Minneota, the top-ranked team in Class A, received the top seed as expected for the Section 3A tournament slated to begin on Thursday.
Freshman forward Ireland Stassen poured in a career-high 22 points, sinking 11 of 14 shots, to lift Minneota to an 88-63 Camden Confrence victory over Russell-Tyler-Ruthton Thursday night at home.
It’s hard to beat Minneota, but when the Vikings shoot 56 percent from the field, it’s nearly impossible.
Minneota connected on 52 percent of its shots in an 88-35 rout of MACCRAY in a Camden Conference girls basketball game Thursday night.
Abby Hennen scored a game-high 22 points and had six steals as Minneota overwhelmed Renville County West 81-23 in a Camden Conference home game Thursday night.
After suffering its first loss of the season on Saturday, Minneota won its second straight game with an 80-48 Camden Conference victory over Lac qui Parle Valley on Tuesday night in Minneota.
Abby Hennen and Natalee Rolbiecki combined for 51 points as unbeaten Minneota stymied Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 77-38 on Thursday in Kerkhoven.
It’s already a phenomenal accomplishment — three state championships in two years. And now, the Minneota Viking girls are embarking on what seems like an impossible mission.
One-by-one the Camden Conference runners came into the chute — and as they filed it, almost all of them were Canby/Minneota runners.