Friday's metro prep roundup

GIRLS' BASKETBALL

• ST. BERNARD'S 44, MOUNDS PARK ACADEMY 42 (OT): Junior guard Kia Johnson refused to let her squad lose. After St. Bernard's fell behind by 10 at halftime, Johnson led a second-half charge with three three-pointers to help send the game to overtime. She topped off her 22-point night with a jumper in the lane with four seconds left to finish off the victory.

• SOUTHWEST CHRISTIAN 58, TRINITY 35: She's only a junior, but Kathy Haag is already past the 1,000-point mark. Haag scored 18 of her 29 points in the first half and threw in nine rebounds and six blocked shots. Southwest Christian held Trinity to just two points in the first half.

• ST. LOUIS PARK 64, COLUMBIA HEIGHTS 34: Senior guard Ali Johnson reached 1,000 points for her career, thanks to a game-high 22 points in an easy victory for St. Louis Park. The Orioles jumped out to a 30-12 halftime lead and maintained a comfortable lead throughout the game.

BOYS' BASKETBALL

• MINNEAPOLIS NORTH 61, MINNEAPOLIS EDISON 58: With a 58-53 lead late in the game, Edison appeared to be headed for a victory. But turnovers led to five quick points for North and Lorenzo Butler put on the exclamation point with a steal and a layup while being fouled for a three-point play for the final margin. Butler finished with 13 points, and Jeremiah Moore scored a team-high 14.

• LAKEVILLE SOUTH 66, ROSEMOUNT 64: Lakeville South avenged a 32-point loss to Rosemount earlier this season. Blake Shay hit a late three-pointer to give Lakeville South the lead. The Cougars blocked Rosemount's final shot as time expired. Lakeville South made 10 three-pointers.

• HOPKINS 76, EDINA 59: Raymond Cowles hit six three-pointers and knocked down three free throws for a game-high 21 points to lead the No. 1, Class 4A Royals. Hopkins raced out to a 12-point lead at halftime and finished with four scorers in double figures.

BOYS' HOCKEY

• IRONDALE 5, CHISAGO LAKES 4 (OT): Irondale's Travis Baker and Jack Healy took matters into their own hands after Irondale fell behind 4-1 in the second period. Baker scored a pair of goals with Healy assisting on both, and Healy scored to tie the score before the second period ended. Andy Richardson notched the game-winner at 3:08 in overtime for the Knights.

GIRLS' HOCKEY

• RED WING 3, NORTHFIELD 2 (2 OT): It took three periods and two extra sessions for Red Wing to get past Northfield in the Class 1A quarterfinal. Liz Bauer scored her second goal of the game in a 4-on-4 situation at 3:16 of the second overtime.

NOTES

• Kurt Pauly, the boys' basketball coach at Cooper, resigned Thursday after using foul language Wednesday in the locker room at halftime of the Hawks' 87-65 victory over Columbia Heights.

Pauly, who was in his seventh year as the Hawks coach, was accused by school administrators last spring of using foul language. He said that he then signed a contract stipulating that he was not to use foul language again in the presence of students.

"It said if I used any type of language again, I could be terminated," Pauly said. "But I never admitted to using bad language last year. I'm not excusing what I did. It's indefensible in a learning environment. But what's unfortunate is that a coach slips up and swears and it's a bigger deal than all of the positive things we've done."

Pauly coached the Hawks to the Class 4A championship game in 2006, losing to Hopkins 69-53. Cooper was 13-5 and tied for first place in the North Suburban Conference heading into Friday night's game at Spring Lake Park.

The team was coached by freshman coach Steve Johnson. A call to the Cooper athletic director was not returned.

JIM PAULSEN