Touring the city and finding a rivalry

I end up with a full hoops week in the city.  Back to back nights in the Minneapolis City conference ends it with trips to both ends of town.  I skipped concessions both nights as they are hit and miss at Minneapolis Henry.  But of course I still smuggled in Pepsi.  Southwest did have pizza on Thursday but I did pregame BBQ instead. Though with the late nights for both, the waistline might suffer.  Southwest in December is also my Christmas lights tour and that never disappoints.

Thursday: Armstrong 55 Southwest 40
An Armstrong run of 11-2 in the 1st half with a couple of Devyn Frye buckets would push Armstrong to a 12 point halftime lead.  Then a quick 7-0 for the Falcons right after halftime to push the lead to 36-18.  But the blowout wasn't on.  Christo Polydorou with 2 triples and Casey Peterson adds another for an 11-0 Lakers run.  That cuts the margin to 7 with just over 11 minutes left but Southwest gets no closer.  Frye slams the door with a pair of triples and another hoop down the stretch.  That's part of a late 12-3 run.  Devyn Frye with 15 points to lead Armstrong.  Adam Biewen chips in with 10 for the Falcons.  Christo Polydorou 3 triples and 16 points to lead the Lakers.  Southwest also lost at home to Edison tonight to fall to 0-5, ouch.  Edison 2-0 in the city as they beat Washburn this week too.  Break up the Tommies!  Back to back section wins for Armstrong to draw even at 2-2.

Friday: Minneapolis North 99 Minneapolis Henry 60
Gotta love the drumlines on hand and going back and forth on the court at halftime.  That went long but highly enjoyable.  The game itself was incredibly sloppy, especially on the Henry side.  Transition defense optional too.  3 point game midway thru the 1st half.  Then North broke it open to 14 at the half.  2nd half more of the same and run away from there.  A couple of frustration technicals as part of that as the score got out of hand.  Great balance for North as they had their entire 7 man rotation in double figures.  The backcourt of Eli Campbell and Nasir El-Amin with 14 each to lead the Polars. Glentrell Carter 15 to lead Henry.  Jamar Gardner and Yusuf Abdullah 11 each off the Patriots bench.  Henry 8-20 FTs compared to 28-40 from the stripe for North.  Henry 3-3 with the quick turnaround in the late game vs Columbia Heights in the Southside Showcase in a game I'll see.  North is off until Washburn next Thursday when they start 3 games in 3 days.  They have a good one coming up a week from Saturday (the 21st) vs ranked Chicago Orr.