Breakdown Tip Off Classic: East Court Results Rundown

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Tip Off Classic is still in our minds as the event was elite. Here is the East Court rundown and what the results meant.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>LCWM over Concordia Academy. LCWM took full control of this game and made many take notice. [player_tooltip player_id='962261' first='Zack' last='Wells'] was a rebound from a triple double and his ball movement opened shots everywhere. I think LCWM is a deep team that can rely on 4-5 guys to make shots and while they aren't an overly tall team, they are strong and have some size too. Good all around team.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Robbinsdale Armstrong beat Rosemount. I've been very impressed with Armstrong. [player_tooltip player_id='1284213' first='Seth' last='Newbern'] is so much stronger this year and he's used that strength for some big results. He's a player that is on the up when it comes to stock. Newbern took over that game late and [player_tooltip player_id='1448601' first='Desmond' last='Ware'] had four second half baskets that were key as well. Throw in the veteran skilled guys and their veteran tough guys, I like what Armstrong is doing.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cherry over Hayfield. The Cherry Tigers made a statement. When [player_tooltip player_id='1288733' first='Isaac' last='Asuma'] is on the floor with his team Cherry is the number one team in Class A and they proved it this past Saturday. Hayfield is of course very good, they always are. But the depth of Cherry is going to be tough to beat. Asuma is a nationally ranked junior, [player_tooltip player_id='1601068' first='Noah' last='Asuma'] looks so similar to Isaac you have to keep a close eye on their numbers. Noah is a great defender and he shot it well. He's shorter than Isaac but stronger. [player_tooltip player_id='1579910' first='Noah' last='Sundquist'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1579911' first='Carson' last='Brown'] are both sophomores and both of them looked like prospects we need to watch closely. Cherry is going to be tough for anybody to beat. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Holy Family over PEM. PEM is breaking in new three starters and last Saturday they didn't have [player_tooltip player_id='1492565' first='Kaiden' last='Peters'] who was at the football all star game. I thought PEM was going to get blown out but they showed a ton of fight pushing the Fire to the final moments of that game. The Fire won behind a great performance from [player_tooltip player_id='1287442' first='Kole' last='Hanson'] but PEM pushed them despite being short handed. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mahtomedi defeated Stewartville. The Zephyrs stretched the Tigers past their capability. The depth of scoring options was too great. [player_tooltip player_id='962216' first='Will' last='Underwood'] was the toughest to stop with his 29 but [player_tooltip player_id='1430801' first='Cole' last='Armitage'] stepped up to hit for 16, Javan Harvey scored 14 around the basket and [player_tooltip player_id='1221176' first='Owen' last='Carlson'] chipped in ten points. Zephyrs are a deeper team than people know, great senior class. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Princeton outlasted St. Thomas. One a one point win Princeton proved they have more in the tank than we realized. [player_tooltip player_id='962273' first='Cooper' last='Drews'] was all around fantastic with 24 points, 9 boards, and 7 assists but the Aaron Keykal near double double of 19 and 9 was just as important. Zach Andresen and [player_tooltip player_id='1223105' first='Graham' last='Peterson'] stepped up as well. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lake City beat Minneapolis North. The Lake City Tigers were up 20 at one point. [player_tooltip player_id='1284149' first='Jaden' last='Shones'] gave them 20 and 20. [player_tooltip player_id='1225623' first='Ryan' last='Heise'] continues to show he is a top 20 level prospect in the senior class. The game looked over. And then with every North basket the crowd got louder, and louder, and louder, and then so loud I thought something was wrong. Followed by another basket that had people running from court B to court A which really caught the attention. Awesome atmosphere, Lake City escaped. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Maranatha Christian beat Maple River. This was a really big win for MCA. Maple River is a top five team and they had just beaten GSL and Minnehaha Academy. For MCA to put together a one basket win over a really good Maple River team says a ton. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->