St. Anthony 84, FAIR 47. The Huskies posted a 60-23 lead at halftime behind Dan Carpenter’s career-high 32 points. Mickey Jah followed Carpenter with 13 points, while Tait Nelson and Sam Anderson both chipped in 11 a piece for St. Anthony. FAIR was led by Cashon Oliver and Davarrio Douglas who scored 15 and 13 points, respectively. 

Rushford-Peterson 43, Fillmore Central 28. Double-doubles from Dawson Dal and Noah Carlson lifted the second-seeded Trojans over No. 7 Fillmore Central in a Class 1A, Section 1 quarterfinal. Dahl scored 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, while Carlson posted 11 points and 10 rebounds. 

East Ridge 70, Minneapolis Southwest 56. Courtney Brown Jr.’s 32 points carried East Ridge to a decisive victory over the Lakers. Brennan Hawkins poured in a team-high 26 points, followed by Niko Polydorou’s 15. Michael Remke had 13 points as the Raptors second-leading scorer. 

Caledonia 86, La Crescent 54. Freshman Noah King had a game-high 30 points for top-seeded Caledonia in its romping of No. 1 La Crescent in the first round of the Class 2A, Section 1 playoffs. His brother, Noah, who’s committed to South Dakota State, knocked down 5 of 8 shots for 19 points. Ben Nelson had a game-high 22 points for the Lancers.