Kenny Mellin scored twice during a five-goal second period to lead Duluth East to a 6-2 victory over Superior in a high school boys hockey game Monday night at Wessman Arena in Superior.
The Greyhounds outshot the Spartans 50-16 to raise their record to 12-5-3 and extend their unbeaten streak to four.
Duluth Marshall 2,
Duluth Central 1
Mac Dow scored a power-play goal midway through the third period to break a 1-1 tie and lift the Hilltoppers to the Lake Superior Conference victory at Heritage Center in a game in which they owned a 55-9 advantage in shots on goal.
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Bret Gitar stopped 53 shots for Central.
Cloquet-EC 1,
Hibbing-Chisholm 0
Courtney Esse's first-period goal stood up and Sarah Gustafson saved 16 shots in the Lumberjacks' nonconference home win.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Esko 62, Duluth Denfeld 58
Adam Eskuri scored 20 points and made six 3-pointers and Jake Stainbrook added 18 as the host Eskomos won the nonconference game in overtime.
Chad Bolen led the Hunters with 19 points, while C.J. Ham (15) and Race Leonard (14) combined for 29.
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Superior 93, Proctor 37
Joel Lindberg, Rob Kraft and Andy Heytens scored 16 points apiece as the host Spartans clinched a tie for the LSC title by winning their 36th consecutive conference game and 21st in a row at home.
Duluth Central 58,
Duluth Marshall 51
Darcell Williams and Andrew Laughlin each scored 17 points as the Trojans broke a 45-45 tie late and held off the host Hilltoppers in a Lake Superior Conference game.
Barnum 58, Floodwood 49
Nick White scored a game-high 19 points and hit five 3-pointers in the Bombers' Polar League home win.
Lakeview Christian 71,
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Silver Bay 67
Anders Broman torched the Mariners for 39 points and four 3-point shots to lead the Lions to the road win.
Mesabi East 74,
Moose Lake-Willow River 56
Travis Whiting's 22 points helped the visiting Giants to the nonconference win, handing the Rebels their second straight loss after an eight-game winning streak.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Esko 75, Grand Rapids 56
Six-foot-7 freshman Savanna Trapp collected her first career triple-double with 16 points, 11 rebounds and 10 blocked shots as the Eskomos won the nonconference road game.
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Amanda Bergstedt added 22 points and nine assists and teammate Keely Deadrick made 11 of 13 free throws for 20 points.
