Fall League: Hopkins/Rascals

#4 posting 9.27.2008
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ROOSEVELT FALL LEAGUE
Championship
HOPKINS royals 61, RASCALS 43

Hopkins won the first Roosevelt Fall League Championship with a 61-43 victory over the Rascals. Roosevelt is the only fall league that has a playoff format. The Royals went through the entire RFL undefeated. The Hopkins crew has been on a driven mission this fall. This stems from a variety of factors
1. The Royals want to get back to the State tournament in March. They have missed the event the last two seasons.
2. The Royals were not invited to the Sweet 16 and have used that slight as motivation.
3. The Royals have what looks like to be the most competitive line up/roster openings and players are trying to make an impact to secure a spot on the team. Every game in effect is a tryout.

That balance and intensity was felt by the Rascals in the championship. Hopkins went on an 18-4 run in the first half to put their stamp on the contest. The Royals led at the half 30-18.

In the second half Hopkins scored on five straight possessions near the opening of the half to claim a 41-22 lead. The Rascals battled back to 42-33, but the waves wore out the youngsters. The depth and balance took it's toll.

You can see the entire Hopkins vs Rascal photo gallery at kevinanderson.photostockplus.com.

key: player, school, points, possessions, pp100, floor %
HOPKINS
STARTERS
Jasmine Mendes 4, 4, 100.0, .500
Hana Potter 6, 9, 66.7, .333
Brianna Williams 9, 9, 100.0, .444
Kara Elofson 13, 9, 144.4, .778 pure lunch bucket player. Rolls up her sleeves and gets the job done. Solid, steady, smart.
Jenna Lillemoe 2, 1, 200.0, 1.000
BENCH
Sydney Coffey 2, 2, 100.0, .500
Tori Joranson 5, 5, 100.0, .600
Julia Wiemer 0, 2, 0.0, .000
Nia Coffey 4, 3, 133.3, .667
Jill Greenfield 5, 9, 55.6, .333
Ebony Livingston 2, 2, 100.0, .500
Megan Westman 2, 3, 66.7, .333
Courtney Nelson 2, 1, 200.0, 1.000

RASCALS
STARTERS
Morgan Van-Riper Rose (Eden Prairie) 14, 9, 155.6, .556
Allina Starr (Mpls North) 4, 8, 50.0, .250
Kendra Harris (Cretin-Derham Hall) 4, 6, 66.7, .333
Brittany Zins (Bloomington Kennedy) 7, 7, 100.0, .429
Jade Martin (Bloomington Kennedy) 5, 13, 38.5, .154
BENCH
Jasmine Scott (unknown) 4, 11, 36.4, .182
Sadiqah Jihad (Mpls South) 2, 5, 40.0, .200
Kinesha Green (Bloomington Kennedy) 1, 2, 50.0, .500

TRENCH PLAYER
Kara Elofson

BY THE NUMBERS
Hopkins 61, 63, 96.8, .492
Rascals 41, 61, 67.2, .295
made 3s/&1s: Rascals 5/1; Hopkins 1/0
ftm/fta-ft%: Hopkins 8/12-.667; Rascals 6/11-.545
bench: Hopkins 22, Rascals 7

next up: tomorrow morning.