Prep notebook: Rebels alone in first

By Nick Clark
 
The Northwest Suburban Conference boys basketball championship is Champlin Park's to lose.
That became clear last week after the Rebels knocked off Coon Rapids and Centennial to run their current winning streak to 11 straight games and improve to 18-4 overall and 13-1 in conference play.

Osseo, which is 12-2 in the conference, lost to Andover 57-54 Friday, Feb. 19 to fall a game behind Champlin Park in the league standings.

This week, those two teams were scheduled to play 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23 at Champlin Park. The Rebels won the first meeting 61-53 at Osseo.

Since then, Champlin Park has yet to lose. Last week, Kyle Zimmerman and Jasper Duberry finished with a dozen points each in a 50-47 home win over Coon Rapids Feb. 16. Then, on Friday, Feb. 19, Duberry, Josh Pella and Dillon Hager scored 11 points apiece in a 60-51 victory over Centennial.