Champlin Park 71 - Fridley 68 / 2-3

Sun Newspapers from archives: Local Sports Update:
Holiday tourney wrap for area teams(Created: Thursday, January 3, 2008 11:17 AM CST)
Champlin ParkThe boys basketball team also dropped its quarterfinal match-up in the Anoka Tournament, losing to Wayzata 57-34, but wins over Irondale and Fridley gave the Rebels a 2-1 mark in the three-game tournament.Jasper Duberry went for 16 points and Emeka Okafor added 11 as Champlin Park topped Irondale 68-56 in the consolation semifinals in Anoka, and then Scott Theisen netted 24 points, and the Rebels also got 19 from Okafor and 12 from Kyle Zimmermann to nip Fridley 71-68.- Compiled by Nick Clark

The Box: Whitehead 3, Fuller 5, Dudgeon 6, Duberry 2, Theisen 24, Okafor 19, Zimmermann 12.

Champlin Park 68 - Irondale 56 / 1-3

The Box: Whitehead 7, Fuller 4, Dudgeon 5, Duberry 16, Jesinoski 7, Witt 3, Theisen 6, Okafor 11, Zimmermann 9.

Champlin Park 34 - Wayzata 57 / 0-3

The Box: Fuller 6, Dudgeon 3, Thompson 2, Duberry 2, Okafor 16, Zimmermann 5.

Champlin Park 57 Forest Lake 68 / 0-2

Sunday, December 23, 2007
Okafor Plays Big. Strong 6'7" senoir post player at Champlin Park in the Northwest Suburban Conference. Had a double double (25 points on 10 of 14 from the floor & 23 rebounds) and 4 blocks against Forest Lake Friday in the teams 68-57 lost. The team lost its second straight game (currently 0-2) as the coach is trying to figure out the rotation. The starting PG is returning junior Zerrick Fuller who has not got his basketball balance back yet (starting football player) but will. The coach is starting a couple of talented sophomores (Jasper Duberry & Kyle Zimmermann) who are future players to be heard from and will probably take the team places by there senior year when you factor in another sophomore, Josh Pella, who is currently starting on the JV team. Pella should easily move up by mid year. Duberry, who is an open court player, has not settled in yet but will lift the team when he does. The versatile Zimmermann was the 2nd leading scorer & rebounder (13 points & 6 rebounds) in the Forest Lake game and is hard to defend because of his in between size (6'2") and craftiness. The team has no size (waiting for 6'7" senior Calvin Nolte to join the team, currently serving a suspension) which makes Okafor's numbers and laboring more appreciative. The team looks to be deeper and stronger at the guard position which could lead to some 3 guard line ups.

The Box: Whitehead 1, Fuller 2, Thompson 3, Duberry 1, Jesinoski 6, Witt 4, Theisen 2, Okafor 25, Zimmermann 13.

Champlin Park 59 - Wayzata 70 / 0-1

The Box: Whitehead 16, Fuller 11, Dudgeon 2, Duberry 4, Jesinoski 8, Okafor 11, Zimmermann 7.