Friday's Minnesota Seeding Tourney Results

#3 posting 4.25.2008 (Yes I know it is Saturday)
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MN SEEDING TOURNAMENT
Tonight was pool play in the Minnesota State Seeding tournament. The results of this weekend will go be used to place teams in the next tournament in two weeks. It was the first time this season that most of the power teams were in attendance at one event.

Coach Teas & I watched a 16/19 match up followed by 15s followed by another 16 event.
In game one it was almost like it was last week as the Minnesota Stars 19s faced the Minnesota Suns. The Stars 19s were made up primarily of players that were (or could have been) in the all star game last weekend. It was 35-26 at half time. The older team led at one point early in the first half 37-26 before the Suns started their rise. The Suns went on a 21-10 run to tie it at 47 all. After tying the game up neither team scored for 12 straight combined possessions. There were four more ties up to 58 all with under one minute to go. Pamela January tied it for the Suns. On the next Stars possession Kiara Allums scored on a drive with what proved to be the game winner. The Suns turned it over on their last trip down the court. Brittnye McSparron was fouled with 10.6 seconds left and made the first. Brianna Mastey got the key rebound and the 19s milked the clock to get the 61-58 victory.

Game two featured the 15s and the energy level was ramped up. In the previous game the Stars had only five players available at the start due to the lousy weather and congestion on the freeways. Both the Suns 15 Arbogast and Stars 15s Carlisle were hungry for a win. The Stars led at the largest point 18-11. The Suns was able to tie it at 26 at half on a three by Steph Davison. That tie would be replicated Four times in the second half, the last time at 42 on a Mariah Clarin 3. The Suns scored their last four possessions, all at the line, to wrap up a 50-42 win.

The Final match up of the night featured an early look at the 2009 All Stars with NC Heat jumping out to a 14-0 lead over 43 Hoops Johnson. Tayler Hill, Megan Nipe and crew used their defensive pressure to get steals and lay ups as they won 72-37.

I will get the out & abouts up on this or the original site-depending if I am still blocked.

you can look at gbbrecruit for the links.

next up: tomorrow.