Champlin Park draws top seed for Class 4A boys' basketball tourney

The 29-0 Rebels will open the tournament at 10 a.m. Wednesday against St. Francis. In Class 3A, three-time defending champion DeLaSalle is the top seed.

March 9, 2015 at 8:11PM
Champlin Park players including Marty Hill (1), Jeremy Johnson (4) and JT Gibson (15) hold their sectional championship trophy after defeating Wayzata on Friday for the Class 4A, Section 5 title.
Champlin Park players including Marty Hill (1), Jeremy Johnson (4) and JT Gibson (15) hold their sectional championship trophy after defeating Wayzata on Friday for the Class 4A, Section 5 title. (Tom Wallace — Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Undefeated Champlin Park drew the top seed for the boys' basketball state tournament scheduled for next Wednesday through Saturday.

Here are the Class 4A matchups for quarterfinal games set for Wednesday at Target Center:

St. Francis (21-8) vs. #1 Champlin Park (29-0) , 10 a.m.
#5 Shakopee (22-7) vs. #4 Roseville (24-5) , noon
St. Michael-Albertville (24-5) vs. #2 Apple Valley (27-2), 2 p.m.
Lakeville North (18-11) vs. #3 Hopkins (23-6), 4 p.m.

In Class 3A, three-time defending state champion DeLaSalle is the top seed. Here are the Wednesday quarterfinal matchups at Williams Arena:

Albany (26-3) vs. #1 DeLaSalle (24-4), 10 a.m.
#5 Mankato East (20-9) vs. #4 New Prague (20-8), noon
Hermantown (24-5) vs. #2 St. Paul Johnson (25-3) , 2 p.m.
Waconia (16-13) vs. #3 Orono (24-5), 4 p.m.

Class 2A quarterfinal matchups:
Esko (23-7) vs. #1 St. Croix Lutheran (28-2) , 6 p.m. at Target Center
#5 Redwood Valley (23-6) vs. #4 Melrose (26-5) , 8 p.m.at Target Center
Annandale (20-10) vs. #2 Caledonia (26-4) , 6 p.m. at Williams Arena
Breckenridge (21-7) vs. #3 Maple River (27-3), 8 p.m. at Williams Arena

The Class 1A quarterfinals are Thursday at Williams Arena. The matchups:

Fond du Lac Ojibwe (18-12) vs. #1 Rushford-Peterson (29-1), 11 a.m.
#5 Nevis (26-3) vs. #4 Central Minnesota Christian (23-3), 1 p.m.
Red Lake (23-5) vs. #2 Maranatha Christian (27-2), 3 p.m.
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City (21-9) vs. #3 Battle Lake (29-1), 5 p.m.

Semifinals in Class 4A are Thursday evening at Target Center. Class 3A semifinals are Thursday afternoon at Target Center.

The semifinals in Class 2A are Friday evening at Target Center. The 1A semifinals are Friday afternoon at Target Center.

Championship games for all four classes will be Saturday at Target Center.

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