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Saturday, March 15, 2008
Basketball (G)
Class 4A Finals: Minutemen Make It Happen Again
By Ryan Phelps
Target Center - Minneapolis, MN
 | | The MN Army National Guard selects our Two Stars: Theairra Taylor, St. Paul Central and Ephesia Holmes, Minneapolis South |
The Minnesota Army National Guard selects our Two Stars of the Game:
Theairra Taylor
St. Paul Central
13 points, 11 rebounds
Ephesia Holmes
Minneapolis South
14 points, 4 rebounds
The Story Line
St. Paul Central knew they could do it. They might have been the only ones. Minneapolis South had already beat them twice this year and were on a mission themselves. But their biggest weapon, junior Tayler Hill, was held to only 9 points as the Minutemen beat the Tigers for the second straight year in the Class 4A championship, 49-44 Saturday night at Target Center.
The Box Score
T. Taylor 13 pts, 11 rebs, 1 blk
G. Jones 12 pts, 5 rebs, 2 blk
K. Buford 11 pts, 6 rebs, 2 stl
Team FG: 16-45, 35.6%
Team 3FG: 3-9, 33.3%
Team FT: 14-20, 70%
E. Holmes 14 pts, 4 rebs, 1 asst
T. Smith 11 pts, 2 rebs, 1 stl
T. Hill 9 pts, 4 rebs, 1 stl
Team FG: 15-50, 30%
Team 3FG: 4-17, 23.5%
Team FT: 10-15, 66.7%
The Quote
Georgie Jones, St. Paul Central center discusses their destiny: "Yeah, we were down, but we were still going to win. I had it in my mind that when we won our section championship, we were going to win [state]. It was meant for us to win again. It was meant to be and I stuck with it and I knew we would win because that's how it was supposed to be."
The Interview
Click here for Willie Taylor, St. Paul Central postgame
Click here for Georgie Jones, St. Paul Central postgame |
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