The Ely Timberwolves basketball team scored 81 points and held the visiting Chisholm Bluestreaks to 65 in the Timberwolves non-league triumph on Friday.

The Timberwolves now sport a 19-3 record. They put it on the line next when they host Mountain Iron-Buhl for a Freelance contest on Tuesday, February 20. Ely will battle a Rangers team coming off a 61-48 non-league win over Nashwauk-Keewatin (Nashwauk, MN). The Rangers record now stands at 10-13.

The Bluestreaks (10-13) will now prepare for their contest against Northland (Remer, MN). The Eagles enter the Northern Lakes contest with a 3-20 record. In their last contest, Northland was defeated by Deer River (Deer River, MN), 108-57, in a league contest.