Rebel Players Finish In Top 50

Kyle Zimmermann (#13) and Jasper Duberry (#28) finish the season in the top 50 for made free throws.

Congratulations To Scott Theisen & Kyle Zimmermann!

Sports Jam, March 30 On this final winter sports edition of Sports Jam, highlights from the Class AAAA boys basketball final featuring Hopkins and Osseo. Plus John Jacobson and Jay Wilcox name the 2009 Sports Jam all-area teams in boys and girls basketball and hockey. Click on the video icon to the right to view the teams! 2009 SPORTS JAM BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM DAMARIUS CRUZ, ARMSTRONG SCOTT THEISEN, CHAMPLIN PARK JOE BRIGHT, COOPER RODNEY WILLIAMS, JR., COOPER MIKE BROGHAMMER, HOPKINS RAYMOND COWELS, HOPKINS TRENT LOCKETT, HOPKINS ROYCE WHITE, HOPKINS MARCUS WILLIAMS, HOPKINS JOSH PEDRETTI, MAPLE GROVE SAM DOWER, OSSEO KELLEN TAYLOR, WAYZATA HONORABLE MENTION MARQUEL CURTIS, ARMSTRONG FREDDIE YOUNG, BROOKLYN CENTER KYLE ZIMMERMAN, CHAMPLIN PARK KENQUANE BROWN, COOPER TRAVIS ENGER, MAPLE GROVE JOSH HANSON, MARANATHA DARIAN PITTMAN, MARANATHA AARON ANDERSON, OSSEO NICK DJERF, OSSEO BOBBY FISCHER, OSSEO D.J. PHILLIPS, OSSEO JOHN ROWLAND, OSSEO JUSTIN CASEY, PARK CENTER JAMAR FRANKS, WAYZATA NOLAN ODLAND, WAYZATA JARROD PETERSON, WAYZATA MICHAEL LINDBERG, WEST LUTHERAN

Duberry Invited To University of Portland Combine

Reveno Named NABC District 9 Coach of the Year

3.24.2009 Men's Basketball

University of Portland men’s basketball head coach Eric Reveno was selected by his peers as the District 9 Coach of the Year, the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced on Tuesday. Reveno led the Pilots to the program’s second most wins at the Division I level and first postseason appearance since 1996.

TNL ANNOUNCES THEIR TRYOUT SCHEDULE

TNL Express Will Be Holding Tryouts For Their

16U & 17U

Local and National Teams On:
Thursday March 26th 6-8pm
&
Sunday March 29th 9 – 11 am

The Davis Community Center
5430 Glenwood Avenue
Golden Valley, MN 55422
763 286-6670

TryOut Fee: $20

Please arrive early so that you can fill out your paper work.
Players don’t have to attend both tryouts for team consideration but should attend both.

COME JOIN THE EXCITEMENT!

ScoreBoard Watching Saturday 3/28

***MN State Class 4A Boys Basketball*** Hopkins 69, Osseo 59 F

***MN State Class 3A Boys Basketball*** Minneapolis Washburn 58, Mankato West 45 F

***MN State Class 2A Boys Basketball*** Pelican Rapids 80, St. Bernard's 68 F RECAP

***MN State Class 2A Boys Basketball*** Plainview-Elgin-Millville 70, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 52 F RECAP

***MN State Class 4A Boys Basketball*** St. Cloud Tech 59, Bloomington Jefferson 55 F RECAP

***MN State Class 3A Boys Basketball*** St. Paul Johnson 86, Spring Lake Park 77 F RECAP

South Central All Star Games Schedules & Rosters

Rebel Jr's Jasper Duberry & Kyle Zimmermann to team up together on team #3. They play at 3pm.

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Sunday at Concordia-St. Paul University Gangelhoff Center

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12:30 p.m.—Slam dunk contest

1 p.m.—Three-point shooting contest

1:45 p.m.—Team 1 vs. Team 2

3 p.m.—Team 3 vs. Team 4

4:15 p.m.—Team 5 vs. Team 6

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Rosters listed by number, name, school, height, position

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Team 1 roster

1, Jon Heimdal, Waconia, 5-9, G

3, Isaac Peterson, Cannon Falls, 6-0, G

5, Nash Faulk, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted, 6-2, G

11, Matt Skorheim, Sauk Centre, 6-4, F

23, Griffin Lentsch, Forest Lake, 6-4, F

31, Brodie Raymond, St. Peter, 6-1, G

45, John Trnka, Montgomery-Lonsdale, 6-9, C

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Team 2 roster

2, Erik Langsjoen, St. Peter, 6-0, PG

4, DJ Wesely, Mankato Loyola, 6-0, G

10, Michael Banitt, Cannon Falls, 5-10, PG

12, Skyler Sandland, St. Peter, 6-2, F

20, Jackson Bartlett, Mankato Loyola, 6-4, F

32, Tanner Kramer, Hayfield, 5-10, G

40, Jeff Hammer, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted, 6-7, C

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Team 3 roster

13, Jasper Duberry, Champlin Park, 5-11, G

21, Kyle Zimmerman, Champlin Park, 6-3, F

25, Garrett Anderson, Blue Earth, 6-5, F

33, Travis Landrum, Pine Island, 6-3, F

41, Jamison Wall, Paynesville, 6-2, G

51, Chris Breuer, St. Croix Lutheran, 6-4, F

55, Justin Heinrich, Fairmont, 6-4, G

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Team 4 roster

6, Jeremy McNamara, Pine Island, 6-2, G

14, Muresuk Mena, Simley, 5-10, PG

22, Tyler Nelson, Simley, 6-4, F

30, Aaron Hulsebus, St. Croix Lutheran, 5-10, G

34, Brennan Holm, Fairmont, 6-4, F

42, Joe Costanzo, St. Agnes, 6-7, C

50, Nathan Nietfield, Paynesville, 6-4, F

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Team 5 roster

3, Andre Garth, St. Cloud Apollo, 6-4, F

7, Nate Korfe, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle, 6-2, G

15, Thomas Sims, Simley, 6-0, PG

21, Sean McGrath, Rochester Lourdes, 6-2, G

33, Brian Tjepkes, Adrian, 6-3, G

41, Dalton Sturdivant, St. Agnes, 6-2, G

55, Austin Rink, PACT, 6-6, F

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Team 6 roster

8, Tyler Erzar, Deer River, 6-0, PG

24, Jordan Tanner, ACGC, 5-10, G

30, Zach Southwick, Byron, 5-10, PG

34, Tim Bergstraser, St. Cloud Apollo, 6-5, C

40, CJ Johnson, Lakeville North, 5-9, G

42, Chris Neumann, Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity, 6-3, G

50, Danny Parsley, Adrian, 6-5, G

54, Isaac Pelzer, Upsala, 6-0, G

Rebels go down swinging in section semi's; Overtime loss to Cooper ends season

BY NICK CLARK

PHOTO BY NICK CLARK ** Champlin Park head basketball coach Mark Tuchscherer talked to his team during a timeout during the Class 4A, Section 5 semifinals March 17 at Rogers High School. Cooper beat the Rebels 82-73 that night.

They filled out of the locker room one-by-one, each wearing the same look that formed on their respective faces moments before the end of the first of two Class 4A, Section 5 semifinals March 17 at Rogers High School.

And that look, which could easily be likened to that of someone getting blasted upside the head with a two-by-four, might still be there today.

Heading into the postseason, Champlin Park wasn't much more than an afterthought in a section that included two of the state's five best teams.

Yeah, there was a chance the Rebels would be in the semifinals, but that would be it.

"Your right," said head coach Mark Tuchscherer said. "Outside of our locker room, I don't think anyone really believed in us."

Not anymore.

Champlin Park's season ended that night at Rogers H.S. in the Section 5 semi's, but it did so in a way hardly a soul not associated with the team thought possible.

The fourth-seeded Rebels took top seed Cooper to overtime, and though they did eventually lose 82-73, Champlin Park went down swinging.

"I'd say we played pretty darn hard," Tuchscherer said. "We played smart and very discipline. We kind of took a little of their game and went at them with their own medicine there, and I think it paid off. We just kind of ran out of gas."

No question the tank was full early. The Rebels had Cooper on the ropes from the start. They scored the games first seven points, and would lead by as much as eight points before the night was over. They also only trailed twice in the first half, which included a two-point deficit at the break that lasted all of 27 seconds into the second.

Scott Theisen drilled a three on Champlin Park's first possession of the second to give the Rebels their lead right back, and another Theisen three pushed that lead to four with 13:04 to play.

From there, the Rebels never trailed again in regulation.

But they didn't lead at the end either, as Cooper erased a late five-point deficit, closing out regulation on a 6-1 run, and then carried it over into the extra time, when the Hawks outscored Champlin Park 14-5 to move into the section final.

"Nobody else did, but we knew we could play with them," said Theisen, a senior who hit seven three's and finished with a team-best 25 points in his final high school game.

"Me and a couple teammates got together and watched the tape. We felt like our zones could contain them and they couldn't beat us from the outside, and for the most part it worked. We just made a couple too many turnovers, they got some easy buckets and down the stretch we were a little defensive. They got it done."

Before the opening tip-off, Tuchscherer said the trapping within that zone defense would be the key. The hope was to limit future Gopher Rodney Williams Jr. to as little as possible. That worked, as Williams scored nine points and was virtually invisible the entire night, but it was a pick-your-poison-type scheme, and Joe Bright turned into Champlin Park's killer.

Bright led all scorers with 33 points, most of which came from the paint or at the free throw line.

"Our focus was to stop Rodney and make other people beat us," Theisen said. "Joe Bright did that. He had a lot of easy buckets."

Theisen made a lot of buckets as well, though none of them were easy. He stepped back to knock down at least three of his three's from NBA range, and the rest came with at least one hand in his face, and often times two.

"Unbelievable player," Tuchscherer said. "He said yesterday in practice he was going to shoot a couple NBA three's - that is how much confidence he had - and he hit them."

Theisen said he'd be doing that next year at the college level, it is just a matter of where.

"I'm still undecided," he said. "I have a lot of things to think about and talk to my family about."

Ty Munneke is the only other senior on Champlin Park's roster. He scored just two points in the loss to Cooper, but that wasn't his role.

"He's our defensive stopper," Tuchscherer said. "He had a fantastic game tonight."

So did the rest of the Rebels, who finished the season with a 17-11 overall record, which was the second best in school history.

Junior Kyle Zimmerman dumped in 21 points in the loss to Cooper and will be back next year, when the Rebels hope the roles are reversed.

"We went up against one of the better teams in the state, they had all five starters returning from last year's state tournament team," Tuchscherer said. "I am real proud of our boys. We gave it a great effort and we believed we could win tonight. We came up short, but we'll be back."

ScoreBoard Watching Thursday 3/26

***MN State Class 1A Boys Basketball*** Granada-Huntley-East Chain 64, Minnesota Transitions Charter 61 F RECAP

***MN State Class 4A Boys Basketball*** Hopkins 55, St. Cloud Tech 36 F RECAP

***MN State Class 3A Boys Basketball*** Mankato West 72, Spring Lake Park 70 F RECAP

***MN State Class 3A Boys Basketball*** Minneapolis Washburn 91, St. Paul Johnson 66 F RECAP

***MN State Class 4A Boys Basketball*** Osseo 59, Bloomington Jefferson 51 F RECAP

ScoreBoard Watching Wednesday 3/25

***MN State Class 4A Boys Basketball*** Bloomington Jefferson 60, Henry Sibley 56 F RECAP

***MN State Class 4A Boys Basketball*** Hopkins 68, Blaine 26 F RECAP

***MN State Class 2A Boys Basketball*** Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 47, Montevideo 45 F RECAP

***MN State Class 3A Boys Basketball*** Mankato West 49, New Prague 37 F RECAP

***MN State Class 3A Boys Basketball*** Minneapolis Washburn 72, Grand Rapids 60 F RECAP

***MN State Class 4A Boys Basketball*** Osseo 54, Apple Valley 46 F RECAP

***MN State Class 3A Boys Basketball*** Spring Lake Park 83, Rogers 65 F RECAP

***MN State Class 2A Boys Basketball*** St. Bernard's 67, Triton 48 F RECAP

***MN State Class 3A Boys Basketball*** St. Paul Johnson 88, Little Falls 72 F RECAP

Another Top Seed Misses Out On A State Trip

Game #138, a personal record, as I make the trip to Elk River for the 7AAAA final between Blaine and Forest Lake. Forest Lake with the big regular season win but Blaine is hot right now. Big Forest Lake student section (and a disappointing Blaine one). Gotta love the spelling of "Go Rangers" on the front row of students (1 letter per shirt). We even have the band directors having a discussion as both bands are playing at the same time. No police required for that one though. All of the likely 4 seeds at state in the building taking this one in as they have the chance to draw the winner of this game.

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Osseo Boys' Basketball Springs Its Speed Trap

Osseo committed itself to holding Cooper to 55 points or fewer, pulled it off and reached state.
By JOHN MILLEA, Star Tribune
Last update: March 21, 2009 - 2:09 AM

Osseo's strategy against Cooper in Friday night's Class 4A, Section 5 championship game sounded like it came directly from the state troopers: Keep 'em under 55.

The Orioles indeed kept Cooper's offense in check and took advantage of the Hawks' poor free-throw shooting en route to a 58-51 victory in Rogers and a berth in the boys' basketball state tournament next week.

Osseo led by 16 points with less than 12 minutes to play, but Cooper went on a 23-11 run -- sparked by 14 points from Kenquane Brown -- to pull within four with 1:38 remaining. But the Orioles, who didn't make a field goal in the final 3:22, closed out the victory by hitting seven of 10 foul shots. For the game, Osseo made 11 of 14 free throws and Cooper went 9-for-20.

"We knew we had a chance if we held Cooper under 55," said Osseo coach Tim Theisen. "They average 83, and we knew we could score some points."

Gophers signee Rodney Williams didn't score for Cooper (27-2) until the final minute of the first half and finished with six points. Osseo's Sam Dower, a 6-9 forward who has signed with Gonzaga, led the Orioles (27-2) with 18 points, and Nick Djerf added 16. Brown led Cooper with 22 points, and Joe Bright had 19.

Osseo, champion of the Northwest Suburban Conference, lost only to Henry Sibley and Maple Grove during the regular season and will take a 14-game winning streak into the state tournament. The Orioles' last trip to state was in 2003.

The brackets for the 4A and 3A state tournaments will be announced Sunday. The top four teams will be seeded, with their quarterfinal opponents determined by blind draw. The tournament will begin Wednesday.

Osseo upsets Cooper for 5AAAA Title

To Rogers for the 5AAAA championship game between Cooper and Osseo. The size and patience of Osseo vs the athleticism of Cooper. Noteworthy local stars on hand included Josh Pedretti of Maple Grove, Jasper Duberry of Champlin Park and Trent Lockett of Hopkins. Great sequence between the student sections during the game. I may not have it totally right but something like this.

Cooper Students: Golden Gophers
Osseo Students: Go Zags Go
Cooper Students: Where's Gonzaga? (as in Gon-Zayg-Ah)
Osseo Students: In the Tourney! (referencing Gonzaga's win over Akron yesterday and the Rodents loss).

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More Post Season Accolades

Congratulations to juniors Jasper Duberry & Kyle Zimmermann for being selected to the 1st Annual Minnesota Elite Boy's Basketball Camp which is NCAA certified for 2009.

Minnesota Elite Boys Basketball Camp

Director: Mike Lynch

Tuesday's boys' basketball roundup

SECTION 5 SEMIFINALS:
No. 4-ranked Cooper flirted with disaster. Senior guard Freddie Burton opened overtime with a three-pointer and the Hawks scored 14 points in the extra session to knock off Champlin Park 82-73. Kenquane Brown made two free throws with 12 seconds left in regulation to tie it at 68 as Cooper overcame a seven-point deficit in the final five minutes. Senior forward Joe Bright led the Hawks with 33 points. Scott Theisen made seven three-pointers en route to a 25-point outing for the Rebels.

Section 5AAAA Semifinal Game Tape

Section 5AAAA Semifinal Cooper 82 - Champlin Park 73 Cooper, Osseo win in section hoops Many fans and players at Cooper and Osseo have been thinking about the possibility of their outstanding boys basketball teams matching up in the postseason pretty much since the season started.Someone forgot to tell Champlin Park. The Rebels, the No. 4 seed in Section 5AAAA, had the lead for most of the night against top seed Cooper before falling in overtime 82-73 in the first semifinal game in the section. Scott Theisen bombed in seven three pointers and scored 25 points for Champlin Park, while Kyle Zimmerman had 21. Cooper stepped up its defense late and fought back to gain the win, outscoring the Rebels 14-5 in overtime. Joe Bright had 33 for the Hawks, with Kenquane Brown chipping in 21 points and Freddie Burton 14. Osseo advances past Roseville No. 2 seed Osseo was in control most of the way against No. 6 seed Roseville, but the Raiders stayed close enough to make it interesting. Gonzaga recruit Sam Dower had 26 to lead Osseo, while Bucknell recruit Mike Muscala had 23 for Roseville in a matchup of talented 6'9" players. Nick Djerf added 13 and Bobby Fischer 11 for Osseo. You can watch the Cooper-Champlin Park game Wednesday at 8:30 and 11 p.m. Wednesday on Comcast Channel 12 in the northwest suburbs and at http://www.twelve.tv/. The Osseo-Roseville game airs Thursday at 8:30 and 11 p.m. The section final, Osseo vs. Cooper, is Friday at 7 p.m. at Rogers High School. Jay Wilcox reporting jwilcox@twelve.tvWednesday, March 18, 2009 Click here to watch the game. This event is available for purchase on DVD or VHS at Buy-it at 12. To order your copy, call us at or visit "Buy-it" at twelve.tv.

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CP 73 - Cooper 82 in OT

The Rebels come within one possession of knocking off the #1 seeded Hawks (currently ranked #4 in the state) and reaching the sections championship game. With the score tied at 68, the Rebels play for the last shot and the win. The Rebels pass the ball around and with Duberry in the lane under the basket he is not able to catch a deflected pass in the lane with six seconds left which the Hawks get and take a desperation 3 from half court to end the regulation game.

In overtime, the Hawks win the tip and senior guard Freddie Burton knocks down a three and the Hawks convert on their first two possessions to take a commanding 5 point lead, which is their largest of the game. The Rebels miss another shot and Cooper gets another basket on a break out to put it out of reach as they outscore the Rebels 14-5 in the extra period to come away with the win.

The Rebels who jumped out to 7-0 lead and led thru out the first period gave up a 6-0 run to end the half as the Hawks go into the locker room up 35-33. The Rebels who where able to contain Rodney Williams (9 points) all night with their 2-3 zone, had no answer for Joe Bright who had a season high 33 points. The first half was the deep 3 point shooting of Scott Theisen (25 points) vs the inside scoring of Bright.

The Rebels start the 2nd half in demanding fashion and retake the lead behind some 3 point bombs by Theisen and some slivery moves by Kyle Zimmermann (21 points) who eventually sends Bright to the bench with four fouls.

With the Rebels up 6 points with about five minutes left in the game, they call a timeout and return to the game and it appears they have taken the air out of the ball. The Rebels who had built their lead by playing uptempo appear to start running clock killing plays and don't convert on three straight possessions and before you can blink we have a tied ball game. What was very confusing about this move is that the Hawks where completely out of gas at this point and looked ready to take the knockout punch.

My hat goes off to the Hawks for being able to gut this one out and come away with the win and their second consecutive section championship game against Osseo will be one to watch. Game balls or should I say Gut Balls for Kyle Zimmermann (broken nose) and Jasper Duberry (jammed ankle) for even playing in this one. Both where injured in the teams last game against Centennial last Wednesday and had not practiced until yesterday. Zimmermann attacked the basket all game and made an assortment of baskets in the lane, most against the tough Bright. Duberry was able to handle the Hawks constant ball and full court pressure all game and was instrumental in getting the Rebels into their sets and managed the games tempo very well.

Scott Theisen what a season and high school career ending game. Theisen, who will be deeply missed next year, knocked down some 3's tonight (7 for the game) which where well pass the NBA 3 point line and had the crowd going "wow". We wish him the BEST of luck next year at the college level.

The Rebels end their season with a 17-11 record.

The Box:
Theisen 25
Zimmermann 21
Duberry 7
Munneke 2
Williamson 2

ScoreBoard Watching:

Class 4A - Section 3 Boys BasketballApple Valley 58, Park of Cottage Grove 48 F RECAP
Class 4A - Section 7 Boys BasketballBlaine 66, Andover 62 F RECAP
Class 3A - Section 3 Boys BasketballColumbia Heights 80, Fridley 76 F/OT RECAP
Class 4A - Section 3 Boys BasketballEastview 50, Burnsville 47 F RECAP
Class 4A - Section 7 Boys BasketballForest Lake 68, St. Francis 44 F RECAP
Class 4A - Section 4 Boys BasketballHenry Sibley 68, Stillwater Area 42 F RECAP
Class 2A - Section 4 Boys BasketballHoly Family Catholic 78, Jordan 69 F RECAP
Class 4A - Section 6 Boys BasketballHopkins 88, Wayzata 68 F RECAP
Class 2A - Section 5 Boys BasketballHoward Lake-Waverly-Winsted 60, Pierz 57 F/OT RECAP
Class 3A - Section 4 Boys BasketballMahtomedi 67, St. Paul Arlington 64 F RECAP
Class 1A - Section 4 Boys BasketballMinnesota Transitions Charter 80, New Life Academy 50 F RECAP
Class 2A - Section 5 Boys BasketballNorwood-Young America 47, Sibley East 41 F RECAP
Class 4A - Section 5 Boys BasketballOsseo 71, Roseville 54 F RECAP
Class 4A - Section 5 Boys BasketballRobbinsdale Cooper 82, Champlin Park 73 F/OT RECAP
Class 1A - Section 4 Boys BasketballSouthwest Christian 74, Maranatha Christian 47 F RECAP
Class 3A - Section 3 Boys BasketballSpring Lake Park 105, Minneapolis Henry 69 F RECAP
Class 2A - Section 4 Boys BasketballSt. Bernard's 73, Minnehaha Academy 59 F RECAP
Class 3A - Section 4 Boys BasketballSt. Paul Johnson 87, Hill-Murray 44 F
Class 4A - Section 4 Boys BasketballTartan 57, Woodbury 49 F RECAP
Class 2A - Section 2 Boys BasketballWaterville-Elysian-Morristown 53, Montgomery-Lonsdale 38 F

Up Next Cooper

The Rebels (#4 seed) take on the Cooper Hawks (#1 seed) in Tuesdays first semi-final game at Rogers High School. Cooper who features Gopher signee and high flying Rodney Williams, return their entire section winning line up from last year in which four players are averaging double digits. The Hawks are 26-1 with their only lost this year coming to the hands of the undefeated Hopkins Royals. Osseo (#2 seed) takes on upset minded Roseville in the other game at 8pm.

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Here are the other section games for Tuesday night:

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Class 4A - Section 7 Boys Basketball Andover vs. Blaine 8:00 PM at Elk River

Class 4A - Section 3 Boys Basketball Apple Valley vs. Park of Cottage Grove 6:30 PM at Skoglund Arena - St. Olaf

Class 4A - Section 3 Boys Basketball Burnsville vs. Eastview 8:00 PM at Skoglund Arena - St. Olaf

Class 4A - Section 5 Boys Basketball Champlin Park vs. Robbinsdale Cooper 6:00 PM at Rogers

Class 3A - Section 3 Boys Basketball Columbia Heights vs. Fridley 8:00 PM at Blaine

Class 4A - Section 7 Boys Basketball Forest Lake vs. St. Francis 6:00 PM at Elk River

Class 4A - Section 4 Boys Basketball Henry Sibley vs. Stillwater Area 7:30 PM at St. Paul Arlington

Class 3A - Section 4 Boys Basketball Hill-Murray vs. St. Paul Johnson 7:45 PM at St. Paul Central

Class 2A - Section 4 Boys Basketball Holy Family Catholic vs. Jordan 8:00 PM at Holy Angels

Class 4A - Section 6 Boys Basketball Hopkins vs. Wayzata 8:00 PM at Osseo

Class 2A - Section 5 Boys Basketball Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted vs. Pierz 8:00 PM at Dassel-Cokato

Class 3A - Section 4 Boys Basketball Mahtomedi vs. St. Paul Arlington 6:00 PM at St. Paul Central

Class 1A - Section 4 Boys Basketball Maranatha Christian vs. Southwest Christian 8:00 PM at Heritage Christian

Class 3A - Section 3 Boys Basketball Minneapolis Henry vs. Spring Lake Park 6:00 PM at Blaine

Class 2A - Section 4 Boys Basketball Minnehaha Academy vs. St. Bernard's 5:45 PM at Holy Angels

Class 1A - Section 4 Boys Basketball Minnesota Transitions Charter vs. New Life Academy 6:00 PM at Heritage Christian

Class 2A - Section 2 Boys Basketball Montgomery-Lonsdale vs. Waterville-Elysian-Morristown 6:00 PM at MSU - Mankato

Class 2A - Section 5 Boys Basketball Norwood-Young America vs. Sibley East 6:00 PM at Dassel-Cokato

Class 4A - Section 5 Boys Basketball Osseo vs. Roseville 8:00 PM at Rogers

Class 4A - Section 4 Boys Basketball Tartan vs. Woodbury 6:00 PM at St. Paul Arlington

NCAA D2 2009 Central Region Tournament

Southwest Minnesota State to host the NCAA D2 2009 Cetral Region Tournament.

Here are the seeds:

1. Southwest Minnesota State

2. St Cloud State

3. Metro State

4. Minnesota State, Mankato

5. Fort Lewis

6. Winnona State

7. Augustana

8. Northern State

Click here for tournament information.

Post Season Recognition for Duberry & Zimmermann

Juniors Jasper Duberry and Kyle Zimmermann have been invited to play in the Minnesota Basketball News Top 100 Expo Showcase.

Top 100 Expo Showcases

The 2009 Top 100 Expo Showcases have been scheduled for girls on July 7-9 and for boys on July 14-16. Players will be invited through their high school coaches in late February. Minnesota Basketball News will again be providing two Top 100 Expo Showcases for Minnesota's top high school boys and girls players. Players at the Top 100 will be playing 6-7 games in front of 20-30 college coaches and Minnesota Basketball News staff members. Girls Tuesday-Thursday, July 7-9 Boys Tuesday-Thursday, July 14-16 Players will have the chance to play 6-7 full games in front of MBBN staff members for consideration in selecting the prestigious Top 100 Player List that is published annually in the November and December issues. College coaches from Minnesota and surrounding states are also invited to attend. Each player will also be included in a Top 100 Expo Player Profile that will be provided to all college coaches in attendance and to those who request one.

ALL PLAYERS MUST RECEIVE AN INVITATION TO REGISTER

CP 74 - Centennial 56

The Rebels run out to a quick halftime 43-15 lead and never look back as they blowout the Cougars to end their season. Tony Gerding made 2 free throws for the Cougars to bring them with in 2 points at 15-13 at the 11 minute mark. Over the next 9 minutes the Rebels go on an unbelievable run outscoring the Cougars 25-0. The Cougars finally score again with a minute left in the half.

The Rebels moved the ball really well and continued to make the extra pass to wide open shooters and knocked down a number of 3's thru out the game.

The Cougars started the 2nd half with a small run that the Rebels answered as the Cougars could not get within 16 points. Great job by the Rebel front line holding the Cougar front line tandem of Adams and Peterson to 13 points.
Theisen
Both teams cleared their benches with about 3 minutes to go. Scott Theisen playing in his final game at Champlin Park led the Rebels with 20 points.

The Box:
Theisen 20
Zimmermann 11
Duberry 8
Munneke 9
Williamson 2
Hager 9
Walker 1

Of Note:

• The Rebel bench surprisingly outplays the deeper Cougar bench
• Hager with three 3's off the bench
• The Rebels are good from the arch

ScoreBoard Watching:

Class 4A - Section 3 Boys Basketball Apple Valley 69, Lakeville South 65 F RECAP
Class 3A - Section 1 Boys Basketball Austin 65, Simley 55 F RECAP
Class 3A - Section 6 Boys Basketball Benilde-St. Margaret's 70, Delano 47 F RECAP
Class 4A - Section 2 Boys Basketball Bloomington Jefferson 63, Richfield 57 F RECAP
Class 4A - Section 3 Boys Basketball Burnsville 74, Rosemount 59 F
Class 4A - Section 5 Boys Basketball Champlin Park 74, Centennial 56 F RECAP
Class 4A - Section 2 Boys Basketball Chaska 58, Shakopee 47 F RECAP
Class 3A - Section 3 Boys Basketball Columbia Heights 56, Totino-Grace 51 F RECAP
Class 3A - Section 6 Boys Basketball DeLaSalle 66, Orono 53 F RECAP
Class 4A - Section 3 Boys Basketball Eastview 63, Eagan 58 F/OT RECAP
Class 4A - Section 2 Boys Basketball Eden Prairie 61, Bloomington Kennedy 41 F RECAP
Class 4A - Section 2 Boys Basketball Edina 69, Prior Lake 50 F
Class 4A - Section 1 Boys Basketball Farmington 66, Rochester Century 54 F RECAP
Class 3A - Section 3 Boys Basketball Fridley 67, St. Anthony Village 52 F RECAP
Class 3A - Section 6 Boys Basketball Holy Angels 48, Waconia 46 F RECAP
Class 3A - Section 3 Boys Basketball Minneapolis Henry 77, Chisago Lakes Area 70 F RECAP
Class 3A - Section 6 Boys Basketball Minneapolis Washburn 79, Mound-Westonka 58 F
Class 2A - Section 2 Boys Basketball Montgomery-Lonsdale 68, Belle Plaine 65 F/OT RECAP
Class 3A - Section 1 Boys Basketball New Prague 72, Albert Lea 55 F RECAP
Class 4A - Section 1 Boys Basketball Northfield 78, Rochester Mayo 61 F
Class 4A - Section 5 Boys Basketball Osseo 79, Irondale 53 F RECAP
Class 4A - Section 1 Boys Basketball Owatonna 61, Hastings 44 F
Class 4A - Section 3 Boys Basketball Park of Cottage Grove 72, Lakeville North 59 F RECAP
Class 3A - Section 1 Boys Basketball Red Wing 75, Faribault 58 F
Class 4A - Section 5 Boys Basketball Robbinsdale Cooper 81, Park Center 60 F RECAP
Class 4A - Section 5 Boys Basketball Roseville 64, Mounds View 54 F RECAP
Class 3A - Section 3 Boys Basketball Spring Lake Park 69, North Branch 34 F RECAP
Class 3A - Section 1 Boys Basketball St. Thomas Academy 81, Waseca 32 F RECAP
Class 3A - Section 2 Boys Basketball Willmar 87, Hutchinson 80 F