"Athletically, she's the best prospect in the area who has the most promising upside of any of the girls we've mentioned." -- Duluth Marshall standout Chloe Johnson on Hermantown sophomore power forward Jaylynn Sherill
"As the underdog team in the section right now, and the fact that we're 'playing with House money,' I like where we're at and how the game could shake out tomorrow night." -- Hermantown boys basketball coach Andy Fenske of his team's Section 7AAA semifinal at Hibbing on Friday night
Note: Howie's Prep Sports Notebook is powered by Perrault Construction, the trusted roofing, siding and window company in Duluth. Today's Games Section 7AAA Girls Basketball No. 4 Cloquet (10-17) at No. 1 Rock Ridge (22-5), 1 p.m. Game Note: The Wolverines defeated the visiting Jacks
Nov. 23 – at Cloquet Nov. 26 – at Bemidji Dec. 3 – North Branch Dec. 5 – Proctor Dec. 7 – Irondale Dec. 10 – Chisago Lakes Dec. 13 – at Grand Rapids Dec. 17 – Cloquet Dec. 20 – at Duluth Denfeld Dec. 26-27 – at Esko Tournament Jan. 3 – at Duluth East Jan. 10 – at East Grand
Hermantown will play host to traditional rival Duluth East in a high school girls basketball game Friday at 7:15 p.m. "The girls look to start the new year off with some energy and confidence as we continue to make progress and get better each day," Coach