CRIVITZ, Wis. — Kingsford coach Dan Olkkonen said he couldn’t remember playing the Crivitz Wolverines.

Well, the Wolverines made sure Tuesday’s trip across the border was a memorable one, dominating the second half of the boys varsity basketball clash to secure a 82-69 win.

“First time I ever remember Kingsford playing Crivitz,” Olkkonen said. “Very physical game all the way through. We played pretty even through most of the game, but Crivitz hit some big 3s late to take the lead and hold.”

Kingsford was able to build a five-point advantage, 38-33, at halftime. But the Wolverines showed they had no intention of letting the Flivvers leave Wisconsin with the win, outgunning the Flivvers 49-31 in the second half.

“Crivitz is a big, strong disciplined team and were able to take a big advantage on the offensive boards,” Olkkonen said. “I thought we came out and controlled most of the first half.

“It seemed we got tired in the second and their pressure got us out of sync a little.”

It didn’t help that Kingsford was without Morgan Sleik and Jacob Markworth due to illness, “which put us scrambling to try to guard their bigs,” Olkkonen added.

Nic Nora hit four 3-pointers and was 7-of-8 at the free-throw line, as he scored a game-high 27 points to lead a quartet of Flivvers in double figures.

Cole Myllyla tallied 17, Cardell Morton 12 and Gavin Grondin 10 for Kingsford, with Cale Harris and Troy Watt completing the scoring for the Flivvers with two and one points, respectively.

JETS 69, COUGARS 18

POWERS — The North Central Jets took care of business at home Monday night, cruising by the visiting Superior Central Cougars for a 69-18 victory over their Skyline Central Conference-Small rival.

The Jets (3-0 overall, 1-0 conference) took control early, outscoring the Cougars (0-3 overall, 0-2 conference) by 12 points, 17-6, in the first quarter and were comfortably ahead 36-11 at the intermission.

“Second game in a row that we ran the floor well,” said North Central coach Mike Malone. “(We) brought a little pressure and played up tempo.

“I was super happy with the effort. Every one of my guys played their tails off.”

Nine Jets scored in the home win, led by Dylan Plunger with a game-high 15 points. Connor Florenski and Hunter Robinson also hit double digits for North Central with 12 and 10 points, respectively.

Other scores for North Central included Collin Cordy (9 points), Jake Poquette (7 points), Jesse Sampson (6 points), Evan Hanchek and Jacob Gorzinski both with four points, and Adrian Mercier (2 points).

— Report compiled by Daily News sports editor Dennis Mansfield.