IRON MOUNTAIN — Freshman Jenna Maki scored a game-high 23 points to lead Ishpeming to a 64-45 high school girls basketball victory at Iron Mountain on Thursday evening.

Maki made 10 baskets, while senior teammate Jocelynn Nyman added 10 points and senior Rylee Harris had nine.

Ten players scored for the Hematites.

For the Mountaineers, Ellison Powell scored 14 points while Claire Mongrain added 13.

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Mid Peninsula 71, Republic-Michigamme 42

At Republic, the Hawks won the battle of two quarters, but it was the other two that spelled all the difference in this game. R-M held a 9-7 lead after one quarter and played even with the Wolverines, 8-8, in the fourth.

But Mid Pen put together a gigantic 36-point second quarter to all but end this one, building a halftime lead of 43-22.

The Wolverines sank seven 3-pointers in the pivotal second period, including five by Daisy Englund, who finished with six triples and 25 points. Twenty of those points were scored in the second.

Allie Radcliffe tried to counter her for the Hawks, scoring 16 points, including seven in the second. Teammate Leah McCracken added 12 points, while Alexa Radcliffe had six points on a pair of treys.

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