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Section hoops tourney brackets released
Boys teams at home, girls on the road Posted
David Colburn
REGIONAL- The release of the Section 7A basketball tournament brackets sets up a Saturday reboot of a hotly-contested matchup between area rivals, but they’ll first have to take care of business on Thursday when they open tournament play.
Boys bracket
No. 3 seed North Woods squandered a big lead and lost 63-60 to No. 6 seed Ely on March 5, and the little doubt the Grizzlies would welcome a chance to redeem themselves from a second-half collapse against the Timberwolves.
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Ely routs Lakeview Christian to rebound after losses Posted
Keith Vandervort
ELY- The Timberwolves came off of a two-game losing streak, beating Lakeview Christian in a blowout, 88-56, at home on Tuesday night.
The Wolves led 44-32 at the half and never looked back. “We played a bit better defensively in the second half. It was nice to play well after struggling on Monday night on both ends,” said Head Coach Tom McDonald.
Emmett Faltesek, senior guard, led with 26 points, six rebounds, and five assists. Sophomore Joey Bianco had 16 points, nine assists, and seven rebounds. Junior guard Harry Simons collected 16 points and senior Will Davies had 13.
David Colburn
ELY- Ely’s Joey Bianco hit the go-ahead bucket here with 1:33 remaining and a desperation North Woods three at the buzzer failed to connect as the Timberwolves came from 13 points down to shock the Grizzlies, 63-60, last Friday.
The Timberwolves took advantage of horrendous second-half shooting by North Woods to steadily cut into a 42-30 halftime deficit. The Grizzlies were an icy cold six-of-32 shooting, or 19 percent, after the break, and hit just one-of-14 from beyond the arc.
Emmett Faltesek kicked off the Ely surge with a trey, and the Timberwolves collected additional three-pointers from Bianco, Will Davies, and Harry Simons as they trimmed the gap to 51-49. Mason Davis scored on a fast break to knot the score 51-51 with seven minutes remaining.
FIELD TWP- With the North Woods boys basketball team faltering in three of four games in the past week, this stretch might well be referred to postseason as the “period of great …