Raider Raptor Resumption

Prologue
To Cretin-Derham Hall for the resumption of series between the Raiders and East Ridge.  These 2 continue to battle it out for supremacy in the Suburban East.  This year is no different with both teams coming in undefeated in league play.  T-Rod and I AM NOT LITHGOW get both the JV and Varsity and joined by a 3rd for the big tilt.  No concessions just before halftime so I miss out on the fantastic hot dogs.  But that means the vending machine for Dr. Pepper instead of Coke which is a decent consolation prize.  A rare band appearance as well as we get some classic 80s from the CDH pep bend.  Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo in the house to watch Tre Holloman.

Season Ticker:

• Number of Games: 106
• In Person: 75
• Online: 31
• Number of Teams: 144
• 4A: 51
• 3A: 32
• 2A: 22
• 1A: 19
• Non-Minnesota: 10 (6 Wisconsin)
• Girls: 10
• Number of Buildings: 36
• Number of Bands: 2

Beverage Ticker: 632.5 ounces (7090 calories)

• Coke: 112.9 ounces (1340 calories) 
• Dr. Pepper: 52 ounces (630 calories)
• Pepsi: 211.6 ounces (2650 calories)
• 7-Up: 12 ounces (140 calories)
• Sprite: 76 ounces (880 calories) 
• Mug Root Beer: 12 ounces (160 calories)
• A&W Root Beer: 24 ounces (340 calories) 
• Killebrew Root Beer: 16 ounces (250 calories)
• Fruit Punch Gatorade: 72 ounces (480 calories) 
• Berry Gatorade Zero: 12 ounces (0 calories)

Food Ticker:

• Hot Dogs: 16
• Pizza: 9
• Walking Tacos: 1
• Extras
• Reese's Peanut Butter Cups: 3 (630 calories)
• Lays Potato Chips: 3 (480 calories) 
• Doritos: 1 (150 calories)

Game Time:
Tre Holloman with a lob to J'Vonne Hadley for 2 and an assist to Curtis Jones for 3.  That was a sign of things to come for CDH on this night.  A turnover leads to a lob dunk for Hadley.  That's part of a 14-2 row that allows CDH to open an 21-10 lead with just over 8:30 left in the half.  Game all at CDH's pace with the East Ridge size not punishing.  But the Raptors do start to get pound the interior more.  Ben Carlson with a 3 point play and 2 free throws.  Brody Kriesel adds a layup before a Carlson lefty finish.  That cuts the lead to 25-22 at the 5 minute mark.  Holloman pops a lane jumper before a Jones layup.  But East Ridge responds with an extra pass for a Kendall Blue triple and bonus freebies from Carlson.  Those are the last 5 points of the half to keep East Ridge within 32-27 at the break.

Second half is a big dose of things in 3s.  Carlson with a 3 point play on the break.  Hadley and Blue trade triples.  Blue a triple and Carlson puts back his own miss.  Holloman for 3, Jones for 3 and then Holloman leaves it for Jones in transition for another bomb.  Time out East Ridge with 12:12 left as the CDH lead grows to 53-40.  Carlson with a 3 point play, baseline drive and dunk plus a putback all around a Hadley triple to get it back to 56-47 with 10:40 left.

Hadley gets doubled in the post and finds the cutting Will Burke for a layup.  Jones adds another hoop to keep the lead at 13.  Kriesel grabs a miss and makes 2 FTs.  Carlson with a 3 and a bucket but CDH with 3 buckets to keep the lead.  Blue's 3 point play with 3:33 left fouls out Jack Tauer (DANG IT CHLOE!) keeps it at 9.  But that's the last gasp for East Ridge.  2 turnovers lead to CDH hoops and its over.  CDH wins round 1 73-62.  They'll meet again at East Ridge on the final night of the regular season next month.  Then a possible clash in the section 4AAAA playoffs.

Post Game:
Ben Carlson leads East Ridge with 33 points and a bunch of rebounds.  Not very many true post touches for him though.  He spent more time handling the ball then he did in true post ups. Kendall Blue adds 19 points with 3 triples on the night.  But the rest of the roster only scores 10 points, 6 of those from Brody Kriesel. They'll need more production than that.  East Ridge falls to 11-5 overall, 8-1 and now 2nd place in Suburban East.  They have a quick turnaround with another difficult matchup against Rochester Mayo and the Madsen twins tomorrow in the hall of fame classic at Anoka-Ramsey.  Then back to league play next week with Park at home and at White Bear Lake.

Cretin-Derham Hall improves to 14-2 overall, 9-0 in the Suburban East.  Curtis Jones with 5 3s and 24 points to lead the Raiders.  He was very effective getting looks both in the halfcourt and transition.  J'Vonne Hadley adds 14 points.  Tre Holloman 14 points, a bunch of assists and some harassing defense for steals to boot.  If he's scoring and distributing, that's what makes CDH so tough to deal with.  Overall the game didn't surprise me as I thought Carlson would get his but CDH would have too much firepower.  That's exactly how it played out.  The adjustments in future games will be fun to see.  Next up, CDH makes the long league road trips next week to Stillwater and Forest Lake.