Area boys basketball results on December 29:
BOLD 63, Hancock 49
Red Wing 79, Minnewaska Area 43
Holy Family Catholic 68, Eden Valley-Watkins 23
Pierz 71, St.Cloud Cathedral 60 (that win will be handy for the Pioneers at seeding time)
Upsala 61, Staples-Motley 53
Melrose Area 65, Concordia Academy (Roseville) 59
Southwest Christian 62, Rockford 55
Sauk Centre 59, Nevis 36
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 63, Watertown-Mayer 61 OT (Lakers win home tournament and are 6-2 overall, beating a very good W-M Royals team for the second time this year)
Barnesville 64, Ulen-Hitterdal 62 (a battle of top Sub-Section 6A-North teams held in Ulen)
Random notes: Ulen-Hitterdal was 6-0 before getting beat by Barnesville. U-H has only three seniors, and one of their best players is a sophomore who went 19-of-20 from the free throw line the night before against Park Christian.
Area girls basketball results on December 29:
New London-Spicer 65, Minnehaha Academy 32 (MA was the #4 ranked team in Class AA)
West Central Area 58, Osakis 36
White Bear Lake 67, Rockford 28
Browerville 65, St.John's Prep 31
Holy Family Catholic 46, Eden Valley-Watkins 35
Hillcrest Lutheran Academy 37, Norman County East 28
Maple Lake 54, Foley 50
Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 53, Park Rapids Area 51
Perham 55, Underwood 34
Holdingford 58, Melrose Area 53
Glencoe-Silver Lake 45, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 36
Pelican Rapids 69, Battle Lake 31
Upsala 73, Bertha-Hewitt 54