Summary of our First Four Tournaments
Minnesota Fury Tournament (May 17th-May
19th, 2013 – Eagan, MN)5-1 Tournament Record (2nd Place), 20-5 overall record
ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM: Sam Skoyen, Austin Heidecker, Garrett Ober, Max Lynch
MN Fury Ramey came out strong in this tournament against an
athletic but undersized Heat McKee team.
Though a tied game through the first few minutes of regulation, the MN
Fury Ramey started to push to a comfortable lead through the solid post play of
Craig Nielsen (Hastings, 6’5”), who finished with 12 points and 11 rebounds and
his regular season companion Sam Skoyen (Hastings, 6’3”), who chipped in 15
points on the game. Both were dynamic
and played a very good inside-outside game which flustered the Heat McKee
squad. Max Lynch (6’7”, Edina) also dominated inside as he
scored 13 points and was simply unstoppable.
Four players were in double figures for MN Fury Ramey as the squad
continued its distributed game play, with 18 team assists for the game. MN Fury cleaned up 82-57.
The second game versus E1T1 proved to be a more challenged
contest. NorthStarHoopsReport billed
this as the marquee game of this pool and it lived up to its billing. E1T1 was an undersized but deceptively quick
team, with the ability to penetrate to the hoop as well as pull up for the
three point shot. MN Fury Ramey had
difficulty containing the drive in the first half as the two top players for
E1T1 would drive and score or drive and kick.
It was tied 30-30 at half. The
second half was a different story as MN Fury Ramey picked up its defensive
pressure and didn’t allow any easy buckets for E1T1. In addition to its solid defensive play, Sam
Skoyen still proved unstoppable and scored 9 of his 13 points in the 2nd
half. Craig Nielsen chipped in with 12
of his own on 56% shooting. Jake Meyen
(Maranatha Christian Academy, 6’3”) distributed the ball nicely at the PG,
dishing out 5 assists. MN Fury took this
one 61-52.
The third game in the pool was against MN Select 16u,
coached by former Gopher Steve Esselink.
MN Select had a very good shooting team, with players from each position
– PG to PF to Center- able to spot up and hit the three pointer. This put extra stress on the MN Fury Ramey
team defense as the big men, Ober and Lynch, had to move away from the basket
to cover their man three point line extended.
MN Select capitalized on this learning curve for MN Fury Ramey as they
knocked down five threes in the first half alone. MN Fury Ramey kept up its own offensive
barrage, by attacking the basket strong and drawing fouls. MN Fury Ramey capitalized by going to the
line 10 times in the first half and making 9 of those 10 free throws. The halftime score was a close one, with MN
Fury Ramey clinging to a 3 point lead, 30-27.
But the second half proved that MN Fury Ramey was too much for the tired
MN Select squad, which had just finished a triple overtime game against Heat
McKee only an hour before. Fury Ramey
poured it on the 2nd half, scoring 39 points while only allowing
30. The final score was 69-57, with
Austin Heidecker leading all scorers with 11 points, while Joe Morris
(Burnsville, 6’3”) had 7 points, 7 rebounds and Garrett Ober added 9 points, 5
rebounds and 1 steal.
The first game of Championship play pinned MN Fury Ramey
versus Magic Red – rumors had it that is was their second team, but they had
added two key pieces – Matt Anderson out of Stillwater and another solid guard
from Howard Pulley (name unknown).
Needless to say, they would be tough.
MN Fury Ramey played its solid man-to-man defense as usual, but when
Magic Red started bombing threes from NBA range+ and making them, you knew it
would be heated contest. The first half
saw some great shooting and good scoring, as MN Fury Ramey took a half time
lead of 36-29 behind the solid scoring
of Sam Skoyen, Matt Morse, and Austin Heidecker. The second half provide much of the same defensive
intensity as MN Fury Ramey took away the 3 point threat of Magic Red and forced
them off the line and into the drive.
Recognizing the mismatches in physicality, MN Fury Ramey pounded the
ball inside into Austin Heidecker and Max Lynch. Heidecker finished with a double-double, 19
points and 11 rebounds, while Lynch finished with 4 points and 6 rebounds. Joe Morris again showed his superior athletic
ability not only with a two hand dunk in transition, but also netted 6 points
and 8 rebounds. In addition to this, he classed
up the game by passing up a dunk with only seconds left – kudos to Joe on good
sportsmanship. MN Fury Ramey took this
game 70-60.
The next game was up against one of the most physical and athletic
teams that MN Fury Ramey had played all year long – MN Heat Bui. MN Heat matched up well against MN Fury Ramey
with their physicality and shooting ability – this match up would represent a
true test for MN Fury Ramey. The game started
off with baskets hard to come by as both teams were playing lockdown
defense. The refs were making their
presence known by calling fouls early and often. MN Fury Ramey converted 11 of their 19 1st
half free throw attempts and MN Heat Bui converted 8 of their 12 1st
half free throw attempts. MN Fury Ramey played lockdown defense though,
allowing just 17 points in the first half by forcing tough shot attempts. With its solid defense and continued
well-distributed offensive barrage, MN Fury Ramey took a commanding 39-17 half
time lead. 2nd half shots
were a bit tougher to come by for MN Fury Ramey and MN Heat Bui started to heat
up, but it was too little, too late, as MN Fury Ramey controlled the final
outcome, 52-39.
The Championship Game for MN Fury tournament was Fury vs.
Fury. MN Fury Johnson vs. MN Fury Ramey. Both of these teams are quality competitors
and they showed it on the floor. The
game started out hot for both teams as they traded bucket after bucket. MN Fury Ramey came out hot, grabbing the lead
on solid shooting. MN Fury Ramey was up
half way through the first, but then MN Fury Johnson threw on its patented full
court man defense. MN Fury Ramey easily
broke through the press, but struggled to get the offense set up in the half
court – often times forcing up a quick shot or having a turnover as the result
of the pesky recover defense of MN Fury Johnson. The momentum changed in MN Johnson’s favor with
about 7 minutes left in the first and MN Fury Ramey found itself down 31-38 at
half. MN Fury Ramey looked to recover in
the 2nd half, but all engines had run out of steam. MN Fury Johnson continued its press and MN
Fury Ramey struggled to find good shot opportunities, and when they did, they
had trouble converting. MN Fury Johnson
took a commanding 14 point lead halfway through the first on their solid 5-out drive
attack and kick offense. MN Fury Ramey
mounted a decent comeback of its own, playing full court man trapping defense
in the 2nd, but it couldn’t muster enough turnovers to change the
tide of the game. MN Fury Ramey took 2nd
place overall, with the final score MN Fury Johnson 70, MN Fury Ramey 62
Box Scores:
Game 1: MN Fury Ramey vs. Heat McKee (82-57) W
Kevin McKiernan – 11pts, 3reb, 1ast, 1TO
John Swanke – 8pts, 4reb, 2ast, 1TO
Sam Skoyen – 15pts, 5reb, 3ast, 1TO
Austin Heidecker – 2pts, 5reb, 3ast, 2TO
Garrett Ober – 3pts, 2reb, 1TO, 1steal, 1blk
Jake Meyen – 8pts, 2pts, 1ast, 1TO,
Joe Morris – 6pts, 4reb, 3ast
Matt Morse – 4pts, 3reb, 4ast, 1steal
Craig Nielsen – 12pts, 11reb, 1ast, 1TO, 1steal, 1blk
Max Lynch - 13pts, 3reb, 1TO
Game 1: MN Fury Ramey vs. Heat McKee (82-57) W
Kevin McKiernan – 11pts, 3reb, 1ast, 1TO
John Swanke – 8pts, 4reb, 2ast, 1TO
Sam Skoyen – 15pts, 5reb, 3ast, 1TO
Austin Heidecker – 2pts, 5reb, 3ast, 2TO
Garrett Ober – 3pts, 2reb, 1TO, 1steal, 1blk
Jake Meyen – 8pts, 2pts, 1ast, 1TO,
Joe Morris – 6pts, 4reb, 3ast
Matt Morse – 4pts, 3reb, 4ast, 1steal
Craig Nielsen – 12pts, 11reb, 1ast, 1TO, 1steal, 1blk
Max Lynch - 13pts, 3reb, 1TO
Game 2: MN Fury Ramey vs. E1T1 (61-52) W
Kevin McKiernan – 0pts, 2reb, 2TO
John Swanke – 0pts, 3reb, 1ast, 1TO
Sam Skoyen – 13pts, 2reb, 1TO, 1steal, 2blk
Austin Heidecker – 8pts, 6reb, 2ast, 2TO, 1steal
Garrett Ober – 4pts, 2reb, 1ast, 1TO, 1blk
Jake Meyen – 8pts, 5reb, 5ast, 1TO, 1blk
Joe Morris – 6pts, 4reb, 2ast, 5TO, 1steal
Matt Morse – 2pts, 1ast, 2steal
Craig Nielsen – 12pts, 3reb, 2TO
Max Lynch - 8pts, 5reb
Kevin McKiernan – 0pts, 2reb, 2TO
John Swanke – 0pts, 3reb, 1ast, 1TO
Sam Skoyen – 13pts, 2reb, 1TO, 1steal, 2blk
Austin Heidecker – 8pts, 6reb, 2ast, 2TO, 1steal
Garrett Ober – 4pts, 2reb, 1ast, 1TO, 1blk
Jake Meyen – 8pts, 5reb, 5ast, 1TO, 1blk
Joe Morris – 6pts, 4reb, 2ast, 5TO, 1steal
Matt Morse – 2pts, 1ast, 2steal
Craig Nielsen – 12pts, 3reb, 2TO
Max Lynch - 8pts, 5reb
Game 3: MN Fury Ramey vs. MN Select (69-57) W
Kevin McKiernan – 5pts, 2reb, 1TO
John Swanke – 5pts, 3reb, 1ast, 1steal
Sam Skoyen – 4pts, 3reb, 1ast, 1TO, 1blk
Austin Heidecker – 11pts, 4reb, 1TO
Garrett Ober – 9pts, 5reb, 1TO, 1steal
Jake Meyen – 6pts, 2ast, 3TO,
Joe Morris – 7pts, 7reb, 2ast, 5TO, 2steal
Matt Morse – 10pts, 1reb, 4ast, 2TO, 2steal
Craig Nielsen – 6pts, 6reb, 2ast
Max Lynch - 6pts, 5reb, 1steal
Kevin McKiernan – 5pts, 2reb, 1TO
John Swanke – 5pts, 3reb, 1ast, 1steal
Sam Skoyen – 4pts, 3reb, 1ast, 1TO, 1blk
Austin Heidecker – 11pts, 4reb, 1TO
Garrett Ober – 9pts, 5reb, 1TO, 1steal
Jake Meyen – 6pts, 2ast, 3TO,
Joe Morris – 7pts, 7reb, 2ast, 5TO, 2steal
Matt Morse – 10pts, 1reb, 4ast, 2TO, 2steal
Craig Nielsen – 6pts, 6reb, 2ast
Max Lynch - 6pts, 5reb, 1steal
Game 4: MN Fury Ramey vs. Magic Red (70-60) W
Kevin McKiernan – 5pts, 4reb, 3ast, 5TO
John Swanke – 2pts, 4reb
Sam Skoyen – 17pts, 2reb, 1ast
Austin Heidecker – 19pts, 11reb, 2TO
Garrett Ober – 4pts, 4reb, 2ast, 1TO
Jake Meyen – 2pts, 2reb, 3TO
Joe Morris – 6pts, 8reb, 3ast, 2TO, 1steal, 1blk
Matt Morse – 11pts, 2reb, 2TO, 1steal
Craig Nielsen – 0pts, 3reb, 1ast
Max Lynch - 4pts, 6reb, 2ast, 1TO
Kevin McKiernan – 5pts, 4reb, 3ast, 5TO
John Swanke – 2pts, 4reb
Sam Skoyen – 17pts, 2reb, 1ast
Austin Heidecker – 19pts, 11reb, 2TO
Garrett Ober – 4pts, 4reb, 2ast, 1TO
Jake Meyen – 2pts, 2reb, 3TO
Joe Morris – 6pts, 8reb, 3ast, 2TO, 1steal, 1blk
Matt Morse – 11pts, 2reb, 2TO, 1steal
Craig Nielsen – 0pts, 3reb, 1ast
Max Lynch - 4pts, 6reb, 2ast, 1TO
Game 5: MN Fury Ramey vs. Heat Bui (52-39) W
Kevin McKiernan – 2pts, 1reb, 2ast, 1TO
John Swanke – 3pts, 4reb, 2ast
Sam Skoyen – 9pts, 3reb, 1ast, 2TO
Austin Heidecker – 10pts, 2reb, 1ast
Garrett Ober – 4pts, 8reb, 1ast, 1steal, 1blk
Jake Meyen – 3pts, 3reb, 2TO, 4steal
Joe Morris – 4pts, 3reb, 5TO
Matt Morse – 11pts, 2reb, 3TO
Craig Nielsen – 2pts, 2reb, 2ast, 2TO, 1steal
Max Lynch - 4pts, 3 reb, 1ast, 2TO
Kevin McKiernan – 2pts, 1reb, 2ast, 1TO
John Swanke – 3pts, 4reb, 2ast
Sam Skoyen – 9pts, 3reb, 1ast, 2TO
Austin Heidecker – 10pts, 2reb, 1ast
Garrett Ober – 4pts, 8reb, 1ast, 1steal, 1blk
Jake Meyen – 3pts, 3reb, 2TO, 4steal
Joe Morris – 4pts, 3reb, 5TO
Matt Morse – 11pts, 2reb, 3TO
Craig Nielsen – 2pts, 2reb, 2ast, 2TO, 1steal
Max Lynch - 4pts, 3 reb, 1ast, 2TO
Game 6: MN Fury Ramey vs. MN Fury Johnson (62-70) L, 2nd
place overall finish
Kevin McKiernan – 3pts, 3reb, 3ast, 1TO, 1steal
John Swanke – 6pts, 3 reb, 1TO
Sam Skoyen – 11pts, 2reb, 1ast, 1blk
Austin Heidecker – 7pts, 5reb, 2TO, 1steal
Garrett Ober – 12pts, 2reb,
Jake Meyen – 2pts, 3reb, 2ast, 1TO
Joe Morris – 4pts, 1reb, 3ast, 2TO, 1steal
Matt Morse – 3pts, 2reb, 2ast, 4TO, 1steal
Craig Nielsen – 4pts, 4reb, 3TO
Max Lynch - 8pts, 5reb, 1steal, 2blk
Kevin McKiernan – 3pts, 3reb, 3ast, 1TO, 1steal
John Swanke – 6pts, 3 reb, 1TO
Sam Skoyen – 11pts, 2reb, 1ast, 1blk
Austin Heidecker – 7pts, 5reb, 2TO, 1steal
Garrett Ober – 12pts, 2reb,
Jake Meyen – 2pts, 3reb, 2ast, 1TO
Joe Morris – 4pts, 1reb, 3ast, 2TO, 1steal
Matt Morse – 3pts, 2reb, 2ast, 4TO, 1steal
Craig Nielsen – 4pts, 4reb, 3TO
Max Lynch - 8pts, 5reb, 1steal, 2blk