Leah Hamm scored 20 points to lead Duluth Central to a come-from-behind 57-52 win over Hibbing on Thursday night in the host Trojans' first high school girls basketball game since merging with Denfeld.
Central trailed 30-23 at halftime but outscored the Bluejackets 34-22 in the second half.
Esko 59, Floodwood 58
The host Eskomos converted eight of 10 free throws in overtime to hold off the Polar Bears in the Polar League game.
Keely Deadrick led Esko with 23 points and Savanna Trapp added 13.
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Alissa Autio led Floodwood with 23 points, including a layup with 10 seconds remaining in regulation and a 3-pointer in overtime.
Duluth East 84, Cloquet 52
Alex Freeman led five Greyhounds in double figures with 15 points to win the home game.
Annabel Morrisroe scored a game-high 21 points for the Lumberjacks.
Mountain Iron-Buhl 76,
Virginia 38
Charlotte Overbye scored 21 points, leading the host Rangers to a 40-point halftime lead and moving into eighth place among Northeastern Minnesota career scorers.
Overbye made three 3-pointers and now has 2,030 points, five more than Two Harbors graduate Stacy Ruberg and 15 behind Greenway's Karli Gross in seventh place.
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Boys basketball
Northwestern 75, Ashland 32
Tyler Forsythe scored a game-high 23 points as the Tigers jumped to a 31-11 lead and cruised to victory in an opening-round game of the Donavon Mackey Tipoff Classic in Maple.
Boys hockey
Proctor 9, Mora-H-F 3
Justin Scanlon scored twice as the host Rails spread out the scoring in the nonconference win over Mora-Hinckley-Finlayson.
Tyler Pionk and Ian Ecklund each had a goal and two assists for Proctor.
Superior 7, Rice Lake 4
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Daniel Litchke scored the first and last goals to lead the Spartans to the nonconference win at Wessman Arena.
Girls hockey
Cloquet-Esko-Carlton 4,
Duluth 2
Sophomore Carley Esse scored twice in the second period, including with 4 seconds remaining, to lead the Lumberjacks to the Lake Superior Conference win at Heritage Center.
Nikki Logergren scored both goals for the Northern Stars.
Silver Bay Area 11, Superior 3
Anna Carmen netted a hat trick as the Mariners jumped to an 11-goal lead at SAHA Arena.
