Out & About: North Tartan 15s/Dakota Schoolers

#3 posting 7.28.2008
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NORTH TARTAN MELTDOWN
Silver Championship
Bloomington Kennedy
NORTH TARTAN 15s 56, DAKOTA SCHOOLERS 41

North Tartan 15s kept up with the theme of the day by grabbing the early lead (19-6) and also overcoming missing players--Sari Noga was out due to surgery, Rachel Banham was out due to an Achilles injury, and Ameshia Kearney, and Kayla Hirt were with North Tartan Larson down in Nike Nationals--in the silver championship over the Dakota Schoolers. The Dakota Schoolers were the only non -Minnesota team to make the finals today.

NT was on to start the first half. You wouldn't know NT15 wasn't at full strength and playing with three players that were added specifically for this tournament. NT was scoring at a sizzling 131.3 to start the game. Katy Winge had the hot hand early with 9 first half points. NT15 had two sequences where they scored four straight times. On the defensive end Gabby Boever had the Schoolers in detention with 5.5 defensive stops.

The inevitable cooling off for NT15 started toward the end of the first half. They only scored twice in the last seven possessions. Combined with a 2/9 start of the second half NT15 cooled down to a mild 50 pp100. In the interim, the Schoolers only made up one point. NT rekindled their hot hands and went on a 6/7 offensive sequence. DS never took the deficit to single digits.

NT15 used their quick hands on defense to keep the Schoolers off rhythm all day. There were 21 DS turnovers to only 8 by NT15. Also NT15 had the best passing game of any of the four games I charted today. Four NT15 players had above four assists.

you can see the entire North Tartan 15 vs Dakota Schooler photo gallery at kevinanderson.photostockplus.com

key: player, school, points, possessions, pp100, floor %
NORTH TARTAN 15
STARTERS
Angela Christianson, Alexandria 15, 16, 93.8, .438 bigger perimeter, has a scorer's mentality. can adjust with either hand on the shot to finish the drive. 3 range, jumper,
Laura Melquist, Rochester Lourdes 4, 7, 57.1, .286 post. needs to improve quickness.
Katy Winge, Minnetonka 9, 9, 100.0, .444 perimeter shooter. likes corner.
Morgan Van-Riper Rose 9, 5, 180.0, .800 perimeter. has 3 range. makes good decisions.
Gabby Boever, Worthington 2, 6, 33.3, .167 point guard. a pest on defense. not only had 7.5 d stops, but countless other deflected passes and offensive stifling distractions. had a great leap steal on an out of bounds pass. She came back and made the save to an open teammate. Has great awareness.
BENCH
Hannah Strop, New Prague 8, 6, 133.3, .667 versatile. can play on the perimeter and on the inside.
Jordyn Krekling, Hayfield 5, 2, 250.0, 1.000 perimeter. has 3 range.
Kara Hofschild, Andover 2, 1, 200.0, 1.000 point guard. made good decisions.
Michelle Slattery, Forest Lake 2, 2, 100.0, .500 guard
The above three filled in for players that were either injured, or with NT Larson at Nike Nationals.

DAKOTA SCHOOLERS
STARTERS
Alissa Brown, Sioux Falls O'Gorman 9, 12, 75.0, .250 big point guard. made three 3s on the day. needs to eliminate turnovers.
Lindsey Johnson, Harrisburg 10, 7, 142.8, .714 post. strong frame. keeps the ball high on offensive boards.
Morgan May, Colman-Egan 8, 6, 133.3, .667 post player
Shelby Moe, Baltic 0, 3, 0.0, .000 small guard
Taylor Olson, Sioux Valley 2, 8, 25.0, .125 perimeter lean frame. needs to keep vision up on dribble.
BENCH
Wagner Larson, Sioux Falls Roosevelt 6, 8, 75.0, .375 needs to eliminate passing errors. Needs to fake.
Katy Pillar, Sioux Falls O'Gorman 0, 4, 0.0, .000 looked to score off the dribble. needs to improve passing
Lexy Hofer, West Central 6, 7, 85.7, .429 moves without the ball.

TRENCH PLAYER
Morgan Van-Riper Rose

BY THE NUMBERS
North Tartan 15s: 56, 54, 103.7, .482
Dakota Schoolers 41, 55, 74.5, .345
made 3s/&1s: NT 4/1; DS 3/0
ftm/fta-ft%: NT 10/12-.833; DS 4/4-1.000
bench: NT 17, DS 12

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
NORTH TARTAN 15s
Gabby Boever 7.5
Jordyn Krekling 5
Laura Melquist 4
Morgan Van-Riper Rose 3.5
Angela Christianson 3
Katy Winge 2
Hannah Strop 2
Kara Hofschild 1
totals: 28

DAKOTA SCHOOLERS
Lexy Hofer 5
Alisa Brown 4
Taylor Olson 4
Wagner Larson 4
Lindsey Johnson 3.5
Shelby Moe 2
Morgan May 0.5
totals: 23

ASSISTS
NORTH TARTAN 15s
Katy Winge 7
Morgan Van-Riper Rose 6
Gabby Boever 5
Laura Melquist 4
Jordyn Krekling 2
Hannah Strop 1
totals: 25

DAKOTA SCHOOLERS
Alisa Brown 5
Lexy Hofer 4
Morgan May 2
Lexy Hofer 2
Lindsey Johnson 1
Wagner Larson 1
totals: 15

Next up: tomorrow morning

Out & About: Pinnacle Bank Nebraska/Dakota Schoolers

#4 posting 7.1.2008
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this game took place on Friday, June 27, 2008
DAKOTA SHOWCASE
POOL PLAY
PINNACLE BANK NEBRASKA 86, DAKOTA SCHOOLERS 39

Stop me if you heard this before. The older, deeper, stronger Pinnacle Bank Nebraska squad schooled the Dakota Schoolers 86-39. PBN had five players over 140 pp100 with major possessions, and 8 with 100 or better. PBN controlled the boards and controlled the free throw line. They made 20 free throws while DS only shot 10.

Once, just once, the Schoolers led 2-0. After that PBN went on a 14-0 run and never looked back. The Schoolers had droughts of 11, and 8 in the first half which didn’t help their cause. By half time PBN had enough points to win the game as they led 41-12.

DS struggled still with their offensive in the second half. They had one 1/10 sequence. PBN continued to draw interest on their offensive account. With 12 players they didn’t have any players that were winded. The free throw parade wasn’t as long in the second half.

You can see the photo gallery of the Pinnacle Bank Nebraska vs Dakota Schoolers game at kevinanderson.photostockplus.com.

Key: player, school, points, possessions, pp100, floor %
PINNACLE BANK NEBRASKA
STARTERS
Kelsey Newman, Lincoln East 0, 2, 0.0, .000 guard
Sarah Nelson, Omaha Westside 14, 7, 200.0, .857 post, strong rugged physical post. Went to the line five times. Had two &1s on the day. Seals well.
Jessica Zaruba, Norfolk Catholic 10, 5, 200.0, .800 guard, made a couple of 3s, also scored in transition
Kelsey Lane, Omaha Burke 6, 6, 100.0, .500 forward, scored in the paint
Jasmin Corbin, Millard West 3, 8, 37.5, .125 point guard, her picture is up in the post office for theft, a sneaky pick pocket. Just takes the ball right away from the victim. Didn’t finish the deal after the steal twice.
BENCH
Sara Reeves, Bishop Neumann 13, 9, 144.4, .667 guard scored three times on steal/lay ups
Kiley Herold, Millard North 8, 8, 100.0, .500 forward
McKayla Knudson, South Sioux City 17, 9, 188.9, 1.000 post (4). Moves well, good feet and hands, went to the line three times. Crashes offensive boards.
Karyn Bixler, Omaha Roncalli 6, 7, 85.7, .571 perimeter
Cassie Veerhusen, Freeman, SD 3, 3, 100.0, .333 guard
Clare Tokheim, Omaha Marian 0, 2, 0.0, .000 point guard
Emily Hauder, Bellevue West 6, 4, 150.0, .750 forward

DAKOTA SCHOOLERS
STARTERS
Lindsey Johnson, Harrisburg 7, 11, 63.6, .364, post, good frame. Did all her scoring in the second half.
Taylor Olson, Sioux Valley 8, 10, 80.0, .400, forward
Maddie Frederick, Mobridge 3, 8, 37.5, .125, guard
Alisa Brown, Sioux Falls O’Gorman 9, 12, 75.0, .333, guard. Handled the majority of the point guard duties, made a couple of 3s in the second half. Fouled out. Last foul was an offensive push off with the arm as she was dribbling.
Wagner Larson, Sioux Falls Roosevelt 2, 9, 22.2, .111, forward. Fouled out too. Needs to move feet, and keep hands to herself.
BENCH
Morgan May, Colman-Egan 3, 8, 37.5, .250, post
Katy Pillar, Sioux Falls O’Gorman 0, 3, 0.0, .000, post
Shelby Moe, Baltic 7, 10, 70.0, .300, guard

TRENCH PLAYER
McKayla Knudson, one of many PBN players worthy

BY THE NUMBERS
Pinnacle Bank Nebraska 86, 70, 122.9, .585
Dakota Schoolers 39, 71, 54.9, .268
Made 3s/&1s: PBN 4/3, DS 4/0
Ftm/fta-ft%: PBN 20/29-.690, DS 7/10-.700
Bench: PBN 53, DS 10

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
PINNACLE BANK NEBRASKA
Jasmin Corbin 6
Sara Reeves 6
Sarah Nelson 5
Jessica Zaruba 4
McKayla Knudson 4
Kiley Herold 3
Karyn Bixler 3
Cassie Veerhusen 3
Emily Hauder 3
Kelsey Lane 1
Totals: 38

DAKOTA SCHOOLERS
Lindsey Johnson 4
Shelby Moe 4
Maddie Frederick 3
Katy Pillar 3
Taylor Olson 2
Wagner Larson 2
Alisa Brown 1
Morgan May 1
Totals: 20

ASSISTS
PINNACLE BANK NEBRASKA
Kelsey Newman 3
Jessica Zaruba 3
Kiley Herold 3
McKayla Knudson 3
Clare Tokheim 3
Sarah Nelson 2
Kelsey Lane 2
Jasmin Corbin 2
Cassie Veerhusen 2
Emily Hauder 2
Karyn Bixler 1
Totals: 26

DAKOTA SCHOOLERS
Alisa Brown 4
Shelby Moe 4
Lindsey Johnson 2
Morgan May 2
Maddie Frederick 1
Wagner Larson 1
Katy Pillar 1
Totals: 15

Next up: IBCA Select Red vs Northern Lites