Duluth Marshall advances to Class 2A state girls basketball semis
The Hilltoppers will face the winner of the New London-Spicer vs. Minnehaha Academy quarterfinal on Friday night.
Duluth Marshall Girls Basketball
Duluth Marshall opens against Sauk Centre in state opener
The Hilltoppers, led by super-sophomore Chloe Johnson (31.3 points per game), enters the tournament as one of the favorites in the eight-team bracket and could meet No. 3 seed New London-Spicer or No. 6 Minnehaha Academy in the semifinals if both teams advance.
Howie: Johnson, Manion generational prep sports talents
I grew up in a sports world where girls were invisible. Now the biggest stars in town — the most electrifying, can’t-miss, soon-to-be household names — are two sophomore girls who are rewriting what a Northland athlete can be.
Chloe Johnson No. 2 on list of top Class of 2028 high school girls basketball prospects nationally
Ranked No. 2 overall by ASGR and the top point guard by ESPN for 2028, Johnson combines court vision and a smooth shooting stroke. Her early varsity success has already positioned her as one of the Midwest’s most closely followed recruits.
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"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
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"She has a high basketball IQ and that's why a lot of college coaches love her already. She needs to keep working on her game because things will continue to be harder at every new level." Duluth Marshall coach Chibuzo Osuchukwu on Chloe Johnson, one of the nation's top recruits in the Class of 2028
Quote Me, Howie: Chloe Johnson, Rhett McDonald, Brooks Johnson
Duluth Marshall freshman guard Chloe Johnson on the Section 7AA playoffs – "I’m excited for playoffs. It’s always fun to play at UMD and it’s what we work for all year. We got the three seed because we played a tough schedule, and dropped many of the
Howie's Prep Sports Notebook, Saturday
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
Howie's Up North Winter Prep Sports Athletes of the Year
HowieHanson.com Winter Prep Athletes of the Year: Boys Hockey – Tate Swanson, Hibbing-Chisholm junior forward. A rising talent, a left-handed Corey Millen comparable. Girls Hockey – Mercury Bischoff, Grand Rapids/Greenway senior forward. Headed to Minnesota State. Boys Basketball – Brooks Johnson, Duluth Marshall senior forward. Committed to the Bulldogs. Girls Basketball
Sports Notebook: Chloe Johnson in the news
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Freshman guard Chloe Johnson scored 44 points to reach 2,000 for her brief career as Duluth Marshall blitzed visiting Mesabi East 90-63 in a nonconference high school basketball game Thursday night. MINNESOTA PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL STATS Most points, career: 5,060 – Rebekah Dahlman, Braham, 2007-2013
Quote Me, Howie: Chibuzo Osuchukwu, Duluth Marshall girls basketball coach
"She's bigger, faster and stronger than a year ago. She extended her range a lot, too. That's the goal, to improve each year. She has a high basketball IQ and that's why a lot of college coaches love her already." -- Osuchukwu on ultra-elite freshman Chloe Johnson
2024-25 Duluth Marshall Girls Basketball Schedule
Thursday, Nov. 21 – at Two Harbors, 7:15 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23 – vs. Albany (Hopkins), 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3 – at Hibbing, 7:15 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5 – at Duluth Denfeld, 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7 – at Hopkins, 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10 – at
Quote Me, Howie: Dyami Starks
Dyami Starks, founder of Starks Academy, a renowned basketball program, and Player Development Coach for All Iowa Attack, talks about Chloe Johnson, the basketball prodigy from Duluth Marshall – "Chloe (Johnson) has the ingredients to go down as one of Minnesota’s All-Time Greats (like Gianna Kneepkens before her). But
Prep girls basketball tourney results from Saturday
Section 7AA Quarterfinals ■ Proctor defeated Esko 55-52. Sophomore guard Chloe Carlson had 15 points for the Rails. Hannah Swanson and Kyra Johnson had 14 points each for Esko. ■ Pequot Lakes defeated Pierz 65-44 ■ Duluth Marshall defeated Mesabi East 88-70. Eighth-grade phenom Chloe Johnson had 43 points and junior sharp-shooter Regan
Prep Scoreboard
Section 7AA Girls Basketball (Opening Round) Duluth Marshall 86, Pillager 35 Mesabi East 58, Moose Lake-Willow River 19 Hinckley-Finlayson 61, Barnum 38 Crosby-Ironton 99, Aitkin 22 Esko 92, International Falls 32 Proctor 76, Staples-Motley 38 Pierz 62, Greenway 23 Pequot Lakes 67, Two Harbors 21 Prep Boys Basketball (Regular Season)