Up Next Anoka

The Rebels (20-4 / 15-1) hit the road for their last road game of the season as they travel to Anoka to take on the Tornadoes (18-6 / 11-5) for a Tuesday March 2nd conference game rematch.

The Tornadoes are on a 2 game (Coon Rapids and Andover) conference winning streak and are led by Lomumba Ismail (15 ppg) and sophomore sensation Marcus Tyus (14 ppg) as they try to hold on to 3rd place in the conference.

The Rebels defeated the Tornadoes 77-43 back on February 3rd. In that game the Tornadoes were ranked #5 and the Rebels were ranked #8 and this was the Tornadoes 2nd biggest game of the year after losing to Osseo in the prior week. The Rebels had four players score in double digits and held the conference’s leading scorer Lomumba Ismail to a season low 4 points.

The Rebels put on an incredible shooting performance last Friday against Elk River as they made 16 of 21 from behind the arch and 12 of 13 free throws as Brandon Davis (28) and Dillon Hager (20) had their career highs in points.

The Rebels who will be looking to win their 14th straight game can clinch the conference title by winning the game. The Rebels who will probably be playing without Kyle Zimmermann again will have to handle Ismail again as he is probably ready to make up for his horrible game earlier when the teams met.

The balanced scoring Rebels are averaging 70 points a game. They have won 18 of their last 20 games and are currently ranked #2 in the Minnesota Basketball News poll and #3 in the Minnesota Preps poll.

Tipoff is 7pm.

CP 84 - Elk River 58

Davis & Hager Reach Career Highs

The Rebels, playing without leading scorer Kyle Zimmermann again, put on an incredile shooting performance. The Rebels make 16 of 21 from behind the arch and 12 of 13 free throws as Brandon Davis (28) and Dillon Hager (20) have career highs in points. Jasper Duberry reached double digits as well with 16 points.

The Rebels shoot their way to 46-27 halftime lead and never look back as they win their 13th in a row (18 of last 20) to move to within one game of winning the conference title outright.

The Box:
Boland 3
Davis 28
Duberry 16
Hager 20
Okafor 2
Pella 6
Reibling 7
Sandstand 2

Elk River: B. Erickson 4, Metcalfe 4, Yeanay 3, Nelson 18, Banken 5, Berger 12, Buhmann 8, Kush 4.

Up Next Elk River

The Rebels (19-4 / 14-1) hit the road for their 1st of two road games as they travel to Elk River to take on the Elks (14-9 / 8-7) for a Friday February 26th conference game.

The Rebels who are coming off their big victory over Osseo on Tuesday look to keep their 12 game winning streak going. The Rebels defeated the Elks back on January 26th 68-60 in a tuff game that could have gone either way until the last six minutes of the game.

The Elks, who defeated Park Center 83-64 Tuesday night, have two players who are averaging 10 points a game. They are led by junior Ben Erickson who is averaging 11 points a game.

The balanced scoring Rebels are averaging 69 points a game. Josh Pella who is averaging 12 points a game leads four players who are scoring in double digits per game. The team will again be without post player Kyle Zimmermann as he nurses his ankle sprang.

The Rebels have won 17 of their last 19 games. They are currently ranked #2 in the Minnesota Basketball News poll and moved up to #3 (from 5) in the Minnesota Preps poll.

Tipoff is 7pm.

Scoreboard Watching for Tuesday Feb 23rd

Park Center 64 - Elk River 83 at Elk River
Blaine 71 - Andover 79 at Andover
Maple Grove 66 - Centennial 72 at Centennial
Coon Rapids 54 - Anoka 62 at Anoka
#6 (4A) Cretin-Derham Hall 70 -Mounds View 64
Edina 52 - #1 (4A) Hopkins 84
#4 (4A) Robbinsdale Cooper 78 - Irondale 66
Delano 49 - #4 (3A) Orono 37
Stillwater Area 69 - East Ridge 30
Robbinsdale Armstrong 74 - Minnetonka 63
Columbia Heights 69 - #3 (3A) Benilde-St. Margaret's 93
#10 (4A) Tartan 56 - North St. Paul 47
Hill-Murray 44 - #7 (4A) Henry Sibley 58
#9 (4A) Apple Valley 62 - Lakeville North 64 /OT
Chaska 52 - Eagan 67
Shakopee 64 - #10 (3A) Hutchinson 63
Zimmerman 75 - Rogers 79
Montgomery-Lonsdale 42 - Sibley East 60
Minneapolis Roosevelt 33 - Minneapolis North 63
Minneapolis Washburn 88 - Minneapolis Henry 105
Holy Angels 64 - Farmington 52
Spring Lake Park 68 - Chisago Lakes Area 40
Fridley 61 - St. Louis Park 90
St. Francis 58 - Totino-Grace 71
St. Anthony Village 64 - Mahtomedi 79
Simley 47 - St. Thomas Academy 70
South St. Paul 52 - Richfield 70
Bloomington Kennedy 44 - #8 (4A) Eden Prairie 64
Bloomington Jefferson 58 - Burnsville 51
Lakeville South 61 - Eastview 64
Rosemount 69 - Chanhassen 39
White Bear Lake 64 - Roseville 48
Buffalo 51 - Cambridge-Isanti 41
St. Paul Como Park 48 - #9 (3A) St. Paul Central 91
St. Paul Highland Park 45 - #1 (3A) St. Paul Johnson 78
Blake 35 - #6 (3A) DeLaSalle 72
Minnehaha Academy 75 - Brooklyn Center 57
#8 (3A) Waconia 65 - Mound-Westonka 57

CP 69 - Osseo 56

The Rebels Sweep Orioles To Take 2 Game Lead

Jasper Duberry & Brent Walker

The #2 Rebels playing without their leading scorer, Kyle Zimmermann, knock off the #3 Orioles for the second time this season to push their conference lead to two games as they get their 12th win in a row. The Rebels fall behind 4-0 before hitting their stride and taking a 15-9 lead. Brent Walker gets back to back baskets to get the Rebels their largest lead at 24-11. A well timed missed shot follow dunk by Pella sends the Rebels into the locker room at the half leading 31-23.

Josh Pella

The Rebels come out the 2nd half and continued to build their lead. A basket by Pella, Duberry 3 point play and Brandon Davis 3 pointer gets the Rebels a 39-25 lead which swelled as high as 18 on a Pella breakout for a 54-36 lead with 7 minutes to go. The Orioles go on a quick 2 minute 10-3 run to get the score to 57-46 with 5 minutes to go. The Rebels get back on track and close the game out.

Dillon Hager

Jasper Duberry (5 rebounds & 5 assists) & Josh Pella (12 rebounds for a double double) led the way as four starters scored in double digits with Brent Walker turning in a great defensive effort off of the bench. Sniper Dillon Hager knocked down 3 of 4 three pointers as D'Andre Williamson pulled down 6 big boards.

D'Andre Williamson

The game was taped live by Channel 12 and will be shown on a delayed broadcast.

Channel 12 replay schedule:
Wednesday, February 24 – 8:30pm
Wednesday, February 24 – 11pm
Thursday, February 25 – 3am
Saturday, February 27 – 9am
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Box Score:
Champlin Park:
Davis 13
Duberry 16
Hager 15
Pella 16
Walker 5
Williamson 4
 
Osseo: Graff 6, Rowland 10, Anderson 11, McMorris 14, Bailey 9, Friesen 4, Theisen 2.

CHAMPLIN PARK 69, OSSEO 56

The Rebels are starting to gain momentum. Seniors Jasper Duberry and Josh Pella each had 16 points, pacing four Champlin Park players in double figures in a Northwest Suburban Conference victory over Osseo. Senior guard Chris McMorris led the Orioles with 14 points. The Class 4A, No. 2 Rebels swept No. 3 Osseo on the season. In their first meeting, Champlin Park ended Osseo's 40-game home winning streak that dated back to 2006 with a 61-53 victory.

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Champlin Park, Osseo set for boys basketball showdown

There is still another week to play in the regular season for Northwest Suburban Conference boys basketball teams, but Tuesday night's Champlin Park-Osseo matchup will go a long way toward deciding the league title.

Osseo, which has won the last three NWSC titles, needs a win after falling to Andover last Thursday, leaving the Orioles one game behind Champlin Park atop the league standings.

Champlin Park has just one conference title in boys basketball since the school opened in the 1992-'93 school year; a win tonight would put them in good position to take a second.

Tipoff is at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Champlin Park. You can watch the game Wednesday at 8:30 and 11 p.m. on Channel 12 and at http://www.twelve.tv/.

Click here for the preview.

Jay Wilcox reporting
jwilcox@twelve.tv

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.

Up Next Osseo

The Northwest Suburban Conference basketball championship seems to be coming down to the teams we thought it would be, the Champlin Park Rebels and the Osseo Orioles, as the teams prepare for their second show down of the season at 7pm on Tuesday, February 23rd at Champlin Park.

This became clear last week after the Rebels knocked off Coon Rapids and Centennial to run their current winning streak to 11 games (17 of their last 19) and improve to 18-4 overall and 13-1 in conference play. The Rebels are currently ranked #2 in the Minnesota Basketball News poll and #4 in the Minnesota Preps poll. Osseo, who is 18-4 overall also and 12-2 in conference play, lost to Andover 57-54 last Friday, to fall a game behind Champlin Park in the conference. The Orioles (before their lost) were ranked #3 in the Minnesota Basketball News poll and #6 in the Minnesota Preps poll, they are most likely to drop in both.

Last week, Kyle Zimmerman and Jasper Duberry finished with 12 points each in a 50-47 home win over Coon Rapids on February 16. Then, on Friday February 19th, Duberry, Josh Pella and Dillon Hager scored 11 points apiece in a 60-51 victory over Centennial as Zimmermann watched in street clothes.

The Rebels won the first meeting 61-53 at Osseo, snapping the Orioles 40 game four year home winning streak. It was also the first time that the Rebels had defeated the Orioles in the last five years.

It was the first game that guard Dillon Hager had permenantly replaced post D’Andre Williamson in the starting lineup. Ironically, do to Kyle Zimmermann’s being out with a bad ankle sprang, Williamson re-enters the lineup.

After a number of questionable fouls on both teams, the Rebels took a 34-24 lead at the half. Late in the 2nd half while up 8 points, the Rebels went into a 2-3 zone. The Orioles struggled to make shots from the perimeter and twice had possessions in which they passed the ball around for close to 2 minutes trying to find a shot and did not convert on either possession.

Pella (10 rebounds) and Zimmermann (14 rebounds) who both had double doubles were huge inside the lane as Hager and Reibling (who replaced Duberry do to foul trouble) continued to stretch the floor with their 3 point shooting. The Rebels 2nd half defense was phenomenal as they seemed very focused and hustled for every loose ball. This was a game that seemed like the Rebels wanted more and was their best performance of the year.

With a conference tie in the balance for Osseo, the Rebels will have to play twice as hard to win their largest game of the season to date. Expect the Orioles to play aggressive in the paint, trying to take advantage of the missing Zimmermann and to over work Pella. Williamson and TJ Okafor will need to play smart and within themselves as their play will go a long way in determining the game.

The Rebels, who have the bigger guards and are deeper at this position, will have to play big to offset this and keep the Orioles stand out point guard Aaron Anderson (12 ppg) out of the lane.

First Game Stats:
Champlin Park: Duberry 3, Davis 9, Hager 8, Pella 15, Reibling 8, Walker 5, Zimmerman 13.
Osseo: Rowland 11, Anderson 10, McMorris 8, Bailey 3, Bervin 8, Sonnenfeld 7, Theisen 6.

Washburn Miller Montrell Wade

We are all pulling for Washburn football star and basketball player Montrell Wade. Montrell was involved in an accidental shooting incident last Saturday and is in critical condition fighting for his life. The Rebels played Washburn in the semi-final game of the Olive Garden Christmas tournament. The above picture was taken after that game.

Montrell played with current Rebel players Brent Walker, Jasper Duberry, Kyle Zimmermann and TJ Okafor (pictured) on the 2007 TNL summer basketball team. Montrell's brother, Marche' was also on the team.

 

Everyone please keep Montrell in your thoughts and prayers.

CP 61 - Centennial 50

The Rebels get a solid game from Josh Pella, lock it down on the defensive end and defeat the Cougars for the third time this season as Kyle Zimmermann watches in street clothes. Tonights win coupled with Osseo's loss at home last night to Andover, pushes the Rebels into sole possession of 1st place in the conference.

The Box:

Davis 6

Duberry 11

Hager 11

Oakfor 3

Pella 11 (12 rebounds, 7 steals & 4 assists)

Reibling 3

Walker 8

Williamson 8
Centennial: Burns 12, Kuik 1, N. Kuck 16, Malinowski 4, Sarvela 11, Gerding 4, Johnson 2.
 

The starting guards,  Duberry & Hager

Andover Upsets Osseo 57-54 @ Osseo

Co-conference leader goes down last night.

Mei 5, Schmalzer 2, Berndt 14, Schneider 22, Finnes 5, Hennessey 2, Wolfe 2, Elliot 5.

Rowland 3, Anderson 9, McMorris 16, Bailey 12, Berven 3, Sonnenfield 9, Theisen 2.

Up Next Centennial

The Rebels (17-4 / 12-1) continue conference play on Friday February 19th as they continue on to game two of their three game home stand taking on the Centennial Cougars (9-12 / 6-7) for the 3rd time this season.

The Rebels defeated the Cougars 72-65 on their home court on January 22nd and 67-65 in the championship game of the Olive Garden Holiday Tournament back in December at Bethel College. The Rebels have the opportunity to defeat the Cougars twice in conference play in the same year for the first time in the last two years.

The Cougars who defeated Elk River at home on Tuesday have won 4 of their last 6 games. They are led by sharp shooter Nathan Kuck (14 ppg) and the versatile hard working forward Brian Sarvela (12 ppg). Sarvela is one of the surprised players of the conference.

In the team’s last match up, Brandon Davis led the way with 19 points followed by Kyle Zimmermann’s 15 and Jasper Duberry’s 12 points as they led the entire game.

The Rebels, who won a scary 3 point game over Coon Rapids at home on Tuesday, look to push their current winning streak to eleven. The Rebels are averaging 69 points a game are currently #2 in the Minnesota Basketball News poll and #5 in the Minnesota Preps poll. The Rebels, who might be without Zimmermann, have won 16 of their last 18 games. Conference co-leader Osseo (currently #3 in the Minnesota Basketball News poll and #6 in the Minnesota Preps poll) are off Friday night as they played Andover at home Thursday night.

Tip off time is 7pm.

CP 50 - Coon Rapids 47

Davis & The Rebels Survive A Scare

The Rebels come out with a lot of energy and ready to avenge their earlier loss to the Cardinals by going on a 8-0 run, timeout Cardinals. The game comes to a screeching halt as both teams finished a very boring 1st half, 20-12 Rebels.

The 2nd half starts with the Rebels turning up the intensity on the defensive end as they get 3 straight stops and 3 layups (Jasper Duberry 2, Dillon Hager 1) 26-12 Rebels with 16:24 to go, timeout Cardinals. The game goes back to its first half lull as the Rebels lead 34-23 with 11 minutes left as Josh Pella pulls down all the Cardinals misses (11 boards for the game).

Torren Dowdy knocks down a 3 and attacks the basket for two more and its 37-31 Rebels with 9 minutes to go. The Rebels get a couple of scores from Kyle Zimmermann and 2 free throws from Jordan Reibling to push their lead to 43-34 with 7 minutes to go when things start to go the Cardinals way.

Zimmermann goes up for an offensive rebound when he comes down awkwardly on his ankle and leaves the game with 5 minutes to go. The Rebels who can’t make a shot finally get a couple of free throws from Duberry and Brandon Davis, 47-37 Rebels with 3:40 to go.

Dowdy and Malcolm Farley go on a 7-0 run for the Cardinals, 47-44 Rebels with 2 minutes to go. The Rebels who have gone ice cold at this point watch Dowdy as he knocks down another 3 pointer to tie the game at 47 with 17 seconds to go. The Rebels, who have not scored in the last 4 minutes, call timeout.

The Rebels work the ball around when Duberry hits Davis on the left wing who buries a 3 pointer, 50-47 Rebels. The game is delayed for a couple of minutes as Dowdy suffers a cut to his head from Duberry’s elbow on the last play.

The Cardinals work the ball around only to have their 3 point attempt swatted into the stands by Davis with 1.5 seconds left. Dowdy returns with blood on his shorts and is removed from the game only to quickly change into a teammates shorts. The Cardinals get the ball into Dowdy between the ½ court line and the 3 point line as his desperation shot is an air ball.

The Cardinals outscore the Rebels 10-5 (all by Davis) over the last five minutes of the game (35-30 in the 2nd half) but come up short in their rally as the Rebels hold on to win their 10th in a row.

Box:

Davis 9

Duberry 12

Hager 4

Pella 6

Reibling 5

Walker 2

Zimmerman 12

Coon Rapids: Dowdy 18, Eutenemer 2, Dulian 2, Farley 13, Lukitsch 6, Scharber-Pikula 6.

Champlin Park, Osseo battling in NWS Conference

High school basketball powers on collision course with Feb. 16 game that could help decide conference title.
Friday, February 12, 2010
By: Matt Krumrie
MaxPreps.com

1. Northwest Suburban Conference team to watch - Champlin Park is 15-4 overall and 10-1 in the Northwest Suburban Conference. The Rebels are tied with Osseo for first place (Champlin beat Osseo 61-53 on Jan. 19) and ranked No. 2 in the state in 4A. CP has four players averaging between 11.1 and 12.8 points per game, including Josh Pella (12.8), Brandon Davis (12.4), Kyle Zimmermann (12.3) and Jasper Duberry (11.1). Jordan Riebling leads the team with 23 3-pointers made, while Dillon Hager has 22. Pella also leads the team in rebounds, assists, steals and blocks.

Click here to read the entire article.

Up Next Coon Rapids

The Rebels (16-4 / 11-1) continue conference play on Tuesday February 16th as they start a three game home stand as they take on the Coon Rapids Cardinals (8-11 / 5-7) with revenge on their minds.

As we all know, the Rebels were embarrassingly upset by the Cardinals back on January 12th 85-80 in overtime. Senior forward Aaron Lukitsch who was averaging five points a game, made six threes (one in overtime) to finish with 34 points, the most points the Rebels have given up to any individual player this year. The Cardinals also had three other players score in double digits.

Josh Pella (28) and Jordan Reibling (16) both had their season highs in that game. Starters Brandon Davis, Jasper Duberry and Kyle Zimmermann who are all averaging double digits, each scored in single digits and combined for 19 points.

The Cardinals who lost to Andover last Friday are on a two game losing streak and have only won 3 of their last 8 games. The Cardinals who are averaging 59 points a game are led by senior guard Torren Dowdy’s 15 points a game.

The Rebels who are averaging 71 points a game are currently #2 in the Minnesota Basketball News poll and #5 in the Minnesota Preps poll. The Rebels who have four starters averaging double digits are on a nine game winning streak and have won 15 of their last 17 games. The players will be honoring their parents prior to the game at 6:30. Conference co-leader Osseo is at home against Blaine.

Tip off time is 7pm.

WCCO Sports Rally Hi-Lite From CP vs Blaine

(fast forward to 3:45, don't blink you might miss it)
http://wcco.com/video/?id=75079@wcco.dayport.com

CP 64 - Blaine 59

The Rebels escape with a victory as they push their winning streak to nine games and 15 of their last 17 games.

No story on this one except two things:

1. HUGE bounce back double double game for Kyle Zimmermann (pictured above)
2. Hager with two 3's and three steals (pictured below)

3. The officiating of one of the officials ... very entertaining!

The Box:

Davis 10

Duberry 9

Hager 11

Pella 7

Reibling 4

Zimmerman 23 and 11 rebounds

Blaine: Robel 5, Anywanu 10, Briggity 29, Romashko 15

Scoreboard Watching For Friday Feb 12th

Maple Grove 61 vs Elk River 78
Centennial 59 vs #3 (4A) Osseo 73
Andover 54 vs Coon Rapids 50
Anoka 77 vs Park Center 70
Stillwater Area 51 - Woodbury 52
#4 (4A) Cretin-Derham Hall 79 - #6 (4A) Forest Lake 80 /OT
#1 (4A) Hopkins 87 - Minnetonka 78
Richfield 58 - #9 (4A) Tartan 60
Buffalo 65 - Zimmerman 49
LeSueur-Henderson 40 - Sibley East 74
Roseville 67 - East Ridge 49
Hastings 72 - Mounds View 104
White Bear Lake 73 - Park of Cottage Grove 48
Rogers 52 - Monticello 50
Minneapolis Roosevelt 45 - Minneapolis Henry 83
Wayzata 63 - Robbinsdale Armstrong 74
Holy Angels 47 - Northfield 40
North Branch 51 - Columbia Heights 69
St. Louis Park 70 - Spring Lake Park 63
Fridley 64 - Totino-Grace 68
Irondale 73 - St. Francis 36
#6 (1A) Maranatha Christian 82 - Blake 59
Mahtomedi 90 - Hill-Murray 87
North St. Paul 50 - St. Thomas Academy 63
Henry Sibley 68 - South St. Paul 34
Eagan 59 - Rosemount 64
Bloomington Kennedy 63 - Chaska 64
#7 (4A) Eden Prairie 67 - Bloomington Jefferson 44
Lakeville North 70 - Chanhassen 55
Lakeville South 68 - Burnsville 57
Shakopee 63 - Farmington 55
Prior Lake 52 - New Prague 57
Cambridge-Isanti 40 - St. Michael-Albertville 39
Mounds Park Academy 23 - St. Anthony Village 70
St. Croix Lutheran 54 - Concordia Academy-Roseville 75
#2 (1A) Minnesota Transitions Charter 98 - Southwest Christian 76

Up Next Blaine

The Rebels (15-4 / 10-1) continue conference play on Friday February 12th as they travel to Blaine to take on the Bengals (4-14 / 2-9).


The Rebels defeated the Bengals at home 61(15 points from Davis) -39 (16 points from Zach Romashko) back on January 14th as four Rebel starters reached double digits to combine for 46 points, nine Rebels scored.

The Bengals are currently on a two game losing streak and have one victory in their last nine games. The Bengals are led by junior post sensation Zach Romashko who is averaging a huge 18 points a game. Senior guard Jesse Briggity is their other double digit scorer at 10 points a game. Keep an eye on the very athletic sophomore wing Duke Anywanu as well.

Conference co-leader Osseo is at home against Centennial.

The Rebels who are averaging a conference leading 71 points a game were moved up to the #2 spot in the Class 4A State Rankings today by the Minnesota Basketball News. The Rebels who have four starters averaging double digits are on an eight game winning streak and have won 14 of their last 16 games.

Tip off time is 7pm.

The Rebels Reach The Two Spot

Class 4A Ranking Provided By: Minnesota Basketball News

RK (LAST) TEAM (RECORD)

1. (2) Hopkins (17-2)
2. (5) Champlin Park (15-4)
3. (6) Osseo (16-3)
4. (7) Cretin-Derham Hall (15-3)
5. (9) Robbinsdale Cooper (17-3)
6. (10) Forest Lake (15-4)
7. (1) Eden Prairie (17-2)
8. (3) Apple Valley (15-4)
9. (4) Tartan (15-4)
10. (NR) St. Cloud Tech (15-3)

CP 73 - Park Center 62

The game of runs.

The Rebels jump out to a 6-0 lead before Justin Casey gets the Pirates on the board with a short shot. Dillon Hager knocks down a 3 pointer for a 16-10 Rebel lead with 12 minutes to go, timeout (TO) Rebels. The Pirates return to go on a run as Deric Paine’s 3 gives the Pirates their first lead of the night 17-16 as the Rebels answer with a Jordan Reibling free throw and a Brandon Davis (pictured right) 3 pointer, 20-17 Rebels. Brian Blackhawks 3 pointer ties the game at 20 with 6 minutes left, TO Pirates.

The Rebels return with Teddy Gibson in the lineup and proceed to hit three 3 pointers, Davis with two of them (one from NBA range) as Hagler’s makes the score 29-20. The Rebels get a free throw and go into a 2-3 zone as the Pirates end the Rebels run, 30-22 with 3 minutes to go. Josh Pella with his first basket of the game 32-22.

Jordan Lynn gets a quick 4 points and another Blackhawk 3 pointer gets the Pirates to within 33-29 when Terez Vanpelt adds another 3 pointer with 3 seconds left to end the 1st half with an 8-0 run, CP 33-32. Davis leads the Rebels at the half with 14 points and Hagler has 8. The most glaring stat, Kyle Zimmermann has not scored. Casey leads the Pirates with 12 points as Blackhawk has three 3 pointers for 9 points.

The 2nd half start with 2 quick Jasper Duberry (pictured left) breakouts off of Hagler steals and a Pirate 3 pointer is answered with a Duberry 3 pointer, 40-35. Duberry finishes the Rebels 6-0 run with a break out basket to push their lead to 46-35 with 14 minutes left. Kyle Zimmermann makes 1 of 2 free throws (1st point of the game) CP 47-40 11 minutes. The Pirates get a couple of questionable calls, 50-46, TO Champlin with 9 minutes left.

A couple of more bad calls (both teams KICKED the ball around the 1st half and nothing was ever called) are made on deflections when the ‘Josh Pella Show’ starts. Davis hits Pella (pictured below) on the wing for a breakout layup off of high glass, 55-50, 7 minutes to go. Pella breaks out for dunk and is fouled to complete the and1, 60-50, TO Champlin with 4 minutes to go. Pella with another dunk off the baseline that the Pirates answer, 62-52. Davis takes an ill advised (not playing the Pirates but the clock guys) 3 pointer when Duberry comes back down and knocks down an ill advised 3 pointer, two more Hagler free throws, 67-56 Rebels with a minute and a half left, TO Pirates.

The teams exchange a couple of baskets that leads us to the night cap. With 30 seconds left the Pirates return from the TO in a full court press. The Rebels bring everyone up to the foul line when Pella escapes to catch a full court pass, takes one dribble and dunks while being fouled; he makes the free throw, 73-62.

The win pushes the Rebels winning streak to eight games and they are now 15-4.

The Box:

Davis 18

Duberry 17

Hager 12

Pella 18

Riebling 1

Walker 4

Zimmerman 3

 

Park Center: Vanpelt 10, Blackhawk 9, Hooker 6, Casey 16, Asberry 1, Paine 3, J. Lynn 17.

Scoreboard Watching For Tuesday Feb 8th

Andover 73 vs Maple Grove 61 at Maple Grove
Anoka 85 vs Elk River 71 at Elk River
Centennial 70 vs Blaine 57 at Blaine
Osseo 81 vs Coon Rapids 58 at Coon Rapids
#10 (4A) Forest Lake 67 - #8 (4A) Stillwater Area 58
#4 (4A) Tartan 50 - Hill-Murray 59
#3 (4A) Apple Valley 58 - #1 (4A) Eden Prairie 54
#8 (3A) Waconia 77 - Delano 36
Cambridge-Isanti 53 - Zimmerman 64
St. Paul Academy 55 - #7 (3A) DeLaSalle 69
White Bear Lake 51 - #7 (4A) Cretin-Derham Hall 57
Woodbury 42 - Hastings 67
Mounds View 54 - Roseville 61
Princeton 60 - Rogers 71
Minnetonka 61 - Edina 58
#2 (4A) Hopkins 98 - Wayzata 75
Minneapolis North 66 - Minneapolis South 53
Minneapolis Edison 62 - Minneapolis Roosevelt 81
Minneapolis Henry 77 - Minneapolis Southwest 44
Prior Lake 60 - Holy Angels 63
#9 (4A) Robbinsdale Cooper 80 - North Branch 52
Chisago Lakes Area 54 - St. Louis Park 79
St. Francis 49 - #4 (3A) Benilde-St. Margaret's 85
Spring Lake Park 55 - Totino-Grace 59
Fridley 61 - Irondale 76
St. Thomas Academy 70 - Mahtomedi 73
Simley 61 - Henry Sibley 77
North St. Paul 55 - Richfield 63
Rosemount 68 - Lakeville North 62
Chaska 41 - Eastview 54
Bloomington Jefferson 43 - Eagan 55
Chanhassen 57 - Burnsville 76
Bloomington Kennedy 61 - Lakeville South 68
#10 (3A) Hutchinson 55 - Northfield 51
Buffalo 62 - Becker 57
St. Michael-Albertville 60 - Monticello 46
St. Paul Humboldt 67 - St. Paul Arlington 41
St. Paul Highland Park 56 - #9 (3A) St. Paul Central 73
#1 (3A) St. Paul Johnson 107 - St. Paul Como Park 66
St. Anthony Village 77 - St. Bernard's 49
Breck 50 - Brooklyn Center 75
#5 (3A) Orono 52 - Litchfield 43
Glencoe-Silver Lake 55 - Mound-Westonka 49

Up Next Park Center

The Rebels (14-4 / 9-1) continue conference play on Tuesday February 9th as they take on the Park Center Pirates (9-9 / 3-7) at home. The Rebels defeated the Pirates 78-61 back on January 5th as Duberry (18) and Pella (21) (pictured) combined for 39 points.

Since that point both teams have gone in completely different directions. Park Center who was the talk of the conference when the teams first met, have compiled a 4-6 record since then including a 62-54 lost at home last Friday to conference co-leader Osseo.

The Pirates who have three players averaging in double digits, are led in the middle by senior center Justin Casey (14 ppg) (pictured below) who had a huge game against Osseo last Friday. He fouled out in the Rebel’s earlier game and finished with 12 points. Also look for their junior point guard Terez Vanpelt to create in the open court. The streaky Pirates should not be taken lightly as they are a very athletic and unpredictable team.

The Rebels, who have four starters averaging double digits, have been moved up to #5 (they were #8 last week) in the state. The Rebels are on a seven game winning streak and have won 13 of their 15 games.

Tip off time is 7pm.

Champlin Park 65 vs Maple Grove 55 Game Tape on Channel 12

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CP 65- Maple Grove 55

The Rebels who were up 36 - 26 at the half, maintain their 10 point lead and win a very physical game at Maple Grove.

Jordan Reibling (pictured left) and Dillon Hager (pictured below) both knocked down three 3 pointers each in the first half to combine for 20 points as Kyle Zimmermann lived on the free throw line from attacking the basket. The 2nd half belonged to Davis (7) and Duberry (8) as they combined for 15 points.Luckily the Rebels who swept the series this year, won't see the Crimson again this year.

The Box:

Davis 7

Duberry 12

Hager 14

Okafor 2

Pella 9

Reibling 9

Zimmermann 12

Scoreboard Watching For Friday February 5th

Elk River 47 vs Andover 51
Osseo 62 vs Park Center 54
Anoka 67 vs Centennial 69 /OT
Coon Rapids 64 vs Blaine 60
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Top Ten Upset Friday
#1 (4A) Eden Prairie 51 - Eastview 56
#3 (4A) Apple Valley 76 - Burnsville 79
#8 (4A) Stillwater Area 55 - White Bear Lake 58
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#7 (4A) Cretin-Derham Hall 72 - Hastings 54
East Ridge 47 - Mounds View 62
#10 (4A) Forest Lake 63 - Roseville 61
Woodbury 68 - Park of Cottage Grove 38
#2 (4A) Hopkins 87 - Edina 51
Wayzata 86 - Minneapolis Henry 94
St. Louis Park 63 -Columbia Heights 85
Chisago Lakes Area 41 - #9 (4A) Robbinsdale Cooper 74
Irondale 64 - #4 (3A) Benilde-St. Margaret's 85
Spring Lake Park 74 - St. Francis 55
Totino-Grace 62 - North Branch 47
Mahtomedi 51 - #4 (4A) Tartan 58
Henry Sibley 78 - St. Thomas Academy 69
Simley 69 - Richfield 64
Hill-Murray 77 - South St. Paul 52
Lakeville South 70 - Rosemount 55
Chaska 60 - Lakeville North 64
Chanhassen 62 - Bloomington Jefferson 61
Eagan 66 - Bloomington Kennedy 28
#9 (3A) St. Paul Central 57 - #1 (3A) St. Paul Johnson 70
St. Agnes 41 - Brooklyn Center 65
St. Anthony Village 88 - Breck 47
Concordia Academy-Roseville 62 - Blake 37
#7 (3A) DeLaSalle 73 - St. Croix Lutheran 40
Holy Family Catholic 56 - #2 (1A) Minnesota Transitions Charter 69

Up Next Maple Grove

The Rebels (13-4) take their 6 game winning streak to Maple Grove on Friday February 5th for their 2nd conference game with the Crimson.

The Crimson is currently on a three game losing streak with their last win being a 78-66 win over Park Center. The Crimson is lead by senior post player Harrell who is averaging 14 points a game. In the teams last meeting the Rebels defeated the Crimson 64-48 as Brandon Davis scored 12 points with TJ Okafor adding 10 points and 8 rebounds. Look for the Crimson to try and play a physical game and slow down the Rebels.

The Rebels, who are 8-1 in the conference and tied for first place with Osseo (who travels to Park Center), are coming off one of their biggest victories of the year (defeated Anoka 77-43 Wednesday night). The Rebels have won 12 of their last 14 games.

Tipoff is 7pm.

Boys Hoops: Champlin Park atop Northwest Suburban after 77-43 win over Anoka

Conference races across the state are heating up as we head into February, and one of the hottest races is taking place in the Northwest Suburban Conference. The top three teams in the conference- Osseo, Champlin Park, and Anoka- are all ranked in the top 10 in Class 4A. Two of those teams squared off on Wednesday night, and Champlin Park asserted themselves at home with a dominant 77-43 victory over Anoka.

Champlin Park, the winners of five straight coming into the game, started off the game by scoring the first six points. After Anoka's Lomumba Ismail got the Tornadoes on the board, the Rebels scored the next five points to take an 11-2 lead. After an Anoka time out to attempt to gain some momentum, the Rebels stayed hot and extended the lead to 16-2. Champlin's Brandon Davis then put an exclamation point on the run, following up a missed shot with a fierce one-handed dunk. One more Rebel basket made the score 20-2 before Anoka was finally able to get their second field goal.

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CP 77 - Anoka 43

The Showdown That Never Went Down !

The #5 Anoka Tornadoes traveled to #8 Champlin Park Rebels on Wednesday night with thoughts of jumping into a 2nd place tie with the Rebels and remain 1 game behind Osseo in the league race with a win. The Tornadoes are led by senior post player Lomumba Ismail who is averaging 16 ppg a game and sophomore point guard sensation Marcus Tyus who is averaging 13 ppg.

The game also featured a reunion of sorts as Anoka's Ismail and BJ Sherva played with Champlin Park's Jasper Duberry (pictured) and Kyle Zimmerman last summer for TNL Express.

On to the game and before you can blink, the Rebels jump out to a 6-0 lead all on transition baskets before Tyus gets the Tornadoes on the board. The Rebels continue their dominance as a short hook shot by Josh Pella gives the Rebels an 11-2 lead, timeout Anoka. Right after the timeout, Dillon Hagler cleanly picks Tyus’ at half court and races in for a basket at the 14 minute mark. Which gets us to the play of the game, Pella makes a steal and passes ahead to Brent Walker who misses a layup high off the backboard as Brandon Davis one handed dunks the miss, 18-2 Rebels. The Rebels get another steal that is passed ahead to Hagler for another layup, 20-2 Rebels, timeout again Anoka.

Anoka’s Eric Jordan knocks down a 3 pointer to end the Rebels 14-0 run. TJ Okafor answers as Ismail gets his first basket of the game. Jordan Reibling knocks down a 3 pointer and then on the next possession Ismail loses the ball and while going down court picks up his 2nd foul of the game at half court reaching from behind, 25-8 Rebels at the 9 minute mark. Duberry gets a great follow up tip off a missed jumper and then answers Ismail’s put back with a quick layup, 30-10 Rebels with 5 minutes to go.

Tyus knocks down a 3 pointer in between a basket and nice 3 point play by Pella at the rim when Duberry gets a rebound and quickly dribbles thru the entire Tornado team for another layup, 37-14. Tyus with a break out layup, a Jordan 3 pointer and 2 more Tyus free throws as the Tornadoes finish the half on a 7-0 run to close to 39-21 at the half.

The 2nd half starts with Tornado starters Ismail, Sherva and Tyus on the bench as Davis (pictured above) goes on a 4-0 run, 43-21. The Tornadoes score a couple of baskets that are both answered by a 3 pointer from Duberry and Hagler, 49-25 Rebels as the rest of the Tornadoes starting 5 return with 15 minutes left. Sherva breaks out for a layup 50-27, timeout Anoka with 13 minutes to go.

Mooers breaks out for a layup and is fouled for a 3 point play that is then followed with an Ismail foul as he, Sherva and Tyus go back to the bench with 11 minutes to go, 54-30.

D’Andre Williamson (pictured below) comes off the bench to score 6 quick points as Ismail, Sherva and Tyus return, 59-32 with 8 minutes to go. Zimmermann with a basket, Hagler with his 3rd 3 pointer and the Rebels have now doubled the Anoka score, 64-32. Baskets on four straight possessions by Pella, Okafor, Davis and the another basket by Davis as he attacks the basket for a 3 point play (as Ismail picks up his 4th) and this one looks to be over, 73-36 with 5 minutes left in the game. Both teams clear their benches and we have running time.

The win extends the Rebels winning streak to 6 and brings their conference record to 8-1 for a two way tie with Osseo. The Rebels who have won 12 of their last 14 games are now 12-4 for the year.

The Box:

Davis 14

Duberry 12

Hager 13

Okafor 6

Pella 11 (5 for 6 from the field)

Reibling 3

Walker 1

Williamson 8 (4 for 5 from the field)

Zimmerman 9

Anoka: Mooers 3, Tyus 9, Johanson 2, Ismail 4, Guptil 3, Sherva 7, Gave 7, Jordan 6, Specht 2.

Of Note.

• Great coaching move to front Ismail in the post
• Ismail and Tyus do NOT score in the 2nd half and are held to a collective 13 points
• Rebel team defense (NO Tornadoe player reached double digits) and forced turnovers (13 steals)
• Post play defense by Zimmermann, Pella and Okafor
• Rebel passing and ball movement (16 assists)
• Hagler goes 3 for 3 from the arch
• Big 2nd half from Davis
• Zimmermann with 12 rebounds