Park Center vs Edina State semi finals

#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.

St. Louis Park @ Edina

St. Louis Park (5-2)  @ #9 Edina (3-4)

A match up of two of the top point guards in Minnesota's 2013 class Graham Woodard and Kashif Hayes. Two teams starting off the season in unexpected fashion, creating a great early season match-up. 


Edina Win the tip-off and get a score on their first possession by Mark Handberg

Edina comes out the gate hot and jumps out 9-2 to lead with 15:00 left in the first

St. Louis calls T.O. down 18-4 with 13:00 left in the first half

 Edina is doing it on both sides of the ball  pushing it out 22-8 with 10:30 in the first

Graham Woodard has come out gunning and hitting is target from long range

Edina calls T.O. up big 33-17 with 6:04 left in the first half

St. Louis Park can't keep the scoring pace that Edina playing at falling behind 35-22 with 4:00 left in the first half

Edina leads at half tome 45-28 (Graham Woodard 29pts)

DJ Pollard starts the second half hot for St. Louis Park with back to back makes down 45-32

Ben Boone is having his 53-39 with 14:00 left in the second half

St. Louis Park on a 14- 5 run and calls T.O. down 58-47 with 11:00 left in the second half

Graham Woodward continues his epic scoring performance and he answers St. Louis Park's run  67-51 with  8:00 left in the second half

 Edina has took all their starters out up 83-59 with 4:57 left in the game

Edina gets this win with no problem 96-64

Game Review

Edina: 
This was a team win, even that only 2 players got into double digits for Edina. The defensive pressure Edina used in the half court really shut St. Louis Park down challenging on all shot attempts. Reggie Lynch 8 pts was in foul trouble early in the game but had a solid second half. Been Boone was the only other player to get into double digits for Edina with 11. Graham Wooward with an epic scoring performance 46 in the game and 29 in the first half.   Some of the shots the Graham Wooward took where well defended and some where just pull-ups from long rage. This was a great senior season underway look for Graham Wooward to be a player of the year finalist this year.

St. Louis Park: St. Louis Park did not have a bad of a game as Edina had a great game.St.Louis Park would have to play a great game to beat Edina and had a bad game, Kashif 6pts did not meet the challenge as was not a factor. Makhi Moore solid game with 1, Jeffrey Bonds had a good game of the bench with 10.  DJ Pollard had a good game with 21 and 17 in the second half trying to carry his team back. St. Louis Park is a solid team, but had a rough game look forward to them bouncing back.