HARRIS — The Bark River-Harris girls built a comfortable lead in the second quarter and maintained it here Monday night in a 49-30 basketball triumph over the Norway Knights in a Skyline Central Conference contest.

The teams combined for 54 turnovers, including 28 by the Broncos (4-0 overall, 3-0 SCC).

Norway (2-2 overall and league) scored the last seven points of the second stanza, trimming its deficit to 28-16 on a putback by junior guard Kassandra Gyselinck five seconds before halftime.

The Knights came within 28-18 on a set shot from near the free throw line by senior forward Cadeance Lindsley’s early in the third and were still within 32-21 following a set shot from the lane by junior guard Kali Stanchina halfway through the quarter.

“We’re a couple girls short and weren’t ready for their pressure,” said Norway coach Joe Tinti. “We played like an early-season team. We were able to control the tempo at times, but not enough to be competitive for four quarters. We’re a work in progress. We have a new team, and we’re still getting used to each other. For the most part, we played good defense. These girls work hard and will continue to work hard. We were able to execute what we wanted, only at times we didn’t execute well enough.”

Gyselinck was Norway’s leader with 19 points.

Norway won the jayvee game 49-30 and hosts Iron Mountain Thursday.

Norway 9 7 5 9 — 30

BR-Harris 17 11 12 11 — 49

Norway: Popp 1, Lindsley 2, Stanchina 3, Gyselinck 19, Clifford 3. FT: 6-13; F: 10; Fouled out: None; 3-point field goals: Gyselinck.

Bark River-Harris: Fredrick 11, Berg 3, Peterson 6, Zawacki 7, Ives 4, Richer 6, Roll 6. FT: 7-11; F: 17; Fouled out: None; 3-point field goals: Zawacki, Richer.