Day 2 of the Granite City Classic took place at St. Cloud State. A frigid Saturday had many trying to park as close as possible to the entrances. MOVE YOUR CARS! 8 total games on the day, I'll give some sights and sounds from the 5 games involving metro teams.
Game 2: #6AAA Delano 65 Lakeville South 42
Delano known for playing fast but coach Techum insisted on his guys spreading the floor and slowing the pace. What a game plan it was as the Tigers totally took Lakeville South apart. Calvin Wishart was fantastic from his guard spot. Keegan O'Neill had a layup fest with dump offs from the guards creating in the spread floor. Didn't matter if it was man or the South 1-3-1. Delano would open an 11 point lead mid first half and keep it to halftime. Then a 13-0 2nd half run with 3 easy O'Neill buckets opens the lead to 19. No danger from there. Calvin Wishart 29 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 steals on my sheet. Keegan O'Neill with 25, mostly layups. Cooper Jackson leads Lakeville South with 10. Off day for Shae Mitchell who finished with 8 on 3-10 FGs for the Cougars.
Game 4: #5AAAA Park Center 70 #10AAAA Woodbury 57
Woodbury would get off to a cold start shooting but still hold a 18-16 lead at the 6:25 mark. Dain Dainja asserting himself in the post with solid contribution from Tommy Chatman. But Park Center would go on a 11-0 run late in the 1st half to take the lead. Lavonte Parker dunks a turnover and hits a 3. Khari Broadway adds 2 hoops to end the run. Pirates by 6 at half.
Jarius Cook with 2 triples and a free throw as the Pirates grow the lead to 11. DJ Fleming turning it up for Woodbury in the 2nd half. His 3 point play cuts it to 10. Then he adds a drive, triple and bonus freebies to end a 10-0 run. That pulls Woodbury within 2 with 7 minutes left. Broadway with a big triple and a bucket to keep the lead at 4. Then a Dainja bucket and he blocks Jones on the other end. Cook turns that into a dunk and the lead is 9 inside 2 minutes left. Free throws and run outs from there. Dain Dainja leads Park Center with 22 points. Woodbury had no answer for him inside. I was very surprised they didn't double more him on catches or front him in their zone where you automatically have backside help. Tommy Chatman adds 15, Jarius Cook 11. DJ Fleming with 24 points to lead Woodbury. Michael Jones held to 17.
Game 6: #1AA Minnehaha 53 #5AAA Orono 50
Tight 1st half but Orono would assert itself at the end of the half. Jarvis Omersa post hoop and 2 free throws for the lead. Griffen Sage with a triple and 2 free throws to extend the Orono lead to 6 at the half. Omersa scores again in the post to start the 2nd half but was very passive in the post the rest of the way despite his ability to just jump over JaVonni Bickham for good looks at anytime. Minnehaha then goes on a 13-0 run. Jalen Suggs with 2 steals for 4 free throws to flip the scoreboard. Suggs then sits with his 4th foul with 7:47 left. Redhawks up 38-36 at that point.
Omersa with a triple and huge block that leads to a tough Colton Codute 2. That ties the game at 43 inside 5 minutes left and gets Suggs back in the game. Omersa adds 2 free throws for the Orono lead. But after being cold all day from 3 vs the Orono 2-3, the Redhawks shooting finally comes to life. Bickham from the high post to Lockett in the right corner for 3 and a Kaden Johnson 3. But a Minnehaha turnover leads to a Blake O'Connor hoop and we're tied at 49 with 2 minutes left. Lockett with another 3 for the lead with 1:15 left. Omersa makes 1 free throw, then 3 straight possessions of turnovers (2 Minnehaha with Orono inbetween). That gives Orono the ball back down 2 with 18.9 left. Omersa misses an open 3, Suggs makes 1 free throw. Orono has 1 last chance down 3 with 7.9 left but Codute's 3 is blocked and Minnehaha hangs on. Terry Lockett leads Minnehaha with 3 triples and 14 points. JaVonni Bickham 12 points. Jalen Suggs 8 points all free throws in another struggle for him. Jarvis Omersa 20 points, 14 rebounds to lead Orono. Griffen Sage with 11, Colton Codute with 10. The Orono 2-3 zone held Minnehaha to 2 3s before the Redhawks hit 3 big ones in the last 4 minutes.
Game 7: Champlin Park 80 St. Cloud Tech 60
After seeing Tech without guys vs Lakeville North, I expect much better from the Tigers here. That didn't happen. Kelvin Tappa off the Rebels bench with 2 late 1st half 3s as Champlin Park opened up a 15 point halftime lead. That quickly grew to 26 with a couple of Josiah Strong layups and 5 points from Kato Seley. Brevyn Spann-Ford was a force as expected with 24 points and 10 rebounds. But nobody else in double figures for the Tigers. Josiah Strong with 28 points and 6 3s. Bennett Otto with 10 of his 12 in the 1st half.
Game 8: #1AAAA Cretin-Derham Hall 80 #6AAAA Apple Valley 69
So much for the top spot in the class AAAA poll being dangerous. 2 big stories in this one. First was the size of CDH. No answer for size, length and athleticism of Daniel Oturu and Sy Chatman. Oturu made his presence felt immediately with big blocks. That kept Apple Valley from attacking the rim. Plus his offense along with Chatman inside had the Apple Valley bigs in foul trouble and frustrated all night. The role guys for CDH game up big too. Jacob Prince with 2 triples and a bucket in a 13-3 Raiders run. That gave CDH a 13 point halftime lead.
The 2nd half was the 2nd big story, the shooting of Jaeden King. He drains 3 triples in the 1st 3:35 of the half and the lead grows to 18. Apple Valley would keep it interesting. Tre Jones a drive and converts a turnover. Oturu and Chatman with free throws and a King jumper to keep the lead at 19. A Zach Korba triple and 2 Spencer Rolland bunnies cut the lead to 12. But its King from deep again and an Oturu putback to answer. Nathan Macho 2 free throws off a turnover and he gets a steal that results in a Tre Jones 3 point play to cut it to 14. Zach Korba with another triple and 2 to cut it to 11 with 2:45 left. King slams the door with another 3, 2 free throws and a bucket. Jaeden King with 6 3s and 26 points (19 in 2nd half) to lead all scorers. Fantastic night for the junior wing. Daniel Oturu 15 points 12 rebounds and 5 blocks patrolling the paint. Sy Chatman 14 points 9 rebounds. CDH gets no points from the bench but all 5 starters were in double figures and made critical plays. A game like this with 11 3s and that inside play will make them very difficult to beat. Tre Jones leads Apple Valley with 20 points, 10 boards and 8 assists. Zach Korba 4 3s and 14 points all in the 2nd half to keep Apple Valley within striking distance. Apple Valley 8-30 from the 3 point line.
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2017 South St. Paul Championships
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To South St. Paul for championship day of their 10th annual tournament. This tourney is both boys and girls but I only appear for the boys games. Hot dogs back on the menu, they got lonely, with the always entertaining 500 ml bottle (that's 16.9 oz for the ticker) of Pepsi. Quality music including the Safety Dance. I've saw that live this fall, most excellent.
3rd Place: Red Wing 63 St. Paul Humboldt 59
Red Wing opens up the lead thanks to a 14-2 first half run. Their initial 1-3-1 defense not terribly effective so the Wingers get out of it. Seth Yeatman with a pair of 3s plus a couple of Humboldt turnovers adds to the cause. That run opens up a 12 point lead. Humboldt counters with a 7-0 run as Davionte Davis carries the Hawks offense. Yeatman with another bomb and a nice finish for a 3 point play plus a drive just before the half. 11 point Red Wing lead going to the break.
Darnell King with 6 in a row for Humboldt after another Yeatman triple. That's part of a 7-0 Hawks run. Davis adds a couple of buckets and the lead is down to 6. 43-37 Red Wing with 13:25 left. 2 turnovers become layups and the margin is right back to 10. Yeatman with another triple countered by the 3rd triple of the night from soph Desmond Lugo. 55-49 Red Wing with 3:10 left. A turnover sends Humboldt to the line with a chance to get it to 4, but only 1 of 2 is good.. Yeatman makes 4 late free throws to keep a 3 at the buzzer meaningless. Seth Yeatman leads Red Wing with 24 points and 5 3s. Nathan Carlson adds 13 for the other Winger in double figures. Davionte Davis leaqds Humboldt with 24 points. Darnell King scores all 12 of his points in the 2nd half. Desmond Lugo with 3 triples and 11 points off the Hawks bench.
1st Place: St. Anthony 69 South St. Paul 52
Mickey Jah scores 11 of the 1st 15 for St. Anthony. South St. Paul gets 4 3s from 4 different players. 15-12 St. Anthony at 13:40. The margin is 4 at 12:30 when the South St. Paul triples stop falling. They go the next 10:50 with only 1 field goal. St. Anthony scores 17 of the next 20 during that time. Tait Nelson with a steal for a 3 point play and a triple off an offense rebound to start that run. Jah goes coast to coast to end it. South St. Paul scores the last 6 of the half, including a buzzer beating 3, to keep the margin at 40-25 going to the break.
Ryan Dodd didn't play in the first half for the Packers but he starts the 2nd half. St. Anthony promptly faceguards him. The Packers add the 1st 5 in a row of the 2nd half for an 11-0 run. Jah with 5 straight for St. Anthony around a Dodd putback. Then Jah adds an assist for a triple. Tait Nelson adds a 3 point play and the lead is back to 17. Dodd with a pair of 3 point plays for South St. Paul. The 2nd gets the margin to 11. But the Packers miss 3 of 4 free throws with a chance to cut the margin. Tait Nelson adds a dagger triple with 4 minutes left to push the lead back to 15. The rest is free throws and drives versus an extended defense. Tait Nelson leads all scorers with 24 points including 4 3s. Mickey Jah finishes with 22. The Huskies played the 2nd half without guard Aaron Smith who was injured late in the 1st half. Ryan Dodd leads South St. Paul with 12 points despite only playing the 2nd half. Clearly their top offensive option as they gave him numerous 4 flat chances. Trystan Patnode adds 10. South St. Paul playing 6 underclassmen in the rotation plus a pair of juniors (Dodd being 1 of them).
3rd Place: Red Wing 63 St. Paul Humboldt 59
Red Wing opens up the lead thanks to a 14-2 first half run. Their initial 1-3-1 defense not terribly effective so the Wingers get out of it. Seth Yeatman with a pair of 3s plus a couple of Humboldt turnovers adds to the cause. That run opens up a 12 point lead. Humboldt counters with a 7-0 run as Davionte Davis carries the Hawks offense. Yeatman with another bomb and a nice finish for a 3 point play plus a drive just before the half. 11 point Red Wing lead going to the break.
Darnell King with 6 in a row for Humboldt after another Yeatman triple. That's part of a 7-0 Hawks run. Davis adds a couple of buckets and the lead is down to 6. 43-37 Red Wing with 13:25 left. 2 turnovers become layups and the margin is right back to 10. Yeatman with another triple countered by the 3rd triple of the night from soph Desmond Lugo. 55-49 Red Wing with 3:10 left. A turnover sends Humboldt to the line with a chance to get it to 4, but only 1 of 2 is good.. Yeatman makes 4 late free throws to keep a 3 at the buzzer meaningless. Seth Yeatman leads Red Wing with 24 points and 5 3s. Nathan Carlson adds 13 for the other Winger in double figures. Davionte Davis leaqds Humboldt with 24 points. Darnell King scores all 12 of his points in the 2nd half. Desmond Lugo with 3 triples and 11 points off the Hawks bench.
1st Place: St. Anthony 69 South St. Paul 52
Mickey Jah scores 11 of the 1st 15 for St. Anthony. South St. Paul gets 4 3s from 4 different players. 15-12 St. Anthony at 13:40. The margin is 4 at 12:30 when the South St. Paul triples stop falling. They go the next 10:50 with only 1 field goal. St. Anthony scores 17 of the next 20 during that time. Tait Nelson with a steal for a 3 point play and a triple off an offense rebound to start that run. Jah goes coast to coast to end it. South St. Paul scores the last 6 of the half, including a buzzer beating 3, to keep the margin at 40-25 going to the break.
Ryan Dodd didn't play in the first half for the Packers but he starts the 2nd half. St. Anthony promptly faceguards him. The Packers add the 1st 5 in a row of the 2nd half for an 11-0 run. Jah with 5 straight for St. Anthony around a Dodd putback. Then Jah adds an assist for a triple. Tait Nelson adds a 3 point play and the lead is back to 17. Dodd with a pair of 3 point plays for South St. Paul. The 2nd gets the margin to 11. But the Packers miss 3 of 4 free throws with a chance to cut the margin. Tait Nelson adds a dagger triple with 4 minutes left to push the lead back to 15. The rest is free throws and drives versus an extended defense. Tait Nelson leads all scorers with 24 points including 4 3s. Mickey Jah finishes with 22. The Huskies played the 2nd half without guard Aaron Smith who was injured late in the 1st half. Ryan Dodd leads South St. Paul with 12 points despite only playing the 2nd half. Clearly their top offensive option as they gave him numerous 4 flat chances. Trystan Patnode adds 10. South St. Paul playing 6 underclassmen in the rotation plus a pair of juniors (Dodd being 1 of them).
2017 Bethel Champoinship Day
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To Bethel for all 4 games on their championship day for both brackets. After avoiding a fence and high jumping a guard rail, I do make it thru the snow to the Robertson Center after inhaling some McDonalds. A great music selection for most of the day. Then for dinner Santa Novak and his staff bring me Chipotle. Many thanks to the entire Bethel crew for their hospitality. We start with a pair of 3rd place games and then a pair of tight championship games for the 2 brackets. That includes Hollywood who had the late game and went without the sleeves tonight.
Game 1: St. Paul Central 70 Mounds View 47
Forward Daveonte Davis with a strong start for Central. He goes for 2 hoops, a triple and 3 free throws early. My'Kel Alexander with 2 early stick backs as well. Davis adds a triple to push the lead to 11. The margin stays there for the 1st half. Central extends that with a 7-0 run thanks to Davis out on the break for a layup and another bomb. Mounds View tries to stay close with an 7-0 run via a Brendan Kauls triple and a pair of steals for buckets. Davis ends a Central 7-0 run with a 3 point play. Then a late 14-2 run to really bust the game open for the final margin. Daveonte Davis with 3 3s and 25 points in another nice performance. He's a matchup problem with post size and strength to go with guard skills. Central adds 3 other starters in double figures. Michael Fahim with 11 points to lead the Mustangs. They are just hard pressed to generate offense.
Game 2: Roseville 61 Eagan 44
Speaking of offensively challenged, the 1st half of this game showed that with a 22-12 halftime score. Eagan also hard pressed to get good looks. Roseville would eventually pull away as Eagan had to try to apply some pressure and the Raiders took advantage. Yohanes Gebeyehu and Jovan Hunter with triples and a Nolan Wald 3 point play push the margin to 18 with 5:25 left after a 9-2 run. But never any danger here. Gary Smith with 12 to lead Roseville. Drew Adams, Jovan Hunter and Nolan Wald all added 10 for great balance. Eagan has 12 players score but nobody in double figures. Soph guard Jaylen James with 9 to lead the Wildcats.
Game 3: Bloomington Jefferson 61 Maranatha 54
Back and forth 1st half of this one. Everything was at Jefferson's methodical pace which is definitely not the way Maranatha wants to play. Maranatha with a 36-32 lead in the 2nd half when Beijan Newbern gets undercut on a rebound. That was a side effect of trying to faceguard him with a tiny guard rather than a wing. That takes him out of the lineup for 3 minutes. It also triggers a 9-0 Jefferson run with the last 5 from forward Isaiah Watts. 41-36 Jefferson with 9:30 left. Newbern back in and stops the bleeding with a 3 point play on a steal. He drives for another bucket as part of the 10-2 run to put MCA back on top 46-43 with just over 5 minutes left. Jefferson takes time and responds with an 8-0 run with a Watts 3 to start it. Then a 3 point Jags lead and a coach Evens cry of "Get a layup" leads to a Oh My God, What Are We Doing, Great Shot triple from Owen Campbell with 2:18 left and a 6 point Jags lead. Watts seals it with a putback of a missed free throw. Isaiah Watts leads Jefferson with 22 points. Owen Campbell with 10 off the bench for the Jags. Beijan Newbern with 17 despite being faceguarded most of the game. Clarence Daniels and Travaris Ricks-Wesseh each add 13. Except for 2 late meaningless free throws, MCA gets nothing from their bench.
Game 4: Totino-Grace 64 St. Louis Park 63
Strange focus on bench cheering from the Hollywood crew. Finally the lead official gives Totino-Grace a bench warning for it in the 2nd half. Total insanity. Tight game the entire way with the Will Schmidt show on a loop. He scores 19 points in the 1st 7 minutes with 5 3s. 23-14 Eagles at 11:01. St. Louis Park would claw their way back thanks to Cire Mayfield. 2 bullet passes for 3 Anthony Odens free throws. He adds 2 free throws later then 8 points in the last 3:30 of the half as the Orioles take a 3 point halftime lead.
Schmidt from the deep again and its 45-43 St. Louis Park with 14:40 left. Mokiller timeout and St. Louis Park goes on a 9-0 run to force another TG timeout. Mayfield with 2 hoops in the run plus a killer hustle play by DaShaun Emerson to track down an offensive FT miss which turned into another hoop. But Totino-Grace responds with a 12-0 run of their own out of that timeout. Nick Flottmeier 5 straight to start it, then Schmidt with a drive and another bomb. Back and forth we go. Aiden Doherty with a 3 point play to break a tie and Braeden Mischke sticks back a miss for his own 3 point play. 60 all with 2:59 left.
St. Louis Park with back to back turnovers to allow 2 Charlie Jacob free throws for a 62-60 lead. But a bad miss with 1:30 left after the 2nd turnover allows Mayfield a chance to tie it at the foul line. He makes 1 of 2 and Totino will hold but take another bad shot. Mayfield makes them pay with 19.7 left. TG ball down 1. Its high pick and roll with Schmidt setting the screen. He rolls into the post and gets the feed. He appears to have nothing and then spins middle to his left hand and finishes it with 3 seconds left. Time runs out and that's the tournament championship bucket. Will Schmidt finishes with 8 3s and 35 points to lead all scorers on the day. Tyler Kittelson adds 10. Cire Mayfield leads the Orioles with 19 points. Aiden Doherty adds 16, Joey Whitlock with 13.
Game 1: St. Paul Central 70 Mounds View 47
Forward Daveonte Davis with a strong start for Central. He goes for 2 hoops, a triple and 3 free throws early. My'Kel Alexander with 2 early stick backs as well. Davis adds a triple to push the lead to 11. The margin stays there for the 1st half. Central extends that with a 7-0 run thanks to Davis out on the break for a layup and another bomb. Mounds View tries to stay close with an 7-0 run via a Brendan Kauls triple and a pair of steals for buckets. Davis ends a Central 7-0 run with a 3 point play. Then a late 14-2 run to really bust the game open for the final margin. Daveonte Davis with 3 3s and 25 points in another nice performance. He's a matchup problem with post size and strength to go with guard skills. Central adds 3 other starters in double figures. Michael Fahim with 11 points to lead the Mustangs. They are just hard pressed to generate offense.
Game 2: Roseville 61 Eagan 44
Speaking of offensively challenged, the 1st half of this game showed that with a 22-12 halftime score. Eagan also hard pressed to get good looks. Roseville would eventually pull away as Eagan had to try to apply some pressure and the Raiders took advantage. Yohanes Gebeyehu and Jovan Hunter with triples and a Nolan Wald 3 point play push the margin to 18 with 5:25 left after a 9-2 run. But never any danger here. Gary Smith with 12 to lead Roseville. Drew Adams, Jovan Hunter and Nolan Wald all added 10 for great balance. Eagan has 12 players score but nobody in double figures. Soph guard Jaylen James with 9 to lead the Wildcats.
Game 3: Bloomington Jefferson 61 Maranatha 54
Back and forth 1st half of this one. Everything was at Jefferson's methodical pace which is definitely not the way Maranatha wants to play. Maranatha with a 36-32 lead in the 2nd half when Beijan Newbern gets undercut on a rebound. That was a side effect of trying to faceguard him with a tiny guard rather than a wing. That takes him out of the lineup for 3 minutes. It also triggers a 9-0 Jefferson run with the last 5 from forward Isaiah Watts. 41-36 Jefferson with 9:30 left. Newbern back in and stops the bleeding with a 3 point play on a steal. He drives for another bucket as part of the 10-2 run to put MCA back on top 46-43 with just over 5 minutes left. Jefferson takes time and responds with an 8-0 run with a Watts 3 to start it. Then a 3 point Jags lead and a coach Evens cry of "Get a layup" leads to a Oh My God, What Are We Doing, Great Shot triple from Owen Campbell with 2:18 left and a 6 point Jags lead. Watts seals it with a putback of a missed free throw. Isaiah Watts leads Jefferson with 22 points. Owen Campbell with 10 off the bench for the Jags. Beijan Newbern with 17 despite being faceguarded most of the game. Clarence Daniels and Travaris Ricks-Wesseh each add 13. Except for 2 late meaningless free throws, MCA gets nothing from their bench.
Game 4: Totino-Grace 64 St. Louis Park 63
Strange focus on bench cheering from the Hollywood crew. Finally the lead official gives Totino-Grace a bench warning for it in the 2nd half. Total insanity. Tight game the entire way with the Will Schmidt show on a loop. He scores 19 points in the 1st 7 minutes with 5 3s. 23-14 Eagles at 11:01. St. Louis Park would claw their way back thanks to Cire Mayfield. 2 bullet passes for 3 Anthony Odens free throws. He adds 2 free throws later then 8 points in the last 3:30 of the half as the Orioles take a 3 point halftime lead.
Schmidt from the deep again and its 45-43 St. Louis Park with 14:40 left. Mokiller timeout and St. Louis Park goes on a 9-0 run to force another TG timeout. Mayfield with 2 hoops in the run plus a killer hustle play by DaShaun Emerson to track down an offensive FT miss which turned into another hoop. But Totino-Grace responds with a 12-0 run of their own out of that timeout. Nick Flottmeier 5 straight to start it, then Schmidt with a drive and another bomb. Back and forth we go. Aiden Doherty with a 3 point play to break a tie and Braeden Mischke sticks back a miss for his own 3 point play. 60 all with 2:59 left.
St. Louis Park with back to back turnovers to allow 2 Charlie Jacob free throws for a 62-60 lead. But a bad miss with 1:30 left after the 2nd turnover allows Mayfield a chance to tie it at the foul line. He makes 1 of 2 and Totino will hold but take another bad shot. Mayfield makes them pay with 19.7 left. TG ball down 1. Its high pick and roll with Schmidt setting the screen. He rolls into the post and gets the feed. He appears to have nothing and then spins middle to his left hand and finishes it with 3 seconds left. Time runs out and that's the tournament championship bucket. Will Schmidt finishes with 8 3s and 35 points to lead all scorers on the day. Tyler Kittelson adds 10. Cire Mayfield leads the Orioles with 19 points. Aiden Doherty adds 16, Joey Whitlock with 13.
2017 UST Holiday Tourney Day 1
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The holiday season kicks off in full gear on this Wednesday after Christmas. My day took me to the University of St. Thomas for a slate of 3 matchups. After seeing the 12 oz can of Pepsi for the price gouging amount of $2, I decided to forgo any other concessions. The JMOA gets game 1. Hollywood goes to white long sleeves under his uniform for game 2. Then a heavyweight nightcap.
Game 1: Waconia 68 Holy Angels 51
Tommy Shelstad bullying his way to points out of the AHA DDM offense. That helps the Stars to a 15-12 first half lead. Ryan Biehn with a lefty hoop and triple to counter that in a 7-0 Waconia run. Waconia takes a 2 point lead to the break. They'll blow it open in the 2nd half thanks to Nick Fulford. He scores 12 points in a 16-2 run to start the 2nd half. Sam Nelson adds 2 hoops and a triple as the lead grows to 22. Waconia goes on to win 68-51. Nick Fulford with 14 of his 16 in the 2nd half to lead Waconia. PJ Hayes, Sam Nelson and Ryan Biehn all chip in with 11 points. Max Gerstner and Jack Foley with 10 each to lead Holy Angels.
Game 2: Wayzata 60 Maple Grove 52
The 1st half was the Jacob Beeninga show. He scores 10 of the 1st 14 for Wayzata with a couple of 3s. Jordan Stensland with 3 triples for Maple Grove to counter that. That puts the Crimson up 20-14 inside the 7 minute mark. Then Beeninga goes off. Jumper and a steal for 2 to tie it. Then 3 more bombs from Beeninga to end the 17-2 run. He'll add a backdoor layup to conclude the scoring for the half. 33-24 Wayzata at the break. Beeninga with 25 of those.
A couple more Wayzata bombs countered by 5 Alex Battist points inside for the Crimson. Beeninga goes to the high floater for 2 and then a rare miss of his is tipped in. 45-31 Wayzata with 13 minutes left. Then Jordan Stensland rallies the Maple Grove offense. Jumper and a triple are both good. Beeninga with his last field goal and its still a 12 point game with just over 6 minutes left. Then not 1, not 2, not 3 but 4 straight bombs from Stensland and we're all tied with 3:30 to play. Crowd loving that. But a turnover and 4 straight misses the rest of the way would seal the Crimson's fate. Connor Hale with a drive for 2 and a layup on a turnover. Add in 4 Trojans free throws for the final margin. Jacob Beeninga with 25 of his 31 in the 1st half to lead all scorers. He knocked down 5 3s. Drew Galinson adds 13. Jordan Stensland with 8 3s and 26 points on the night. 17 of those in the 2nd half with 5 bombs. But that was half of the Maple Grove offense with nobody else in double figures. Alex Battist had a stretch in the 2nd half but with Stensland getting hot that took him out of the flow.
Game 3: #2AAAA Hopkins 84 #2AAA St. Thomas Academy 77
This was a fast paced affair but very sloppy. Lots of turnovers for the teams trying to get out and run, particularly Hopkins. Zeke Nnaji would assert himself inside for Hopkins in the 1st half. George Stewart would get the benefit of some nice short jumpers for some of his offense. Hopkins would take a 9 point lead to the half. Stewart would also get offense outrunning Joe Hedstrom down the floor for buckets. An 8-0 Cadets run with a Stewart 3 would cut the Hopkins lead to 63-62. Hedstrom with 3 points of his own plus a Kerwin Walton 3 to push the lead back to 7. Cadets stick around with a Gram O'Malley triple off a turnover and they're within 2 with 8:15 left. Anthony Davis coming up big down the stretch with 3 straight Hopkins hoops to keep the lead at 6. Walton would hit a big kickout 3 inside the 3 minute mark to push the lead back to 7. That was sandwiched by 2 Jack Thompson buckets. But the Cadets run out of time. Zeke Nnaji with 20 of his 26 in the 1st half. All 4 other starters also in double figures for Hopkins. George Stewart with 22 to lead St. Thomas Academy. He added a couple of 3s to go with his short range offense. Jack Thompson adds a quiet 17.
Game 1: Waconia 68 Holy Angels 51
Tommy Shelstad bullying his way to points out of the AHA DDM offense. That helps the Stars to a 15-12 first half lead. Ryan Biehn with a lefty hoop and triple to counter that in a 7-0 Waconia run. Waconia takes a 2 point lead to the break. They'll blow it open in the 2nd half thanks to Nick Fulford. He scores 12 points in a 16-2 run to start the 2nd half. Sam Nelson adds 2 hoops and a triple as the lead grows to 22. Waconia goes on to win 68-51. Nick Fulford with 14 of his 16 in the 2nd half to lead Waconia. PJ Hayes, Sam Nelson and Ryan Biehn all chip in with 11 points. Max Gerstner and Jack Foley with 10 each to lead Holy Angels.
Game 2: Wayzata 60 Maple Grove 52
The 1st half was the Jacob Beeninga show. He scores 10 of the 1st 14 for Wayzata with a couple of 3s. Jordan Stensland with 3 triples for Maple Grove to counter that. That puts the Crimson up 20-14 inside the 7 minute mark. Then Beeninga goes off. Jumper and a steal for 2 to tie it. Then 3 more bombs from Beeninga to end the 17-2 run. He'll add a backdoor layup to conclude the scoring for the half. 33-24 Wayzata at the break. Beeninga with 25 of those.
A couple more Wayzata bombs countered by 5 Alex Battist points inside for the Crimson. Beeninga goes to the high floater for 2 and then a rare miss of his is tipped in. 45-31 Wayzata with 13 minutes left. Then Jordan Stensland rallies the Maple Grove offense. Jumper and a triple are both good. Beeninga with his last field goal and its still a 12 point game with just over 6 minutes left. Then not 1, not 2, not 3 but 4 straight bombs from Stensland and we're all tied with 3:30 to play. Crowd loving that. But a turnover and 4 straight misses the rest of the way would seal the Crimson's fate. Connor Hale with a drive for 2 and a layup on a turnover. Add in 4 Trojans free throws for the final margin. Jacob Beeninga with 25 of his 31 in the 1st half to lead all scorers. He knocked down 5 3s. Drew Galinson adds 13. Jordan Stensland with 8 3s and 26 points on the night. 17 of those in the 2nd half with 5 bombs. But that was half of the Maple Grove offense with nobody else in double figures. Alex Battist had a stretch in the 2nd half but with Stensland getting hot that took him out of the flow.
Game 3: #2AAAA Hopkins 84 #2AAA St. Thomas Academy 77
This was a fast paced affair but very sloppy. Lots of turnovers for the teams trying to get out and run, particularly Hopkins. Zeke Nnaji would assert himself inside for Hopkins in the 1st half. George Stewart would get the benefit of some nice short jumpers for some of his offense. Hopkins would take a 9 point lead to the half. Stewart would also get offense outrunning Joe Hedstrom down the floor for buckets. An 8-0 Cadets run with a Stewart 3 would cut the Hopkins lead to 63-62. Hedstrom with 3 points of his own plus a Kerwin Walton 3 to push the lead back to 7. Cadets stick around with a Gram O'Malley triple off a turnover and they're within 2 with 8:15 left. Anthony Davis coming up big down the stretch with 3 straight Hopkins hoops to keep the lead at 6. Walton would hit a big kickout 3 inside the 3 minute mark to push the lead back to 7. That was sandwiched by 2 Jack Thompson buckets. But the Cadets run out of time. Zeke Nnaji with 20 of his 26 in the 1st half. All 4 other starters also in double figures for Hopkins. George Stewart with 22 to lead St. Thomas Academy. He added a couple of 3s to go with his short range offense. Jack Thompson adds a quiet 17.
2017 Augsburg semifinal day
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Back to Augsburg for day 2 of their early holiday tournament. Lithgow once again lurking to do evaluations. The JMOA also gets another 4 PM game. Only 1 hot dog and can of battery acid for my concessions. Here are the day's sights and sounds.
Game 1: St. Paul Johnson 65 Schaeffer Academy 48
Schaeffer would come out in a flat 3-2 zone and that would keep things under wraps in the 1st half. Only the Govs offensive rebounding would keep them ahead. Then in the 2nd half, Johnson decided to up the pressure. Something that I expected far earlier in the game. That pressure would break a 38 all tie inside 12 min left in the game and inspire a 26-4 run over 10 minutes of the 2nd half. 7 turnovers leading to points in that run. Keylon Jackson owned the paint for 17 points for the Govs. Shemar Tucker-Adams adds 13. Cole Bothun leads Schaeffer Academy with 3 triples and 14 points.
Game 2: Mayer Lutheran 63 Minneapolis Southwest 55
Southwest playing again without star forward Niko Polydorou. Mayer Lutheran jumps out to a 9-3 lead. Matt Menth with 3 early 3s as the lead grows. It would stretch to 11 at the half. Southwest would cut that lead to 3 with Traevon Nystrom converting a turnover with 11:40 left. Ari Bogen-Grose with a triple at 5:50 and that keeps the margin at 4. But Menth hits another bomb and Kobey Woolhouse drives to push the lead back to 9. Branden Carlson with 4 late FTs to close it out. Baden Noenning another nice outing of 16 points to lead the Crusaders. Branden Carlsen adds 14, Matt Menth 4 3s for 13. Alex Fischer leads Southwest with 18 points. Traevon Nystrom with 14 and Ari Bogen-Grose with 13 for the Lakers.
Game 3: #3AAAA Hopkins 105 Fridley 65
Hopkins with back to back 3s from Blaise Beauchamp and Kerwin Walton to start 6-0. Nate Soto with a pair of early 3s and 9 points from Jerome Cunningham as Fridley rallies. That puts Fridley up 22-20 inside of the 11 minute mark of the 1st half. The rest is all Hopkins. Anthony Davis with 2 free throws and a jumper. Zeke Nnaji 2 hoops. But a 3 point play from Issac Burns keeps Fridley within 8 at the 3:36 mark. But its 15-3 Hopkins the rest of the half. Walton for 3 and 3 Anthony Davis buckets. 52-32 Hopkins at the break as they go 32-10 the last 10:30 of the half. The 2nd half is more of the same. Hopkins steamrolls from there. Zeke Nnaji with 15 of his 26 in the 2nd half. Joe Hedstrom with 9 of his 14 in the 2nd half. Too much Royals size. Anthony Davis adds 16. Nate Soto with a nice game yesterday and he adds 27 today with 4 triples.
Game 4: #1AA Minnehaha 81 Eastview 69
Minnehaha with a 9-2 run via a Terry Lockett triple, JaVonni Bickham coast to coast 2 and 2 Jalen Suggs FTs. 22-13 Redhawks at 9:09. Despite Bickham sitting with 2 fouls, the lead stays at 8 when Eastview takes a late 1st half timeout. The response is there as the Lightning score 8 of the last 10 of the half thanks to a pair of triples and a Tate Machacek post spin move. 41-39 Minnehaha at the break.
Suggs ignites a Redhawks run as he blocks Machacek on a lob attempt. He then takes a steal for a dunk. The lead is 7 and Eastview takes a quick and well advised timeout. Lockett with the transition hoop and then a 3 point play off a UCLA cut. Chet Holmgren tip dunks a miss and its 59-49 Redhawks with 10:50 left. Then a turn of events. Max Bolger 2 hoops, Steven Crowl with a nasty shimy in the post for 2 and the harm. Suggs picks up a T on the play. The 3 point play chance is no good but the technicals are. Bolger converts the possession with another jumper. Just like that its a 10-0 Eastview run and we're tied at 59 with 9:37 left.
Minnehaha counters with the next 7 points. Lorenzo Smith on the break for 2 and a Kaden Johnson steal leads to 2 more in that run. Bickham with 2 free throws out of the post and bonus free throws from Smith push the margin to 10 with 4:32 left. Smith hits a dagger 3 with 2:10 left. No further danger from there. Terry Lockett outstanding with 25 points to lead all scorers. JoVanni Bickham adds 18, Lorenzo Smith 15 for Minnehaha. Jalen Suggs held to 1 FG but made 11-13 FTs on his way to 13 points. Tate Machacek leads Eastview with 22 points. Max Bolger adds 19 with a pair of 3s.
Game 1: St. Paul Johnson 65 Schaeffer Academy 48
Schaeffer would come out in a flat 3-2 zone and that would keep things under wraps in the 1st half. Only the Govs offensive rebounding would keep them ahead. Then in the 2nd half, Johnson decided to up the pressure. Something that I expected far earlier in the game. That pressure would break a 38 all tie inside 12 min left in the game and inspire a 26-4 run over 10 minutes of the 2nd half. 7 turnovers leading to points in that run. Keylon Jackson owned the paint for 17 points for the Govs. Shemar Tucker-Adams adds 13. Cole Bothun leads Schaeffer Academy with 3 triples and 14 points.
Game 2: Mayer Lutheran 63 Minneapolis Southwest 55
Southwest playing again without star forward Niko Polydorou. Mayer Lutheran jumps out to a 9-3 lead. Matt Menth with 3 early 3s as the lead grows. It would stretch to 11 at the half. Southwest would cut that lead to 3 with Traevon Nystrom converting a turnover with 11:40 left. Ari Bogen-Grose with a triple at 5:50 and that keeps the margin at 4. But Menth hits another bomb and Kobey Woolhouse drives to push the lead back to 9. Branden Carlson with 4 late FTs to close it out. Baden Noenning another nice outing of 16 points to lead the Crusaders. Branden Carlsen adds 14, Matt Menth 4 3s for 13. Alex Fischer leads Southwest with 18 points. Traevon Nystrom with 14 and Ari Bogen-Grose with 13 for the Lakers.
Game 3: #3AAAA Hopkins 105 Fridley 65
Hopkins with back to back 3s from Blaise Beauchamp and Kerwin Walton to start 6-0. Nate Soto with a pair of early 3s and 9 points from Jerome Cunningham as Fridley rallies. That puts Fridley up 22-20 inside of the 11 minute mark of the 1st half. The rest is all Hopkins. Anthony Davis with 2 free throws and a jumper. Zeke Nnaji 2 hoops. But a 3 point play from Issac Burns keeps Fridley within 8 at the 3:36 mark. But its 15-3 Hopkins the rest of the half. Walton for 3 and 3 Anthony Davis buckets. 52-32 Hopkins at the break as they go 32-10 the last 10:30 of the half. The 2nd half is more of the same. Hopkins steamrolls from there. Zeke Nnaji with 15 of his 26 in the 2nd half. Joe Hedstrom with 9 of his 14 in the 2nd half. Too much Royals size. Anthony Davis adds 16. Nate Soto with a nice game yesterday and he adds 27 today with 4 triples.
Game 4: #1AA Minnehaha 81 Eastview 69
Minnehaha with a 9-2 run via a Terry Lockett triple, JaVonni Bickham coast to coast 2 and 2 Jalen Suggs FTs. 22-13 Redhawks at 9:09. Despite Bickham sitting with 2 fouls, the lead stays at 8 when Eastview takes a late 1st half timeout. The response is there as the Lightning score 8 of the last 10 of the half thanks to a pair of triples and a Tate Machacek post spin move. 41-39 Minnehaha at the break.
Suggs ignites a Redhawks run as he blocks Machacek on a lob attempt. He then takes a steal for a dunk. The lead is 7 and Eastview takes a quick and well advised timeout. Lockett with the transition hoop and then a 3 point play off a UCLA cut. Chet Holmgren tip dunks a miss and its 59-49 Redhawks with 10:50 left. Then a turn of events. Max Bolger 2 hoops, Steven Crowl with a nasty shimy in the post for 2 and the harm. Suggs picks up a T on the play. The 3 point play chance is no good but the technicals are. Bolger converts the possession with another jumper. Just like that its a 10-0 Eastview run and we're tied at 59 with 9:37 left.
Minnehaha counters with the next 7 points. Lorenzo Smith on the break for 2 and a Kaden Johnson steal leads to 2 more in that run. Bickham with 2 free throws out of the post and bonus free throws from Smith push the margin to 10 with 4:32 left. Smith hits a dagger 3 with 2:10 left. No further danger from there. Terry Lockett outstanding with 25 points to lead all scorers. JoVanni Bickham adds 18, Lorenzo Smith 15 for Minnehaha. Jalen Suggs held to 1 FG but made 11-13 FTs on his way to 13 points. Tate Machacek leads Eastview with 22 points. Max Bolger adds 19 with a pair of 3s.
2017 Holiday Kickoff
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2017 Holiday Tourneys
The 2017 Holiday Tournament Season kicked off with the TCO Holiday Classic at Augsburg. Since I'll be doing that for day 2, I only watched the 1st game of the day there which was the highlight game. Then a cross metro trip to the eastern fringes of The Kingdom for a local rivalry game.
Game 1: #1AA Minnehaha 82 #5A Mayer Lutheran 69 (Augsburg Quarterfinal)
All Minnehaha right out of the gate. Jalen Suggs with the 1st 5 points for the Redhawks and an assist for a lob dunk to Kaden Johnson. Johnson adds another bucket and triple. 16-3 Minnehaha at the 13:49 mark. A ton of fouls called early in this game made it ugly. That would get Mayer Lutheran to the bonus quickly but they couldn't convert. 6 triples and sloppy play allow Mayer Lutheran to hang around with 7 at the half. Then Jalen Suggs with his 4th foul with 12:46 left. He comes back with 8:27 left and none of the 10 point margin lost. He fouls out with 4:41 left and the lead at 9. Minnehaha goes the stretch run without Suggs (fouls), Lockett (injury in the 2nd half) and Bickham (DNP). A Kobey Woolhouse 3 with 4:20 left would cut the margin to 6 but the Crusaders would get no closer. Lorenzo Smith and Johnson carry the weight down the stretch. Kaden Johnson with 23 points, Jalen Suggs with 15. Baden Noenning with 18 to lead Mayer Lutheran. They make 10 3s but only shoot 9-25 from the charity stripe.
Game 2: White Bear Lake 76 Mahtomedi 65
Tight fit on 1 side at White Bear Lake for this one. But the wonderful Donatelli's pizza makes it all worth it. Zac Centers with an early hoop, free throw and triple as Mahtomedi goes up 6. Sam Schwartz with the answers for that with a pair of triples and a nice scoop finish of his own. Mahtomedi would get the lead to 7 before the Bears trim it to 2 at the half. White Bear Lake quickly takes the lead but Mahtomedi immediately counters with a 9-0 run with a triple, 2 free throws and 2 hoops all from different players. 43-36 Zephyrs inside 12 minutes left. Then the big run for White Bear Lake slams the door. Schwartz converts a turnover and adds 2 free throws. Jeremy Beckler for 2 and a cross court pass for a Isaac Tessier triple. Schwartz 2 freebies and converts another turnover, this time for a 3 point play. He knock down a triple off a double stagger BLOB for 8 in a row. Beckler adds 2 hoops to finish it off. That's a 23-2 Bears run in under 6 minutes. 59-45 with 6:12 left when Mahtomedi takes another timeout to try and stop the run. That ends my night. Sam Schwartz goes off for 32 points for White Bear Lake to lead all scorers. Center Jeremy Beckler with 12. Blake Charles and Isaac Tessier each add 11. Only 1 field and a total of 3 points from the Bears bench. J'Vonne Hadley leads Mahtomedi with 15 points but 11 of those were after the big run. Zac Centers with 12 of his 14 in the 1st half. Jack Shay adds 11. So nice balance from both squads. 7 of the 10 starters plus 4 of the 6 rotation reserves will be back for these teams next year.
Game 1: #1AA Minnehaha 82 #5A Mayer Lutheran 69 (Augsburg Quarterfinal)
All Minnehaha right out of the gate. Jalen Suggs with the 1st 5 points for the Redhawks and an assist for a lob dunk to Kaden Johnson. Johnson adds another bucket and triple. 16-3 Minnehaha at the 13:49 mark. A ton of fouls called early in this game made it ugly. That would get Mayer Lutheran to the bonus quickly but they couldn't convert. 6 triples and sloppy play allow Mayer Lutheran to hang around with 7 at the half. Then Jalen Suggs with his 4th foul with 12:46 left. He comes back with 8:27 left and none of the 10 point margin lost. He fouls out with 4:41 left and the lead at 9. Minnehaha goes the stretch run without Suggs (fouls), Lockett (injury in the 2nd half) and Bickham (DNP). A Kobey Woolhouse 3 with 4:20 left would cut the margin to 6 but the Crusaders would get no closer. Lorenzo Smith and Johnson carry the weight down the stretch. Kaden Johnson with 23 points, Jalen Suggs with 15. Baden Noenning with 18 to lead Mayer Lutheran. They make 10 3s but only shoot 9-25 from the charity stripe.
Game 2: White Bear Lake 76 Mahtomedi 65
Tight fit on 1 side at White Bear Lake for this one. But the wonderful Donatelli's pizza makes it all worth it. Zac Centers with an early hoop, free throw and triple as Mahtomedi goes up 6. Sam Schwartz with the answers for that with a pair of triples and a nice scoop finish of his own. Mahtomedi would get the lead to 7 before the Bears trim it to 2 at the half. White Bear Lake quickly takes the lead but Mahtomedi immediately counters with a 9-0 run with a triple, 2 free throws and 2 hoops all from different players. 43-36 Zephyrs inside 12 minutes left. Then the big run for White Bear Lake slams the door. Schwartz converts a turnover and adds 2 free throws. Jeremy Beckler for 2 and a cross court pass for a Isaac Tessier triple. Schwartz 2 freebies and converts another turnover, this time for a 3 point play. He knock down a triple off a double stagger BLOB for 8 in a row. Beckler adds 2 hoops to finish it off. That's a 23-2 Bears run in under 6 minutes. 59-45 with 6:12 left when Mahtomedi takes another timeout to try and stop the run. That ends my night. Sam Schwartz goes off for 32 points for White Bear Lake to lead all scorers. Center Jeremy Beckler with 12. Blake Charles and Isaac Tessier each add 11. Only 1 field and a total of 3 points from the Bears bench. J'Vonne Hadley leads Mahtomedi with 15 points but 11 of those were after the big run. Zac Centers with 12 of his 14 in the 1st half. Jack Shay adds 11. So nice balance from both squads. 7 of the 10 starters plus 4 of the 6 rotation reserves will be back for these teams next year.
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