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Hermantown’s girls basketball team left it all on the court in a hard-fought, 52-48 victory at Duluth East last Friday night. “While we struggled to put points on the board in the first half, it was really fun to watch the girls play a solid second half of unselfish basketball,” first-year Hawks coach Eric Borndal said afterward.
While Bailey Hermanson led the way for Hermantown with 18 points, it was the solid assists from Annika Nelson and Oliva Johnson that got her going, said Borndal.
“Danika Bolf also hit a key free throw to seal the game, and in the end, we were very happy to leave East with the win,” Borndal added.
Hermantown (9-3) lost to East Grand Forks 58-52 on Friday night and faces Crookston today, as the Hawks continue a challenging 10-game road stretch.
“We’re looking forward to a time to build chemistry and play teams that we don't know a ton about,” said Borndal of this weekend’s nonconference games. “More than anything, we as coaches are hoping that the girls are able to enjoy this season while learning from our mistakes and building on our successes. We believe we have one of the deepest teams in our section, and if we can learn to utilize all of our assets we think that as January continues it will be a lot of fun.
“However, we have yet to have a complete a full game. We are hoping that as we continue to build that an ‘aha moment’ will come and we will be able to show teams what we can do for 36 minutes.”
FRIDAY RESULTS
College Men's Hockey
Bulldogs 2, St. Cloud State 0
College Women's Hockey
Bulldogs 3, St. Cloud State 0
Prep Boys Basketball
Cherry 82, Esko 70
Duluth East 58, Bloomington Jefferson 52
Carlton-Wrenshall 78, Floodwood 57
Deer River 74, Moose Lake-Willow River 59
Two Harbors 71, South Ridge 52
Barnum 51, Cromwell-Wright 39
Ely 76, Nashwauk-Keewatin 61
Chisholm 62, Mesabi East 50
Cameron 64, Northwestern 41
Prep Girls Basketball
Proctor 57, Cass Lake-Bena 56
East Grand Forks 58, Hermantown 52
St. Francis 44, Duluth East 41
Rock Ridge 77, Crookston 34
Chisholm 60, Moose Lake-Willow River 41
Prep Boys Hockey
Spring Lake Park-Coon Rapids 5, Hibbing-Chisholm 3
Rock Ridge 3, Sartell 0
Duluth Denfeld 6, Little Falls 2
North Shore 7, Mora-Milaca 1
Girls Hockey
Grand Rapids-Greenway 5, Elk River 1
Forest Lake 1, Duluth 1
TODAY'S EVENTS
College Men's Hockey
St. Cloud State at Bulldogs
College Women's Hockey
St. Cloud State at Bulldogs
College Men's Basketball
St. Cloud State at Bulldogs
College Women's Basketball
St. Cloud State at Bulldogs
Prep Boys Basketball
Cherry vs. Morris Area (Perham)
North Branch at Rock Ridge
Grand Rapids at Fergus Falls
Two Harbors at Crosby-Ironton
Prep Girls Basketball
Hermantown at Crookston
Proctor at Bemidji
Hudson at Superior
Rock Ridge at East Grand Forks
International Falls at Two Harbors
Prep Boys Hockey
Hermantown at Warroad
Proctor at Little Falls
Grand Rapids at Hibbing-Chisholm
Sartell at Cloquet-Esko-Carlton
Spring Lake Park at Rock Ridge
Eau Claire North at Superior
Prep Girls Hockey
Breck at Proctor-Hermantown
St. Francis at Cloquet-Esko-Carlton
Pine City at Rock Ridge
Forest Lake at Grand Rapids-Greenway
Pequot Lakes at Hibbing-Chisholm
North Shore at Princeton
