Champlin Park, the top-ranked team in Class 4A, completed an unbeaten regular season with a 72-66 victory over Park Center in a boys' basketball game Thursday night at Champlin Park.
Francis Nwaokorie, a 6-7 senior who has committed to UC San Diego, scored 25 points to lead the Rebels (18-0). Dylan Gichaba contributed 13 points for the Rebels, who led by two points at halftime.
Braeden Carrington scored 16 and Ayouba Berthe added 15 to pace the Pirates (13-5), who had a five-game winning streak end.
In the teams' first meeting of the season, on Feb. 17, Champlin Park won 81-78 in overtime.
Mahtomedi 78, South St. Paul 34: Owen Carlson scored 22 points to lead the host Zephyrs past the Packers. The loss was the first of the season for the Packers (17-1), who are ranked No. 2 in Class 3A. The Zephyrs (12-3) lost to South St. Paul 101-69 on Feb. 12.
Elk River 68, Maple Grove 55: Parker Behne was 8-for-10 shooting from three-point range and scored 34 points to lead the Elks past the visiting Crimson.
Rockford 99 Glencoe-Silver Lake 93: Ryan Boysen scored 30 points and Sam Zilmer scored 26 to help the visiting Rockets outlast the Panthers. Derek Pepin added 16 points for the Rockets (15-3), who led 53-41 at halftime. Mitchel Jaskowiak scored 29 to lead the Panthers (10-8), who got within three points late in the second half.
Waconia 65, St. Cloud Tech 54: Senior forward Spencer Swanson had 31 points and 14 rebounds to lead the host Wildcats past the Tigers. Dontae Horshaw scored 22 to lead the Tigers.