Scoreboard Watching For Wdenesday Feb 3rd

Elk River 49 vs #6 Osseo 58 at Osseo
Andover 57 vs Centennial 54 at Centennial
Coon Rapids 58 vs Park Center 62 at Park Center
Maple Grove 57 vs Blaine 68 at Blaine
Mahtomedi 85 - Simley 42
St. Paul Como Park 72 - St. Paul Arlington 42
St. Paul Harding 48 - #9 (3A) St. Paul Central 81
St. Paul Humboldt 50 - #1 (3A) St. Paul Johnson 94

QRF – Rankings February 1, 2010

1 Hopkins (15-2) 97.0
2 Eden Prairie (16-0) 85.9
3 Robbinsdale Cooper (14-2) 84.4
4 Osseo (13-3) 83.6
5 Cretin-Derham Hall (13-3) 79.9
6 Apple Valley (13-3) 76.9
7 Champlin Park (12-4) 75.9
8 St. Cloud Tech (12-2) 75.5
9 Henry Sibley (11-6) 75.1
10 Forest Lake (13-4) 74.2
11 Stillwater Area (14-3) 70.8
12 Duluth East (11-7) 70.7
13 Minnetonka (9-8) 69.4
14 Elk River (11-4) 67.7
15 White Bear Lake (11-5) 65.7
16 Anoka (13-3) 65.3
17 Lakeville South (11-6) 64.6
18 Tartan (13-3) 63.0
19 Lakeville North (11-6) 62.2
20 Chaska (11-5) 60.2

Up Next Anoka

The Rebels (12-4) are back home on Wednesday February 3rd to put their 5 game winning streak on the court against top conference rival Anoka for the first time this season.

The Tornadoes were on a six game winning streak and in a three way tie for 1st place with the Rebels and Osseo until they lost at home to Osseo last Friday 61-49. In that game Osseo had a one point halftime lead and pulled away for the win with great team defense.

The Tornadoes are led by senior post player Lomumba Ismail who is averaging 16 points a game and is the 2nd leading rebounder in the conference. The Tornadoes second leading scoring is sophomore sensation Marcus Tyus who runs the show for them and is averaging 13 points a game. The Tornadoes who don’t have a deep bench rely on their top seniors David Mooers (12 ppg) and BJ Sherva (10 ppg) who seems to be the glue of the team.

The Rebels, who are 7-1 in the conference and tied for first place with Osseo (who’s at home against Elk River), need to knock off the Tornadoes to stay in first place. The Rebels had four players score in double digits (led by Davis’ 19 points) in their win Friday against Andover as Dillon Hager had a career high 15 points. The Rebels, who are averaging 71 points a game, have won 11 of their last 13 games.

Tipoff is at 7pm.

Miss The Andover Game

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CP 73 - Andover 58

The Rebels race out to a quick 27-13 lead as Andover's fouls mount which turns this into a 37-20 Rebel halftime lead.

Andover starts the 2nd half with a run and cut the Rebel lead to 46-37 with 13 minutes to go. The Rebels make a few substitutions and push their lead to 56-39. The Rebels maintain their pace and close this one out as Hager (pictured) has a career high 15 points.

The Box:

Davis 19
Duberry 13
Hager 15
Okafor 1
Pella 8
Reibling 3
Walker 1
Williamson 2
Zimmerman 11

Andover: Mei 11, Schmalzer 1, Berndt 21, Schneider 8, Finnes 12, Hennessey 2, Elliot 3.

Edina Hornets 65 - Andover Huskies 51

Wednesday, Jan 27, 2010 at 7PM at Andover

Edina: Woodward 7, DeBerg 2, Canova 8, Carlson 6, Stark 11, Asp 17, Gschneidner 10, Thompson 4.

Andover: Mei 12, Berndt 18, Schneider 10, Finnes 2, Elliot 1, Schmalzer 2, Wagner 3, Wilkie 3.

Amazing Shot from half-court

Brett Akagi

Joel Branstrom, girls basketball coach from Olathe Northwest High School in Olathe, Kansas, hits a half-court shot while blindfolded.

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Up Next Andover

The Rebels (11-4) take their 4 game winning streak on the road Friday January 29th to take on the Andover Huskies (7-6) for the first time this season in conference play.

The Huskies are led by two seniors, post player Jason Schneider and guard Andrew Berndt who are both averaging 15 points a game. Guard Tyler Finnes is adding 14 points a game. The Huskies pushed #7 Anoka to the limit Tuesday night and almost pulled off the upset. Andover was up 5 points with 1:07 to go but was not able to hold on as they lost the shoot out at home 85-82. Andover had four players score in double digits and is now 3-4 in the conference.

The Rebels, who are 6-1 and in a three way tie in the conference for first place, need to win this road game to keep pace with conference leaders Anoka and Osseo who face each other in Anoka on Friday. Our Rebels, who are averaging 71 points a game, are on a four game winning streak and have won 10 of their last 12 games.

Tipoff is at 7pm.

Basketbal: Elk boys fall to Champlin Park

STAR NEWS

Wednesday, 27 January 2010

Free-throw accuracy boosted Champlin Park as the Rebels held off the Elk River Elks 68-60 on Tuesday evening in Champlin.

The Rebels hit 19 of 25 freebies, including 14-for-18 in the second half, while the Elks were just 2-for-3 in the game. Down the stretch, free throws turned a tight game into an eight-point margin.

Kyle Zimmerman scored 15 points and Jasper Duberry and Brandon Davis 11 each for the Rebels, now 2-5 in the NWSC and 8-7 overall.

Jack Nelson tallied 15 points to lead the Elks. Ben Erickson added 10 points and Menco Yeanay nine.

The Elks, who have lost three of their last five, dipped to 4-3 in the conference and 10- overall. They will host Blaine on Friday evening.

Champlin Park 68, Elk River 60
Elk River ............... 31 29 -- 60
Champlin Park ..... 30 38 -- 68

Elk River -- Yeaney 9 (3 stl), Berger 7 (7 reb), Banken 5 (5 ast, 3 reb), Metcalfe 5 (7 reb), Babcock 2, B. Erickson 10, Nelson 15 (3 stl), Buhmann 3, Kush 4 (5 reb).

Champlin Park -- Walker 3, Hager 8, Duberry 11, Reibling 2, Pella 9, Williamson 1, Davis 11, Okafor 8, Zimmerman 15.

Scoreboard Watching For Tuesday Jan 26th

Maple Grove 41 vs Osseo 85
#7 (4A) Anoka 85 vs Andover 82
Park Center 56 vs Blaine 53
Centennial 55 vs Coon Rapids 58 /OT
Delano 68 - Watertown-Mayer 62
St. Paul Academy 65 - Brooklyn Center 77
#3 (2A) Sibley East 73 - LeSueur-Henderson 41
#5 (4A) Stillwater Area 42 - #4 (4A) Cretin-Derham Hall 66
White Bear Lake 66 - East Ridge 58
Hastings 73 - Forest Lake 98
Park of Cottage Grove 44 - Mounds View 61
Big Lake 59 - Rogers 66
Robbinsdale Armstrong 67 - #3 (4A) Hopkins 96
Minnetonka 85 - #2 (4A) Robbinsdale Cooper 105
Minneapolis Southwest 58 - Minneapolis Washburn 86
Minneapolis Edison 43 - Minneapolis Henry 114
Holy Angels 67 - Red Wing 53
#8 (3A) Columbia Heights 82 - St. Francis 59
Irondale 59 - Chisago Lakes Area 44
#2 (3A) Benilde-St. Margaret's 99 - Spring Lake Park 84
Totino-Grace 76 - St. Louis Park 81
North Branch 70 - Fridley 53
Mahtomedi 42 - Henry Sibley 65
Simley 45 - #10 (4A) Tartan 73
Hill-Murray 74 - Richfield 70
South St. Paul 37 - North St. Paul 63
Chaska 69 - #9 (4A) Apple Valley 81
Eastview 61 - #8 (4A) Rosemount 47
#1 (4A) Eden Prairie 61 - Chanhassen 28
Eagan 57 - Burnsville 49
Woodbury 74 - Roseville 69
Lakeville North 57 - Lakeville South 69
Bloomington Kennedy 61 - Bloomington Jefferson 62
Farmington 69 - Northfield 66
New Prague 73 - #4 (3A) Hutchinson 81
Shakopee 69 - Prior Lake 42
Becker 59 - St. Michael-Albertville 69
Buffalo 59 - Princeton 24
Cambridge-Isanti 50 - Monticello 44
St. Paul Humboldt 65 - St. Paul Harding 64
#1 (3A) St. Paul Johnson 109 - St. Paul Highland Park 73
#9 (3A) DeLaSalle 76 - St. Agnes 51
Concordia Academy-Roseville 59 - St. Anthony Village 64
Breck 56 - Mounds Park Academy 44
Mound-Westonka 47 - #6 (3A) Orono 57
Waconia 61 - Annandale 47

CP 68 - Elk River 60

Very close 1st half with Pella picking up two quick fouls, the Elks lead 29-23 with 4 minutes left in the half. The Rebels go on a small run to close to 31-30 at the half behind Hager's and Zimmermann's (pictured) 8 points each.

The 2nd half stays close until Pella breaks out for a dunk and Reibling adds 2 free throws and it looks like the Rebels are about to pull away as they get their first lead of the half 44-43. The Elks answer with 3 of their own when Davis knocks down a 3 to give the Rebels the lead for good at 47-46 with 7 minutes left as the Elks fouls continue to mount. Baskets by Duberry, Davis and Zimmermann push the Rebel’s lead as they take control of the game.

The Rebels continue to knock down free throws and are home free at 61-55 with a minute left. The story of the game was the Rebels free throw shooting as they made 19 of 25, easily their best performance of the year. The Rebel’s who are known for not being productive at the free throw line, can put this myth away with a couple more shooting performances like this. They made 14 of 18 in the 2nd half.

The Rebels got a big lift off their bench from TJ Okafor (pictured) who was huge around the basket. Okafor had 8 points, 7 rebounds and 2 steals.

The Box:
Davis 11
Duberry 11
Hager 8
Okafor 8
Pella 9
Reibling 2
Williamson 1
Walker 3
Zimmerman 15

Elk River: Yeaney 9, Berger 7, Banken 5, Metcalfe 5, Babcock 2, B. Erickson 10, Nelson 15, Buhmann 3, Kush 4.

State Rankings - January 25th Class AAAA

1. Eden Prairie (14-0)
2. Robbinsdale Cooper (12-1)
3. Hopkins (12-2)
4. Cretin-Derham Hall (12-2)
5. Stillwater (13-2)
6. Apple Valley (11-3)
7. St. Cloud Tech (10-2)
8. Champlin Park (10-4)
9. Osseo (11-3)
10. Forest Lake (11-4)

Champlin Park slides in above Osseo because they beat Osseo although I am really cringing on that Coon Rapids loss. CP will really prove they belong if they beat Anoka and Elk River coming up on the schedule and their losses include close games to CDH and Hopkins.

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Cougars' boys hoops: rematch with Rebels doesn't come as close

by Mike Hanzelka

Contributing Writer
Published:
Monday, January 25, 2010 1:02 PM CST

CIRCLE PINES — After a 10-3 first half start against Champlin Park, the Centennial boys basketball team was outpaced by a Rebel squad led by a devastating three-man scoring threat. Losing 72-65 at home Friday, Jan. 22, the Cougars stayed within 13 points for the entire second half, but couldn't close the gap to pick up the redeeming win.

Leading Centennial in scoring for the Northwest Suburban Conference (NWSC) match was Jeffrey Burns and Anthony Gerding with 12 points each, followed by Michael Kuhnly (10).
The Cougars had a chance to make up for their razor-thin 67-65 loss to the Rebels in the Bethel Holiday Tournament championship round in late December. But some late, yet inspired, shooting accuracy by Champlin Park's top players gave them the unmatched edge.
Brandon Davis led the Rebels with 25 points as guard, while Kyle Zimmermann's strong first-half performance led him to finish with 15 points and Jasper Duberry to end with 12 points. They and their teammates found an early comfort zone behind the three-point line, making five in the first half alone.

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Get A Look At The Elks

 Elk River 64 - Monticello 33
(December 17, 2009)

Ty Video Productions presents its first boys game of the season as Monticello pays a visit to Elk River in their annual rivalry series. Mike Peden and Mike Zamacona bring you the action from your local sports leader in the Twin Cities!

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Up Next Elk River

The Rebels (10-4) take on the Elks (10-3) at home on Tuesday January 26th for the first time this season.

The Elks are led by junior Ben Erickson who is averaging 12 points a game and like the Rebels, play mostly seniors. The Elks started drawing some attention early in the season when they blew out Anoka 90-56. The Elks defeated (4-2 in the conference) Coon Rapids 80-55 last week as we all know Coon Rapids upset the Rebels a couple of weeks ago, however, they did lose to Park Center last week. The Elks started the season doing whole sale changes (five in five out) but have now changed that strategy.

The Rebels, who are 5-1 and in a three way tie in the conference for first place, need this game to keep pace with conference leaders Anoka and Osseo who face each other in Anoka on Friday. Our Rebels, who are averaging 72 points a game, are on a three game winning streak (Brandon Davis had a season high 19 points Friday at Centennial) and have won 9 of their last 11 games.

Tip off at the field house is 7pm.

CP 72 - Centennial 65

The Rebels start this one by over passing and have a number of unforced turnovers that lead to easy transition baskets for the Cougars as they take a quick 6 point lead. The Rebels settle down and go on a couple of runs sandwiched around some Davis (pictured) 3 pointers to take a half time lead of 38-31.

The Rebels take care of the ball the 2nd half and build a couple double digit leads that Centennial cut to single digits but don’t have enough to get close until a couple minutes left when they get it to 6. Hager (who started again for Williamson) knocks down a couple of free throws and Centennial misses on three straight possessions as the Rebel close it out.

The Rebels were able to hold Nathan Kuck to 9 points as his shots were not following and Sarvela was limited to 9 points as well. The Cougars were led by Jeff Burns' 12 points.

Great shot selection, passing and shooting from the Rebels as Zimmermann and Davis knock down a number of 3’s. Davis (season high 19 points) who is becoming more comfortable on the wing shot very well and you can see his confidence growing as Zimmermann was Zimmermann (a 15 and 13 double double) around the basket. Duberry (pictured) who scored 12 points probably had one of his better games of the season from a point guard stand point as he continually set up teammates (4 assists) and got the right player the ball in good scoring positions.

The Rebels who are now in a 3 team tie for the conference lead with Anoka and Osseo, pushed their winning streak to 3 and have won 9 of their 11 last games as their next three games are at home.

The Box:

Duberry 12

Davis 19

Hager 5

Pella 8

Reibling 8

Walker 3
Williamson 2
Zimmerman 15

Centennial: Orth 2, Burns 12, Kuik 7, Kuch 9, Malinonski 2, Sarvela 9, Gerding 12, Kuhnly 10, Johnson 2.

Scoreboard Watching Friday Jan 22nd

Osseo 76 - Andover 49
Blaine 51 - #7 (4A) Anoka 69
Maple Grove 78 - Park Center 66
Coon Rapids 55 - Elk River 80
Rogers 76 - Zimmerman 61
St. Paul Academy 51 - Minnehaha Academy 74
#4 (4A) Cretin-Derham Hall 88 - Park of Cottage Grove 47
Forest Lake 86 - East Ridge 51
Mounds View 56 - Woodbury 54
Spring Lake Park 69 - Minnetonka 76
St. Paul Como Park 65 - Minneapolis South 62
Wayzata 55 - Holy Family 57
#4 (3A) Hutchinson 49 - Holy Angels 65
#8 (3A) Columbia Heights 67 - Irondale 71
#2 (4A) Robbinsdale Cooper 76 - Totino-Grace 61
Fridley 70 - Chisago Lakes Area 74
North Branch 53 - #2 (3A) Benilde-St. Margaret's 75
St. Francis 62 - St. Louis Park 75
St. Thomas Academy 72 - Simley 63
North St. Paul 31 - #10 (4A) Tartan 49
Henry Sibley 74 - Hill-Murray 68
Richfield 56 - South St. Paul 44
#9 (4A) Apple Valley 65 - Bloomington Kennedy 54
Lakeville South 89 - Chaska 93
Chanhassen 44 - Eagan 69
#5 (4A) Stillwater Area 69 - Roseville 51
Burnsville 57 - Lakeville North 62
Prior Lake 60 - Farmington 73
Monticello 50 - Big Lake 54
Cambridge-Isanti 36 - Buffalo 43
St. Paul Arlington 37 - #10 (3A) St. Paul Central 74
St. Agnes 46 - Blake 50
St. Bernard's 81 - Breck 67
St. Anthony Village 70 - St. Croix Lutheran 68
Brooklyn Center 55 - #9 (3A) DeLaSalle 67
Watertown-Mayer 48 - Litchfield 46
Wayzata 55 - Holy Family Catholic 57
#3 (4A) Hopkins 93 - Northwestern 62
St. Paul Humboldt 72 - St. Paul Highland Park 71
Edina 50 - Hudson 54

Up Next Centennial

The Rebels (9-4) fresh off their big win over Osseo Tuesday night take their 2 game winning streak to Centennial on Friday night to take on the Cougars (5-8). The Rebels have won 8 of their last 10 games. The Cougars were upset by Maple Grove Tuesday night as the Crimson got their 1st conference win of the season.

The Cougars who are on a 2 game losing streak are led by sharp shooter Nathan Kuck (15 ppg) and the versatile hard working forward Brian Sarvela (13 ppg).

The Rebels who defeated the Cougars 67-65 in the championship game of the Olive Garden Holiday Tournament in December at Bethel College have split conference games with the Cougars the last two years with the home team winning each game. The Rebels who are averaging 71 points a game have four players averaging double digits.

Tipoff is 7pm.

Osseo Falls to Champlin Park

The Osseo Orioles watched a 40-game home-winning streak end as they were defeated by the Champlin Park Rebels, 61-53. The Rebels led at half-time 34-24 and the Orioles could never competely close the gap in the second half.
Osseo pulled within four points with six minutes remaining, but Champlin Park was able to hold the Orioles off. Head coach Tim Theisen commented, "Champlin is a tough physical team. You never want to lose on your home court where you practice everyday and where your fans are; it was a tough loss. I know are kids will learn from the game and work hard to improve and that is what we ask as coaches."

Date Posted: Jan 20, 2010

Rebels end Osseo's home streak, 61-53

BY NICK CLARK - SUN NEWSPAPERS
Published: Thursday, January 21, 2010 2:59 PM CST

The scoreboard didn't malfunction, which was a legitimate concern inside Osseo High School Tuesday, Jan. 18.

It had been nearly four years since the visiting side had outscored the Orioles in a boys basketball game, a streak that reached 40 games after Osseo beat Duluth East by six the previous Saturday.

But Tuesday it ended, as Champlin Park handed fifth-ranked Osseo its first home loss since a March of 2006 with a 61-53 Northwest Suburban Conference victory.

"We talked about it all week," said Champlin Park head coach Mark Tuchscherer. "We wanted to be the team that ended their streak, and the boys came through."

Seniors Josh Pella and Kyle Zimmerman delivered the collective knockout blow, combing for 26 points and 24 rebounds.

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