The top-seeded Cherry Tigers are playing in the boys state basketball tournament for the third year in a row and their focus is on finally taking a championship trophy with them when they return to the Iron Range.
Day 1 of the Minnesota State High School League's Boys Basketball four-day state tournament started on Wednesday, March 20 at Target Center and Williams Arena.
Eighty-seven years after their first trip to state, the Farmington boys basketball team made fresh by winning the Section 1 championship and advancing to the Class 4A state tournament with a sterling record of 23-6.
The Minnesota State High School League's Boys Basketball four-day state tournament begins on Wednesday, March 20. Championships will be awarded in four enrollment classes.
Trevor Laws, an athlete who is being recognized for his outstanding prep career at Apple Valley, will be honored with eleven others in the League's Hall of Fame Class of 2024.
“I was really bummed that I couldn’t make their games, and it’s been a while since they made it to state. The community was so great when I played in Fosston and you never forget that.”
Following victories in the Class AA semifinals on Friday, March 15, the championship game matchup is set with No. 1 Providence Academy taking on No. 2 Albany.
