Hayfield basketball excited, ready to play at Target Center

The Vikings will face North Badger Greenbush Middle River in the Class A semifinal on Wednesday at noon.

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Basketball has endured heartbreak in the section tournament over the past few seasons.

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"* they're o win away from advancing to the state championship game.

And for the first time ?

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"* the not playing in a small gym ?

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The vikings are prepping for the biggest game of their careers.

"to go from playing in these little gyms down here in small towns to going up in minneapolis and play at the target center i think it's going to be a really cool experience."

Hayfield will share the same court as the timberwolves ?

"**a team the players grew up watching.

It helps put an exclamation point on an extrordinary season for the program.

"they've sacrificed a lot and to be rewarded with not only just a state tournament appearance but now getting to play in the target center on tv.

These are things they'll never forget, lasting memories for a lifetime."

They have a chip on their shoulders ?

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"* they were ranked fourt of four in the tournament pairings.

But it didn't seem to matter ?

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"* hayfield ble top seeded legacy christian 62 to 43 this past wednesday.

"we had to prove to ourselves that hey we're still here, we're still hear to prove something that we're one of the top teams so going out there and beating the one seed by almost 20 points was kind of setting the tone for hopefully the rest of the tournament.

Setting the tone was a strong defense showcase ?

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"* sopho easton fritcher grabbed an eye popping 29 rebounds ?

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"* a number that kept the game in their favor.

"a huge part of the game because they shot many threes and they weren't hitting.

For him and our hole team to hold them to one shot as often as we did was a key to that victory."

Wins, stats and venues aside ?

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"* is t vikings bringing their a game wednesday.

"the most important thing is come 12 o'clock, when that ball comes up that we're ready to play our game no matter what (?

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