Last night we had 94 boys high school basketball games in Minnesota, not a one of which matched 2 ranked teams. Tonight we had a few more games (119) and we had 9 games (and this is just the boys) matching 2 top 20 teams. 3 of them ended with an upset, that is, with the lower-rated team winning.
• #15AAAA Edina (now 7-4) knocked off #1 Hopkins (12-2) 80-79 at home. The Hornets took a 41-33 halftime lead, then hung on. Jack Middleton lit it up for Edina with 31 points while Charlie Haff added 21. Zeke Nnaji and Drew Zimmer scored 21 each for Hopkins.
• #16A MN Valley Lutheran (now 11-1) defeated #2 Springfield (9-2) 78-76 in OT. It was Springfield's 2nd close road loss to a ranked foe. The 1st was at #1 Minneota. We don't have a box score yet, but we know that Springfield senior guard Isaac Fink scored 84 points in his last 2 games before tonight including a school record 43 against Redwood Valley.
• #8AAAA Wayzata was the 2nd Lake Conference team to pull of an upset at home, and this one was also a one-pointer. The Trojans beat #6 Eden Prairie 64-63 as Luke Paulson led a balanced Wayzata attack. Connor Christiansen scored 31 for EP but he didn't get enough help. Wayzata is now 10-3, EP is 7-5 against one of if not the toughest schedules in the state.
Game of the Day--we'll take the Edina win over Hopkins, seeing how the Royals were rated #1
Player of the Day--Jack Middleton, Edina
Team of the Day--Wayzata girls who ran their record to 14-0 with a 63-45 win over EP for a Trojan sweep of the Lake double-header
Coach of the Day--Liz Carpenter, Farmington girls who are now 12-0 and #4 after a 68-46 win at #18 Shakopee
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