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No. 3 seed Minnehaha Academy held No. 6 Caledonia scoreless during a pivotal second-half stretch of nearly five minutes and held on for a 68-63 win Wednesday night in the quarterfinal round of the Class AA Girls Basketball State Tournament at Maturi Pavilion on the University of Minnesota's campus.

Providence Academy, the top seed in Class AA, raced past New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva for an 84-50 victory in the Class AA quarterfinals of the Minnesota State High School League's Girls Basketball State Tournament on Wednesday, March 12 at Williams Arena.

Second-seeded Crosby-Ironton (31-0) attacked the basket in transition and in its set offense, racking up 50 points in the paint in a 75-50 win over No. 7 Barnesville to reach the state semifinals for the second year in a row.

Hopkins, the No. 3 seed in the Minnesota State High School League's Class AAAA Girls Basketball State Tournament, held off an upset bid by No. 6 Chaska to post a 70-64 victory in the quarterfinals on Wednesday, March 12 at Williams Arena on the University of Minnesota campus.

Reese Drake starred Wednesday for No. 3 seed Marshall in a 67-51 Class AAA Girls Basketball State Tournament quarterfinal victory over No. 6 Rock Ridge at Maturi Pavilion on the University of Minnesota’s campus. Drake’s 26 points, 11 free throws (on 11 attempts), six assists and four steals were all game-highs.

Second-seeded Eastview continued its long winning spree this season with a 62-39 victory over No. 7 Anoka in the Class AAAA quarterfinals of the Minnesota State High School League's Girls Basketball State Tournament on Wednesday, March 12 at Williams Arena.

Sage Gilbert’s four-point play was part of a 12-0 surge that helped send No. 7 seed Cretin-Derham Hall past No. 2 Monticello in a Girls Basketball State Tournament Class AAA quarterfinal game Wednesday afternoon at Maturi Pavilion on the University of Minnesota’s campus.

No. 4-seeded Lakeville North extended its late-season surge to six consecutive victories in a row with a 47-20 win over No. 5 Brainerd in the Class AAAA quarterfinals of the Minnesota State High School League's Girls Basketball State Tournament on Wednesday, March 12 at Williams Arena.

No. 5 seed Alexandria Area stifled No. 4 DeLaSalle throughout a 60-40 Class AAA Girls Basketball State Tournament quarterfinal win at Maturi Pavilion on the University of Minnesota campus, limiting the Islander to 26.9-percent shooting from the field.

Top-seeded Maple Grove opened the Class AAAA quarterfinals of the Minnesota State High School League's Girls Basketball State Tournament with a 71-36 victory over White Bear Lake on Wednesday, March 12 at Williams Arena.

No. 1 seed Benilde-St. Margaret's raced past No. 8 Stewartville, 84-58, in a Class AAA quarterfinal game to begin the Minnesota State High School League's 2025 Girls Basketball State tournament Wednesday at Maturi Pavilion. The Red Knights ended the first half on a 19-4 run in the last five minutes to take a commanding 49-29 lead.

The Minnesota State High School League's Girls Basketball State Tournament begins a four-day run on Wednesday, March 12 on the University of Minnesota campus. Championships will be earned in four enrollment classifications.