Hopkins’ Ken Novak Jr. matching minds with Mark Klingsporn of Tartan. That’s 20 state tournament appearances and seven state titles combined between the two coaches in the last 20 years. Impressive.
This will also be one of those games where intensity and ball pressure defense will be at an all time high. Also, whenever there has been Mr. Basketball discussions the last 20 seasons there is always a Hopkins Royal or Tartan Titan senior discussed. But this year neither has a senior that’s that level of player. Both teams have very good seniors who are top 20, top 30 players in the state but no elite guy. However, the teams are still both top ten in Class AAAA, they both have great veteran coaches, and they will make this game one of the most intense of the entire season.
Xavier Hall vs Kamali Chambers: The two best ball pressure defenders in the state of Minnesota going at it. This might be the most intense battle of point guards trying to initiate the offense one may ever see. Whomever bothers the other the most will lead their team to the W.
Why Hopkins will win:
Why Tartan will win:
Our Prediction: Hopkins