# 3 Wayzata Girls Beat # 1 Hopkins in Girls Basketball
Four Wayzata players scored in double figures to help lead the Trojans girls’ basketball team to a 61-52 win over top-ranked Hopkins.
Wayzata, ranked third in the state in Class AAAA, took a one-point lead into halftime on Sawyer Backer’s buzzer-beating three pointer, and expanded the lead in the second half.
Maren Day led the Trojans with 17 points while Mallory McBeth scored 16. Backer and Kate Amelotte added 10 points each.
Ava Cupito scored 14 for the Royals with Erma Walker netting 12. Walker passed 1000 career points with a basket in the first half.
Wayzata is now 14-3 overall, 5-0 in the Lake Conference.
Hopkins drops to 15-2 in all games, 5-1 in the Lake.
The teams play again February 17th at Wayzata.
Hopkins High School
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