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Minneapolis Southwest upsets intracity rival Minneapolis North

By Jarrett George-Ballard, SportsEngine, 01/18/23, 7:00AM CST

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Trailing for much of the game, the Lakers stormed back late to beat the Polars.

Minneapolis Southwest junior Liam Farniok (10) had a game-high 31 points in a 89-85 win over rival Minneapolis North Wednesday. Photo by Korey McDermott, SportsEngine

Minneapolis Southwest junior Liam Farniok (10) had a game-high 31 points in a 89-85 win over rival Minneapolis North Wednesday. Photo by Korey McDermott, SportsEngine

Minneapolis Southwest rallied in the second half to defeat visiting Minneapolis North 89-85 Wednesday night and end the Polars’ six-year winning streak in the Minneapolis City Conference. It was North’s first loss to a league opponent since Feb. 5, 2016, a run of 75 victories. 

Lakers guard Dillon Engen gets a low-five from his head coach as he sank a 3 point shot that edged his team past Minneapolis North, late in the second half. Engen finished with 21 points. Photo by Korey McDermott, SportsEngine

Lakers guard Dillon Engen gets a low-five from his head coach as he sank a 3 point shot that edged his team past Minneapolis North, late in the second half. Engen finished with 21 points. Photo by Korey McDermott, SportsEngine

First Report

Liam Farniok notched his fourth 30-point game of the season and Dillon Engen and Oliver Shors scored in double figures to help Minneapolis Southwest upset visiting rival Minneapolis North 89-85 in a massive Minneapolis City Conference clash Wednesday night.

Farniok finished with a game-high 31 points, bringing his season total to 310 (12th most in the state as of Thursday morning).

Engen had 21 and Shors had 17 to keep the Lakers undefeated in league play and atop the conference standings at 3-0. 

Southwest trailed 46-39 at halftime but rallied to win with 50 points in the second half to improve its record to 10-2 on the season.

Zashon Rich led North, which is No. 7 in the Class 2A rankings released by Minnesota Basketball News on Jan. 13, with 26 points. Larry Perkins had 18 while Max Wilson and Keishaude Gilmer each added 11 for the Polars (6-4, 3-1). 

Minneapolis North's Zashion Rich (5) works around a screen from teammate Keishaude Gilmer Jan 18. Rich led the Polars with 26 points in a close loss at Minneapolis Southwest. Photo by Korey McDermott, SportsEngine

Minneapolis North's Zashion Rich (5) works around a screen from teammate Keishaude Gilmer Jan 18. Rich led the Polars with 26 points in a close loss at Minneapolis Southwest. Photo by Korey McDermott, SportsEngine

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