Minnesota Heat Tournament (May 4th-5th,
2013 – Minneapolis, MN)
4-1 tournament record, 15-4 overall record
ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM: Matt Morse, Max Lynch
For the fourth straight tournament, MN Fury Ramey swept its bracket and advanced undefeated into the championship bracket. TC Hoops Blog cited the marquee match up of the pool to be the very first game played at 8am - MN Fury Ramey vs. Heat Biwan 15s. Even though the final score of this game showed the margin of victory was only 7 points – 61-56, MN Fury Ramey was firmly ahead the entire game, including a 38-23 half-time lead. A late run by the 15u Heat team included increased full court defensive pressure and good shooting led to the game being closer than it really was. Most impressive about this victory for MN Fury Ramey was that four players were in double figures for points, which means the ball was distributed very well. Max Lynch (Edina, 6’7”) led all scorers with 16, Joe Morris added 13, Sam Skoyen added 11, and Matt Morse chipped in with 10. Quick ball movement by all players involved led to some easy buckets, especially in full court play.
The second game was against Heat Berndt and was not a close contest. The halftime score was 37-12 and the final score was 69-34. Solid defense and the trend of again having four players score in double figures was an indication that this MN Fury Ramey team has started to gel and play together.
The 3rd game was against the Minnesota Comets. Continuing with the trend of solid defense and distributed offense, the MN Fury Ramey ended the game with a 69-58 final score. Four players were in double figures for the MN Fury Ramey, with Matt Morse (Apple Valley, 6’1”) leading the way with 15 pts.
In the first game of Championship bracket play, MN Fury Ramey came off all cylinders clicking. In what was perhaps the best display of solid defense and teamwork, MN Fury Ramey followed the game plan to near flawless level, holding the very good offense-oriented team of All Iowa Attack to 22 pts in the first half, 46 total for the game, while scoring 76 points of their own, with four players in double figures and two more players two points away. Austin Heidecker (Prior Lake, 6’3”) lead the way with 13 points, while John Swanke (Edina, 6’3”) and Matt Morse Contributed 12 a piece. Side note: In addition to being a solid all around player, Joe Morris showed his great athletic ability as well as he had a thunderous one hand slam over an AIA player looking to block his shot. More to come from dunk city...
In a marquee match up, the MN Fury Ramey (#8) faced the higher ranked Heat Calistro (#6) team (rankings according to NorthstarHoopsReport.com). Unfortunately for the MN Fury, the game did not begin as planned as roles were reversed – Heat Calistro came out with guns blazing while MN Fury Ramey struggled to find the bottom of the net. In uncharacteristic fashion, the MN Fury gave up 44 points in the first half and found themselves down 44-23 at half time. Though they would go on a slight run in the 2nd half to pull within 12 points, the game was out of hand and the ending score was 67-48. Heat Calistro went on to win the tournament, defeated MN Heat Biwan’s 15u (a team MN Fury Ramey had earlier beaten in pool play).
4-1 tournament record, 15-4 overall record
ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM: Matt Morse, Max Lynch
For the fourth straight tournament, MN Fury Ramey swept its bracket and advanced undefeated into the championship bracket. TC Hoops Blog cited the marquee match up of the pool to be the very first game played at 8am - MN Fury Ramey vs. Heat Biwan 15s. Even though the final score of this game showed the margin of victory was only 7 points – 61-56, MN Fury Ramey was firmly ahead the entire game, including a 38-23 half-time lead. A late run by the 15u Heat team included increased full court defensive pressure and good shooting led to the game being closer than it really was. Most impressive about this victory for MN Fury Ramey was that four players were in double figures for points, which means the ball was distributed very well. Max Lynch (Edina, 6’7”) led all scorers with 16, Joe Morris added 13, Sam Skoyen added 11, and Matt Morse chipped in with 10. Quick ball movement by all players involved led to some easy buckets, especially in full court play.
The second game was against Heat Berndt and was not a close contest. The halftime score was 37-12 and the final score was 69-34. Solid defense and the trend of again having four players score in double figures was an indication that this MN Fury Ramey team has started to gel and play together.
The 3rd game was against the Minnesota Comets. Continuing with the trend of solid defense and distributed offense, the MN Fury Ramey ended the game with a 69-58 final score. Four players were in double figures for the MN Fury Ramey, with Matt Morse (Apple Valley, 6’1”) leading the way with 15 pts.
In the first game of Championship bracket play, MN Fury Ramey came off all cylinders clicking. In what was perhaps the best display of solid defense and teamwork, MN Fury Ramey followed the game plan to near flawless level, holding the very good offense-oriented team of All Iowa Attack to 22 pts in the first half, 46 total for the game, while scoring 76 points of their own, with four players in double figures and two more players two points away. Austin Heidecker (Prior Lake, 6’3”) lead the way with 13 points, while John Swanke (Edina, 6’3”) and Matt Morse Contributed 12 a piece. Side note: In addition to being a solid all around player, Joe Morris showed his great athletic ability as well as he had a thunderous one hand slam over an AIA player looking to block his shot. More to come from dunk city...
In a marquee match up, the MN Fury Ramey (#8) faced the higher ranked Heat Calistro (#6) team (rankings according to NorthstarHoopsReport.com). Unfortunately for the MN Fury, the game did not begin as planned as roles were reversed – Heat Calistro came out with guns blazing while MN Fury Ramey struggled to find the bottom of the net. In uncharacteristic fashion, the MN Fury gave up 44 points in the first half and found themselves down 44-23 at half time. Though they would go on a slight run in the 2nd half to pull within 12 points, the game was out of hand and the ending score was 67-48. Heat Calistro went on to win the tournament, defeated MN Heat Biwan’s 15u (a team MN Fury Ramey had earlier beaten in pool play).
Box Scores:
Game 1: MN Fury Ramey vs Heat Biwan (61-56) W
Kevin McKiernan-5, John Swanke-2, Sam Skoyen-11, Austin Heidecker-2, Garrett Ober-0, Jake Meyen-2, Joe Morris-13, Matt Morse-10, Craig Nielsen-0, Max Lynch-16
Game 1: MN Fury Ramey vs Heat Biwan (61-56) W
Kevin McKiernan-5, John Swanke-2, Sam Skoyen-11, Austin Heidecker-2, Garrett Ober-0, Jake Meyen-2, Joe Morris-13, Matt Morse-10, Craig Nielsen-0, Max Lynch-16
Game 2: MN Fury Ramey vs Heat Berndt (69-34) W
Kevin McKiernan-0, John Swanke-2, Sam Skoyen-12, Austin Heidecker-12, Garrett Ober-8, Jake Meyen-0, Joe Morris-14, Matt Morse-11, Craig Nielsen-2, Max Lynch-8
Kevin McKiernan-0, John Swanke-2, Sam Skoyen-12, Austin Heidecker-12, Garrett Ober-8, Jake Meyen-0, Joe Morris-14, Matt Morse-11, Craig Nielsen-2, Max Lynch-8
Game 3: MN Fury Ramey vs. Minnesota Comets (69-58) W
Kevin McKiernan-0, John Swanke-8, Sam Skoyen-10, Austin Heidecker-4, Garrett Ober-4, Jake Meyen-0, Joe Morris-11, Matt Morse-15, Craig Nielsen-6, Max Lynch
Kevin McKiernan-0, John Swanke-8, Sam Skoyen-10, Austin Heidecker-4, Garrett Ober-4, Jake Meyen-0, Joe Morris-11, Matt Morse-15, Craig Nielsen-6, Max Lynch
Game 4: MN Fury Ramey vs. All Iowa Attack (76-46)
Kevin McKiernan-8, John Swanke-12, Sam Skoyen-2, Austin Heidecker-13, Garrett Ober-5, Jake Meyen-4, Joe Morris-9, Matt Morse-12, Craig Nielsen-0, Max Lynch-11
Kevin McKiernan-8, John Swanke-12, Sam Skoyen-2, Austin Heidecker-13, Garrett Ober-5, Jake Meyen-4, Joe Morris-9, Matt Morse-12, Craig Nielsen-0, Max Lynch-11
Game 5: MN Fury Ramey vs. Heat Calistro (48-67) L
Kevin McKiernan-8, John Swanke-7, Sam Skoyen-12, Austin Heidecker-4, Garrett Ober-0, Jake Meyen-3, Joe Morris-4, Matt Morse-5, Craig Nielsen-2, Max Lynch-3
Kevin McKiernan-8, John Swanke-7, Sam Skoyen-12, Austin Heidecker-4, Garrett Ober-0, Jake Meyen-3, Joe Morris-4, Matt Morse-5, Craig Nielsen-2, Max Lynch-3
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