GWINN — Natalie Prophet scored nine of her game-high 19 points in the first quarter as Westwood raced past Gwinn 51-32 in a high school girls basketball game played Thursday.

Prophet went 4 of 4 at the free throw line.

Ellie Miller and Megan Marta added 11 points apiece for the Patriots, who jumped out to a 17-7 lead after one quarter, extending it to 34-17 by halftime.

Tianna Taylor paced the Modeltowners with 18 points as Halle Beauchamp had seven.

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Baraga 61, Bessemer 15

At Baraga, this game wasn’t as close as the score indicates, if that’s possible, since the Vikings raced to a 29-0 lead after one quarter, coasting to a 45-6 advantage by halftime.

Rylie Koskinen led Baraga with 14 points as teammate Reide Osterman had 12. Both sank a pair of 3-pointers as Koskinen also had three assists and four steals, while Osterman swiped her way to seven steals.

The Vikings’ Corina Jahfetson added nine points and a team-high six assists while also making three steals.

“We got out in transition early and got a decent lead,” Baraga head coach Tom Goodreau said. “We were able to use our whole bench and get everyone a good amount of playing time.”

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Ewen-Trout Creek 71, Republic-Michigamme 24

At Republic, the visiting Panthers raced to a 41-9 halftime lead, though the Hawks played E-TC even in the fourth quarter at 8-8.

Leah McCracken paced R-M with 13 points, while Kate Borseth led the Panthers with 20.

Information compiled by Journal Sports Editor Steve Brownlee. His email address is sbrownlee@miningjournal. net.