ESKO – The Bemidji High School girls basketball team picked up its second close win in three games on Tuesday in Esko.
Facing Esko on the road, BHS took a nine-point lead at halftime, then more or less maintained that margin en route to a 57-49 win.
The Lumberjacks (10-12) piled up 32 points in the first half, giving them a near double-digit gap over Esko (12-9), which scored 23. Esko claimed the second frame by one point, but that wasn’t enough to meaningfully cut into the deficit.
Katey Mibrandt paced Bemidji with 19 points and went 7-8 from the free-throw line, including 6-6 in the second half. Three other Jacks – Gracee Bieber (nine), Beth Bolte (eight) and Brynn Peterson (eight) compiled near-double-digit point totals.
Cairin Berger led the way for Esko with 14 points. She was joined in double figures by Kyra Johnson, who put up 10.
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Bemidji returns to the court against Cloquet at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 18, in Cloquet.
Bemidji 57, Esko 49
BHS 32 25 -- 57
ESK 23 26 -- 49
BEMIDJI -- Milbrandt 19, G. Bieber 9, Bolte 8, Peterson 8, C. Bieber 6, Lish 5, LaValley 2.
ESKO -- Cai. Berger 14, Johnson 10, Sinnott 8, Pettyjohn 6, Swanson 6, Kuklinski 3, Cad. Berger 2.
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