Prep roundup

WRESTLING

• THE CLASH: Three expected champions and one pleasant surprise will make up Saturday's championship bracket at The Clash National Wrestling Duals in Rochester.

Apple Valley, Oak Park/River Forest (Ill.) and Bergen (N.J.) Catholic — all No. 1 seeds in their qualifying brackets — emerged undefeated from Friday's first round of competition and will compete for the overall tournament title Saturday.

They will be joined by Hastings, which was seeded No. 4 in its bracket but qualified for the top bracket as a result of some late-match heroics and the surprising failure of top-seeded Cincinnati (Ohio) Archbishop Moeller.

Hastings trailed Bound Brook (N.J.) 22-2 in the Bracket D finals but rallied to pull out the victory, thanks to four consecutive pins and a major decision to earn its spot in the finals with a 33-26 victory.

Moeller nearly became the first top seed in tournament history to lose all three of its qualifying matches, falling to Woodbury,(Iowa) Central and Grand Island (Neb.) before rallying for a close victory over Independence (Iowa). St. Michael-Albertville lost a chance to defend its 2013 title when it fell to Chicago Marist 44-17 in the opening round semifinals of its bracket.

BOYS' BASKETBALL

• BLAINE 93, PARK CENTER 85: Jason Travis scored 31 points to help the Bengals outlast the Pirates. Four other players scored in double figures for the Bengals, who trailed by four at halftime. Lekeyto Lusane scored 30 and Amani Hooker scored 24 to lead the Pirates.

• BLOOMINGTON KENNEDY 52, ROSEMOUNT 49: Connell Lewis scored 18 points, including two free throws in the closing seconds, to help the Eagles top the Irish. Lewis was 10-for-10 from the free-throw line.

• CHANHASSEN 76, HOLY ANGELS 70: Junior Joey Witthus scored 38 points — 23 in the second half — to lift the Storm over the Stars.

• EDEN PRAIRIE 76, COOPER 74: Andrew Wallace and Aaron Workin each scored 23 points to help the Eagles, ranked No. 7 in Class 4A, hold on against the Hawks.

• MINNEHAHA ACADEMY 60, ST. THOMAS ACADEMY 57: Freshman Joevon Walker's three-pointer at the buzzer lifted the Redhawks over the Cadets.

• ST. CROIX PREP 77, ST. PAUL HUMBOLDT 59: Junior Michael Gutierrez scored 19 of his 24 points in the second half to help the Lions pull away from a halftime tie.

• ST. PAUL JOHNSON 85, MINNEAPOLIS SOUTH 71: The Governors, ranked No. 1 in Class 3A, had five players score in double figures in the victory over the Tigers.

• STILLWATER 78, FOREST LAKE 75: Connor Gamble and Nick Ogren combined to make 10 three-point shots and scored 48 points to help the Ponies outlast Forest Lake. Gamble, who scored 28, and Ogren, who scored 20, each made five three-pointers.

GIRLS' BASKETBALL

• EASTVIEW 81, APPLE VALLEY 48: Madison Guebert and Kari Opatz each scored 26 points to lead the Lightning, ranked No. 1 in Class 4A, past the Eagles. Lyndsey Robson led the Eagles with 18 points.

• CENTENNIAL 59, OSSEO 58: Daizjay Morris scored 24 points to help the Cougars, ranked No. 3 in Class 4A, hold on to defeat the Orioles.

• PARK OF COTTAGE GROVE 68, CRETIN-DERHAM HALL 44: Sydney Lamberty scored 43 points to lead the Wolfpack past the Raiders.