Thursday's prep metro roundup: Champlin Park defeats Park Center to stay unbeaten

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.

Minnehaha Academy 63, Blake 49: Eighth-grader Addi Mack scored a season-high 34 points to lead the Redhawks, ranked No. 6 in Class 2A, past the visiting Bears. Mack, a 5-5 guard, is averaging 23.7 points per game.

Osseo 75, Coon Rapids 73: Sophomore Aalayah Wilson scored a season-high 41 points to help the Orioles outlast the visiting Cardinals.

Eagan 3, Eastview 2: Parker Jensen scored a power-play goal six seconds into overtime to lift the Wildcats to their first victory of the season. Graeme Edmund had 45 saves for Eagan (1-13). The Wildcats were outshot 47-20.

Hill-Murray 2, South St. Paul 1 (OT): Freshman Chloe Boreen scored at 2:14 of the overtime to lift the Pioneers, ranked No. 5 in Class 2A, past the Packers, who are ranked No. 6 in Class 1A. Hill-Murray (11-2) led 1-0 before Makenna Deering's power-play goal midway through the third period tied the score for the Packers (11-6-1).

Stillwater 5, Mounds View 2: Senior Lexi Huber scored a goal in each period to lead the Ponies, ranked No. 6 in Class 2A, past the visiting Mustangs. On Tuesday, Huber scored four goals in the Ponies' victory over Irondale/St. Anthony.