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Dawson-Boyd shot 60 percent, including 16-for-19 in the second half, and advanced to its first Boys Basketball state championship game with an 80-66 win over Red Lake County in a Class A semifinal game Friday.

Nevis forward AJ Bessler scored 39 points, but defending champion Cherry produced a 17-0 advantage in fast-break points and held on for a 79-70 victory in a Boys Basketball State Tournament Class A semifinal game.

No. 2-seeded Wayzata qualified for the Class AAAA championship game for the fourth consecutive season following a 59-55 victory over No. 3 Shakopee in the semifinals on Thursday, March 20 at Williams Arena.

Top-seeded Cretin-Derham Hall perked up from a first-half slumber to race past Maple Grove for a 63-49 victory over No. 4 Maple Grove in the Class AAAA semifinals of the Boys Basketball State Tournament on Thursday, March 20 at Williams Arena.

A furious 25-2 run from Goodhue turned a laugher into a classic in the last Class A quarterfinal game of the 2025 Boys Basketball State Tournament at Target Center in downtown Minneapolis on Thursday. Red Lake County reserve Ben Gullingsrud confidently drained a tie-breaking 3-pointer with 5:05 left and the Rebels eventually wrapped up a 68-61 victory.

After a 32-year absence from the boys state basketball tournament, the Anoka Tornadoes were among the Class 4A final eight this year.

Alexandria earned a berth in the Class AAA championship game by dethroning Totino-Grace with a 73-65 victory in the semifinals on Thursday, March 20 at Williams Arena.

No. 2 seed Dawson-Boyd used an early 11-0 run to take a 17-7 lead and rolled to a 69-46 win over No. 7 Heritage Christian Academy in a Class A quarterfinal game Thursday afternoon at Target Center in downtown Minneapolis.

Top-seeded Mankato East held off No. 4 Orono for a 64-62 victory in the Class AAA semifinals and a return trip to the championship game on Saturday.

Nevis added a 58-52 win in a Boys Basketball State Tournament Class A quarterfinal game at Target Center in downtown Minneapolis on Thursday to its season ledger against No. 5 Henning. It was 63-57 on Jan. 11, but this victory comes with a second straight trip to the state semifinals and a rematch with No. 1, defending champion Cherry.

Top-seeded, reigning champion Cherry got 28 points — including a pair of dunks — from Noah Sundquist and 21 from Noah Asuma in an 89-57 victory over No. 8 BOLD in a Boys Basketball State Tournament Class A quarterfinal game at Target Center on Thursday.

Many facts about Waseca’s first state championship team have been lost to time, and another thing that was lost was the trophy. But after decades of mystery and rumors and speculation, the shiny hardware was found a few weeks ago.