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43 Hoops Tournament
Saturday, 2/16/08 @ 43 Hoops
Girls 6th Grade vs. Coon Rapids

Park led 14-12 at the half, then held on to beat Coon Rapids, 20-17, in first round action.

Imani Jackson, who led Park’s balanced attack with 6 total points, had 2 in the second half, Mikala Ebert had 3 in the second half, and Maria Barr had a second half free throw.

Stats:
#34, Imani Jackson, 6 points
#15, Maggie Yarosh, 4 points
#22, Mikala Ebert, 3 points
#13, Olivia, 2 points
#42, Lauren Myhra, 2 points
#40, Rachel Welke, 2 points
#31, Maria Barr, 1 point
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43 Hoops Tournament
Saturday, 2/16/08 @ 43 Hoops
Girls 6th Grade vs. Zimmerman

Park lost its second round game to Zimmerman, 25-18.

Mikala Ebert got park on the board, then Maggie Yarosh hit Imani Jackson with a great pass for a layup, and Park led early, 4-0. Zimmerman scored the next seven points to go up, 7-4, before Jackson scored on a nice drive and layup.

Yarosh grabbed an offensive rebound and hit the put-back to give Park an 8-7 lead, then Yarosh hit from outside for a 10-7 Park lead.

Zimmerman hit two baskets in the paint to take an 11-10 lead, then Jackson scored inside again to take the lead back, and the half ended with a one point Park lead, 12-11.

In the opening minute of the second half, Lauren Myhra went coast-to-coast for a layup for a 14-11 Park lead, the Zimmerman went on an 11-0 run to take a 22-14 lead with under two minutes to play.

Rachel Welke scored on a nice Park fast break off a nice Abby Bordewick pass, and Ebert hit a nice bank-shot down the stretch, but Zimmerman’s center (she scored 16 of her team’s 25 points) was too much for Park to handle, and the lost 25-18.

Stats:
Imani Jackson—6 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals
Mikala Ebert—4 points, 1 rebound
Maggie Yarosh—4 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal
Lauren Myhra—2 points, 6 rebounds, 1 steal
Rachel Welke—2 points, 1 rebound, 1 block
Maria Barr—3 rebounds, 1 steal
Kim North—3 rebounds
Abby Bordewick—1 assist
Allison Keith—1 steal
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43 Hoops Tournament
Saturday, 2/16/08 @ 43 Hoops
Girls 6th Grade vs. South St. Paul Packers

I’ve watched a lot of youth basketball games this season, but this game may have had the most exciting finish of them all!

In the first half, Park had two baskets, a 15-foot bank-shot by Allison Keith, and a lay-up from Imani Jackson. Meanwhile, South St. Paul had a solid half, and led Park 12-4 at the break.

The second half belonged to Jackson. First, Jackson hit a layup, then a short jumper inside to cut the Packer lead to four, 12-8. South St. Paul hit a jumper of their own to take a 14-8 lead.

Jackson hit a layup to cut the lead to four, then made a steal and layup to cut the lead to two, 14-12.

With six minutes to play, South St. Paul hit one of two free throws to take a 15-12 lead, then both teams went ice cold and didn’t score until the final seconds…

With 32 seconds remaining, Jackson drove the lane and hit a 10-foot floater to pull within a single point. South St. Paul threw the ball in, dribbled upcourt, and the ball was stolen by Jackson near mid-court. Jackson weaved through two defenders and hit a tough bank shot to give Park a one point lead with ten seconds left!  (scroll down to watch video!)

After a South St. Paul timeout, play resumed and the Packers were hit with a technical foul for having six players on the court. Park missed their free throws, but also got possession back due to the technical, and Jackson took the inbounds pass and dribbled the clock out!

Jackson scored 14 of Park’s 16 points, but every player contributed with great defense, and fine rebounding.

Park was one of three teams with 2 wins and 1 loss in the tournament.

Congratulations, girls, on a great tournament!

Stats:
Imani Jackson—14 points, 1 rebound, 2 steals
Allison Keith—2 points, 3 rebounds
Maria Barr—5 rebounds, 2 steals
Maggie Yarosh—3 rebounds, 1 steal
Abby Bordewick—1 rebound, 1 steal
Kim North—1 rebound
Lauren Myhra—1 rebound
Olivia—2 steals
Mikala Ebert—2 steals
Rachel Welke—1 rebound, 1 steal, 1 block

Saturday, December 1, 2007
@ St. Louis Park Jr. High
St. Louis Park Girls 6th Grade B vs. Centennial

To paraphrase a line from “What About Bob?”—baby steps, baby steps. Park’s 6th grade gals are making baby steps, and will hit the win column soon, just not today, as they lost to Eagan, 22-7.

Park had tons of shots on goal in the first half, but only Abby Bordewick’s 12-foot jumper hit the mark, and Eagan led 13-2 at the half.

In the second half, Bordewick again found the range with another bomb to pull Park to within 13, 17-4, followed by a terrific block by Maggie Yarosh that led to a Park break and Amani basket. Yarosh got in the scoring column with under 2:00 to play when she was hacked going to the basket and drained one of two for Park’s last point of the game. Eagan added their last basket with a few ticks left, making the final 22-7.

Bright spots: Hanna IntVeld had three rebounds, Imani did a great job handling the ball and had few turnovers, and the entire team played with great intensity.

What do we need to work on? “We need to pass better and work on our rebounding,” said Bordewick, who led Park with four points.
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Saturday, December 1, 2007 @ St. Louis Park Jr. High
St. Louis Park Girls 6th Grade B vs. Mayer

Park played a great game, but lost a heart-breaker to Mayer, 23-18.

After trailing 8-0, Abby Bordewick got Park on the board with a long jumper, and Amani made a great move and hit a layup to pull Park to within four. Mayer got hot at the end of the half and went on an 8-0 run going into the break.

Mayer scored the first hoop of the second half, then Maggie Yarosh hit a nice leaner off the glass making the score 18-6. After a Mayer free-throw, Hannah IntVeld hit a 10-footer in traffic, then Mayer responded with two more baskets, increasing their lead to 23-8. Then….Park caught fire!

Imani hit a shot from just inside the three-point line, Rachel hit a banker, Bordewick hit again from outside, and Imani stole a pass and scored on a layup to bring Park to within seven, 23-16, with two minutes left!

Park’s defense stopped Mayer again, and Rachel Welke, Park’s rough and tumble forward, hit a jumper to pull the Orioles within five with under a minute remaining.

Mayer did a nice job of handling the ball in the last minute, and they ran out most of the clock before Park made a steal and missed at the buzzer.
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