Basketball

Boys

Escanaba at Manistique

MANISTIQUE — Everyone got a chance to play here Tuesday night as the top-ranked Escanaba Eskymos cruised to a 59-27 basketball victory over the Manistique Emeralds.

Esky led 50-10 after the third quarter of the non-conference outing.

“We rested our starters and gave everybody plenty of playing time,” said Esky coach Tracy Hudson. “We got a chance to give some time to kids who haven’t gotten much time. We also got out of here healthy. It was a good night for us.”

Trevor Brown led the Eskymos (9-0) with 14 points. Carter Hudson added eight points and four blocked shots. Wyatt Demers paced the Emeralds (3-4) with 11 points.

Esky hit 25-of-53 field goals and committed just six turnovers.

“We did a good job on the boards and took care of the ball well,” said coach Hudson. “Both teams played real hard. Manistique was missing one of its best players (Wyatt Gierke). I think they have a lot of good things to look forward to for the future.”

Esky’s jayvees also won 63-46, not allowing the Emeralds to score a point while its starters were in the game.

The Eskymos travel to Sault Ste. Marie Friday. The Emeralds visit St. Ignace Monday.

Escanaba 12 18 20 9 — 59

Manistique 8 0 2 17 — 27

Escanaba — Frazer 9, Howes 4, Smale 6, Colin Hudson 8, Carter Hudson 8, Hanson 2, Maki 6, Brown 14, Willette 2. FT: 7-9; F: 5; Fouled out: None; 3-point field goals: Frazer 3, Smale

Manistique — St. John 2, Warren 3, Blixt 7, Demers 11, Zellar 2. Dechow 2. FT: 0-2; F: 8; Fouled out: None; 3-point field goals: Demers 3, Warren, Blixt.

Forest Park at North Central

POWERS — With a little separation at halftime, the North Central boys basketball team was able to pull away in the second half, earning a 54-46 triumph over Forest Park in Powers Tuesday.

“We played pretty good tonight,” Jets coach Mike Malone said. “We again had stretches where we played the game well, and we had stretches where we didn’t know what gym we were in.”

The Jets led 26-24 at the half after an even first quarter and earning a small edge in the second.

“Defensively, we took a couple strides forward, and, at times, shot the ball well,” Malone said. “Basketball is a game of runs, and we were able to hold the turnovers down just enough to come away with a win.”

Emerging from the locker room, North Central found a weak point in the Trojans’ defense and outscored them 22-11 in the third quarter to seal the win.

North Central hosts Hannahville Monday.

Forest Park 10 14 11 11 — 46

North Central 10 16 22 6 — 54

Forest Park — Emmers 13, Showers 12, Johnson 10, Rintala 8, McKissack 3; F: 11; Fouled out: none; FT: 10-18; 3-point field goals: Johnson 2, Emmers 2, Rintala 2.

North Central — L. Gorzinski 16, Plunger 10, Anderson 9, Riley 8, I. Gorzinski 6, Sampson 3, Eichmeier 2; F: 15; Fouled out: none; FT: 8-13; 3-point field goals: Riley 2, Anderson 2, Plunger 1, Sampson 1.

North Dickinson at Bark River-Harris

HARRIS — The train kept rolling Tuesday night for the Bark River-Harris Broncos boys basketball team (11-0) as they defeated the North Dickinson Nordics 60-17 in Harris.

“We came up with a game plan and were able to execute it,” said Broncos coach Marc Zawacki. “We were able to get everyone in … we got guys quality minutes that don’t always get in, so that was nice.”

The Broncos pulled away early in the game, leading 17-5 after the first quarter. Zawacki noted the youthful Nordics team.

“It was a young North Dickinson team,” he said. “They’re in a rebuilding phase.”

Nick Javurek led the Broncos in scoring with 12 points.

Overall, Zawacki was happy with the result of the game.

“It was a good win,” he said. “We’re going to move on to Superior Central Thursday.”

That game against the Cougars will be played in Harris.

North Dickinson 5 5 2 5 — 17

Bark River-Harris 17 22 13 8 — 60

North Dickinson — Maximus Mattson 8, Gustafson 3, Tucker Mattson 2, Graham 2, Donaldson 2; F:12; FT: 1-1; Fouled out: None; 3-point field goals: Maximus Mattson 2.

Bark River-Harris — Javurek 12, Peterson 10, Dylon Lippens 8, Stein 7, Miley 6, Trevor Lippens 5, Wood-Keshick 4, Metzer 3, Zawacki 3, Getzloff 2; F: 7; FT: 5-8; 3-point field goals: Javurek 2, Metzer, Peterson, Stein.

Mid Peninsula at Superior Central

EBEN — The Superior Central Cougars boys basketball team defeated the Mid Peninsula Wolverines 54-14 Tuesday night in Eben.

Kyle Frusti had 23 points and Parker Maki 18 to lead the Cougars in scoring. Maki also had three 3-point shots.

Mid Pen plays Republic-Michigamme in a boys-girls doubleheader Thursday in Republic. Superior Central heads to Harris Thursday to challenge the undefeated Bark River-Harris Broncos.

Mid Peninsula 4 7 5 0 — 14

Superior Central 20 17 14 3 — 54

Mid Peninsula — Van Damme 4, McNally 4, Rishmond 2, Temple 2, Cretens 2; F: 10; 2-12; Fouled out: None.

Superior Central — Kyle Frusti 23, Maki 18, Koski 7, Collier 4, Zach Frusti 2; F: 8; FT: 8-11; Fouled out: None; 3-point field goals: Maki 3, Koski.

Girls

C-Nadeau at Forest Park

CRYSTAL FALLS — The second-ranked Carney-Nadeau girls continued to roll here Tuesday night in a 67-22 basketball rout of Forest Park.

Tessa Wagner led the Wolves with 22 points, 15 rebounds and four blocked shots. Taylor Kedsch added 14 points. Haley Ernest collected 12 points and six steals. She Linder hit 11 points, and Chloe Grand had six assists.

“Tessa pretty much gets a double-double every night,” said C-N coach Ken Linder. “She’s a fantastic player. We had pretty balanced scoring, and we’re pretty happy with our defensive effort. It was a real good effort overall.”

The Wolves, who improved to 11-0 overall and 8-0 in the Skyline Central Conference, also won the jayvee contest 47-45.

C-N hosts Stephenson Saturday. Forest Park (0-6 overall, 0-4 SCC) hosts top-ranked Ewen-Trout Creek Thursday.

Carney-Nadeau 17 14 22 14 — 67

Forest Park 4 3 6 9 — 22

Carney-Nadeau — Wagner 22, Ernest 12, Kedsch 14, Grand 2, Linder 11, Kirschner 4, Messersmith 2. FT: 4-7; F: 10; Fouled out: None; 3-point field goal: Kedsch.

Forest Park — LaChapelle 2, Stepien 4, Siekle 2, Kudwa 4, Larson 2, Johnson 3, Peterson 5. FT: 4-10; F: 10; Fouled out: None; 3-point field goals: Kudwa, Johnson.

Bark River-Harris at Norway

NORWAY — Bark River-Harris needed overtime to get past Norway 52-44 in girls basketball Monday.

The Knights went on a 15-5 run in the fourth quarter to force the extra period, but faltered from there.

“We ran out of gas,” said Norway coach Joe Tinti. “We executed our defensive scheme for much of the game, keeping us within striking range while dealing with early foul trouble. We had way too many missed opportunities from the field,” he added.

The Knights were led by sophomore Andi Carlson’s 16 points. Cara Zawacki paced the Broncos with 15 points.

“The girls are showing their heart and are getting really exciting to watch,” said Tinti. “We need to continue to work on our offensive execution.”

The Knights hit just two of 10 free throws.

The Norway JVs also lost in overtime.

“Coach (Brian) Adams and I are proud of both of these teams as they have been dealt a tremendous amount of adversity and they keep pushing through and are getting better while doing so,” Tinti said.

BR-Harris 8 13 13 5 13 — 52

Norway 12 4 8 15 5 — 44

Bark River-Harris — Fredrick 4, Peterson 4, Zawacki 15, Cappaert 10, Richer 11, Roll 8. FT: 11-26. F: 13. 3-point FG: Richer.

Norway — Popp 6, Van Holla 8, Chellew 2, Clifford 8, Carlson 16, Burklund 4. FT: 2-10. F: 21. Fouled out: Burklund. 3-point FG: none.