#2 Park Center (28-3) vs #8 Edina (23-8)
Two teams enjoying breakout seasons for their programs as they will compete to make a run to the State finals.This game features a match up of two of states top points guards facing off Quinton Hooker and Graham Woodward. Both teams come in wanting to run and play a high scoring game.
Park Center wins the tip-off and Joshua Matthews pulls up from deep 3-0
Graham Woodward with 5 points, Edina up 9-5 with 14:42 left in the first half
Quinton Hooker ties it up at 9 with 13:35 left in the first half
Devin Buckley with the 4 point play taking the lead 13-9 with 12:44 left in the first half
Park Center on a 6-0 run up 15-9 with 10:00 left in the first half
Graham Woodward with 10pts fast, Edina down 19-16 with 8:00 left in the first half
Isaiah McKay with 8 straight points to push Park Center's lead out 27-16 with 6:00 left in first half
Park Center on a 12-4 run up 31-20 with 4:00 left in the first
Edina calls T.O. down 35-20 with 2:12 left in the first
Park Center leads 37-22 at halftime
Reggie Lynch gets the first score of the second half, 37-24
Park Center up 35-24 with 16:00 left in the second half
Park Center 47-29 with 12:00 left in the second half
Graham Woodward scoreless so far in the, Park Center up 49-31 with 10:00 left in the second
Edina is losing reach down 54-35 with 7:00 left in the second half
Park Center up 58-35 with 4:00 left in the game
Park Center up big 64-39 with 2:00 left in the game
Park Center cruses to the win 66-44
Game Review Park Center and Edina both played their style of game. Park Center Athletes and depth was the major difference in this game. Park Center was able to put together big runs that Edina was not able to answer. Edina shot 16.7 % from deep and shot 43.8 % from the free throw line in the second half. Park Center brought their A game and ran away with this one.
Park Center Park Center had a balance scoring attack. Isiah McKay 16pts in the first half and Devin Buckley 13pts 11reb 5ast in second half, both had major impacts and took over giving Park Center big time scoring. Quinton Hooker 14pts 7ast pushed the pace of the game and locked up Graham Woodward in the second half. Treyton Daniel 12pts 3reb 2blk made big plays on both sides of the ball.This was a complete team effort on both sides of the ball holding Edina to 22.8% shooting in the game. Park Center turned defense into offense and spred
Edina Edina did not have a bad game as much as they were out matched at their own game.Graham Woodward did his share in the first half with 12 points but could not carry his team in the second finishing 5/19 from the field. Reggie Lynch did as much as he could with his foul trouble but had a major impact in the minutes that he played. Mark Handberg 7pts 12reb, Dane Teuteberg 4pts 9reb and Ben Boone 6pts shot 3/24 and really gave Edina no chance to win without production from their key role players.
