The No. 2 seeded Hayfield girls basketball team started strong and cruised past No. 15 Rushford-Peterson (6-22 overall) 84-20 in a Section 1A tournament opener in Hayfield Thursday.

The Vikings (23-4 overall) used a 28-0 run over the first nine minutes of the contest to take a commanding lead. Hayfield will now take on No. 7 seeded Blooming Prairie in the Section 1A quarterfinals in Mayo Civic Center Monday at 6 p.m.

“We liked the defensive intensity tonight and we need to carry that over to the next game,” Hayfield co-head coach Kasey Krekling said.

RP 6    14  —  20

Hayfield 54  30  —  84

Hayfield scoring: Carrie Rutledge, 17; Maggie Streightiff, 15; Olivia Matti, 11; Brooke Bungum, 8; Abby Stasko, 7; Rachel Pack, 6; Kate Kruger, 5; Lilly O’Connor, 3; Payton Slaathaug, 2; Emma Holst, 2; free throws: 63 percent (15-for-23)