Eastview, the No. 2 seed in the Class 4A, Section 3 boys' basketball playoffs survived a scare from No. 7 Park of Cottage Grove before winning 74-72 on Tuesday night in Apple Valley.
The Wolfpack trailed by six points in the quarterfinal with a minute remaining. AJ Morrison pulled the game within a point on a basket after making a steal. The Lightning then made one of two free throws to give Park one last chance. With less than 10 seconds to go it ran a play that cleared the lane for a layup, but Eastview's Ben Neubert intercepted the pass.
Steven Crowl, a 6-8 sophomore, scored 22 points on 9-of-12 shooting and grabbed 11 rebounds for the Lightning. He also had four blocks.
Will Barry added 12 points to go with six rebounds and four assists.
Domenik Block and Cole Herder scored 20 and 13, respectively, for the Wolfpack.
Eastview will play Burnsville in the semifinals on Friday at Farmington High School.
Buffalo 64, Rogers 58: Tony Dahl had 22 points to lead the sixth-seeded Bison past the No. 3 Royals in the Class 4A, Section 8 quarterfinals. Brandon Maatz added 16. Jordan Belka and Brandon Vazquez of Rogers each scored 18. Rogers beat Buffalo in two previous matchups this season, including a 64-55 win on Friday to close the regular season.
Apple Valley 101, Rosemount 52: Tre Jones led the Eagles with 17 points and nine assists in the Class 4A, Section 3 quarterfinal. Ely Hendrickson contributed 15 points, all on three-pointers. Andrew Reuter scored 17 for the Irish and grabbed seven rebounds. Apple Valley will play Eagan on Friday night in the section semifinals.