The Moorhead Spuds stayed hot Saturday night on home ice, scoring a 5-3 victory against Benilde-St. Margaret’s for their 15th straight win.

Benilde-St. Margaret’s boys basketball is 11-0 on the season and sits atop the Class 3A rankings. KSTP Sports stopped by the team’s practice this week and spoke with head coach Damain Johnson and senior power forward Jalen Wilson. Wilson and fellow senior Jaleel Donley are among players on the Mr. Basketball watch list.

Fifth-ranked (Class 3A) Benilde-St. Margaret’s took a 10-9 lead with 12:30 left in the first half and never looked back as it defeated second-ranked (Class 3A) Alexandria 79-53 in a physical game on Jan. 25, 2025.

No. 6 Benilde-St. Margaret’s breezes past Chanhassen 90-55 for third straight win. Zahara Bishop’s 25 points led the way for the Red Knights along with 17 from Pressley Watkins and Kendall McGee’s 13 points.

The Alexandria boys and girls basketball teams play conference games to end the week before hosting Benilde-St. Margaret's on Saturday

Alexandria is ranked No. 4 in Class 3A by Minnesota Basketball ... then host No. 1 Benilde-St. Margaret's (Class 3A, 11-0) at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25. Moorhead's Edmund Wotoe scores a basket ...

Here are the boys’ and girls’ basketball rankings. BOYS BASKETBALL RANKINGS • 1. Cretin-Derham Hall (14-0); 2. Wayzata (14-2); 3.

Minnesota high school boys basketball is finally in full swing, and High School on SI has the top 25 teams in the state ranked regardless of classifica

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Good teams know how to win close games. This is true for Benilde-St. Margaret’s, the lone unbeaten team in Class 3A. On Tuesday, senior forward Jalen Wilson made a shot at the buzzer, giving the Red Knights a 62-60 win at Waconia.

In a rare double duel, the Alexandria boys swimming and diving team shined as it beat Detroit Lakes, 120-60, and Morris Area, 140-30, at Discovery Middle School in Alexandria. Alexandria started the meet strong with a 1-2 finish in the 200 medley relay.

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