West Central teammates celebrate at the end of the second half. West Central Area School defeated Goodhue 58-50 in the MNHSL girls basketball 1A semifinals in at Williams Arena, Minn., on Friday, March 14, 2025. (Renée Jones Schneider/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

At the end of the regular season, No. 1 seed Goodhue looked primed to defend the Class 1A state title. In its semifinal matchup Friday, West Central Area brought the Wildcats to a halt.

The Knights, the fourth seed in the 1A bracket, claimed a 58-50 victory and moved on to the program’s first title game.

“We were the underdogs, we knew that,” West Central head coach Becca Holland said. “We had nothing to lose and these guys came out and worked their hearts out. Nothing could stop them today.”

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MACCRAY 60, Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s 56

Seventh-seed MACCRAY pulled off another upset in the Class 1A bracket, this time a comeback victory over No. 3 seed Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s Friday in the semifinals.

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Class 1A bracket