Mackenzie Kramer made a three-point shot from the corner with 12 seconds left in overtime to give Class 4A, No. 9 St. Michael-Albertville a one-point lead over No. 7 Park Center and the Knights went on to win 66-60 in girls' basketball Thursday night.
Whitney Dold scored six of her 10 points in the final two minutes of regulation to send the game to overtime. Jadyn Hanson led the Knights with 25 points. Kramer finished with 17 points.
The Pirates rallied from a five-point halftime deficit to take a lead late in regulation. T'Naye Griffin led the Pirates with 15 points while Adalia McKenzie had 14 points, Sommer Blackmore 13 and Meghan Dubois 10.
Centennial 70, Lakeville North 56: The Class 4A, No. 5 Cougars built a 13-point halftime lead and cruised to the victory over the No. 4 Panthers. Taylor McAulay and Claire Orth led the Cougars with 14 points each. Sydney Stapleton added 13 points for Centennial and Sara Stapleton 10. Lauren Jensen led the Panthers with 14 points, Ke James had 13, and Analiese Tschida and Taylor Brown 11 each.
St. Cloud Apollo 57, Monticello 53: The Eagles scored four points in the final 2.5 seconds to defeat the host Magic. Chloe Swanson broke a 53-53 tie with a pair of free throws. She finished with 14 points. Then after the inbounds pass was mishandled out of bounds, Shelby Pfannenstein made two free throws to seal the victory. She finished with 11 points. Lariah Washington led the Eagles with 19 points and Ashley Koepp had 12. Anna Olson led the Magic with 21 points and Lauran Zwack and Cat Terres had 11 each.
Mound Westonka 60, Blake 58: Jennifer Schaible scored 25 points to lead the Whitehawks past the visiting Bears. Cate Moe led the Bears with 19 points and Morgan Phillips had 16.
Boys' basketball
Edina 75, Cretin-Derham Hall 61: The Hornets took a 15-point lead into halftime and cruised to victory over the visiting Class 4A, No. 2 Raiders. Anders Nelson led the Hornets with 23 points, Jack Middleton had 16, Luke Glenna 14 and Jacob Hutson 10. Sy Chatman led the Raiders with 18 points, Ryan Larson had 15 and Charlie Dennis and Daniel Oturu 10 each.
Orono 88, Monticello 84: Jarvis Omersa scored 28 points to lead the Class 3A, No. 2 Spartans past the visiting Magic. Matt Todd had 45 points for the Magic. Colton Codute had 20 points, Max Bjorklund 17 and Griffin Sage 16 for the Spartans.