Hayfield boys basketball team knocked off by Pine Island

Published 10:23 pm Thursday, February 19, 2015

The No. 5 Hayfield boys basketball team had its season end on a 62-54 loss at No. 4 Pine Island (16-11 overall) in the Section 1AA West quarterfinals Thursday.

The Vikings (10-16 overall) trailed 11-2 to start the game, but they closed the first half on a 10-0 run to take a 24-22 lead at the break.

Hayfield was led by Aaron Anderson, who had 15 points.

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“With five new starters the expectations weren’t very high,” Hayfield head coach Chris Pack said. “We definitely played well and I think we exceeded a lot of people’s expectations. We came a long way and Cam [Rutledge] and Taylor [Ausrud] are two mainstays who will be missed. They worked their tails off and were good leaders on the team.”

Hayfield 24 30 — 54

PI 22 40 — 62

Hayfield scoring: Aaron Anderson, 15; Taylor Ausrud, 10; Adam Younge, 9; Aaron Younge, 8; Cam Rutledge, 7; Trace Tebay, 5; free throws: 76 percent (10-for-13)