Blake Schmitz scored 23 points and Keaton Christianson added 18 as the Hawks held on for the high-scoring win in Hermantown in their opening game of the year on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021.
Abe Soumis and Nathan Hill added 14 points apiece for the Hawks while Owen Larsen scored a game-high 29 points for the Wildcats.
Esko 87, Virginia 62
Koi Perich’s 24 points led the host Eskomos, who exploded for 59 points in the first half in cruising to victory.
Dalton Spindler (17 points), Cuinn Berger (15) and Cale Haugen (14) also scored in double figures for Esko while Noah Mitchell (21) and Gavin Dahl (12) were in double figures for the Blue Devils.
Cromwell-Wright 55, McGregor 46
Nathan Eliason 19 and Noah Foster hit four 3-pointers and scored 13 points to lead the host Cardinals.
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Darian Morgart’s 14 points led four players in double figures in scoring for the visiting Mercuries.
Cloquet 77, Barnum 68
Conner Barney scored 35 points to lead Cloquet to victory over Barnum in their high school boys basketball season opener in Cloquet.
Caleb Hansen added 18 points and Alec Turnbull had 14 for the Lumberjacks, who led 41-37 at the break.
Joe Peterson scored 29 points to lead the Bombers while Evan Gustafson (15 points) and Hayden Charboneau (11) also scored in double figures.
North Woods 77, South Ridge 54
Brendan Chiabotti scored 19 points and Alex Hartway added 14 as the visiting Grizzlies started fast and rolled past the Panthers.
Jared and T.J. Chiabotti added 12 points apiece for North Woods, which led 42-28 at halftime.
Austin Josephson scored 14 points and Shean Ralidak added 10 to lead South Ridge.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Grand Rapids 65, Big Lake 22
Jessika Lofstrom scored 23 points and Taryn Hamling chipped in 14 as the host Thunderhawks (3-1) won their third straight.
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BOYS HOCKEY
Hermantown 6, Benilde-St. Margaret's 5
Zam Plante finished a hat trick with a late game-winner as the Hawks rallied from 4-2 down after two periods in the Youth Hockey Hub Champions Cub on Friday in St. Louis Park, Minnesota.
Gentry Academy 9, Duluth Denfeld 2
Reese Shaw and Max Vonklinggraeff scored two goals apiece as the defending Class A state champions, now playing in AA, outshot the Hunters 39-14 in their big win at Vadnais Heights, Minnesota.
Hibbing-Chisholm 4, Rock Ridge 1
Casek Kemp scored a pair of goals and Brayden Boyer had 19 saves to lead the host Bluejackets.
Scoreboard
Friday’s Results
Boys Basketball
Cloquet 77, Barnum 68
Hermantown 94, Chisago Lakes 90
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Greenway 58, Bigfork 47
Cromwell-Wright 55, McGregor 46
North Woods 77, South Ridge 54
Esko 87, Virginia 62
Girls Basketball
Grand Rapids 65, Big Lake 22
Moose Lake-Willow River 71, Hinckley-Finlayson 53
Boys Hockey
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Hibbing-Chisholm 4, Rock Ridge 1
Hermantown 6, Benilde-St. Margaret's 5
Gentry Academy 9, Duluth Denfeld 2
Girls Hockey
Brainerd/Little Falls 4, Duluth 0
Champlin Park/Coon Rapids 4, Proctor/Hermantown 2
