Out & About: NC Heat/North Tartan Larson

#6 posting 6.3.2008
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This game took place on Saturday, May 31, 2008
Battle of the Hardwood
Woodbury High School
17u Pool Play
NC HEAT 58, NORTH TARTAN LARSON 52

NC Heat topped North Tartan Larson 58-52 in pool play on Saturday. It marked the first time this year I have charted NC Heat and they did not top 100 pp100. Also NTL had a thin bench with only two subs. NCH had their full contingent. NTL was missing Rey Robinson, Jennifer Dowd (ankle), and their two Iowa players Amanda Zimmerman (HS softball tournament) and Chelsea Poppens (recovering from the Parkersburg tornado).

NC Heat got out to a quick 8-0 lead. Both Megan Nipe and Tayler Hill had &1 opportunities they converted in the early lead. NCH had four possessions that they converted for three points in the first half. NTL opened with a six possession drought. The first half maintained that spread for the most part. NTL did close to 20-16 after a coast to coast rebound and finish by Suriya McGuire. At half time it was 29-24 NCH.

The same slow start damaged NTL in the second half. This time it was a five possession drought. NCH was on fire with four straight scores. The Heat had an 8-0 run for a 37-24 lead. The biggest spread came at 44-28 after the Heat's 7/9 offensive sequence to start the second half. At that point NCH had a pp100 of exactly 100. The rest of the game they struggled at 63.6 pp100. NCH had a five possession drought that started the slow down. NTL finished with a 24-14 run. With 1:57 to go NTL closed to 55-51. Shakila Boler led the main thrust for NTL with 10 points in a 14-5 run and a 6/7 offensive sequence. Tayler Hill responded with two free throws to push NCH back up 57-51. Boler didn't finish a possession the rest of the game. Both teams combined had six straight empty possessions. Suriya McGuire made one free throw on the last NTL possession. Tayler Hill added one free throw on the last NCH possession. Megan Nipe grabbed the miss on the second shot and they ran out the clock.

photos: #1. Megan Nipe shoots with a hand in the face provided by Kelsey Florian. #2 Shakila Boler rises up for shot with Mandy Poke defending. #3 Katie Loberg finishing after making a steal. photos by kja

key: player, school, points, possessions, pp100, floor %
NC HEAT
STARTERS
Mandy Poke, Richfield 6, 10, 60.0, .300 guard. scored in transition twice
Megan Nipe, Centennial 10, 7, 142.9, .571 understands the game. in the right spot at the right time. had two &1s.
Tayler Hill, Minneapolis South 25, 17, 147.0, .647 the glue. had three 3s on the day. went to the line six times. When there is a crisis or a needed basket Hill steps up.
Annie Berner, Forest Lake 6, 5, 120.0, .600 post. has good feet. made a nice reverse lay up. good upside
Katya Leick, Park-Cottage Grove 5, 8, 62.5, .375 forward. hard hat/lunch bucket type player.
BENCH
Maggie Weiers, New Prague 6, 3, 200.0, 1.000 post, provided good minutes off the bench
Brittany Dyshaw, Eagan 0, 3, 0.0, .000 guard with length, and big wing span.
Tempestt Wilson, Elk River 0, 6, 0.0, .000 guard. forced action at times.
Sarah Bingea, Delano 0, 2, 0.0, .000 perimeter
Kayla Larson, Hutchinson 0, 3, 0.0, .000 guard
Jamelia Hudnell, DeLaSalle 0, 2, 0.0, .000 guard

NORTH TARTAN LARSON
STARTERS
Shakila Boler, Bloomington Kennedy 18, 14, 128.6, .571 point guard. scores off the drive. good pull up. Tried to carry NTL on her shoulders.
Taylor Young, Edina 1, 6, 16.7, .167 perimeter . needs to keep ball tighter/lower on the dribble.
Kelsey Florian, Roseville 4, 8, 50.0, .250 forward/perimeter. runs the floor.
Katie Loberg, Princeton 12, 10, 120.0, .600 post player. crashed the boards for six points on second chancers. athletic and has flow.
Suriya McGuire, Minneapolis Roosevelt 10, 12, 83.3, .417. acrobatic with the ball. runs the floor. hangs in the air. did make one 3.
BENCH
Megan Lauck, Mounds View 1, 13, 7.7, .077 forward. needs to sharpen passing and make better choices against pressure.
Carly Rothfusz, Eden Prairie 6, 4, 150.0, .750 perimeter, long, lean. lefty.

TRENCH PLAYER
Once again Tayler Hill

BY THE NUMBERS
NC Heat 58, 66, 87.9, .409
North Tartan Larson 52, 67, 77.6, .388
made 3s/&1s: NCH 3/3; NTL 2/1
ftm/fta-ft%: NTL 14/23-.609; NCH 11/18-.611
bench: NTL 7, NCH 6
Despite having four more bodies on the bench NCH reserves were outscored by one.
Carly Rothfusz of NTL last year played with NCH.

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
NC HEAT
Katya Leick 9
Tayler Hill 7
Annie Berner 6
Megan Nipe 4
Mandy Poke 3
Brittany Dyshaw 3
Jamelia Hudnell 3
Sarah Bingea 2
Maggie Weiers 1
totals: 38

NORTH TARTAN LARSON
Katie Loberg 6
Suriya McGuire 6
Shakila Boler 5
Megan Lauck 5
Kelsey Florian 4
Carly Rothfusz 2
Taylor Young 1
totals: 29

ASSISTS
NC HEAT
Katya Leick 6
Tayler Hill 5
Annie Berner 4
Megan Nipe 3
Mandy Poke 2
Brittnay Dyshaw 1
Jamelia Hudnell 1
totals: 22

NORTH TARTAN LARSON
Shakila Boler 7
Suriya McGuire 4
Kelsey Florian 3
Taylor Young 1
Megan Lauck 1
Carly Rothfusz 1
totals: 17

Next up: North Tartan 15 vs Fury