Austin Pohlen scored 29 points and teammate Eric Stark added 26 as Grand Rapids held off Superior 77-68 in overtime Thursday night at Superior in a battle of the News Tribune's top two-ranked high school boys basketball teams.
Rob Kraft scored 28 points and hit seven 3-pointers, and Joel Lindberg added 27 points and a trio of 3-pointers for the Spartans (17-3), who had their 22-game home win streak against Minnesota schools snapped.
Josh Kimmes' tip-in at the buzzer capped a five-point Superior rally in the final minute of regulation before the Thunderhawks (18-2) outscored the Spartans 13-4 in overtime for their 10th consecutive victory.
Mesabi East 57,
Chisholm 49
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The Giants (11-9, 7-3) knocked off the visiting Bluestreaks for the second time this season, ending Chisholm's 11-game winning streak and sending Mesabi East to the top of the Iron Range Conference on points.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Duluth Denfeld 50,
Duluth Central 38
Leah Hamm scored 15 points to lead the visiting Hunters (11-12, 6-5) to the Lake Superior Conference win in what could be the final meeting between the schools.
Hermantown 53,
Duluth East 52
Jessica Love scored a game-high 27 points and made a free throw with 9 seconds left to give the host Hawks (13-10) the nonconference win and snap a four-game losing streak.
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The Greyhounds (8-15) fought back from a 12-point second-half deficit to tie the game and had a shot at the buzzer miss.
Hibbing 82,
Grand Rapids 57
Hillary Bungarden and Laicee Grahek combined for 42 points as the host Bluejackets (18-5) defeated the Thunderhawks (13-10) for the second time this season.
Superior 52, Cloquet 48
The visiting Spartans (11-7, 7-4) overcame an eight-point halftime deficit to win the LSC game.
Milestones reached
Mountain Iron-Buhl junior Charlotte Overbye scored 20 points to give her 1,914 for her career in a 64-24 win over Tower-Soudan.
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-- Alissa Autio surpassed 1,000 for her career with a 26-point performance in an 111-14 thrashing of winless Wrenshall.
-- Kari DeYoung of Deer River scored 27 points to lead Deer River to a 67-37 win over Virginia at home, pushing DeYoung's career mark to 1,019.
BOYS HOCKEY
Superior 9, Webster Area 0
Jake Mergen scored two goals and seven other players tallied as the Spartans won the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association regional title at Wessman Arena. Superior hosts River Falls at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
BOYS SWIMMING
Superior diver at state
Superior senior diver Mike Sherwood competes in today's WIAA Division 1 state meet today in Madison.
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Sherwood, ranked 14th among 24 qualifiers, scored 356.55 points while placing fourth in the Hudson Sectionals last weekend.
