Fall League: Centennial/Osseo

#2 posting 9.28.2008
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MYAS FALL LEAGUE
Black Division: Armstrong
CENTENNIAL cougars 53, OSSEO orioles 47

Today I saw three games in three different gyms. Stop one was at Armstrong with a rematch of the 5AAAA championship last year. This time it was Centennial getting a bit of revenge by beating nemesis Osseo 53-47. Megan Nipe led the Cougars with 24 points.

Centennial took the early advantage with a 16-6 lead. The Megan connection Nipe and Waytashek contributed 10 of those points for Centennial. At their widest Centennial led 25-12. Then it was Osseo's turn for resurgence. Between the end of the first half and the start of the second the Orioles went on a 16-3 run. Osseo did take a 37-36 lead after a basket by Jessica Fife. After that There were two ties and two lead changes. Centennial grabbed the lead for good on a put back by Mariah Miller. From that point on the Cougars closed with a 9-5 run with Nipe doing all that damage.

You can see the entire Centennial vs Osseo photo gallery at kevinanderson.photostockplus.com.

key: player, school, points, possessions, pp100, floor %
CENTENNIAL
STARTERS
Megan Nipe 24, 17, 141.2, .647 consistently good. rises to the occassion. When Osseo took their lead in the second half at 37-36 Nipe took over. She had four D stops and had Centennial's last nine points with the game in the balance.
Kahla Becken 6, 11, 54.5, .273
Celia Berg 6, 5, 120.0, .600
Mariah Miller 4, 5, 80.0, .400
Kayla Bilderback 0, 2, 0.0, .000
BENCH
Megan Waytashek 9, 9, 100.0, .556
Kasey Olson 2, 2, 100.0, .500
Holly Hoffland 0, 2, 0.0, .000
Hannah Steele 2, 5, 40.0, .200

OSSEO
STARTERS
Kylie Gottsman 4, 6, 66.7, .333
Kyana Jones 6, 10, 60.0, .300
Katie Medke 5, 8, 62.5, .250
Jessica Fife 11, 7, 157.1, .714
Danielle Mangen 12, 11, 109.1, .455
BENCH
Tamara Emerson-Smith 6, 6, 100.0, .500
Kelly McCullough 0, 3, 0.0, .000
Amanda Barfknecht 3, 6, 50.0, .167

TRENCH PLAYER
Megan Nipe

BY THE NUMBERS
Centennial 53, 58, 91.4, .448
Osseo 47, 57, 82.4, .368
made 3s/& 1s: Osseo 4/1; Centennial 2/0
ftm/fta-ft%: Centennial 9/12-.750; Osseo 1/9-.111
bench: Centennial 13, Osseo 9
An 8 point advantage at the free throw line helped Centennial in their victory. They made as many as Osseo attempted. 1/9 is below freezing.

Next up: Game 2