Girls basketball Metro Top 10 shows value of a tough schedule

Ron Haggstrom's latest ranking includes two teams with two losses to strong opponents.

December 14, 2022 at 2:09AM
Roseville vs East Ridge on December 9, 2022. Photo by Cheryl A. Myers, SportsEngine
East Ridge’s Sidney Klauer powered in against Roseville’s Mira Jackson on Friday. East Ridge, ranked seventh in the new Metro Top 10, won 64-55. Klauer scored 20 points. (Cheryl A. Myers, Special to the Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

There is something to be said for playing a tough schedule.

No. 9 Maple Grove and No. 10 Lakeville North remain in the Metro Top 10 despite two early-season setbacks. The Crimson opened the season with back-to-back losses to Class 4A defending state champion and Metro Top 10 No. 1 Hopkins (69-49) and No. 6 Wayzata (60-56). The Panthers fell to No. 5 Chaska (64-50) and Wayzata (64-53).

The Lake Conference is off to a strong start, holding down five of the top six spots while accumulating a 22-1 record. No. 4 Minnetonka suffered the only loss, falling to Hortonville (Wis.) 66-56 in the Breakdown Tip-Off Classic at the Lindbergh Center at Hopkins High School.

No. 5 Chaska is the lone school in the top six that doesn't play in the Lake.

This week's marquee matchup

St. Michael-Albertville at Chaska, 7 p.m. Friday

The Hawks get their shot to tackle the Lake this week. They will host No. 2 St. Michael-Albertville after traveling to Wayzata three day earlier. Chaska beat Wayzata last season and didn't play St. Michael-Albertville.

Girls basketball Metro Top 10

Records are through Monday

1. Hopkins (5-0)

2. St. Michael-Albertville (3-0)

3. Eden Prairie (4-0)

4. Minnetonka (5-1)

5. Chaska (4-0)

6. Wayzata (5-0)

7. East Ridge (5-1)

8. Becker (3A) (3-0)

9. Maple Grove (3-2)

10. Lakeville North (1-2)

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