ST ANTHONY TOOK ON CHAMPLIN PARK IN THE BOYS’ BASKETBALL OLIVE GARDEN HOLIDAY BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

In the first game in the Bethel Holiday tournament, St. Anthony took on Champlin Park. Champlin Park was able to get off to a big lead to begin the game. Being down 12-0, St. Anthony called their first time out to settle down the team.

With 13:06 left in the first half, St. Anthony scored their first basket of the game. They started of flat. They were not making shots that they were putting up.

Champlin Park was able to keep the ball moving around the three point arch in the first half. They were getting shots from all around the perimeter.

Champlin Park started out strong and really played hard. They had a commanding 45-10 lead at half time.

In the first half St Anthony shot 2-24, 8.3% from the field where Champlin Park shot 59.4% from the field.

In the second half Champlin Park came out on fire. They were able to keep knocking down shots. St Anthony was never in this game. They had a very difficult time making shots throughout the game.

Jasper Duberry played well for Champlin Park I thought. He really went after the ball on both ends of the court. He played tough defense.

In a game that was very one sided from the get go Champlin Park was able to come away with the 82-34 victory over St Anthony.

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THE 2009 MINNESOTA STATE HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL SEASON STARTS ON NOVEMBER 23 2009

The 2009 boys Minnesota state high school basketball season gets underway on November 23rd 2009. I will be covering the basketball season in earnest again this year. Teams are now getting their squads together.

I was able to go over to Champlin Park High School and watch their pre-season workouts. Parents who are part of the basketball community and who have coached at different levels conducted the workouts.

The purpose of these types of events is for the players to do drill work that will help them out in the upcoming season. They also play some of competition they will see during the season.

After the drill work, the players split up into teams picked by the coaches and play a series of 5-5 to work up a sweat.

Overall I think this is a good way for the ball players to get a feel of where they now stand and what they still need to work on throughout the season.

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JASPER ALLEN DUBERRY GET TO KNOW HIM

I was able to do a question and answer piece with Jasper Allen Duberry who goes to Champlin Park High School. I met Jasper this past summer when he played summer AAU basketball. He currently plays just basketball. He has been starting ever since his sophomore year.

He said, ”I used to be in karate pretty seriously but it often conflicts with my basketball all year long. So I occasionally catch a class here and there. I played baseball and in elementary through middle school.” He currently stands 5’11” and is 172 pounds.

He will be a senior this year, class of 2010. When it comes to music he said, “ I listen to all kinds of stuff but mostly I like relaxing and light rock and acoustic, but overall pretty much everything but country.” His favorite artists are John Mayer, Coldplay, Jack Johnson, Jason Mraz, Michael Jackson, Jay-Z and Eminem.

He played for the TNL Express AAU basketball team this summer. His dad was his coach this summer. I asked him to talk about what it was like playing for his dad. “It went great. I felt that him being my coach made it easier to connect. And it made me a lot more coachable because we weren’t just limited to seeing each other only at basketball but at home as well.”

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