Duberry & Zimmermann To Attend Camp

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Sunday, September 13, 2009

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Jasper Duberry & Kyle Zimmermann Attend Year End Banquet

Team Captains Tyler Munneke (South Dakota State), Jasper Duberry (Undecided) & Scott Theisen (Carleton).

Jasper Duberry
was named Mr. Assist while
Kyle Zimmermann was named the teams Co-MVP.

Duberry & Zimmermann Are All Conference

Duberry

TNL would like to CONGRATULATE club members Jasper Duberry and Kyle Zimmermann for making the Northwest Suburban All Conference team.

Zimmermann

South Central All Star Games Schedules & Rosters

Rebel Jr's Jasper Duberry & Kyle Zimmermann to team up together on team #3. They play at 3pm.

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Sunday at Concordia-St. Paul University Gangelhoff Center

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12:30 p.m.—Slam dunk contest

1 p.m.—Three-point shooting contest

1:45 p.m.—Team 1 vs. Team 2

3 p.m.—Team 3 vs. Team 4

4:15 p.m.—Team 5 vs. Team 6

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Rosters listed by number, name, school, height, position

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Team 1 roster

1, Jon Heimdal, Waconia, 5-9, G

3, Isaac Peterson, Cannon Falls, 6-0, G

5, Nash Faulk, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted, 6-2, G

11, Matt Skorheim, Sauk Centre, 6-4, F

23, Griffin Lentsch, Forest Lake, 6-4, F

31, Brodie Raymond, St. Peter, 6-1, G

45, John Trnka, Montgomery-Lonsdale, 6-9, C

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Team 2 roster

2, Erik Langsjoen, St. Peter, 6-0, PG

4, DJ Wesely, Mankato Loyola, 6-0, G

10, Michael Banitt, Cannon Falls, 5-10, PG

12, Skyler Sandland, St. Peter, 6-2, F

20, Jackson Bartlett, Mankato Loyola, 6-4, F

32, Tanner Kramer, Hayfield, 5-10, G

40, Jeff Hammer, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted, 6-7, C

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Team 3 roster

13, Jasper Duberry, Champlin Park, 5-11, G

21, Kyle Zimmerman, Champlin Park, 6-3, F

25, Garrett Anderson, Blue Earth, 6-5, F

33, Travis Landrum, Pine Island, 6-3, F

41, Jamison Wall, Paynesville, 6-2, G

51, Chris Breuer, St. Croix Lutheran, 6-4, F

55, Justin Heinrich, Fairmont, 6-4, G

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Team 4 roster

6, Jeremy McNamara, Pine Island, 6-2, G

14, Muresuk Mena, Simley, 5-10, PG

22, Tyler Nelson, Simley, 6-4, F

30, Aaron Hulsebus, St. Croix Lutheran, 5-10, G

34, Brennan Holm, Fairmont, 6-4, F

42, Joe Costanzo, St. Agnes, 6-7, C

50, Nathan Nietfield, Paynesville, 6-4, F

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Team 5 roster

3, Andre Garth, St. Cloud Apollo, 6-4, F

7, Nate Korfe, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle, 6-2, G

15, Thomas Sims, Simley, 6-0, PG

21, Sean McGrath, Rochester Lourdes, 6-2, G

33, Brian Tjepkes, Adrian, 6-3, G

41, Dalton Sturdivant, St. Agnes, 6-2, G

55, Austin Rink, PACT, 6-6, F

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Team 6 roster

8, Tyler Erzar, Deer River, 6-0, PG

24, Jordan Tanner, ACGC, 5-10, G

30, Zach Southwick, Byron, 5-10, PG

34, Tim Bergstraser, St. Cloud Apollo, 6-5, C

40, CJ Johnson, Lakeville North, 5-9, G

42, Chris Neumann, Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity, 6-3, G

50, Danny Parsley, Adrian, 6-5, G

54, Isaac Pelzer, Upsala, 6-0, G

Section 5AAAA Semifinal Cooper 82 - Champlin Park 73

Cooper, Osseo win in section hoops.

Many fans and players at Cooper and Osseo have been thinking about the possibility of their outstanding boys basketball teams matching up in the postseason pretty much since the season started.Someone forgot to tell Champlin Park.

The Rebels, the No. 4 seed in Section 5AAAA, had the lead for most of the night against top seed Cooper before falling in overtime 82-73 in the first semifinal game in the section.
Scott Theisen bombed in seven three pointers and scored 25 points for Champlin Park, while Kyle Zimmerman had 21.

Cooper stepped up its defense late and fought back to gain the win, outscoring the Rebels 14-5 in overtime. Joe Bright had 33 for the Hawks, with Kenquane Brown chipping in 21 points and Freddie Burton 14.

Osseo advances past Roseville

No. 2 seed Osseo was in control most of the way against No. 6 seed Roseville, but the Raiders stayed close enough to make it interesting. Gonzaga recruit Sam Dower had 26 to lead Osseo, while Bucknell recruit Mike Muscala had 23 for Roseville in a matchup of talented 6'9" players.
Nick Djerf added 13 and Bobby Fischer 11 for Osseo.

You can watch the Cooper-Champlin Park game Wednesday at 8:30 and 11 p.m. Wednesday on Comcast Channel 12 in the northwest suburbs and at http://www.twelve.tv/.

The Osseo-Roseville game airs Thursday at 8:30 and 11 p.m.
The section final, Osseo vs. Cooper, is Friday at 7 p.m. at Rogers High School.

Jay Wilcox reporting
jwilcox@twelve.tv
Wednesday, March 18, 2009

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Post Season Recognition for Duberry & Zimmermann

Champlin Park juniors Jasper Duberry and Kyle Zimmermann have been invited to play in the Minnesota Basketball News Top 100 Expo Showcase.

Top 100 Expo Showcases

The 2009 Top 100 Expo Showcases have been scheduled for girls on July 7-9 and for boys on July 14-16. Players will be invited through their high school coaches in late February. Minnesota Basketball News will again be providing two Top 100 Expo Showcases for Minnesota's top high school boys and girls players. Players at the Top 100 will be playing 6-7 games in front of 20-30 college coaches and Minnesota Basketball News staff members. Girls Tuesday-Thursday, July 7-9 Boys Tuesday-Thursday, July 14-16 Players will have the chance to play 6-7 full games in front of MBBN staff members for consideration in selecting the prestigious Top 100 Player List that is published annually in the November and December issues. College coaches from Minnesota and surrounding states are also invited to attend. Each player will also be included in a Top 100 Expo Player Profile that will be provided to all college coaches in attendance and to those who request one.

ALL PLAYERS MUST RECEIVE AN INVITATION TO REGISTER

Basketball Season Comes To An End

Champlin Park Boys Basketball

After a devastating loss to the Andover Huskies, the Rebels bounced back with authority especially on the offensive end.

On Tuesday, Champlin Park put on an offensive showcase defeating the Coon Rapids Cardinals 104-82. High scorers for Champlin Park: Scott Theisen-31, Kyle Zimmerman-28, and Josh Pella-10.

Champlin Park's shooting stayed hot on Friday, beating Anoka 92-69. High scorers for the Rebels: Scott Theisen-22, Josh Pella-19, and Jasper Duberry-17.

The final game for the Rebels is on Friday, March 6, at 7 p.m. Section seedings will be set over the weekend. Sectional games begin March 10 and 11.

Champlin Park Girls Basketball

The Champlin Park Rebels ended the season on a high note. The Rebels had two strong wins to sum up the season. Tuesday, the lady Rebels defeated the Coon Rapids Cardinals 70-69. Two days later they finished off the regular season with 54-44 win against Anoka.

Champlin Park is the number three seed in the Girls Section 5AAAA Tournament. Their first game is Wednesday, March 4, at 7 p.m. where the Rebels host the six seed, Roseville.

Jasper Duberry & Kyle Zimmermann Creating Interest @ Mayville State University

Maple Grove Downs Champlin Park In A Thriller

The Maple Grove boys basketball team upset Osseo a couple of weeks ago to tighten the race in the Northwest Suburban Conference.

The Crimson battled another contender Tuesday night as they traveled to Champlin Park, and it turned into a thriller.

Maple Grove built a 10-point halftime lead as Josh Pedretti poured in 18 first half points, only to see Champlin Park rally in the second half.

Jasper Duberry scored for the Rebels to tie the game 52-52 with six seconds to play before Andrew Frost hit the game winner for the Crimson.

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Jay Wilcox reporting
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Streaking Rebels Staring Down Osseo In Northwest Suburban

BY NICK CLARK - SUN NEWSPAPERS
(Created: Sunday, January 25, 2009 12:42 PM CST)

As the month of December ran out of days, simultaneously signaling the coming of a New Year, the Champlin Park boys basketball team was running out of options.

Leading up to the last day of 2008, the Rebels had played six games with just two wins to show for it.

The last of those losses in a 90-71 showing against Hopkins, the state's best team and one that has been mentioned as possibly the best high school team ever in Minnesota.

Regardless, Champlin Park needed to pick a direction. They could curtail and pack in the rest of the season, or they could use the remaining days of 2008 to get better.

A month later, their choice is obvious. Starting with a 78-50 win over Irondale New Year's Eve, the Rebels have won seven of their last eight ball games, including five of six in Northwest Suburban Conference play.

"Since we played Hopkins, we've been a different team mentally," said head coach Mark Tuchscherer. "The biggest thing has been our defensive intensity. We lost by 20, but we brought some intensity, and I think some of the kids realized we could play with those guys. Ever since then, our defensive intensity has been outstanding."

There has been one hiccup in the form of a 75-54 loss to Osseo, but that setback has a lot in common with each of Champlin Park's defeats.

All five losses have come against teams that at the time were rated in the top-10 of Class 4A.

Osseo has been ranked fifth most of the year, Hopkins is the clear No. 1, and there have also been a pair of setbacks to No. 8 Wayzata and another to defending state champion Minnetonka.

But other than those games, Champlin Park's been perfect.

"We are winning the games we should win, and we've lost a couple close games with those ranked teams," Tuchscherer said. "We are happy with where we are at."

And they are happy on both ends of the court. Tuchscherer alluded to the defensive effort, and offensively, Champlin Park has four players averaging in double figures, and two more scoring at least five points a night.
"That's a good thing," said senior guard Scott Theisen, who at 17.4 points per game leads the team in scoring. "We have so many scorers on the team, and when we play certain teams, they can't just shut down on person. It's a benefit for us that we have five players that can get double figures any given night."

Out of that group, Theisen was expected to score. As was junior forward Kyle Zimmerman (14.3 points per game) and junior guard Jasper Duberry (12.8).

Junior Josh Pella is a different story though. He played mainly on the junior varsity last year, but in his first year at the varsity level, he's netting 10.6 points a night, is also the conferences top rebounder and is second in the league in steals.

"He kind of does everything," Tuchscherer said. "He's Mr. Utility. His goal every night is 10 and 10, and he's been getting that on a consistent basis."

Likewise, the Rebels have been winning just as consistently as of late, and that could continue.

They beat Andover 46-43 Friday, Jan. 23 to move to 9-5 overall and 5-1 in the Northwest Suburban. This week, they were scheduled to play at Park Center Jan. 27 before hosting Anoka Jan. 30. From there, the Rebels will face Elk River, Centennial and Maple Grove before settling into a rematch with Osseo at home on a night (Friday, Feb. 13) known for the unknown.

And if Champlin Park's current trend continues, that game could be for a share of first place in the conference.

For a team that plays just two seniors, that would be frightening.

"I know, but we aren't thinking about Osseo yet," Theisen said. "That would be our goal though; run a bunch off before we get to them and hopefully win one there and have a split for first."

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Minnesota: Hopkins Humbles Sibley at Home

Royce White and Trent Lockett help Royals take showdown between state's top two teams.

Thursday, January 15, 2009

By Matt Krumrie

MaxPreps.com

Starting Five

1. Hopkins Holds off Henry Sibley: In a match-up of the state’s two top teams, Hopkins showed why it is ranked No. 1 in the state with a 77-66 win over No. 2 Sibley Friday in front of 2,800 fans at the Sibley gym in Mendota Heights. Hopkins stars Royce White and Trent Lockett led a balanced attack with 13 points each, while teammate Marcus Williams added 12. Sibley was led by Mike Bruesewitz with 15 points and Maurice Hernandez with 15. Hopkins led 43-33 at halftime in a game that featured six players who have signed with Division I programs, including White (Minnesota), Lockett (Arizona State) and Bruesewitz (Wisconsin).

2. Champlin Park Challenging in Northwest Suburban: Osseo entered the season as the favorite in the Northwest Suburban Conference, and so far, the Orioles are living up to expectations at 3-0 in the conference and 9-1 overall. One team that could be ready to challenge in the conference race is Champlin Park. The Rebels defeated Blaine 75-73 Tuesday to move to 3-0 in the conference (7-4 overall). The Rebels lead the conference in points per game at 72.6 and have a balanced attack led by Scott Theisen (16.4 points per game), Kyle Zimmermann (15.2), Jasper Duberry (14.1), Josh Pella (11.3) and Tyler Munneke (7.7). In that win against Blaine Zimmermann scored 25 and Duberry 20 to lead the Rebels, who face Osseo Thursday evening.

3. Owatonna Rolling: Owatonna appears to be one outstate threat teams will have to deal with this year. The Huskies improved to 5-0 in the Big Nine and 8-2 overall with a 63-48 win over Rochester John Marshall Tuesday. Kyle Melcher scored 13 points and had 11 rebounds, Spencer Busho scored 11, Taylor Steinbauer 9 and Vaughn Thada 8. The Huskies are tied for first in the Big Nine Conference with Mankato West, the top-ranked team in 3A. Owatonna is ranked No. 8 in 4A. The two teams square off for the first time Friday in Mankato.

4. Awesome Blossom Playing Awesome: Blooming Prairie remains on top of the Gopher Conference with a 65-45 win over J-W-P this week. Cooper Nelson scored 15 points to lead BP, who improved to 5-0 in the conference and 8-1 overall. Matt Zellmer scored 14 and Israel Clark 12 in the win for BP.

5. Cooper Cruising: Nine games, nine wins for the Robbinsdale Cooper basketball team. Led by Rodney Williams (15.9 points per game), a Minnesota recruit and one of the most high-flying players in the country, Cooper is far from one dimensional. Other key players for the Classic Lake title contenders include Kenquane Brown (15.2), Quincey Bethea (13.1) and Joe Bright (13.3).

Former Warrior Wins in Homecoming As Coach

By MIKE BIALKA

Sports Editor

Champlin Park 82, Warriors 63

Mark Tuchscherer almost looked out of place.

The 1998 Brainerd High School graduate, and former Warrior boys' basketball standout, was patrolling the opposite sideline Friday as head coach of the Champlin Park Rebels, who scored an 82-63 victory that kept the Warriors winless.

"It was different," Tuchscherer said of being on the opposing sideline. "It was hard not to think about it. You try not to but it was different to see a bunch of old coaches and mentors and talk to them before the game. It was a good time."

Leading 35-34 at the half the Rebels shot 63.6 percent (21 of 33) in the second half and outscored Brainerd 47-29.

Champlin Park buried five of its nine threes in the second half but also scored on fast breaks and in the paint. In the first three minutes of the second Brainerd turned the ball over three times and the Rebels soared ahead 52-41. Brainerd was never closer than eight the rest of the way.

Jasper Duberry

The Rebels had outstanding balance as Jasper Duberry scored 12 of his 18 points in the second half, Josh Pella had 11 of his 15 in the first, D'Andre Williamson scored 12 of his 13 in the second and Ty Munneke had nine in each half.

Scott Theisen, who entered the game as the Rebels' leading scorer with a 17.3 average, was held to four points.

"We didn't shoot the ball well the first half," Tuchscherer said. "We really don't have much of an inside game. We're not very big but we're pretty crafty inside.

"They kind of took away (Kyle) Zimmerman in the post but we were able to hit some shots. Our main shooter (Theisen) wasn't hitting but our second-best shooter (Munneke) was doing just fine."

Tyler Munneke
Warriors coach Matt Urbanek shuffled his lineup, giving senior Mike Gervenak and junior Joel Martin their first starts. Gervenak responded with 10 points and Martin with 12.

"We had some guys who were given their first opportunity to get significant minutes and took advantage of it," Urbanek said. "They played hard, they played defense, they played unselfishly, set the tone and set a great example for the rest of our team."

Brainerd shot 48.4 percent in the first half, which was tied six times. The Warriors overcame a 16-7 deficit with a 10-point run that put them ahead 17-16. The teams virtually traded baskets until the intermission.

The Warriors made just 30 percent (9 of 30) of their shots in the second and finished with 21 turnovers.

Kyle Crocker led Brainerd with 16 points. Ben Gervais came off the bench to add 10.

"A couple things have been our Achilles heel this year," Urbanek said. "One of them has been turnovers. We had times tonight where we did a lot better than that, we had times where we struggled with that. That's something we've been talking a lot about and working on. That's something we need to do a better job of if we're going to be a good team.

"The second thing is shot selection and sharing the ball. That's been our second Achilles heel. We've talked a lot about that too. I thought we made some progress in that area. I thought we had a lot more chemistry tonight and I thought we shared the ball a lot better."

The loss dropped Brainerd to 0-5 overall.

"It's a long season," Urbanek said. "It's not a sprint, it's a marathon. We have a long way to go. We've played five games. We have 20 games to go in our regular season. We have not seen the results in the win-loss column, but we saw progress. We have to keep that in mind."

Champlin Park 35 47 - 82

Brainerd 34 29 - 63

CHAMPLIN PARK
Jasper Duberry 18, Josh Pella 15, D'Andre Williamson 13, Scott Theisen 4, Kyle Zimmerman 8, Tyler Munneke 18, Dillon Hager 3, Jordan Reibling 3. FG 34-65. FT 5-8. 3-point baskets: 9 (Duberry 2, Pella, Munneke 4, Hager, Reibling). Turnovers: 9.

BRAINERD
Mike Gervenak 10, Kyle Crocker 16, Joel Martin 12, Aaron Pavek 9, Garth Askegaard 4, Ben Gervais 10, Sam Feyder 2. FG 24-61. FT 8-11. 3-point baskets: 7 (Gervenak 2, Crocker, Martin 2, Gervais 2). Turnovers: 21.

MIKE BIALKA may be reached at mike.bialka@brainerddispatch.com or at 855-5861.

TNL Players Play The #1 Team In The State

Hopkins 90 - Champlin Park 71

A much anticipated game, not for a competitive reason, but for the Rebels fans to have an up close look at the states #1 team which is also ranked nationally. The Royals starting five are all D1 players. The Rebels come out and match the Royals intensity early which was very important for them. The Rebels keep it close for the first twelve or so minutes as all of the starters are scoring. The Royals get a couple of breakouts and runs and lead at the half 53-32.

The Rebels continue to play with the Royals and actually go on a couple of runs which make it interesting for flashes of the second half. Both teams empty their benches with about 4 minutes left and let their JV players mop this one up. I didn't see it but I heard the JV team beat Hopkins earlier in the day.

Hopkins is a very solid team up front and their best overall player looks to be Raymond Cowles. He is a SOLID player and I think he is the ONE that makes it all work for them. Lockett was fun to watch as Sundufu showed his DEEP shooting range.

The Box:
Zimmermann 15
Theisen 13
Duberry 12
Williamson 10
Walker 4

Of Note ...

• The Rebels take a couple of heavy weight runs from the Royals and try to answer back.
• Zimmermann continues to play bigger than his size.
• All five starters score in double digits.
• Theisen with 8 rebounds.

Champlin Park at Buffalo Thoughts

The Czar goes east metro to a special west of the metro trip with the Caveman to Buffalo for their tilt with Champlin Park. Hard to figure what league Buffalo is in as this is their 4th straight game vs the NW Suburban. They beat Coon Rapids and are coming off back to back losses to Elk River and Maple Grove. Buffalo has a very nice building too. Good place to watch a game despite the fact that the friendly concession stand person gave me Diet Pepsi instead of regular Pepsi. How am I going to maintain my girlish figure on 0 calories?

I was psyched for the Jasper Duberry (CP) vs Eric Olson (Buffalo) matchup but Olson isn't in the starting lineup and the 1st 3 Buffalo subs don't include him. But Olson finally makes his entrance at 12:32. Lefty Brock Korbel enters as well and sparks an 8-0 run in just over a minute with back to back triples on his 1st 2 touches. 13-6 Bison at 13:26. Buffalo very deliberate with their 5 man open post motion. Korbel with another triple and Olson on the board with a layup to make it 20-14 Buffalo at the 10 minute mark. Korbel not bashful about shooting it when he's got any daylight. Scott Theisen with a triple and a Josh Pella layup brings Champlin Park within 22-19 at 8:48. Thiesen picks up his 2nd foul at 6:04 and he has to sit out the rest of the half. The Rebels now going 1-3-1 trapping the corners. Olson with a free throw, a triple and then he finds Brooks Beilke for a layup. That's 6 in a row for Buffalo and they're up 30-24 with 2:50 left in the half. CP not rebounding in the zone so they're back man. Pella and Zimmerman trade assists to each other and get the rest of the 1st half points for CP. 33-31 Champlin Park at halftime after a 8-1 run over the last 2 minutes. Theisen with 10 points before the 2 fouls. Pella with 8 and Zimmerman with 6. Korbel with 9 for Buffalo on his 3 triples. Olson and Beilke with 6 each.

Champlin Park determined to play inside in the 2nd half. Kyle Zimmerman with the scoring there. Korbel with a couple of buckets for the Bison to keep it close. 41-39 CP at 12:45 and Zimmerman has 6 in the half and all the points for CP are inside. Zimmerman then with 2 FTs and a layup that bookend a 7-0 CP run that makes it 48-39 CP with 10:40 left. Eric Olson back in after a rest as Buffalo needs him on the floor to stop the bleeding. He finds Chase Liska to break the run but picks up his 4th foul at 10:15. Will Buffalo survive? Beilke with a 3 point play cuts it to 4. DeAndre Williamson with another inside hoop for CP. Brandon Stevens with a 3 to cut the CP lead to 50-47 at 8:50. Zimmerman with another post hoop but then he leaves after appearing to tweak his back (an injury that kept him out most of the fall) at 8:17. Beilke makes 2 bonus FTs and another FT to cut the lead to 53-50 at 7:45 and Olson is back in the game. Zimmerman returns and finds Tyler Munneke for a triple on the inside out look. Beilke hot with a triple and then a J cuts it to 56-55 CP at 6:25. Zimmerman with a free throw and then a nice pass ahead to Pella that yields another free throw. Pella gets a steal and finds Duberry for a layup 60-55 CP at 5:15.

Bielke with another triple and then he steals the inbounds for 2 and the foul. He makes the foul shot and in the blink of an eye, Buffalo is back on top 61-60 with 4:30 to play. Duberry drives and banks one home at 4:10, CP by 1. Olson gets a steal at the 3 minute mark and in the process of driving to the basket on Duberry, he pushes off on him and gets called for the offensive foul. (good call) That's the 5th foul on #3 Olson and he's gone. But wait, the zebras and the scorer's table (and frankly the CP bench too) mess this up horribly and the foul is credited to #33 Beilke and Olson by some miracle is still in the game. I'm speechless. Duberry makes 2 FTs off the resulting possession and CP leads 64-61 with 2:38 left. Olson then makes 1 of 2 after a phantom holding call on Duberry. The ref right on the play sees nothing and then out of nowhere the official on the other side of the court calls the hold. Wow. 1:45 to go CP by 2. They take time and kill almost a minute of clock with a dribble weave type delay but Theisen on the bounce pushes a guy over (good call) at 49.9. CP stays with the 1-3-1. Beilke makes a hard cut down the left side of the lane gets the ball on a nice feed and goes up. Pella appears to block the shot cleanly but there's the whistle and that's Pella's 5th foul. Beilke makes both with 37.7 left and we're tied at 64. Out of a timeout, CP looking to quickly run a screen the screener play for Theisen rather than playing for 1 shot. Zimmerman gets fouled off the ball as that's happening. He makes 1 of 2 with 21.7 left, 65-64 CP. Out of a Buffalo timeout, CP stays 1-3-1. Olson gets in the top gap and in the lane. He finds Beilke underneath but he can't convert. Theisen rebounds and gets fouled with 4.3 left. He makes 1 but misses the 2nd. Buffalo rebounds and calls their last timeout at 3.6. They show the play and then CP calls timeout before the inbound. Buffalo tries to find Olson curling near midcourt but he is forced into the backcourt. He never touches it and Buffalo doesn't get a look at the final shot. 66-64 Champlin Park in a fun game with some strange officiating late.
For Buffalo, they fall to 2-3. 1-3 vs the NW Suburban. They finish their tour of the league when they host Osseo on Tuesday. Eric Olson with 6 points but he was the guy who got them into their sets and found open people. This was especially true of his penetration for good looks vs the 1-3-1. Brock Korbel is instant offense off the bench. he got his 11 points in 2 quick bunches. Brooks Beilke was coming off 2 quiet games, but he went off for 25 tonight. He had 19 of Buffalo's 33 in the 2nd half despite that last tough miss inside. 2 triples and 7 of 8 from the stripe. Monticello appears to be the favorite in the Mississippi8. STMA just moved into the rankings so they'll be there. I look for Buffalo and Cambridge-Isanti, despite their current struggles to be next in line. CI has a brutal 3 game stretch after the holidays where they host STMA and Buffalo followed by a trip to Monticello in a 6 day span.

For Champlin Park, they get their 1st win of the year after tough losses to Minnetonka and Wayzata (no shame there). Kyle Zimmerman with 15 in the 2nd half and a total of 21 for the game. CP was able to throw the ball down to the block to him to get points whenever they wanted in that 2nd half. With the assists added in, he had a part of at least 19 of the 33 CP 2nd half points. This may be the only time all season where you see CP as the dominant team inside scoring post up buckets. Scott Theisen with only 4 2nd half points after 10 in the 1st half. They're not deep as they really only play 7, and you could say 6 as DeAndre Williamson may or may not be part of the critical rotation. Size obviously an issue and in their 1-3-1 they didn't rebound well in it and they weren't active in it. But if they played man, Buffalo's execution would have gotten to them. Tough spot to be in. They'll also need to address the backup point spot and they really don't have a good way to get Jasper Duberry a rest.

X and O of the Day
The final play for Buffalo was something like this (at least the apparent intent, not the result). Ball on the end line on the right side of the basket for the offense. 1 guy around the top of the key in the backcourt. 1 guy at center court. 1 guy at center court on the left side line. Olson was on the left side near the far hash mark. The idea here is to have Olson curl around the screens of all 3 guys or any set of them and catch the ball on the move going toward the basket (or at least not backwards) and in the natural direction of his dominant hand (an under estimated part of this) up near center court or at least above the top of the key. You tell a player how many dribbles he has by calculating 1 dribble per second. So he'd have 3 dribbles with 3.6 left. They'd be clear because no one wants to foul him in a 2 point game. That would put him at the foul line extended area on the right wing with a chance to knock down the winning 3 at the horn.

Rebel boys to be tested

by Nick Clark
Champlin Dayton Press & News
(Created: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 2:56 PM CST)

The idea was intentional, and it will be far from easy for the Champlin Park boys basketball team, but that was what head coach Mark Tuchscherer was looking for.

The Rebels will play a schedule as difficult as any team in the state this winter, and that's just in the first seven games.

Champlin Park opened its season last Friday night with a 80-72 loss to defending state champion and fifth-ranked Minnetonka.

Before the calendar flips to 2009, the Rebels will play ninth-ranked Wayzata twice and face top-ranked Hopkins, which is just what Champlin Park wanted.

"We have a beefed up schedule, but that is by design," said Tuchscherer, who was scheduled to take his team into that brutal stretch with a home game vs. Wayzata Dec. 16 before visiting 2007 state champion Buffalo Dec. 19."

The thinking with these non-conference games was let's play some of the best teams in the state and get prepared. Win-lose-or-draw you are ready for the conference.

"A year ago, that is exactly what took place. Champlin Park opened up with three straight losses, but was better for it by seasons end, finishing with a 15-12 overall record and a second place finish in the Northwest Suburban Conference.

This year, the expectation is to be right back in the NWSC race, which on the front end should include Osseo, Blaine, Maple Grove, Centennial and Champlin Park.

For the Rebels to stay in that picture, they will likely have to shoot their way to the front. Size isn't something they posses, but they have the shooters.

"We are small, but we are pretty tough, athletic and quick, so it is going to be a different style," Tuchscherer said. "We are going to run and gun on offense, and we have the players to do that."

Junior Scott Theisen heads that list. He averaged 13.1 points per game as a junior and opened his senior season by dumping 31 on Minnetonka Friday.

"Scotty is lights out," Tuchscherer said. "If he is given time, there is a good chance it's going in. On the flip side, defenses are going to be aware of him and going to be after him, but hopefully we have some things in play where that will create other options for other people then."

Against the Skippers, Jasper Duberry did that with a 16 point performance, and the Rebels also got eight points from Kyle Zimmermann, seven from Ty Munneke, six from Josh Pella and two from Brandon Marquardt.

Duberry and Zimmerman both started last year as sophomores, and the latter will join Pella and D'Andre Williams in providing some sort of presence down low.

"We don't really have size in the post this year, but we are crafty with Zimmerman and Pella and Deandre Williams," Tuchscherer said. "That will be nice for us, because if they decide to come out and double the shooter, then hopefully we can get some easy buckets down low."

Champlin Park Players Start Season

Jasper Duberry & Kyle Zimmermann start their season ...


The Rebels hit the court for their home opener against the Skippers and one of the biggest story's before the game was whether Prior Lake sophomore transfer Tor Anderson was going to play. Here is what I saw … Tor played the JV game and sat on the bench for the varsity game. WORD has it that he will play on the JV team this year and then be eligible for varsity next year.
The Rebels started Theisen, Duberry, Williamson and Munneke. The teams come out trading baskets with Duberry getting the first 9 points for the Rebels while Tonka’s sophomore phenom Cole Stefan (22 points) answering with 4 of his own. Brandon Marquardt who replaces Duberry is the first other Rebel to score. Their first combined 11 points is a clear indication that the two are to quick for the Tonka guards. Pella picks up a foul and is quickly replaced by Zimmermann who has just finished recouping from an injury.

Theisen who missed his first 4 shots knocks down a couple of long range 3’s and Zimmermann adds a basket to give CP a 19-17 lead. The Skippers go on a late run and take a 43-36 lead into the locker room.

Theisen gets the Rebels back in the game with a couple of 3’s. Tyler Munneke knocks down a 3 to tie the game at 46 and force Minnetonka to call a timeout with 15 minutes left as Duberry goes to the locker room to get treatment for his groin muscle injury.

The Rebels retake the lead at 49-48 behind a long 3 by Theisen and go into a 1-3-1 zone. Duberry returns and hits a deep 3 and the Rebels call timeout down 54-52 with 11 minutes left. Theisen ties the score on the game restart inbound play. The Rebels do not score on their next 5 possessions as Tonka goes up 62-54. The Rebels trade baskets with the Skippers and don’t get any closer and go on to lose 80-72.

Of note …

• Champlin Park unveiled it's brand new scoreboard. The new scoreboard displays points and fouls.
• Sophomore guard Dillon Hager saw some early action in the first half. Dillon is a solid defensive guard who has a relentless nose for the ball.
• Theisen starts the season where he left off last year, dropping 3's, I believe he had 5.
• Zimmermann returns to play in his first game in over two months. He looked a little rusty but had a couple of solid moves to the basket, look for his production to go up as he gets his game body back.
• Duberry who was moved to the point had a few turnovers but his ball pressure on the defense resulted in a number of easy transition baskets and assists.
• The smaller Rebels rebounding by committee (Pella, Zimmermann & Dittrich) was not to bad but gave up a number of second chance opportunities to the bigger Taylor Nelson.
  
  The Box Score:
• Theisen 31
• Duberry 16
• Zimmermann 8
• Munneke 7
• Marquardt 2
• Williamson 2

Champlin Park Rebels Open Their Season Against The State Champs

Champlin Park Rebels

vs.
Minnetonka Skippers

Friday, December 12th, 2008

7:00PM

@

Champlin Park High School

Champlin Park Rebels Duberry & Zimmermann Start The Season

The Rebels Start The Season

Kyle Zimmermann Points To Return

If all goes well the next two weeks, Kyle Zimmermann who has been sitting out the last month, is set to return to the court in time to play in the teams last tournament November 23rd.

The Czar's Northwest Suburban Preview ...

The Czar predicts Champlin Park to finish 2nd.

Predicted Order of Finish
1. Osseo
2. Champlin Park
3. Blaine
4. Maple Grove
5. Elk River

Champlin Park Rebels (2007 Season 15-12, 12-6)

Jasper Duberry returns as a primary ballhandler. Last year's point guard Zerrick Fuller may or may not be back. Wing Scott Theisen comes back as one of the best premier shooters around. He had 11 triples in a game against Elk River last year. They'll be small with Kyle Zimmermann and Josh Pella as their top big players.

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