Anoka-Ramsey Jamboree - 1:00 P.M. Scrimmage - St. Cloud Tech vs Minnesota West 10-19-19

The last scrimmage I took in on this day was in the 1:00 P.M. slot between St. Cloud Tech and Minnesota West.  In the first 10-minute stanza, St. Cloud Tech got off to a good start with a 4-0 lead that was fueled by a three-point bomb and another "3" would have St. Cloud Tech up 7-6 a bit later.  Minnesota West, however, would show a bit more steadiness and would retake the lead and hold a 17-12 advantage at the end of the first 10-minute stanza.  St Cloud Tech managed to cut the deficit to three points at 19-16 at the 5:30 mark in the second 10-minute stanza and a little more than a minute later, St. Cloud Tech managed to get this one tied up at 21 a piece with 4:12 left.  Things would stay tight down the stretch and St. Cloud Tech had a crack to get the lead late but was unable to convert so things stayed tied at 26 a piece at the end of the second 10-minute stanza.

In the third 10-minute stanza, Minnesota West wasted little time in building up a lead thanks to two early three-point bombs for a quick 6-0 lead and they would build that lead to 12-0 by the 6:20 mark before St. Cloud Tech could finally get on the board.  But Minnesota West did not let up on the gas pedal and built their lead to 17-2 with 4:30 left and led comfortably at 24-8 at the end of the third 10-minute stanza.  St. Cloud Tech finally found some semblance of offense in the fourth 10-minute stanza and had the Minnesota West lead down to 25-18 with 4:00 left but that's as close as they would get as Minnesota West got insurance points down the stretch to take this second 20-minute scrimmage by a 31-18 count.