Junior guard Audrey Gadison scored 19 points to lead the St. Croix Lutheran girls' basketball team to a 76-64 victory over Holy Angels, the top-ranked team in Class 3A, on Tuesday.
Freshman guard Clara Avery scored 17 and junior forward Stephanie Miller added 16 for the Crusaders (16-5), who lead the Tri-Metro East.
Sophomore forward Destinee Oberg scored 22 to lead the Stars (19-2), who had an 11-game winning streak ended. The Stars lead the Tri-Metro West.
Edina 55, Hill-Murray 39: Senior Annika Jank scored 25 points to become the Hornets' career scoring leader as the Hornets beat the Pioneers in a nonconference game.
Hopkins 79, Annandale 35: The Royals, ranked No. 1 in Class 4A, cruised past the host Cardinals for their 22nd consecutive victory. Freshman Paige Bueckers scored 19 points and sophomore Dlayla Chakolis 18 to lead the Royals.
Minneapolis South 81, Minneapolis Washburn 38: Eighth-grader Jade Hill scored a career-high 30 points to lead the Tigers (19-3) to their 11th consecutive victory. Hill scored 20 in the first half to help the Tigers race to a 54-16 halftime lead.
St. Paul Como Park 73, St. Paul Washington 15: Senior Aazhra'rae Jackson scored a career-high 28 points to highlight the Cougars' victory. Jackson made six three-point field goals as the St. Paul City Conference-leading Cougars improved to 14-7 overall and 9-0 in the conference.
Boys' basketball
Hopkins 72, Annandale 71: Ismael El-Amin made two free throws with eight seconds remaining to lift the visiting Royals, ranked No. 6 in Class 4A, to the nonconference victory. El-Amin led the Royals with 20 points. Simon Wright added 19 for Hopkins. Jarod Wilken scored 21 and A.J. Hinz 20 for the Cardinals, who trailed by five at halftime but had forged a four-point lead with 8:56 remaining.