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Hopkins dominates in rematch with Eastview

By Jim Paulsen, Star Tribune, 12/02/18, 12:18AM CST

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If the Royals expressed any nerves about playing the team that defeated them in the 2018 finals, they didn’t show it.

Paige Bueckers works her way past two Eastview defenders on Saturday. Photo by Cheryl Myers, SportsEngine

Paige Bueckers works her way past two Eastview defenders on Saturday. Photo by Cheryl Myers, SportsEngine

Games began more than a week ago, but the girls’ basketball season hit the gas Saturday, when many of the metro’s best teams took part in the Breakdown Tip-Off Classic at Hopkins’ Lindbergh Center.

The marquee matchup of the day was a rematch of this year’s Class 4A championship game, with defending champion and third-ranked Eastview taking on No. 1 Hopkins.

If Hopkins expressed any nerves about playing the team that beat it in the finals, it didn’t show it.

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