boys basketball

Upsala fought hard in the quarterfinals but faced a formidable opponent. The energy at the Target Center was electric as the game unfolded.

The scores from the Minnesota State Boys Basketball Tournament on Saturday, March 22

Albany held off Caledonia 59-54 Friday night at Williams Arena to advance to the Class 2-A State Tournament Championship game. Albany sprinted out to a 25-5 lead and held a 30-19 halftime advantage.

The top seeded Albany Huskies defeated 8th seeded Pelican Rapids 80-57 Tuesday night in the Class 2-A State Tournament Quarterfinals at Williams Arena. Albany went out to a 47-26 halftime lead and never looked back while improving to 30-0.

The Albany boys basketball team is back at the Class 2-A State Tournament for a 3rd straight season with their sights set on winning their 2nd state title in 3 years. Albany is 29-0 and is the #1 seed.

Girls Basketball: Section 8-4-A Quarterfinals Sartell-St. Stephen 66, Buffalo 61 (The Sabres were down 22-5 to start the game, and down 33-25 at the half. Then, they picked up the defensive pressure in the 2nd half and caught fire from outside, hitting 8 threes in the 2nd half alone...

Alexandria defeated Tech 91-45 Thursday night in Willmar in the boys basketball section 8-3-A final. The Cardinals and Tigers split the two regular season meetings with the road team winning in each occasion.

Albany defeated Spectrum 87-64 Wednesday night at St. John's University in the Section 6-2-A semifinals. The Huskies led 46-26 at halftime and held on to win. Sam Hondl led Albany with 28 points, Zeke Austin added 23 points and Andrew Olson chipped in 18 points.

St. Cloud Tech will meet Alexandria in the Section 8-3-A boys basketball final for a 3rd straight year Thursday night in Willmar. The Tigers edged Alexandria 71-69 in 2022 and the Cardinals got their revenge on Tech in 2023 winning 56-44.

Foley defeated Cathedral 59-32 in the first round of the Section 6-2-A boys basketball playoffs Thursday night. The Falcons improves to 19-8 while Cathedral ends their season with an 11-16 record.