East Sweeps Hunters

George Bailey – NSO

Photos By Rod Behm

The second meeting of the season between Duluth East and Duluth Denfeld provided the same result Thursday night, this time it was a little closer then the first time these two schools met, both on the boys and the girls side.

The Boys contest saw the Greyhounds extend a seven point halftime lead and turn it into a 14 point victory.

Kahlil Green finished with 17 points and Will Heyer ended with 16 for the Hounds. The Hunters were led by Spencer Wallner who had 15 points in the loss.

The girls rematch from earlier this season was another tight contest with the Greyhounds prevailing with an 8 point victory as the Greyhounds beat the Hunters 50-42.

Hannah Johnson led the Greyhounds with 15 points in the win while the Hunters Cassie Bolen finished with 12 points to pace the Hunters in the loss.

Duluth East           37-31—68

Duluth Denfeld    30-24—54

Duluth East — Kahlil Green 17, Will Heyer 16,  Aaron Maslowski 5, Matt Sandbulte 6, Quentin Miller 7, Sam Thompson 7, Joey Zwak 10.  Totals  22 19-26 68.

3-point goal — Heyer, Maslowski, Thompson, Zwak 2.

Duluth Denfeld — Spencer Wallner 15, Marques Jones 3,  Jamarr Harkins 9, Sjon Randa 12, Dez Turner 11, Trevor Otteson 2, Shane Yagoda 2. Totals 21 7-21 54.

3-point goals — Wallner 3, Jones, Randa.

Duluth East           25-25—50

Duluth Denfeld    22-20—42

Duluth East — Hannah Johnson 14, Danielle Cieluch 11, Rachel Weyenberg 9, Liz Libbon 8, Roni Rudolph 5, Miia Marple 2, Ashley Williams 1. Totals 21 4-9 50.

3-point goals — Cieluch 2, Rudolph, Weyenberg.

Duluth Denfeld — Cassie Bolen 12, Ashley Taipale 10, Jordyn Nelson 9, Keara Ballavance 8, Gabby Nordman 3. Totals 15 8-14 42.

George Bailey can be reached at george@northlandsportsonline.com