State champions Wayzata, Totino-Grace seize top spots in boys basketball Metro Top 10

The defending state champions reign as we prepare to ring in the new year.

Class 4A defending state champion Wayzata (7-0) and Class 3A defending state champion Totino-Grace (4-2) hold down the top two spots in the boys basketball Metro Top 10.

Totino-Grace, using a balanced attack with five players scoring 14 points or more, picked up a marquee victory, 82-72 over Park Center (7-1) in a matchup of Northwest Suburban Conference heavyweights. The Pirates, No. 1 since the preseason, fell to No. 3. Park Center won both meetings with Totino-Grace last season.

Benilde-St. Margaret's (3-2) fell out of the Metro Top 10 after an 87-75 loss to visiting DeLaSalle, making room for unbeaten Farmington (7-0) at No. 10.

Breck vs. Osseo at Augsburg, 7 p.m. Thursday

The opening day of the TCO Holiday Classic presents a good time to gauge No. 8 Breck (4-0), squaring off with No. 9 Osseo (4-1). Breck is averaging 81.8 points per game while yielding only 58.2. Osseo's only loss was to No. 5 Minnetonka, unbeaten at 5-0 and on the rise.

1. Wayzata (7-0). Last week: 2

3. Park Center (7-1). Last week: 1

4. Lakeville North (4-2). Last week: 3

5. Minnetonka (5-0). Last week: 6

6. Hopkins (5-1). Last week: 7

7. Shakopee (5-2). Last week: 8

9. Osseo (4-1). Last week: 10