MyParkTeam

St. Louis Park Girls 7th Grade vs. Minnetonka
Second Tournament Game

Park outscored Minnetonka in the second half, but couldn’t overcome a poor-shooting first half, and fell 19-12.

Park had only two baskets in the first half of play, a nice bank shot and a nice runner, both by Mary. Park played good defense and held Tonka to only 12 points in the first half, but trailed 12-4 at intermission.

Park played great in the second half, outscoring Minnetonka 8-7. Tonka scored the half’s first basket, then Sarah Webb had the play of the day. Webb was on the wing when she caught a pass. She faked a pass to her left, and two defenders ran away from her, after which she drained a 15-footer.

Park pulled to within six on the next possession when Mary hit again, this time a tear-drop banker in traffic.

Tonka scored the next four point to go up 18-8, before Mary scored inside to cut the lead to eight with three minutes left.

Tonka called a time-out, but, when play resumed, Tati stole a pass and went coast-to-coast for a layup and Park trailed by only six!

Tonka went into a stall with a minute remaining and Park committed a foul, and Tonka hit one of two from the line.

With time running out, Park had a couple decent shots, but couldn’t connect and the game ended 19-12.

Mary was the standout of the game, with 8 of Park’s 12 points, 8 rebounds, and one block. Tati grabbed four rebounds; Jane, Claire and Meryssan led Park’s defense, each making a pair of steals.

Roster: #4 Emmy, #12 Sarah Webb, #13 Meryssan, #14 Mo, #20 Mary, #22 Claire, #23 Jane, #25 Sarah Brandt, #32 Amber, #21 Tati, #24 Morgan