#3 posting 4.6.2008
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SOUTH CENTRAL ALL STAR
at Concordia St. Paul
MAROON 45, GOLD 39
There were at least five all star games this week and this was the second year of the South Central series. This is not your typical all star game. First off there was 20 minute running time no matter what the margin. Second this all star game had a sound track continually playing. Of course it was the standard hits of the day. And in a continuing trend this week (and not a good trend) the pp100 didn't crack 70. This is due in part to the lack of practice time with unfamiliar players. I saw plenty of 1 vs 5 action. Most of the scores came in transition, not in half court. Droughts were frequent.
The first half was thin in the scoring department. If you look at the first 34 possessions combined the pp100 (again combined was below freezing at 29.4 pp100 and a floor % of .147. Gold had droughts of 7 and then an unlucky 13. Maroon also had 7. Maroon's Haylie Darrington knocked down two 3s to put the Maroons up 13-6. By that time Darrington had 10 points. Kiara Strickland answered with a three right after Darrington's three. That started a 10-2 run capped off with Brittney Lodermeier's put back to make it 16-15 at the break.
The second half didn't have the dry spells t
hat plagued the first half. The game flipped back and forth. Gold stretched out with a 21-17 lead. Two minutes later it was Maroon up 26-22 after a 9-1 run. Courtney Kelzer had four points in the run. A Maroon six possession drought opened the door for Gold. The Golds started a 13-5 run. Hannah Wenaas had five points for gold. Then Gold fell into an 8 possession drought. Maroon seized that opportunity with 14 unanswered points. Mitchell hit two consecutive 3s in the run. Kelzer put Maroon up for good after a put back. Maroon was in command 45-35 with a minute left. Gold finished up with two Taquoia Hammick baskets inside to make the final 45-39.
key: player, school, points, possessions, pp100, floor %
MAROON
STARTERS
Julianne Mitchell, Mpls Edison 12, 15, 80.0, .333 quick and aggressive. lefty. besides the two 3s scored in transition. needs to improve at the line (0/4). Also her 3 shot needs to be consistent.
Haylie Darrington, Blue Earth 13, 8, 162.5, .750 delivered her 3s on out of bounds plays when defense broke down. Also took the ball to the basket on drives.
Courtney Kelzer, Mayer Lutheran 8, 9, 88.9, .444 was in position on the weakside rebounds on offense--she scored four points that way.
Megan Corradi, Chisago Lakes 4, 7, 57.1, .286 aggressive guard. has a nice stop and pop. also can drive to the basket. likes the finger roll.
AunDreah Aune, Mpls Roosevelt 4, 7, 571, .286 handled some point guard duties. is a natural 2. has decent speed. scored in transition.
BENCH
Trisha Boese, Cannon Valley Lutheran 0, 6, 0.0, .000 guard
Carolyn Smith, Redwood Valley 3, 8, 37.5, .250 guard.
Jessica Ulrich, Mpls South 0, 4, 0.0, .000 post
Katie Christian, Sauk Rapids 1, 3, 33.3, .333 guard. crashed defensive boards.
GOLD
STARTERS
Kiara Strickland, Mpls Roosevelt 13, 19, 68.4, .263 another aggressive quick lefty from Minneapolis. led both teams in defensive stops. she made one three, but over relied on that shot. is more effective on the drive.
Taquoia Hammick, Mpls South 11, 11, 100.0, .545 post player. strong. all points in the paint. needs to get stronger with the ball. Needs to work on hands.
Amanda Edmison, Watertown-Mayer 0, 4, 0.0, .000 perimeter. sacrificed body on hustle play out of bounds.
Jordan Willette, Pine City 2, 7, 28.6, .143 guard. needs to get stronger with the ball.
Katilyn Houser, Zimmerman 0, 4, 0.0, .000 perimeter.
BENCH
Brittney Lodermeier, Goodhue 6, 10, 60.0, .300 guard, scored off her own defense.
Hannah Wenaas, Montevideo 5, 6, 83.3, .333 guard. has 3 range. passes inside tend to be forced.
Becca Adams, Pine City 2, 4, 50.0, .250 forward
TRENCH PLAYERHaylie Darrington, consistent throughout
BY THE NUMBERS
Maroon 45, 67, 67.2, .328
Gold 39, 65, 60.0, .277
made 3s: Maroon 4, Gold 2
ftm/fta-ft%: Gold 5/11-.455; Maroon 3/10-.300
turnovers: Maroon 18, Gold 13
bench: Gold 13, Maroon 4
DENFENSIVE WRAPS
MAROON
Julianne Mitchell 10
Katie Christian 7
AunDreah Aune 5.5
Carolyn Smith 4.5
Haylie Darrington 3
Courtney Kelzer 3
Trisha Boese 3
Megan Corradi 2
Jessica Ulrich 2
totals: 40
GOLD
Kiara Strickland 11
Taquoia Hammick 5
Brittney Lodermeier 5
Hannah Wenaas 5
Amanda Edmison 3
Jordan Willette 3
Becca Adams 3
Kaitlyn Houser 1
totals: 36
ASSISTS
MAROON
Haylie Darrington 2
Megan Corradi 2
Julianne Mitchell 1
Courtney Kelzer 1
Trisha Boese 1
Carolyn Smith 1
Katie Christian 1
AunDreah Aune 1
Jessica Ulrich 1
totals: 11
GOLD
Brittney Lodermeier 3
Kaitlyn Houser 3
Kiara Strickland 2
Hannah Wenaas 2
Amanda Edmison 1
Jordan Willette 1
totals: 12
Next up: Tomorrow morning
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