NORWAY – The Norway Knights held the visiting West Iron County Wykons scoreless in the first quarter and went on to snap their four-game losing streak with a 57-26 non-conference triumph Thursday.

The Knights (9-6) built an 11-point lead after the opening period and then extended that to 29-5 at halftime.

Norway continued to pull away in the third quarter with a 19-6 run that increased their lead to 48-11.

The Wykons (2-9) cut six points off their deficit in the fourth, outscoring the Knights 15-9.

Kaleb LaPine led a balanced Norway attack with 16 points. Owen Baij finished with 12 on four 3-pointers and Anthony Pineda contributed 10.

Jessiah Smith topped WIC with 16 points, 11 of which came in the fourth quarter.

The Wykons are scheduled to travel to Negaunee (4-7) on Monday, while the Knights head to Kingsford (8-4) on Tuesday.

WEST IRON COUNTY – White 0 2-2 2, Smith 6 4-5 16, Oberlin 2 0-2 4, Camps 1 0-0 2, Gillaspie 1 0-0 2. Totals: 10 6-9 26. 3-point field goals: None.

NORWAY – Baij 4 0-0 12, Lapine 7 2-2 16, Ponchaud 2 0-0 4, Pineda 5 0-0 10, Kraemer 2 2-4 6, Pearson 2 2-4 6, Morgan 0 1-2 1, Langin 1 0-0 2. Totals: 23 7-12 57. 3-point field goals: 4 (Baij 4).

Westwood 66

Iron Mountain 41

Ethan Marta scored 22 points in the first half and finished with 28 to lead the Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Division 1-3 top-ranked Westwood Patriots to a 66-41 victory over visiting Iron Mountain on Thursday.

The Michigan Tech recruit logged 14 points of his team’s 16 points in the first quarter as the teams battled to a 16-all tie.

Marta then scored eight more in the second when the Patriots (13-0) broke the game open with a 22-6 burst to establish a 38-22 lead at the break.

IM coach Kyle Johnson was impressed with the Patriots as a whole, referring to Westwood’s appearance in the 2024-25 Division 3 state final four.

“Westwood is the No. 1 team in the U.P. for a reason,” he said. “They have a senior-heavy team with Breslin (Center) experience. We battled them for awhile, but their talent and experience took over.”

Brayden Kassin kept the Mountaineers (6-6) in stride with WW in the first quarter with 10 of his game-best 18 points. Charles Baldridge recorded the other six points and finished with 15 on the night.

“We scrapped with them much better this time around, which was nice to see,” Johnson said, referring to his team’s 55-34 defeat to the Patriots on Jan. 2 at Mountaineer Gym.

In building their long winning streak to begin the campaign, the Patriots have dominated all but two of their opponents – Westwood defeated Kingsford by five and Marquette by four.

Other than that, the Patriots have won 11 games by more than 20 points.

“Give Westwood credit, they are well coached,” Johnson said, “and Ethan Marta is the real deal.”

IRON MOUNTAIN – Kassin 5 5-8 18, Sgrecci 0 0-2 0, Wender 0 2-2 2, Anderson 2 2-3 6, Baldridge 6 3-6 15. Totals: 13 12-21 41. 3-point field goals: 3 (Kassin 3).

WESTWOOD – Ridl 1 2-4 4, Grove 2 4-6 8, Salmi 1 0-0 2, Turek 3 0-0 7, Marta 10 5-8 28, Thomas 1 0-0 2, PIzziola 3 2-2 10, Scott 1 0-0 2, Wing 1 1-1 3. Totals: 23 14-21 66. 3-point field goals: 6 (Marta 3, PIzziola 2, Turek).

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Compiled by Daily News sports correspondent Jerry DeRoche.