CRYSTAL FALLS — Forest Park overcame two Nordics in double figures on Tuesday night to slip past North Dickinson 51-46 in Skyline Central Conference boys basketball action.

Keall Emmers led the Trojans on the evening with 18 points, with 12 of them from behind the three-point arc.

Cameron Schultz led the Nordics with a game-high 19 points, while sophomore Maximus Mattson canned five 3-pointers to end with 17 points for North Dickinson.

Forest Park head coach Kurt Lehmann saw his team even its record at 5-5.

“Keall Emmers had a big night for us tonight hitting four threes and handling their pressure well,” he said. “Gavin Johnson played well for us off the bench and Gabe Scarlassara had a really good night on both sides of the ball.”

North Dickinson head coach Chris Mattson noted that the pace of the game was slow throughout.

“Cameron was a slasher on offense tonight, and Maximus shot well from the outside,” he said. “We got off to a slow start to begin the second half, which seems to be a problem for us all season thus far. It was almost four minutes in to the third quarter before we scored. We need to shoot better next time we play them, and our execution needs to get better on offense going forward.”

Lehmann noted that the Nordics played really hard and hit some really big shots when they needed them and played tough defense the whole night.

North Dickinson (2-8) returns home to face Mid Peninsula on Friday. Forest Park hosts Carney-Nadeau on the same night, both games being SCC matchups.

Forest Parks’ new weight room dedication is scheduled to take place in the Eddie Chambers Gymnasium between the JV and varsity games Friday night.

In the JV contest, Forest Park defeated ND in a close game.

NORTH DICKINSON: Schultz 19, Mattson 17, Donaldson 6, Glasheen 3, Slagle 1. FT: 4-10. F: 7 FG Shooting: 17-45. 3-point FG: Schultz, Mattson (5), Donaldson, Glasheen. Rebounds: 11 (Donaldson 5).

FOREST PARK: Johnson 9, Showers 7, Emmers 16, Peltoma 4, Franz 4, Bendick 2, Scarlassara 7. FT: 9-11. F: 10. Rebounds: 29 (Peltoma 7). 3-point FG: Emmers (4), Johnson (2), Franz, Scarlassara.

North Central 44 Mid Peninsula 35

ST. NICHOLAS — The fourth-ranked North Central boys found a way to grind out a basketball victory here Tuesday night, topping the Mid Peninsula Wolverines 44-35.

“We did not shoot well,” said Jets coach Mike Malone. “Although, they handled the pressure well. They were very patient on offense and got a lot of open looks we didn’t close out on quick enough. We didn’t play bad defense, but it wasn’t perfect. Hats off to Mid Pen. They played their hearts out. Mark (coach Branstrom) gets the most out of them. I have a lot of respect for him.”

Luke Gorzinski scored 16 points and Noah Gorzinski added 13 for the Jets, who led 31-27 after the third quarter of this Skyline Central Conference contest.

“We had to play extremely well and keep our turnovers down, and that’s what we did,” said Branstrom. “We had to execute everything just about perfect and we executed well, only we didn’t shoot well. They’re such a good team. We did pretty well with our execution on defense, but the kids got tired in the end. Overall, we played well. It was a very good ball game, a good one to watch. I think the world of Mike. They have a good coach. They’re going to go a long way.”

Zach Englund led the Wolverines with 14 points.

North Central held a 27-24 rebounding edge, hit 15-of-44 field goals and committed eight turnovers. Mid Pen was 12-of-42 from the field and had 10 miscues.

The Jets, who won the JV game 61-17, travel to Munising Friday. The Wolverines visit North Dickinson Friday.

N. Central 11 12 8 13 — 44

Mid Pen 14 9 4 8 — 35

NORTH CENTRAL: Luke Gorzinski 16, N. Gorzinski 13, Timblin 4, Eichmeier 4, Riley 3, I. Gorzinski 2, Leo Gorzinski 2. FT: 12-17; F: 15; Fouled out: None; 3-point field goals: N. Gorzinski 2.

MID PENINSULA: Z. Englund 13, Trudell 7, M. Englund 5, Temple 3, O’Neil 3, Lehtikangas 2, McNally 2. FT: 8-13; F: 17; Fouled out: McNally; 3-point field goals: M. Englund, Z. Englund, Temple.

Florence 67, Laona-Wabeno 65

FLORENCE, Wis. – Playing their second Northern Lakes Conference game in as many nights, the Florence Bobcats slipped past Laona-Wabeno 67-65 here Tuesday night.

Both teams had three players each score in double figures, with Kaden Schuls leading all scorers with 23 points for Bobcats.

Patrick Milan netted 14, while Riley Hixon added 12 points for Florence.

Connor Taylor and Michael Stamper each canned 21 points, including a combined eight three pointers for the Rebels, with Jesse Pakulski adding 12 points.

“Tonight was a solid win for our team tonight in front of a nice crowd. Bill Taylor does a great job with his guys and we knew coming into tonight’s game, we had to play tough,” said Florence head coach Bryan Bomberg. “We need to a better job closing out on three point shooters. Stamper hit four long 3-pointers that kept them in the game to the end.”

Bomberg noted that Hixon, who has been trying to improve his defense all season, came up with a huge steal towards the end and then hit a clutch three to break a tie down the stretch.

Laona-Wabeno answered with another Stamper three, but then Schuls hit two clutch free throws with 12.2 seconds remaining to seal it for Florence.

“I am very proud of the team tonight. We showed some grit, toughness and, most importantly, played together and disciplined,” said Bomberg.

The Bobcats (10-3) finish the week traveling to NLC foe Elcho on Friday night.

Laona-Wabeno 26 39 — 65

Florence 34 33 — 67

LAONA-WABENO: Taylor 21, C. Janesch 3, Christianson 8, Stamper 21, Pakulski 12. FT: 5-7. F: 12 3-point FG: Taylor (3), Stamper (5). Fouled Out: None

FLORENCE: Stoltz 2, Johnson 8, Hixon 12, Boettcher 8, Schuls 23, Patrick Millian 14. FT: 8-11. FG Shooting: 24-53. 3-point FG: Schuls, Boettcher (2), Hixon (2).

Crandon 63, Good.-Pemb 53

GOODMAN, Wis. — Sophomore Boone Larison led all scores with 22 points, while grabbing 11 rebounds to complete a double-double, but Goodman-Pembine came up short Tuesday night, dropping a Northern Lakes Conference game to Crandon 63-53.

“It was a very close game tonight right to the end. We played much better than our previous game and gave a very good team a run for their money,” said G-P head coach Jeff Zerbst. “We made them earn everything on the offensive end of the court. The last few minutes our shots were not falling and that was the difference in the game. We did not get the job done but I am proud of our guys and the way we played tonight.”

Dawson Van Zile, Tyler Tichenor and Deegan Jaeger combined for 40 points for Crandon in the victory.

The Patriots (4-6) head to Pembine to host non-conference foe NEWCHAAA (Northeast Wisconsin Christian Homeschoolers Athletic Association) on Thursday night. On Monday, the Patriots return to Goodman to host NLC foe White Lake in a makeup game from Jan. 17.

Crandon 28 35 — 63

G-P 24 29 — 53

GOODMAN-PEMBINE: Kessel 4, Wallschlaeger 2, Sheets 3, Erickson 7, Kalkofen 8, Larison 22, Wysocki 7. FT: No Attempts. F: 5. Fouled Out: None.

Crivitz 76, Niagara 36

CRIVITZ, Wis. — Crivitz overwhelmed Niagara 76-36 in boys Marinette-Oconto Conference basketball Tuesday.

The Wolverines had three players in double figures with Jaden Werner and Dawson Andrist each scoring a game-high 12 points. Eian Baumann added 10 points for Crivitz.

Ty Colenso led the Badgers with 10 points.

Niagara, which only suited up eight players in the game, saw its losing streak extend to six games. the Badgers (3-10, 1-9) return home to host Gillett on Friday in another M&O tilt.

Crivitz also won the JV game.

Niagara 24 12 — 36

Crivitz 41 35 — 76

NIAGARA: Lincoln 7, Peterson 2, Colenso 10, Weber 7, Carlson 8, Schaefer 2. FT: 13-20. F: 11. 3-point FG: Carlson. Fouled Out: None.