#12 Cooper ( 19-5) vs #17 St. Louis Park (19-4)
A big game as both these teams are on a roll and looking for higher seeding in the sections coming in the next few weeks. St. Louis Park faces Cooper and Rashad Vaughn a top 10 player in nation 2014 class. A rematch of a.game Cooper won by 2 at home 4 weeks ago. Cooper is on a 15 game winning streak and have not lost a game to a MYSM unranked team this season. St. Louis Park only lose in the last 15 game was to Cooper in a nail biter.
Cooper wins the tip-off
Rashad Vaughn gets the first score of the game game 2-0 Cooper
St.Louis Park calls T.O. down 9-2 with 14:41 left in the first half
Cooper with the lead 11-8 with 12:00 left in the first half
Lavar McCullough with 7 fast points, both teams are on fire 21-19 Cooper up with 10:00 left in the first half
Cooper calls T.O. up 27-18 with 7:08 left in the first half
Cooper up big 38-23 with 4:00 left in the first half
DJ Pollard with big shoots to close the gap to end the half
Cooper hold the lead at halftime 41-35
Cooper pushes the lead back out led by back to back 3 from Billy Kellogg up 54-42 with 14:00 left in the second half
Cooper calls T.O. up 58-48 with 11:24 left in the second half
St.Louis Park not going away as the close the lead again, Cooper calls T.O. again up 63-55 with 7:01 left in the second half
Kashif Hayes with another big 3 and 10 points in the second half to close the gap 63-58 with 6:00 left in the game
Cooper calls T.O. up 70-61 with 3:41 left in the game
Cooper is holing on the lead as St.Louis Park closing the gap 72-67 with 2:00 left in the game
Cooper holds on for the win 77-71
Game Review This game was a battle that really gave us a show. Cooper really was playing hard and made few mistakes in this game and showed discipline down the stretch. This game was not high scoring but it was high pace and intense at any this season. Both theses team have underrated guards and left it all on the court tonight with seniors see there high season coming to a end.Cooper played not lose as the game and almost let St. Louis Park complete the comeback in the closing minutes of the game.
Cooper Cooper played a solid game on both sides of the ball, getting needed stops on defense and big shoots to answer St. Louis Park's runs. Right from the tip Lavar McCullough 12pts attacked a set the tone for the game. Billy Kellogg 23pts had a complete game, if he is able of have a few more games this season like this Cooper could win sections. Brandon Robinson 10pts got his points in the paint and had a impact. Cooper showed that this is not a one man band as Cooper played a very balanced scoring game with 4 players in double digits. Rashad Vaughn 24pts had a average game for him, but showed good leadership keeping his team together. Cooper is a sleeper if they can make it out their loaded section.
St. Louis Park St.Louis Park had a good game and did not give anything away. St.Louis had the game within 5 with 2:00 left in the game but fell short. St.Louis let the lead get to far behind to complete the comeback, ever that Cooper never led by more then 15.This was a flat-out stud performance for DJ Pollard 27pts had 16pts in the first half if he did not this game could been over in the first half. Kashif Hayes 19pts had a solid game did not play aggressive on both sides of the ball in the first half, but had clutch second half with big shoots to give his a team a chance.
