Senior Dryden McKay had shutouts in both games against St. Thomas, making 13 saves in last Thursday s 9-0 home win over the Tommies and nine in Saturday s 5-0 victory.
Hayfield Welcomes Home Their State Champions
The MSHSL Class A State Boys Basketball Champion Hayfield Vikings got to ride through Hayfield and Brownsdale Sunday afternoon on fire trucks in a welcome home they will remember the rest of their lives.
A program followed at the football field where Head Coach Chris Pack recalled they opened the season ranked #2 in the state and were not playing well early. Pack said they worked hard to get better and the final 15 games or so rounded into the kind of team he knew they could be.
Hayfield was not ranked by Minnesota Basketball News in the final Class A Top 20. In fact all the final four teams were not rated.
Apr. 12—Sixty minutes after the final buzzer sounded at Target Center Saturday afternoon, Chris Pack's phone had received 70 text messages. The calls, texts, Facebook messages and the rest of the outpouring of support on social media was just starting for the Hayfield head coach. Pack and the Vikings were the talk of the town after beating Hancock 61-60 to win the program's first state .
Hayfield advances to state semifinals with upset over Legacy Christian
The team will keep health and safety a top priority over the next week.
Posted: Mar 31, 2021 11:50 PM
Posted By: Kaleb Gillock
ROCHESTER, Minn. - Hayfield continues to write new pages in the history books. In its first state tournament appearance since the 2012-13 season, the Vikings defeated Legacy Christian 62-43 in Wednesday’s Class A quarterfinal.
Four Vikings scored in double figures including Isaac Matti with a game-high 18 points. Ethan Slaathaug tallied 17, Ethan Pack scored 13, Easton Fritcher had 12 and Kobe Foster had two.
Hayfield advances to the Class A semifinal on Apr. 7 at Target Center against Badger/Green Bush-Middle River at noon. Until then, Slaathaug, says the team will be taking every possible health and safety precaution.