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.
This week's marquee matchup
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.
Boys basketball Metro Top 10
1. Wayzata (7-0). Last week: 2
2. Totino-Grace (3A) (4-2). Last week: 4
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
8. Breck (2A) (4-0). Last week: 9
9. Osseo (4-1). Last week: 10
10. Farmington (7-0). Last week: NR