FIELD TWP – The North Woods girls hoops team sent their seniors out in proper style Tuesday night with a thorough beatdown of Littlefalls-Big Fork, 57-16. The win gave the Grizzlies the most season victories they’ve had in nearly a decade.
The Grizzlies didn’t allow the visitors a single point in the second half as they controlled the tempo from beginning to end. The final score could have been worse if not for stretches of lackluster shooting by North Woods, but a strong night of offensive rebounding gave them the chances they needed to keep pouring on the points. And on possessions when the Grizzlies’ full court press wasn’t creating scoring opportunities, it still created havoc for L-BF to get into and run its offensive sets.
Hannah Kinsey controlled the paint and scored a game-high 25 points to lead North Woods. While no other Grizzles scored in double figures, seven other players picked up points in the win.
Standing at 14-11 after Tuesday’s win, North Woods eclipsed last season’s 13-13 record with at least two games still to play. It’s the most wins for a Grizzlies team since the 2013-14 season.
North Woods was slated to be on the road Friday at Floodwood to finish out the regular season. Depending on how other results shake out for sectional opponents in the final week, a win at Floodwood coupled with Tuesday’s victory could give North Woods a shot at hosting a first-round game in the Section 7A tourney that begins next week.