metro roundup

BOYS' Basketball

No. 6 Roseville survives push from St. Francis

• ROSEVILLE 67, ST. FRANCIS 60: Kobe Critchley scored 20 points — including a key three-point field goal in the final two minutes — to spark the Raiders, ranked No. 6 in Class 4A, to the victory over the Saints in the Granite City Classic in St. Cloud. Blake Moreno scored 20 points to lead St. Francis.

• MAPLE GROVE 86, ROGERS 70: The Crimson, No. 3 in Class 4A, rebounded from its first loss of the season by defeating the Royals in the Granite City Classic. Mitchel Rekstad scored 22 to lead Maple Grove, which lost to top-ranked Apple Valley on Friday.

• PARK CENTER 71, COOPER 61: Amani Hooker scored 32 points to lead the host Pirates past the Hawks.

• BROOKLYN CENTER 82, ST. CROIX PREP 66: Junior Landon Kirkwood scored 25 points to lead the Centaurs, ranked No. 8 in Class 2A, to the victory in the Trinity Tournament. Michael Gutierrez scored 30 points for the Lions.

BOYS' HOCKEY

• WOODBURY 3, NORTH ST. PAUL 1: Sasha Choporov's goal with 29 seconds left sealed the Royals' victory in the South St. Paul Premier Tournament at Wakota Arena.

GIRLS' HOCKEY

• ROSEVILLE 2, FOREST LAKE 0: Senior goalie Brittany Boss recorded her second shutout in five days as the Raiders edged the Rangers. Boss, who had a shutout in the Raiders' 6-0 victory over North St. Paul on Tuesday, had 18 saves.

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