Friday’s U.P. Highlights & Scores
UPPER PENINSULA – It was a very busy evening across the U.P. in the sports world. In the showdown of top ten teams in Houghton, #9 Minnesota Duluth defeated #4 Michigan Tech, 3-1. The Marquette boys varsity basketball team defeated Sault Ste. Marie, 40-33 to open the season. The Kingsford girls basketball team is 3-0 after a 64-31 win over Forest Park. Below you will find all of the highlights and scores from Friday night’s action.
BOYS BASKETBALL
ESCANABA 59 Kingsford 49
MARQUETTE 40 Sault Ste. Marie 33
MENOMINEE 66 Superior Central 50
IRON MOUNTAIN 53 Gwinn 34
Norway 43 MANISTIQUE 37
GIRLS BASKETBALL
KINGSFORD 64 Forest Park 31
L’ANSE 56 Jeffers 41
LAKE LINDEN-HUBBELL 49 Ewen-Trout Creek 30
BARAGA 31 Ontonagon 30
Bark River-Harris 74 NORTH DICKINSON 52
STEPHENSON 66 Carney-Nadeau 35
MID PENINSULA 48 Republic Michigamme 22
SUPERIOR CENTRAL 47 Rapid River 39
North Central 70 BIG BAY DE NOC 40
HOCKEY
Rochester United 3 CALUMET 0
HOUGHTON 7 FARMINGTON UNITED 2
Minnesota Duluth 3 MICHIGAN TECH 1
BEMIDJI STATE 4 Northern Michigan 2
FERRIS STATE 5 Lake Superior State 2
Florida 3 DETROIT 2 F/SO
NBA
Detroit 105 PHOENIX 103