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Maple Grove Knocks Off St. Michael-Albertville in Section Semifinals
The Knights couldn't find an answer against the Crimson, as the No. 4 seed knocked off No. 1 in St. Cloud.
Seedings can be a bit deceiving.
If you had asked St. Michael-Albertville coach Tim Anfenson heading into the weekend a team in the Section 8-4A semifinals that looked strong heading down the stretch, he would have mentioned Maple Grove.
Unfortunately for the Knights, he was right.
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Maple Grove, seeded No. 4, knocked off the top seeded St. Michael-Albertville squad 70-51 Saturday night at St. Cloud State University.
In the other semifinal, Buffalo topped Moorhead, which means the Bison still have a shot of sending both the boys' and girls' squads to state.
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For the Knights, that dream is over, as both teams lost on back-to-back nights.
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