Nordics undone by foul shooting in OT defeat
FELCH TOWNSHIP – The North Dickinson Nordics grabbed an 11-point lead over Stephenson after one quarter but shot just 13 of 28 from the free throw line and fell to the Eagles 58-52 in overtime in a Skyline Central Conference matchup Tuesday at Carl F. Lemin Gymnasium
Brady Jungwirth scored five points, Mason Florenski and Trenton Kramer added four each and Ty King chipped in with a bucket as the Nordics (2-1) built a 15-4 advantage after the first quarter.
Stephenson (5-0) started to chip away in the second period, pulling to within 24-17 at halftime. The Eagles crept to within 38-32 after three and then outscored the Nordics 17-14 to knot the game at 49-all heading into overtime.
There, Stephenson sank 5 of 6 free throws in the extra session and outscored ND 9-3 to complete the comeback.
Nathan Klein knocked down seven 3-pointers and scored 25 points to lead the Eagles.
For the Nordics, Kramer finished with 16 points and nine rebounds, Jungwirth contributed 15 points and five assists and King recorded a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
ND shot 18 of 48 from the field (39 percent) and committed 24 turnovers with 10 assists.
The Nordics travel to Gwinn (0-4) on Friday.
STEPHENSON – Klein 8 2-5 25, Ruleau 3 1-5 7, Priebe 1 2-2 4, Havelka 2 0-0 4, Monette 5 2-2 12, Anderson 2 0-0 4, Strahl 1 0-0 2. Totals 21 7-14 58. 3-point field goals: 7 (Klein 7).
NORTH DICKINSON – Florenski 2 2-5 6, T. Kramer 6 4-6 16, Jungwirth 4 5-10 15, King 4 2-7 10, Grunlund 2 0-0 5. Totals: 18 13-38 52. 3-point field goals: 3 (Jungwirth, Grunlund).
Kingsford 75
West Iron County 31
Kingsford led 52-13 at halftime at Iron River on Tuesday. The half was highlighted by a Matt Sundquist breakaway dunk and Jett Buckley hitting a half-court shot as the second quarter expired.
Buckley led the Flivvers with 19 points.
“We wanted to share the ball, turn our defense into offense and get shots out of our (offensive) system,” said Kingsford coach Ben Olsen. “All things I feel we accomplished,” he said.
Kingsford recorded 17 steals and had 29 points in transition.
Sundquist added nine points and Jack Kriegl had eight points, nine assists and five steals. Blake Tomasoski contributed seven points.
Seth Oberlin led the Wykons (0-5) with 14 points.
The Flivvers (5-1) travel to Marquette for a Great Northern Conference game Friday.
PREP BASKETBALL SCORES
Tuesday, Dec. 16
BOYS
Bessemer 56, Ewen – Trout Creek 38
Brimley 58, Newberry 55
Dollar Bay 70, Lake Linden-Hubbell 34
Hancock 37, Chassell 20
Kingsford 75, West Iron County 31
Menominee 84, Crystal Falls Forest Park 52
Munising 51, Rapid River 40
Pickford 77, Engadine 22
Rudyard 66, St Ignace 56
GIRLS
Baraga 39, L’Anse 27
Goodman-Pembine, Wis. 37, Carney-Nadeau 33
Hancock 57, Ontonagon 22
Lake Linden-Hubbell 53, Dollar Bay 42
Wakefield-Marenisco Gogebic 74, Ironwood 45
Compiled by Daily News Sports Correspondent Jerry DeRoche and News Editor Jim Anderson




