Northwestern outscored Duluth East 14-4 in the fourth quarter to win the nonconference game in Maple between the News Tribune's top-ranked large-school girls basketball teams.
Anna Morgan scored 14 points and Gretchen Grube added 12 points to pace the top-ranked Tigers, who made 14 of 19 free throws. Alex Bailliee added nine points on three 3-pointers.
Marisa Yernatich (13) and Jackie Reinemann (11) were in double figures for the second-ranked Greyhounds (8-5).
Hermantown 52, Two Harbors 41
Bri Davis scored 22 points and the Hawks (8-4) outscored the Agates 31-23 in the second half to earn the nonconference road win.
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Two Harbors, which got 11 points from Kelsey Raycraft, fell to 4-7.
Barnum 66, Proctor 51
Megan Myhre scored 24 points as the Bombers, ranked second in Minnesota Class A, broke from a 28-27 halftime lead to stay undefeated at 12-0 with the nonconferencevictory.
Skyla Robertson (16) and Andrea McKay (15) combined for 31 points for the host Rails (4-7).
Boys basketball
Wrenshall 44, Carlton 36
John Moder's 13 points led a balanced offense as the host Wrens snapped the Bulldogs' four-game winning streak with the Polar League victory.
Justin Schwartz had 14 points to pace Carlton (7-2, 2-2).
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Esko 54, Duluth Denfeld 48
Jamie Stokes scored 15 points and Jeremy Syrjanen chipped in 13 to lift the visiting Eskomos (6-3) to the overtime win in a nonconference game at Denfeld despite going 9-for-20 from the free throw line.
The Hunters (2-7) got 19 points from Ben Hayes and 16 from Peter Andreiko.
Grand Rapids 74, Hibbing 64
Chris Treboyevich scored 16 points to lead five Thunderhawks in double figures as Grand Rapids got a balanced offensive effort to win the nonconference game in Hibbing.
Matt Erickson's 22 points paced the Bluejackets (5-4).
Boys hockey
Duluth Marshall 7, Greenway 2
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Anders Vick scored two goals and Willie Paul stopped 25 shots to lead Hilltoppers (11-3) to the nonconference victory in Coleraine.
Alex Guyer and Nic Adams scored goals for Greenway (3-8).
Grand Rapids 5, Hermantown 1
Jake Moore scored two goals and Kyle Figgens stopped 27 shots to lead the Thunderhawks to the nonconference home win.
Koby Wargin opened the scoring for Hermantown at 5:01 in the first period before Grand Rapids answered with Corey Kosak's power play goal with just one second left in the first period. The Thunderhawks (6-5-1) then erupted for three in the second to create separation.
