After a short adjustment period, Sebeka, the No. 3-ranked team in Class 1A, turned up the heat on upstart Mesabi East, outscoring the Giants 29-8 over the last 10 minutes of the first half. Sebeka looks like it has all of the pieces a state championship caliber team: athleticism, leadership, rebounding and a star player in senior forward Joey Cuperus.
Class 1A: Sebeka on a roll, leads Mesabi East 40-20 at halftime
Class 1A quarterfinals
March 25, 2010 at 8:38PM
The “sticky” ball that coach Chris Finch so deplores showed up for the first game, after a preseason when offense happened smoothly. On defense, “resistance” was missing, the coach said.