Minnesota High School Basketball - Ely knocked off by Mesabi East
February 8, 2024: Ely, MN 55731 The Mesabi East Giants basketball team scored 66 points and held the host Ely Timberwolves to 54 in the Giants non-league triumph on Thursday.
The Giants now sport a 17-6 record. They put it on the line next when they host North Woods for a non-league contest on Monday, February 12. Mesabi East will meet a grizzlies team coming off a 73-21 league win over Fond du Lac Ojibwe Ogichida (Cloquet, MN). The grizzlies record now stands at 14-8.
The Timberwolves (16-6) will now prepare for their contest against Chisholm (Chisholm, MN). The Bluestreaks enter the non-league contest with a 18-6 record. In their last contest, Chisholm ran past Nashwauk-Keewatin (Nashwauk, MN), 80-20, in a league contest.