Alexandria hosts No. 9 (Class 4A) Sauk Rapids-Rice (13-4) at 7:15 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 31, and No. 2 (Class 3A) Orono (11-3) at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 8. Sauk Rapids-Rice beat Alexandria, 81-76, on Dec. 7, 2024, in a game where Thompson was out with an injury.

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.

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.

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.

Isaac Allen contributed eight points and three rebounds, while Jack Sabolik had five points and an assist. Rounding out WCA’s stats, Simon Moritz had three points and two rebounds, Owen Sanstead had two points, two rebounds, one assist, and one steal, and Carter Kjesbo had two deflections, two rebounds, and one assist.

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

Alexandria senior Chase Thompson (3) hoists up a 3-pointer during a game against Mankato East on Dec. 28, 2024, at the CSP Holiday Classic at the Gangelhoff Center in St. Paul. On Jan. 20, 2025, Thompson was named the 2025 Minnesota Mr. Basketball watchlist.

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In a match-up of two elite teams in Class AAA Boys' Basketball Saturday afternoon, Alexandria downed Benilde-Saint Margaret's 83-80, handing the top-ranked Red Knights their first defeat

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.

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