Alexandria hosts No. 9 (Class 4A) Sauk Rapids-Rice (13-4) at 7:15 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 31, and No. 2 (Class 3A) Orono (11-3) at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 8. Sauk Rapids-Rice beat Alexandria, 81-76, on Dec. 7, 2024, in a game where Thompson was out with an injury.

Every Tuesday at 6:50 p.m. and 9:50 p.m. during the high school year, we feature a team or athlete with our TRIA Prep Salute.This week’s salute recognizes the Benilde-St. Margaret’s boys basketball team,

Clemson signee Chase Thompson guides the fourth-ranked Cardinals against the top-ranked and undefeated Red Knights in a Class 3A top-five tussle on startribune.com.

In a match-up of two elite teams in Class AAA Boys' Basketball Saturday afternoon, Alexandria downed Benilde-Saint Margaret's 83-80, handing the top-ranked Red Knights their first defeat

Good teams know how to win close games. This is true for Benilde-St. Margaret’s, the lone unbeaten team in Class 3A. On Tuesday, senior forward Jalen Wilson made a shot at the buzzer, giving the Red Knights a 62-60 win at Waconia.

MOORHEAD — The Alexandria Cardinals boys basketball team wasn't messing around on Tuesday night. The Cardinals rolled through the Moorhead Spuds 100-72 in non-conference play at Moorhead High School. Alexandria improved to 9-3 overall and extended their win streak to five games.

ALEXANDRIA — The Alexandria boys basketball team has a bevy of options offensively. All season long, Alexandria has found a way to produce offensively, night in and night out. That proved to be true on Friday against Detroit Lakes as fourth-ranked (Class 3A) Alexandria beat Detroit Lakes, 100-47 in Alexandria.

No. 6 Benilde-St. Margaret’s breezes past Chanhassen 90-55 for third straight win. Zahara Bishop’s 25 points led the way for the Red Knights along with 17 from Pressley Watkins and Kendall McGee’s 13 points.