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Hermantown defeated Duluth Denfeld 69-38 on Friday night at Denfeld Gym. Howie / HowieHanson.com

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Prep Girls Basketball

Hermantown 69, Duluth Denfeld 38. Bailey Hermanson 20 points for the Hawks (7-2).

Proctor 59, Milaca 49. Chloe Carlson 22 points for the Rails (9-1).

Ely 58, Cherry 44

Mountain Iron-Buhl 96, Northome-Kelliher 66

South Ridge 86, Littlefork-Big Falls 60

Solon Springs 72, Butternut 43

Greenway 48, Lake of the Woods 47

Hill City-Northland 44, Carlton-Wrenshall 41

Northwestern 41, Ladysmith 39

Hermantown defeated a scrappy Duluth Denfeld team on Friday night. Howie / HowieHanson

Prep Boys Basketball

Pequot Lakes 83, Grand Rapids 34

Proctor 50, Rock Ridge 43

Fond du Lac Ojibwe 78, Ogilvie 33

Cloquet 100, Hibbing 68

Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 87, Chisholm 48

Deer River 73, Barnum 60

Prep Boys Hockey

Rosemount 4, Hermantown 1. Bryce Francisco 25 saves for the Hawks (5-2-2).

Orono 6, Hibbing-Chisholm 2

Grand Rapids 2, Eden Prairie 1

North Shore 3, Mora-Milaca 2

Prep Girls Hockey

Superior 6, Hayward 2

Moose Lake Area 3, Cloquet-Esko-Carlton 0

North Shore 3, Northern Lakes 0

Electric senior shooting guard Alex Schott, nursing a lower ankle sprain suffered in a recent game against Duluth Denfeld, and Hermantown will host Chisago Lakes today. Howie / HowieHanson.com

TODAY'S GAMES

Prep Boys Basketball

Chisago Lakes at Hermantown

Superior at Duluth East

Annandale at Esko

Prep Girls Basketball

Rock Ridge at Crosy-Ironton

Annandale at Esko

Duluth East (2-8) is a strong favorite against Duluth Denfeld (2-7) in boys hockey today at Duluth Heritage Sports Center. Senior power forward and captain Caden Cole has five goals and 11 points for the Greyhounds, including a six-game points scoring streak. Howie / HowieHanson.com

Prep Boys Hockey

St. Michael-Albertville at Cloquet-Esko-Carlton

Duluth Denfeld at Duluth East

Hibbing-Chisholm at Gentry Academy

Rock Ridge at Rogers

Grand Rapids vs. Elk River (Edina)

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