If Friday’s Hermantown-Hibbing/Chisholm game was a measuring stick for how much space there is between the Hawks and one of their chief Section 7A competitors, Hermantown showed just how far Hibbing/Chisholm has to go.
The Hawks claimed a 6-3 win on Friday night at Hibbing Memorial Arena, with Freeman finishing a hat trick on a late empty netter.
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Cole Swanson gave the hosts a brief lead on a power play 6:03 into the game but a Bluejackets penalty triggered a run of three Hawks goals in seven minutes, with Freeman and Bode Madill finishing 36 seconds apart.
Jace Kampsula made it a one-goal game early in the second period, but Bradford Skytta scored late in the period and Freeman added two more in the third.
Henry Peterson had three assists for Hermantown (10-4-3), currently ranked No. 1 in Class A. Bryce Francisco made 29 saves.
Rex Walli had 25 saves for the Bluejackets (10-7), who were ranked No. 5.
Cloquet-Esko-Carlton 3, Orono 1
Grady Knutson potted a pair of goals in the first period to put the Lumberjacks on a winning track on the road on Friday night, Jan. 17 at Orono Ice Arena.
Knutson’s goals came 6:11 apart. Though Ethan Pagel scored in the last second of the second period for the Spartans, CEC goalie Jamis Halverson denied everything else, finishing with 32 saves before Karson Young scored into the empty net in the last minute of regulation.
CEC, ranked No. 2 in the statewide Class A rankings this week, is now 14-3.
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White Bear Lake 5, Grand Rapids 1
The Thunderhawks got a thumping on Friday night in White Bear Lake, only getting on the board nine minutes into the third period and after they were already 5-0 down.
Jack Stanius scored two early goals for the Bears, who led 3-0 after a period and 5-0 after two.
Carter Casey made 17 saves over 34 minutes for Rapids, which fell to 12-4 overall.
North Shore 7, St. Paul Johnson 2
Ayden Althaus scored four times for the Storm, while Josh Johnson had four assists at Rukavina Arena in Silver Bay on Friday night.
Althaus had two of the Storm’s four goals in the first period. The team output matched a season best and helped North Shore get back to 6-12 overall.
Haydn Stahl made 12 saves for the Storm.
GIRLS HOCKEY
North Shore 11, International Falls 0
The Storm faced minimal opposition on their way to a 17-2-1 record on Friday in International Falls.
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Nina Thorson completed a hat trick with the 100th goal of her prep career, while Berkley Hoff and Sydney Erickson added two goals apiece.
Duluth 3, Anoka 2
Sasha Cole bagged a late game-winner for the Northern Stars on the road at Anoka on Friday night, scoring with 1:53 to play to break a recently arranged 2-2 tie.
Goals from Bailey Theis and Carys Gerard gave the Northern Stars a 2-1 lead after two periods, but Lily Hilger scored with 2:53 left in regulation to even it up, but just for a minute.
Aaili Anttila made 12 saves for the Northern Stars (9-5-3), who outshot the Tornadoes 29-14.
Andover 4, Grand Rapids/Greenway 1
The Lightning scored first in Andover, but their hopes for a statement win in Section 7AA were dissipated when the Huskies got four unanswered goals on Friday.
Mercury Bischoff scored on the power play for a 1-0 GRG lead, but Andover’s Maya Engler scored twice on consecutive power plays in the second period and the Huskies added two more even-strength goals in the third.
Teagan Christy made 12 saves for GRG (14-5-1), which held a 36-16 shot advantage.
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BOYS BASKETBALL
Esko 83, Barnum 63
Esko found offense from all corners on Friday night to win in Barnum on Friday, Jan. 17.
Four Esko players scored in double figures led by a 23-point night from Sam Haugen, and two others had eight. Esko knocked down 10 3-pointers.
Jacion Owens recorded 15 points and Graham Hartlieb 11 for Esko (9-3).
Pierce Korpela scored 15 for Barnum (8-4), while Patrick Poirier and Bryce Ferguson had 12.
Cherry 95, Deer River 63
In a potential preview of the Section 7A final, Cherry showed Deer River they have a lot of work to do, as the state-ranked No. 1 Tigers dominated the No. 5 Warriors in Deer River.
Isaiah Asuma racked up 29 points, 11 rebounds and six assists, while Noah Asuma scored 24 and Noah Sundquist 21.
Deer River falls to 12-1, while Cherry remains unbeaten at 17-0.
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Greenway 90, Northland 58
The Raiders scored 57 points in the first half, which was nearly all they needed to drive home from Remer, Minnesota with a win on Friday night.
Stephen McGee had 22 points in the win while Gage Olson had 20 for Greenway (6-7), which got eight 3-pointers from six players.
Cromwell-Wright 71, McGregor 51
Brady Dahl poured in 30 points as the Cardinals claimed victory at home on Friday, Jan. 17.
Dahl and Lane Gervais each made five 3-pointers. Gervais finished with 19 points and Dylan Nyberg 13 for Cromwell-Wright (7-3).
Kaiden Kellermann scored 12 for McGregor.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Moose Lake/Willow River 58, Duluth Denfeld 53
Denfeld’s Laynie Reinertsen scored 26 points, but MLWR’s Tyler Orvedahl matched her and the Rebels made up the difference on Friday night, Jan. 17 in Duluth.
Madison Washee scored 12 and Piper Nielsen 11 for the Rebels (6-7), while Victoria Nylund had 11 for the Hunters (5-9).
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Mountain Iron-Buhl 75, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 67
The Rangers put five players in double figures during their home win.
Sami Warwas led MI-B (13-2) with 19 points and also had six rebounds and six assists. Paige Norman and Farrah Thomas scored 12 apiece.
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