ESCANABA---Nicole Kamin scored 31 points and Taylor Ray added 15 as the Escanaba High School girls basketball team beat the Ishpeming Hematites, 72-50, Thursday in Escanaba. Mari Bink added 12 points as the Eskymos improved to 11-6 on the season.
Escanaba scored the first eight points of the game and took a 13-3 lead as the defense forced three Ishpeming turnovers that led to transition baskets for the Eskymos.
But the Hematites made a run in the second quarter as Emma Poirier banked in back-to-back triples off the glass to cut the Escanaba lead to 23-21.
Escanaba responded with more pressure and got the ball inside to Kamin, who at one point scored four straight baskets. She had 19 points at halftime and Escanaba led, 37-29.
The Eskymos opened the third quarter with another burst, led by Kamin, and pulled away from the Hematites from there.
The young Ishpeming team fell to 6-11 on the season. Poirier led the Hematites with 15 points and Tia Mattila chipped in 12 points.
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Escanaba scored the first eight points of the game and took a 13-3 lead as the defense forced three Ishpeming turnovers that led to transition baskets for the Eskymos.
Escanaba responded with more pressure and got the ball inside to Kamin, who at one point scored four straight baskets. She had 19 points at halftime and Escanaba led, 37-29.
The Eskymos opened the third quarter with another burst, led by Kamin, and pulled away from the Hematites from there.
The young Ishpeming team fell to 6-11 on the season. Poirier led the Hematites with 15 points and Tia Mattila chipped in 12 points.
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