Every Tuesday at 6:50 p.m. and 9:50 p.m. during the high school year, we feature a team or athlete with our TRIA Prep Salute.This week’s salute recognizes the Benilde-St. Margaret’s boys basketball team,

Eden Prairie girls hockey triumphs 3-2 over Prior Lake at Hockey Day Minnesota, showcasing the state’s hockey culture.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Goodhue is still tops in Class 1A, Providence Academy in Class 2A, Marshall Class 3A, and Hopkins Class 4A, Caledonia, Rochester Mayo, Byron and Stewartville.

Minnesota high school scores and results for all sports from around the state.

River Lakes kept its No. 18 rating in the most recent Class 1A Let's Play Hockey poll, released Tuesday. The Stars held onto its position in the poll on the strength of a five-game December winning streak. In January they are 1-2-1 with a loss Jan. 9 to Sartell/Sauk Rapids.