Not to mention TV guy Dave Lee.
Thoughts from a pair of 4A games
First some thoughts on the Tech/Champlin Park game which I saw the last 11 minutes of. Really strange that Champlin Park got a 44-42 lead and then was in a huge hurry to throw up tough shots like they were down 10 with 30 seconds left. A game the Rebels definitely should have won.
As to the 4A semi between Hopkins and Sibley. I arrive at halftime to see an absolutely HUGE Sibley student section at 1 end of the court. Its top to bottom filling the entire corner section. Props to those students.Combined with a small Hopkins section. At the 1st TV Timeout , 5 guys with 3 fouls and Sibley nursing a 40-36 lead. Big time feel to this one. The 1st guy with 4 could make a difference if it happens quickly.
Its Rostampour (really?) with 13:25 left and coach Dasovich has to go get him. Surprised Jordan Jackson hasn't attacked Siyani Chambers and his 3 fouls more. Singleton stops Krueser, then takes him to the rim for a miss and blocks Grant. That leads to Chambers going to the line to tie the game. Kreuser not strong enough to dominate Singleton on the offensive end and now quick enough to stop him on the defense end so a very tough matchup with Rostampour down with 4 fouls. Good timeout at 12:21 by coach Dasovich as you can feel Hopkins picking up the mighty mo.
Coleman with a steal and he tips it out and runs it down for 2 off the wrong foot and Hopkins goes up 41-40. Danger time for the Warriors here. Kreuser misses 2 chances and Coleman converts 2 freebies at 10:18 . 44-40 Hopkins and that gets Rostampour back in at 10:03. How long will he last? Chambers picks up his 4th at the 9:45 mark trying to stop a pass to Kreuser. DJ Peterson taking over the full time point guard duties now. Nice luxury for coach Novak. Also gives Hopkins a bigger lineup with Zach Stahl replacing Chambers.
Hopkins getting a couple of good high post looks vs the Sibley 2-3. Coleman misses one and puts back a miss after that. Singleton converts the other. Still 50-46 Hopkins wiht 7:45 remaining as the teams continue to trade buckets. Kreuser gets his 4th at 7:11. Jake Goldberg replaces him. Coleman picks a Rostampour skip out of the post at 6:45 and goes the other way for the 2 handed hammer. Singleton vs Rostampour now. Fun matchup. Hopkins going right at Rostampour with 2 postups that Singleton scores on. 57-50 Hopkins with 5:20 left. Singleton and Rostampour go tumbling at the other end. Hopkins wants a double foul to get rid of Rostampour but they won't get it. He makes the bonus freebies with 4:39 left for a TV Timeout. Kreuser was at the table so we'll see both Sibley bigs in with 4. 59-54 Hopkins.
Singleton dribbling the spots off the ball trying to attack Kreuser and he turns it over for 2 Jackson freebies. 3:54 left Chambers returns for the Royals. 59-55 as Jackson makes 1 of 2. Kreuser tips a miss in his own basket and Rostampour puts back a miss on his end. 61-57 Hopkins 3 minutes left. Nice pullup jumper by Stahl before getting to Kreuser. Jackson fouled 93 feet away and makes 2 with 2:43 left and we have the final TV timeout. 63-59 Hopkins leads. Sibley has to figure out a way to get a stop.
And they get the turnover. Set postup for Rostampour on the right box and he goes jump hook over the left shoulder at 2:10. Standard set and a good call. Jackson picks up his fourth out high and DJ Peterson shoots 2 at the 1:57 mark. He makes 1 of 2 so Sibley is now within 1 possession. Jimmy Ryan straightaway for 3 and the Sibley section erupts. Hopkins brings the ball to the frontcourt and takes time with 1:27 left. 64 all and this REALLY gets interesting now.
Coleman drives and Kreuser takes the charge with 1:17 left. I know coach Dasovich has siad he may be better at taking charges than blocking shots. Rostampour past Stahl on a postup and he misses. The ball is tipped out and Coleman has a wideopen track Grant gets the left shoulder which is meaningless with 53.5 left as Coleman converts. He misses the free throw but Stahl grabs it and Kreuser fouls out at 51.6. What a turnaround. Stahl gets 2 freebies and misses both. Goldberg grabs the board. Coleman reaches in and tips it away. Its off Rostampour with 49 seconds left. Unbelievable. Coleman fouled with 47.2 left and he makes 1 of 2. 67-64 Hopkins. Jackson right to the rack for 2 with 35 seconds left. Timeout Sibley down 67-66. Lots of time. Coleman 6-10, Singleton 5-8 from the line to this point. Coleman drives and makes a dangerous pass that is tipped out with 25.2 left. Sibley didn't look to foul at all and Coleman would have been a good candidate. But nobody really sticks out as an outstanding foul shooter.
Sibley elects not to foul Coleman but they get DJ Peterson with 20.2 left. He comes in 37 of 60 from the line on the year. He steps up and makes both pure for a 69-66 lead. Sibley pushes and has a passed tipped away. Sibley uses their last timeout with the ball in their half and 10.6 left. With no timeouts, you almost have to play for the 3 here as Hopkins could just let the clock run out on a 2. The ball goes right looking for Jimmy Ryan running the baseline. Nothing there. The ball is reversed to Dante Grant who takes a dribble and ducks under Singleton and banks in a left wing 3 with 2.5 remaining. Absolutely crazy. Best shot I've seen all year. The clocks runs out and we have a table review (new this year by rule). Coaches are called over by the offiicals. Its a 3 and there's no time left. 69 all and we will play overtime. UNREAL! Am I actually courtside watching this??
Nice pick and roll finds Singleton and no help and that puts Hopkins up 73-69. Sibley called for a moving screen. Hopkins goes dribble weave and Grant blocks DJ Peterson from behind. Jimmy Ryan cashes it in with a 3 from the left corner. Timeout Hopkins up 73-72 with 1:35 left and the ball. Singleton catches at the high post and gets called for changing pivot feet on a basic turn. Have to see that again to see if he actually walked. But Sibley turns it over on the other end with 1:12 left. Grant fouls out at 1:04 to put Chambers on the line. He makes both without issue. 75-72 Hopkins. Jackson to the rim and spins for a call with 54.4 left. He makes 1 of 2 and Sibley almost grabs the board after a pair of tips. 75-73 Hopkins with 33.5 left when Jeremiah Tolbert gets fouled. The first is around and out after a "In Your Head" chant from the Sibley students (HA!). The chant starts again and the 2nd is short. Jackson to Ryan who's on the NBA line for 3. Hopkins rushes back the other way. Ball ends up with Coleman going strong and Rostampour fouls out with 7.2 left. Now we have a loud building but the Sibley fans are behind the shooter. 1st is around and down and the 2nd is short. Sibley rebounds and takes timeout. Its an extra long timeout as the time remaining is reviewed on the monitor. Its set to 5.7.
With Kreuser and Rostampour gone, seems awfully tough to think that a 2nd OT would favor Sibley. Jordan Jackson with buzzer beaters in the last 2 games against CDH and Eastview. It has to be all him here. Jackson splits a double team to catch but then a lob pass is turned over. Singleton heaves at the buzzer and its long. We'll play double overtime.
The parade to the foul line continues in the 2nd OT as Singleton makes 2 and Chambers makes 2. 80-76 with 3:01 left in the OT. Chambers fouls out at 2:50 for a pair of Jordan Jackson free throws to cut the lead in half. Peterson drives and finishes right handed at 2:30. Jackson spins, falls away and banks at 2:20. Crazy difficult shot that he's athletic enough to make. Jackson reaches in and he's gone with 5 at 2:07. That's the 3rd starter and 4th guy for Sibley to foul out. Sibley now with 2 freshman on the floor and a reserve who has played minimal minutes. Coleman makes 1 of 2 before a missed Sibley 3. Peterson puts it on the deck and he earnes a trip to the line. He makes 1 with 1:45 left. 84-80 Hopkins leads and Sibley takes timeout with 1:40 left.
Jimmy Ryan goes quick for 2. 90 seconds left and Hopkins by 2. Hopkins in no hurry to score. Sibley gets a trap on Peterson but a quick foul is called when it looked like they may have a steal. Peterson makes 1 of 2 with 44.1 left. Nick Goldberg gets a great look at a 3 from the right corner with 30 seconds left and its no good. Singleton grabs the board and he's fouled with 25.7 left. He makes 1 of 2 for a 4 point Hopkins lead. Hopkins gets a doubleteam and a tip away. Coleman puts on the exclamation point with a big 2 handed dunk. Hopkins goes on to win an amazing game 90-82.
Hopkins wins this one and keeps it interesting at the line. They shoot 39-58 from the charity stripe to 18-24 for Sibley. No team had a lead bigger than 9. Joe Coleman 25 and 7 for Hopkins. Marvin Singleton 22 points. Jordan Jackson 25 for Sibley. Soph Dante Grant comes up big with 20 points. Mike Rostampour 13 and 12. Czar's Note 3/24/10 The 39-58 FT shooting for Hopkins is a record for most free throws taken and attempted.
As to the 4A semi between Hopkins and Sibley. I arrive at halftime to see an absolutely HUGE Sibley student section at 1 end of the court. Its top to bottom filling the entire corner section. Props to those students.Combined with a small Hopkins section. At the 1st TV Timeout , 5 guys with 3 fouls and Sibley nursing a 40-36 lead. Big time feel to this one. The 1st guy with 4 could make a difference if it happens quickly.
Its Rostampour (really?) with 13:25 left and coach Dasovich has to go get him. Surprised Jordan Jackson hasn't attacked Siyani Chambers and his 3 fouls more. Singleton stops Krueser, then takes him to the rim for a miss and blocks Grant. That leads to Chambers going to the line to tie the game. Kreuser not strong enough to dominate Singleton on the offensive end and now quick enough to stop him on the defense end so a very tough matchup with Rostampour down with 4 fouls. Good timeout at 12:21 by coach Dasovich as you can feel Hopkins picking up the mighty mo.
Coleman with a steal and he tips it out and runs it down for 2 off the wrong foot and Hopkins goes up 41-40. Danger time for the Warriors here. Kreuser misses 2 chances and Coleman converts 2 freebies at 10:18 . 44-40 Hopkins and that gets Rostampour back in at 10:03. How long will he last? Chambers picks up his 4th at the 9:45 mark trying to stop a pass to Kreuser. DJ Peterson taking over the full time point guard duties now. Nice luxury for coach Novak. Also gives Hopkins a bigger lineup with Zach Stahl replacing Chambers.
Hopkins getting a couple of good high post looks vs the Sibley 2-3. Coleman misses one and puts back a miss after that. Singleton converts the other. Still 50-46 Hopkins wiht 7:45 remaining as the teams continue to trade buckets. Kreuser gets his 4th at 7:11. Jake Goldberg replaces him. Coleman picks a Rostampour skip out of the post at 6:45 and goes the other way for the 2 handed hammer. Singleton vs Rostampour now. Fun matchup. Hopkins going right at Rostampour with 2 postups that Singleton scores on. 57-50 Hopkins with 5:20 left. Singleton and Rostampour go tumbling at the other end. Hopkins wants a double foul to get rid of Rostampour but they won't get it. He makes the bonus freebies with 4:39 left for a TV Timeout. Kreuser was at the table so we'll see both Sibley bigs in with 4. 59-54 Hopkins.
Singleton dribbling the spots off the ball trying to attack Kreuser and he turns it over for 2 Jackson freebies. 3:54 left Chambers returns for the Royals. 59-55 as Jackson makes 1 of 2. Kreuser tips a miss in his own basket and Rostampour puts back a miss on his end. 61-57 Hopkins 3 minutes left. Nice pullup jumper by Stahl before getting to Kreuser. Jackson fouled 93 feet away and makes 2 with 2:43 left and we have the final TV timeout. 63-59 Hopkins leads. Sibley has to figure out a way to get a stop.
And they get the turnover. Set postup for Rostampour on the right box and he goes jump hook over the left shoulder at 2:10. Standard set and a good call. Jackson picks up his fourth out high and DJ Peterson shoots 2 at the 1:57 mark. He makes 1 of 2 so Sibley is now within 1 possession. Jimmy Ryan straightaway for 3 and the Sibley section erupts. Hopkins brings the ball to the frontcourt and takes time with 1:27 left. 64 all and this REALLY gets interesting now.
Coleman drives and Kreuser takes the charge with 1:17 left. I know coach Dasovich has siad he may be better at taking charges than blocking shots. Rostampour past Stahl on a postup and he misses. The ball is tipped out and Coleman has a wideopen track Grant gets the left shoulder which is meaningless with 53.5 left as Coleman converts. He misses the free throw but Stahl grabs it and Kreuser fouls out at 51.6. What a turnaround. Stahl gets 2 freebies and misses both. Goldberg grabs the board. Coleman reaches in and tips it away. Its off Rostampour with 49 seconds left. Unbelievable. Coleman fouled with 47.2 left and he makes 1 of 2. 67-64 Hopkins. Jackson right to the rack for 2 with 35 seconds left. Timeout Sibley down 67-66. Lots of time. Coleman 6-10, Singleton 5-8 from the line to this point. Coleman drives and makes a dangerous pass that is tipped out with 25.2 left. Sibley didn't look to foul at all and Coleman would have been a good candidate. But nobody really sticks out as an outstanding foul shooter.
Sibley elects not to foul Coleman but they get DJ Peterson with 20.2 left. He comes in 37 of 60 from the line on the year. He steps up and makes both pure for a 69-66 lead. Sibley pushes and has a passed tipped away. Sibley uses their last timeout with the ball in their half and 10.6 left. With no timeouts, you almost have to play for the 3 here as Hopkins could just let the clock run out on a 2. The ball goes right looking for Jimmy Ryan running the baseline. Nothing there. The ball is reversed to Dante Grant who takes a dribble and ducks under Singleton and banks in a left wing 3 with 2.5 remaining. Absolutely crazy. Best shot I've seen all year. The clocks runs out and we have a table review (new this year by rule). Coaches are called over by the offiicals. Its a 3 and there's no time left. 69 all and we will play overtime. UNREAL! Am I actually courtside watching this??
Nice pick and roll finds Singleton and no help and that puts Hopkins up 73-69. Sibley called for a moving screen. Hopkins goes dribble weave and Grant blocks DJ Peterson from behind. Jimmy Ryan cashes it in with a 3 from the left corner. Timeout Hopkins up 73-72 with 1:35 left and the ball. Singleton catches at the high post and gets called for changing pivot feet on a basic turn. Have to see that again to see if he actually walked. But Sibley turns it over on the other end with 1:12 left. Grant fouls out at 1:04 to put Chambers on the line. He makes both without issue. 75-72 Hopkins. Jackson to the rim and spins for a call with 54.4 left. He makes 1 of 2 and Sibley almost grabs the board after a pair of tips. 75-73 Hopkins with 33.5 left when Jeremiah Tolbert gets fouled. The first is around and out after a "In Your Head" chant from the Sibley students (HA!). The chant starts again and the 2nd is short. Jackson to Ryan who's on the NBA line for 3. Hopkins rushes back the other way. Ball ends up with Coleman going strong and Rostampour fouls out with 7.2 left. Now we have a loud building but the Sibley fans are behind the shooter. 1st is around and down and the 2nd is short. Sibley rebounds and takes timeout. Its an extra long timeout as the time remaining is reviewed on the monitor. Its set to 5.7.
With Kreuser and Rostampour gone, seems awfully tough to think that a 2nd OT would favor Sibley. Jordan Jackson with buzzer beaters in the last 2 games against CDH and Eastview. It has to be all him here. Jackson splits a double team to catch but then a lob pass is turned over. Singleton heaves at the buzzer and its long. We'll play double overtime.
The parade to the foul line continues in the 2nd OT as Singleton makes 2 and Chambers makes 2. 80-76 with 3:01 left in the OT. Chambers fouls out at 2:50 for a pair of Jordan Jackson free throws to cut the lead in half. Peterson drives and finishes right handed at 2:30. Jackson spins, falls away and banks at 2:20. Crazy difficult shot that he's athletic enough to make. Jackson reaches in and he's gone with 5 at 2:07. That's the 3rd starter and 4th guy for Sibley to foul out. Sibley now with 2 freshman on the floor and a reserve who has played minimal minutes. Coleman makes 1 of 2 before a missed Sibley 3. Peterson puts it on the deck and he earnes a trip to the line. He makes 1 with 1:45 left. 84-80 Hopkins leads and Sibley takes timeout with 1:40 left.
Jimmy Ryan goes quick for 2. 90 seconds left and Hopkins by 2. Hopkins in no hurry to score. Sibley gets a trap on Peterson but a quick foul is called when it looked like they may have a steal. Peterson makes 1 of 2 with 44.1 left. Nick Goldberg gets a great look at a 3 from the right corner with 30 seconds left and its no good. Singleton grabs the board and he's fouled with 25.7 left. He makes 1 of 2 for a 4 point Hopkins lead. Hopkins gets a doubleteam and a tip away. Coleman puts on the exclamation point with a big 2 handed dunk. Hopkins goes on to win an amazing game 90-82.
Hopkins wins this one and keeps it interesting at the line. They shoot 39-58 from the charity stripe to 18-24 for Sibley. No team had a lead bigger than 9. Joe Coleman 25 and 7 for Hopkins. Marvin Singleton 22 points. Jordan Jackson 25 for Sibley. Soph Dante Grant comes up big with 20 points. Mike Rostampour 13 and 12. Czar's Note 3/24/10 The 39-58 FT shooting for Hopkins is a record for most free throws taken and attempted.
Minnehaha vs Crosby-Ironton (State 2A Quarterfinal)
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2010 State Tournament
Prologue
Nice to Andy Birdsong before the game. He coached many of the Minnehaha kids in summer ball for the past few years and is now a graduate assistant at Florida State. Glad to see him get a chance to his guys play at state. Taylor Hanson is a major matchup problem for Crosby-Ironton as the Rangers have nobody over 6'3. But CI is well-coached and Mark Hoge can play. Should be interesting.
Game Time
Crosby-Ironton starts with their matchup zone and a soft 1-2-2 3/4 court press. Austin Brown sporting a big wrap on his right hand due to February injury. Hoge for 2 and then a steal for 2 more. That cuts the Minnehaha lead to 8-6. Hoge 2 layups, 2nd off Brown turnover and he throws his hand wrap to the bench in disgust. 12-11 Minnehaha inside of 12 minutes left in the half. Hines with his 2nd from the deep beyond at 8:50 and a turnover for a Jack Johnson layup extends the Redhawks lead to 21-15. Erick Forson with a tough 2 and that forces a Crosby timeout. 23-15 Minnehaha with 7;51 left in the half. CI running a UCLA cut into a side-screen roll/double screen combo as their base "motion" offense. Joel Reinhardt with a bomb against the zone and a Johnson tip pushes the lead to 13. Minnehaha with a 14-5 on the glass before Hoge stops the bleeding. Hanson with 2 offensive boards for a conversion to force another CI timeout. 30-17 Minnehaha with the lead after an 18-6 run. Hanson picks up his second foul in a scramble at the 5:10 mark and he'll have to sit. Minnehaha 8 turnovers or this one could be worse with Crosby shooting 8-25 compared to 12-20 for the Redhawks. Tyler Dickie and Hoge for 3 and Minnehaha wants a timeout up 30-23 at the 4:24 mark. The buckets give Crosby a chance to get back in their pressure which has been effective. Hoge drives for 2 freebies and a bucket at 1:55 to cut the lead to 1. Hanson back in. Hoge goes baseline again for 2 and then a hard cut for 2 free throws. Minnehaha hangs on to lead 35-33 at the half. Hoge goes absolutely nuts for 21 points. Parker Hines with a pair of triples to lead Minnehaha with 8 points. CI finishes the half on a 16-5 run thanks to Hoge. Minnehaha pounding the glass for a 19-9 advantage but they have 11 turnovers that become 20 Crosby-Ironton points.
Matthew Hudrlik with a straight away 3 off screen the screener action and CI has the lead 38-35 with 15:30 left. Dickie for 2 and the foul at 14:10 and CI goes up 41-37. Minnehaha not happy with the officiating so far in the half. Hines jumper around and out, Hoge rebounds and Crosby with a tough putback. Then Brock Tesdahl with a challenged 3 at 11:40 and Minnehaha needs a timeout down 48-40. 15-5 CI run to start the half. Hoge with a pair of buckets to keep the Rangers lead at 8 with 10 minutes left. Then a nice assist to Tesdahl on a screen roll for a double digit lead. Hoge in the lane for 2, a missed defensive assignment for a layup, Hanson misses a bunny and CI is back the other way for a layup assisted by Hoge. 60-48 CI leads with 7 minutes left and Minnehaha takes a much needed timeout. CI stays with their soft press. Minnehaha interestingly doesn't extend their defense. Hoge for 2 and the hack. That puts him over 30 and its the 4th foul on Hines with 6:08 left. Surprised he sits since the margin is 12. Crosby-Ironton killing the clock with THE WORLD'S WORST OFFENSE. Hanson with a steal for 2 and the foul with 3:58. That cuts the margin to 63-54. Timeout Crosby with 2:28 left and a 64-56 lead. Minnehaha has to go quick but they have a tough time even getting a shot up. Forson hits a couple of late threes but Minnehaha doesn't threaten. CI goes on to win 72-67.
Mark Hoge from CI is the story in this one. Minnehaha can't find an answer for him. He shoots 12-20 and makes 10-14 free throws for a huge 35 point, 5 rebound night. While Minnehaha cut out the 2nd half turnovers, the soft press took them out of rhythm all night. Minnehaha finishes 23-5 on the season. Taylor Hanson leads the way with 18 points and 7 rebounds. Crosby shoots 60% in the second half to 12-29 for Minnehaha. With the win CI moves into a semifinal rematch on Fridayt against Plainview-Elgin-Millville. CI lost the meeting at the TWolves shootout 51-41.
Nice to Andy Birdsong before the game. He coached many of the Minnehaha kids in summer ball for the past few years and is now a graduate assistant at Florida State. Glad to see him get a chance to his guys play at state. Taylor Hanson is a major matchup problem for Crosby-Ironton as the Rangers have nobody over 6'3. But CI is well-coached and Mark Hoge can play. Should be interesting.
Game Time
Crosby-Ironton starts with their matchup zone and a soft 1-2-2 3/4 court press. Austin Brown sporting a big wrap on his right hand due to February injury. Hoge for 2 and then a steal for 2 more. That cuts the Minnehaha lead to 8-6. Hoge 2 layups, 2nd off Brown turnover and he throws his hand wrap to the bench in disgust. 12-11 Minnehaha inside of 12 minutes left in the half. Hines with his 2nd from the deep beyond at 8:50 and a turnover for a Jack Johnson layup extends the Redhawks lead to 21-15. Erick Forson with a tough 2 and that forces a Crosby timeout. 23-15 Minnehaha with 7;51 left in the half. CI running a UCLA cut into a side-screen roll/double screen combo as their base "motion" offense. Joel Reinhardt with a bomb against the zone and a Johnson tip pushes the lead to 13. Minnehaha with a 14-5 on the glass before Hoge stops the bleeding. Hanson with 2 offensive boards for a conversion to force another CI timeout. 30-17 Minnehaha with the lead after an 18-6 run. Hanson picks up his second foul in a scramble at the 5:10 mark and he'll have to sit. Minnehaha 8 turnovers or this one could be worse with Crosby shooting 8-25 compared to 12-20 for the Redhawks. Tyler Dickie and Hoge for 3 and Minnehaha wants a timeout up 30-23 at the 4:24 mark. The buckets give Crosby a chance to get back in their pressure which has been effective. Hoge drives for 2 freebies and a bucket at 1:55 to cut the lead to 1. Hanson back in. Hoge goes baseline again for 2 and then a hard cut for 2 free throws. Minnehaha hangs on to lead 35-33 at the half. Hoge goes absolutely nuts for 21 points. Parker Hines with a pair of triples to lead Minnehaha with 8 points. CI finishes the half on a 16-5 run thanks to Hoge. Minnehaha pounding the glass for a 19-9 advantage but they have 11 turnovers that become 20 Crosby-Ironton points.
Matthew Hudrlik with a straight away 3 off screen the screener action and CI has the lead 38-35 with 15:30 left. Dickie for 2 and the foul at 14:10 and CI goes up 41-37. Minnehaha not happy with the officiating so far in the half. Hines jumper around and out, Hoge rebounds and Crosby with a tough putback. Then Brock Tesdahl with a challenged 3 at 11:40 and Minnehaha needs a timeout down 48-40. 15-5 CI run to start the half. Hoge with a pair of buckets to keep the Rangers lead at 8 with 10 minutes left. Then a nice assist to Tesdahl on a screen roll for a double digit lead. Hoge in the lane for 2, a missed defensive assignment for a layup, Hanson misses a bunny and CI is back the other way for a layup assisted by Hoge. 60-48 CI leads with 7 minutes left and Minnehaha takes a much needed timeout. CI stays with their soft press. Minnehaha interestingly doesn't extend their defense. Hoge for 2 and the hack. That puts him over 30 and its the 4th foul on Hines with 6:08 left. Surprised he sits since the margin is 12. Crosby-Ironton killing the clock with THE WORLD'S WORST OFFENSE. Hanson with a steal for 2 and the foul with 3:58. That cuts the margin to 63-54. Timeout Crosby with 2:28 left and a 64-56 lead. Minnehaha has to go quick but they have a tough time even getting a shot up. Forson hits a couple of late threes but Minnehaha doesn't threaten. CI goes on to win 72-67.
Mark Hoge from CI is the story in this one. Minnehaha can't find an answer for him. He shoots 12-20 and makes 10-14 free throws for a huge 35 point, 5 rebound night. While Minnehaha cut out the 2nd half turnovers, the soft press took them out of rhythm all night. Minnehaha finishes 23-5 on the season. Taylor Hanson leads the way with 18 points and 7 rebounds. Crosby shoots 60% in the second half to 12-29 for Minnehaha. With the win CI moves into a semifinal rematch on Fridayt against Plainview-Elgin-Millville. CI lost the meeting at the TWolves shootout 51-41.
Jordan vs PEM (State 2A Quarterfinal)
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2010 State Tournament
Prologue
A nice way to start the night with the brothers Olstad of Plainview-Elgin-Millville taking on my favorite name Yuriy Malashenko and Jordan. I'm at the same end line spot as last year watching PEM in the early game. Deja Vu. Soda count is 3 as I try to out drink John Millea.
Game Time
Jordan goes 1-3-1 (with man-man principles) to start. Cole at HP vs the zone. SLOW PACE with the Jordan zone. 6-2 PEM at 11:30 before Oakes 3. PEM trapping Yuriy Malashenko in the post out of Swing. Timeout PEM at 11:06 with 6-5 lead. Teams both 2-9 shooting. Jordan 5 turnovers. Malashenko with a strong rebound, swings thru a double team and then a tough follow bucket at 9:30. 11-9 Jordan goes on top. 6th rebound for Malashenko. Then Malashenko for 3 at 8:15 14-9 Jordan. Timeout PEM at 7:57. Hynes 3 at 6:50 17-9. That's a 15-3 Jordan run over 5 minutes. PEM 3-13, Jordan 6-17 shooting as neither team can find the range. Cole Olstad with a nice pass to Michael Pick at 5:20 for a reverse layup to break the run. Set play for lanky forward Tanner Oakes yields a 3 at 4:10 to keep the Jordan lead at 9, 20-11 Jordan. That's his 3rd triple of the half. PEM really sagging toward the post in their man to man defense. Malashenko drives from top of key for 1 handed hammer at 2:05 and a big roar from the Jordan crowd. Clay Olstad with a much need 3 at 1:15 for PEM. 22-16 Jordan. Top guy in Jordan 1-3-1 sagging to Cole. 24-18 Jordan at the half. Malashenko with 8 points and 8 boards at the break. Tanner Oakes with the 3 triples for 9 points. Cole Olstad 6 points for PEM. Shooting stats not pretty. Jordan 9-24, PEM 7-22 (2-12 from 3 vs 5-10 for Jordan).
Chris Conrad for 3 and steal for 2 as PEM quickly cuts into the lead. 24-23 Jordan at 16:20. Timeout Jordan. After another Jordan turnover, Cole Olstad fouled in the post and makes 2 freebies. 25-24 PEM and a turnover is another Conrad bomb. PEM getting after it with the diamond press for a 28-24 lead. Jordan 2 and Conrad ast to Clay Olstad 3. 31-26 PEM before Malashenko with a tough putback at 14:20. He snares another miss for 2 FTs at 13:47 (PEM 3-5 from 3 this half). 31-30 PEM. Jordan back to the 1-3-1 down 4 with 8 minutes left and PEM holds. Jordan comes out of 1-3-1 at 6:50. Cole Olstad drive for 2 at 4:20. 42-36 PEM. Slow offense for PEM as they're really killing clock. 2 minutes left and Jordan only has 4 team fouls so they have to give 2. Conrad banks FT at 1:23. 43-38 PEM. Malashenko charges at 50.7 with Jordan down 43-39. 44-39 when Malashenko grabs a miss for a 3 point play. 44-42 PEM with 22 seconds left. Timeout PEM with 16.6 left. PEM executes and finds Cole Olstad for 1 of 2 FTs and second one almost didn't go in. Jordan pushes to half court and takes time wiht 12.2 left down 45-42. Poor execution by Jordan and a forced 3 is blocked at the buzzer for a 45-42 PEM win.
Yuriy Malashenko with 16 and the usual big night of rebounds with 19 with 2 blocks thrown in.. Tanner Oakes quiet in the 2nd half to finish with 13 points. Very surprised he didn't get more looks in the second half. Chris Conrad with 9 of his 11 in the second half. That ties Cole Olstad for the team lead in points. Ugly shooting in this one as PEM shoots 16-42 and Jordan shoots 15-45. That included 6-21 in the second half
Great ending at Williams Arena with Braham taking out Sibley East 59-58. Tyler Vaughan fouled by Marshall Bjorklund for 2 FTs with 3 seconds left in OT as Braham comes from double digits down. Vaughan 29, 12 and 6. Bjorklund with 33 and 23 on 14-16 shooting. WOW!
A nice way to start the night with the brothers Olstad of Plainview-Elgin-Millville taking on my favorite name Yuriy Malashenko and Jordan. I'm at the same end line spot as last year watching PEM in the early game. Deja Vu. Soda count is 3 as I try to out drink John Millea.
Game Time
Jordan goes 1-3-1 (with man-man principles) to start. Cole at HP vs the zone. SLOW PACE with the Jordan zone. 6-2 PEM at 11:30 before Oakes 3. PEM trapping Yuriy Malashenko in the post out of Swing. Timeout PEM at 11:06 with 6-5 lead. Teams both 2-9 shooting. Jordan 5 turnovers. Malashenko with a strong rebound, swings thru a double team and then a tough follow bucket at 9:30. 11-9 Jordan goes on top. 6th rebound for Malashenko. Then Malashenko for 3 at 8:15 14-9 Jordan. Timeout PEM at 7:57. Hynes 3 at 6:50 17-9. That's a 15-3 Jordan run over 5 minutes. PEM 3-13, Jordan 6-17 shooting as neither team can find the range. Cole Olstad with a nice pass to Michael Pick at 5:20 for a reverse layup to break the run. Set play for lanky forward Tanner Oakes yields a 3 at 4:10 to keep the Jordan lead at 9, 20-11 Jordan. That's his 3rd triple of the half. PEM really sagging toward the post in their man to man defense. Malashenko drives from top of key for 1 handed hammer at 2:05 and a big roar from the Jordan crowd. Clay Olstad with a much need 3 at 1:15 for PEM. 22-16 Jordan. Top guy in Jordan 1-3-1 sagging to Cole. 24-18 Jordan at the half. Malashenko with 8 points and 8 boards at the break. Tanner Oakes with the 3 triples for 9 points. Cole Olstad 6 points for PEM. Shooting stats not pretty. Jordan 9-24, PEM 7-22 (2-12 from 3 vs 5-10 for Jordan).
Chris Conrad for 3 and steal for 2 as PEM quickly cuts into the lead. 24-23 Jordan at 16:20. Timeout Jordan. After another Jordan turnover, Cole Olstad fouled in the post and makes 2 freebies. 25-24 PEM and a turnover is another Conrad bomb. PEM getting after it with the diamond press for a 28-24 lead. Jordan 2 and Conrad ast to Clay Olstad 3. 31-26 PEM before Malashenko with a tough putback at 14:20. He snares another miss for 2 FTs at 13:47 (PEM 3-5 from 3 this half). 31-30 PEM. Jordan back to the 1-3-1 down 4 with 8 minutes left and PEM holds. Jordan comes out of 1-3-1 at 6:50. Cole Olstad drive for 2 at 4:20. 42-36 PEM. Slow offense for PEM as they're really killing clock. 2 minutes left and Jordan only has 4 team fouls so they have to give 2. Conrad banks FT at 1:23. 43-38 PEM. Malashenko charges at 50.7 with Jordan down 43-39. 44-39 when Malashenko grabs a miss for a 3 point play. 44-42 PEM with 22 seconds left. Timeout PEM with 16.6 left. PEM executes and finds Cole Olstad for 1 of 2 FTs and second one almost didn't go in. Jordan pushes to half court and takes time wiht 12.2 left down 45-42. Poor execution by Jordan and a forced 3 is blocked at the buzzer for a 45-42 PEM win.
Yuriy Malashenko with 16 and the usual big night of rebounds with 19 with 2 blocks thrown in.. Tanner Oakes quiet in the 2nd half to finish with 13 points. Very surprised he didn't get more looks in the second half. Chris Conrad with 9 of his 11 in the second half. That ties Cole Olstad for the team lead in points. Ugly shooting in this one as PEM shoots 16-42 and Jordan shoots 15-45. That included 6-21 in the second half
Great ending at Williams Arena with Braham taking out Sibley East 59-58. Tyler Vaughan fouled by Marshall Bjorklund for 2 FTs with 3 seconds left in OT as Braham comes from double digits down. Vaughan 29, 12 and 6. Bjorklund with 33 and 23 on 14-16 shooting. WOW!
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