No. 9 Lakeville North at Lakeville South
5:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 23

Lakeville’s “civil war” isn’t always so civil, but it is always competitive when the crosstown rivals do battle. Both are hot on the heels of Eastview and Bloomington Kennedy in the strong South Suburban Conference. South just lost to both powers last week but only by a combined 17 points. The Cougars have a strong core of players who won 17 games last year, such as Boston College-bound post Katie Quandt (14.6 ppg) and crafty sophomore guard M’caela Sellers (10.5 ppg). North has four losses but all have come against highly-regarded teams (Eastview, Park Center, Eden Prairie and White Bear Lake). Freshman guard Temi Carda (11.9 ppg) has burst onto the state scene and is the only Panther in double-figure scoring.