ABC Newspapers - Friday night recap: Hoops

Basketball St. Francis (boys) 92, St. Louis Park 77 (ot) A 17-2 run during overtime carried St. Francis to a 92-77 North Suburban victory Friday night. Alex Balluff and Joe Foss combined for 53 points — 28 and 25 respectively — while Matt Polis and Seth Akason each scored 12 points... Blaine (boys) 60, Maple Grove 58 (ot) Sam Chase scored 15, Dylan Rodriguez 14 and Billy Giddings 11 Friday night in Blaine’s 60-58 Northwest Suburban boys’ basketball victory over Maple Grove... Centennial 74, Andover (boys) 66 Despite 25 points scored by Brett Tester and another 12 added by Jason Schneider, the Andover boys’ team was defeated 74-66 in Northwest Suburban play Friday night by Centennial... Park Center (boys) 75, Coon Rapids 70 Torren Dowdy scored 17, Blair Townsend 15 and Blayne Dulian 11 Friday for Coon Rapids, which lost its Northwest Suburban Conference game with Park Center 75-70... Champlin Park (boys) 92, Anoka 69 A 20-point effort by Bernie Ward complemented by 13 and 11 points scored by Bryan Sherva and Lomumba Ismail Friday night were not enough to help the Anoka boys’ team avoid a 92-69 defeat at the hands of Champlin Park... Maple Grove 64, Blaine (girls) 58 Tracie Gillund and Hannah Chuinard scored 18 and 14 points Friday night, but they were not enough for Blaine, which was defeated 64-58 in Northwest Suburban girls’ play by Maple Grove... Coon Rapids 55, Park Center (girls) 50 Jamie Grant and Rachel Hunter Schlichting scored 16 and 13 points to help Coon Rapids overcome Park Center Friday night 55-50 in Northwest Suburban Conference girls’ play...