Tonight, Feb.19, the Royals will host the Eden Prairie Eagles in their last regular season game. The Royals enter the game with a 24-1 record and the third best team in the state.
On Feb 19, the 20-2 Hopkins Royals girls basketball team will face a division opponent, the Eden Prairie Eagles. The game will take place at Eden Prairie High School at 7 pm.
The Hopkins Royals come will come into their big non-conference game against number one ranked Shakopee, according to MN Girls Basketball Hub, with a 17-2 record and the number two ranking in the state.
With 6:21 left in the game Friday night, Hopkins head coach Kenny Novak fell to his knees in disbelief after Wayzata guard Gavin Baumgartner slid underneath Amir Coffey, senior, on a shot attempt, and a charge was called. That moment summed up the night.
The Hopkins Royals will come into their Lake Conference matchup with the Wayzata Trojans on Friday with a record of 20-0, their best start to a season since the 2009 state championship team finished with a record of 32-0.
