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Howie's Sports Notebook, Friday

Duluth Denfeld boys basketball coach Phill Homere and star junior point guard Lee Brooks, Jr. in Thursday's Lake Superior Conference home game against traditional rival Hermantown. Howie / HowieHanson.com

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TODAY'S GAMES

Prep Boys Basketball

Cherry at Moose Lake-Willow River

Pequot Lakes at Grand Rapids

Littlefork-Big Falls at Hill City

South Ridge at Cromwell-Wright

Hibbing at Cloquet

Proctor at Rock Ridge

McGregor at Floodwood

Barnum at Deer River

Totino-Grace at East Ridge

Carlton-Wrenshall at East Central

Centennial at Forest Lake

Cook County at North Woods

Prep Girls Basketball

Hermantown at Duluth Denfeld

Ely at Cherry

Cook County at North Woods

Lake of the Woods at Greenway

Milaca at Proctor

South Ridge at Littlefork-Big Falls

Prep Boys Hockey

Grand Rapids vs. Eden Prairie (Edina Holiday Classic)

International Falls at Fort Frances (ON)

THURSDAY RESULTS

Prep Boys Basketball

Duluth Denfeld 94, Hermantown 58

Duluth Marshall 85, Greenway 55

Mound Westonka 77, Duluth East 64

Cherry 96, Braham 74

Moose Lake-Willow River 74, Pine City 53

North Branch 80, Chisago Lakes 79

Pequot Lakes 76, Crosy-Ironton 27

Mountain Iron-Buhl 85, Hill City 65

Mesabi East 83, International Falls 47

Duluth Denfeld defeated Hermantown 94-58 on Thursday night. Howie / HowieHanson.com

Prep Girls Basketball

Duluth East 61, Coon Rapids 57

Pine City 61, Esko 60

Rock Ridge 71, Superior 40

Chisholm 53, Hibbing 52

Mesabi East 57, International Falls 31

Cromwell-Wright 71, South Ridge 40

Floodwood 58, McGregor 54

Prep Boys Hockey

Cloquet-Esko-Carlton 5, St. Cloud Cathedral 0

Duluth Denfeld 5, Northern Lakes 2

Holy Angels 8, Duluth East 2

Ely 1, Greenway 0

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