metro roundup
Maple Grove upsets visiting Armstrong
• MAPLE GROVE 66, ARMSTRONG 52: Sophomore guard Brad Davison scored 20 points to help the Crimson, ranked No. 5 in Class 4A boys' basketball, hand the visiting Falcons, who are ranked No. 3 in Class 4A, their first loss of the season. Reed Nikko, a 6-9 junior, scored 14 points — all in the second half — for the Crimson (8-0, 5-0 in the Northwest Suburban).
• EDEN PRAIRIE 106, MINNETONKA 86: The Eagles, ranked No. 6 in Class 4A, built a 17-point halftime lead en route to remaining unbeaten. Grantham Gillard scored 25 points to lead the Eagles (8-0), who led 58-41 at halftime. Amar Miller scored 31 points — making 18 of 20 free throws — to lead the Skippers, ranked No. 4 in Class 4A.
• APPLE VALLEY 79 FARMINGTON 46: Jordan Boltan scored 16 points and Brock Bertram had 15 points and eight rebounds to lead the Eagles, ranked No. 1 in Class 4A, to the South Suburban victory over the visiting Tigers. Gary Trent Jr. scored 13 points and Tre Jones, the younger brother of Tyus Jones, added 10 points for the Eagles. The Eagles shot 56 percent from the field and outscored the Tigers 20-1 from the free throw line. The Eagles attempted 28 free throws, the Tigers two.
• EASTVIEW 56, LAKEVILLE NORTH 55: Sean Ryan's free throw with no time on the clock lifted the Lightning to the South Suburban Conference victory. Ryan, a junior guard, was fouled on a three-point field goal attempt at the buzzer. Ryan scored 15 points to help the Lightning rally from a 29-22 halftime deficit. Connor Flack scored 29 points to lead the Panthers.
• ANOKA 73, IRONDALE 50: The Tornadoes outscored Irondale 44-28 in the second half to pull away for their first victory of the season. Jason Putnam and Maksim Kukharchuk each scored 13 points to lead the Tornadoes.
• HASTINGS 68, SIMLEY 60: Senior Sam Skoyen, an all-conference selection the past two seasons, scored 31 points to help the Raiders outlast the Spartans. Sam Stensgard scored 24 to lead the Spartans.
• HILL-MURRAY 77, SOUTH ST. PAUL 51: Senior guard Marshawn Wilson scored 21 points to pace the Pioneers, ranked No. 6 in Class 3A, to the nonconference victory. Senior guard John Engel scored 20 points to lead the Packers.
• ST. THOMAS ACADEMY 78, HENRY SIBLEY 49: Ryan Jacobson had 23 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Cadets, ranked No. 7 in Class 3A, past the Warriors in a Metro East game.