Ayden McDonald led four Hibbing players in double figures with 19 points as the Bluejackets downed Duluth Denfeld 68-57 in a Section 7AAA boys basketball semifinal game Friday night at Duluth East.
The Bluejackets' 16th consecutive victory sends them into next Thursday's championship game against top-seeded Princeton.
McDonald made five 3-pointers for Hibbing (22-6), which handed Princeton one of its three defeats this season.
Joe Cvancara led the Hunters with 22 points.
Princeton 88, Cloquet 70
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Reilly O'Neill's 25 points and John Stimmler's 20 more than offset Adam Schneider's game-high 28 points in the Tigers' 7AAA semifinal win.
Princeton (25-3) raced to a 50-36 halftime advantage before going on to record its seventh straight win.
