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By Star Tribune staff reports, 02/01/11, 11:26PM CST

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Eden Prairie brings down No. 1 ranked Hopkins

EDEN PRAIRIE 71, HOPKINS 65: The two schools traded sites for the girls' matchup, but the outcome was the same – an Eagles' victory over the No. 1-ranked school in Class 4A.

Junior forward Jackie Johnson had 16 points, pacing four Eden Prairie players in double figures. The No. 2-ranked Eagles had six players with at least eight points.

Sophomore Taylor Anderson led the Royals with 14 points.

Hopkins won the first meeting between the two teams 62-56 on its home court in the finals of the Dick's Holiday Classic. It will host Eden Prairie in the final conference meeting between the teams on Feb. 18.

RICHFIELD 99, CHANHASSEN 76: Sophomore guard Jessica January scored a season-high 40 points, including the 1,000th of her career, as the Class 3A, No. 8 Spartans beat the Storm in nonconference play. January added 11 rebounds and eight assists. Junior guard Hannah Wise also had a double-double for the Spartans, finishing with 5 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists.

BURNSVILLE 60, LAKEVILLE SOUTH 41: Jermisha Watson posted a triple-double (17 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists), leading the Blaze past the Cougars in the South Suburban. Teammate Jessica scored 20 points.

LAKEVILLE NORTH 59, PRIOR LAKE 24: The Class 2A, No. 3 Panthers held the Lakers to six second-half points in the South Suburban victory. Senior guard Rachel Banham scored 16 of her game-high 20 points in the first half.

MINNEHAHA ACADEMY 65, ST. CROIX LUTHERAN 58: The Redhawks defense put the clamps on Crusaders leading-scorer Kayla Hulsebus. Huslebus, who entered the game averaging over 18 points per game, was held scoreless. Minnehaha Academy built a 15-point halftime lead before the Crusaders stormed back by hitting nine three-pointers in the second half. Senior guard Sarina Baker had a game-high 18 points for the Class 2A, No. 7 Redhawks.

SHAKOPEE 45, WACONIA 44: In a back-and-forth battle, senior Cara Zastrow went 1-for-2 from the free-throw line with 4 seconds remaining, giving the Sabers a nonconference victory over the Wildcats. Waconia pushed the ball up the court after Zastrow missed the second free throw but was unable to get a shot off.

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