#3 EDEN PRAIRIE TOOK DOWN THE #1 TEAM IN MINNESOTA THE HOPKINS ROYALS IN A BOYS' BASKETBALL CONTEST

The Eden Prairie Eagles took on the Hopkins Royals in a boys' basketball game. Eden Prairie came into
the game with a record of 13-2 and were ranked #3 in the state. Hopkins came into the game with a
record of 15-0.

When the game started the atmosphere was electric in the Lindbergh Center. The stands were full and
the student sections for both teams were packed.
 

The game started out at a quick pace. Both teams looked to get the ball up the court as quickly as they
could.
 

Hopkins looked to trap the ball in the corners. Joe Coleman was all over the court for Hopkins. On the
defensive end he was all over his defender.
 

The score went back and forth in the opening minutes of the first half. Grant Soderberg came out and
was able to step up and knock down some deep three-point shots for Eden Prairie.
 

Hopkins stepped up and was able to keep the pressure on Eden Prairie throughout the first half.
 

Eden Prairie did a good job of swinging the ball around the three-point line. They looked to take time
off of the clock.
 

Jack Klukas for Eden Prairie came through midway in the first half as he was able to make some of his
three-point shots.
 

Both teams did a good job of knocking down three-point shots in the first half. They were comfortable
shooting them from anywhere on the court.
 

Eden Prairie did a good job of slowing down Hopkins in the first half. They did not let Hopkins go on a
run. They did a good job of taking them out of their game plan.
 

At halftime the score was Eden Prairie 44 and Hopkins 26.
 

As the second half got underway Eden Prairie continued to look strong on both ends of the floor.
 

Eden Prairie continued to shoot the ball well in the second half. They were able to get into their offense
and run with it.
 

Hopkins went into a full court press to try to slow down Eden Prairie.
 

Hopkins did try to string a run together midway through the second half. Singleton came up with a big
block and he drove to the other end of the court and made a layup and got fouled. He then made the
free throw attempt to give Hopkins an emotional boost.
 

Hopkins caught fire late in the game.
 

With 3:11 left to go the score was Eden Prairie 69 and Hopkins 63.
 

Hopkins went on a run late in the contest. Hopkins was down by one point with 28.1 seconds left to go
in regulation.
 

In a surprising and fun game to see, Eden Prairie came away with the 75-71 victory over Hopkins.
 

The leading scorers for Hopkins were Joe Coleman with 23 points, Marvin Singleton with 24 points
and Zach Stahl with 10 points. Hopkins shot 22-48 from the field including 5-17 from behind the
three-point line. They were 22-30 from free throw line.
 

The leading scorers for Eden Prairie were Grant Soderberg with 22 points, Dylan Stewart with 18
points and Jack Klukas with 14 points. Eden Prairie shot 27-41 from the field including 10-14 from
behind the three-point line. They were 11-15 from the free throw line.

After the game I was able to talk to Eden Prairie's players Grant Soderberg and Dylan Stewart about the
game. I was also able to talk to Eden Prairie’s Head Coach David Flom about the victory over Hopkins.
 

I was joined by the Twin Cities Hoops Czar. Check out his thoughts on the match-up between Eden Prairie and Hopkins.