Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Ironwood's Jacob Joki, right, and Ian Averitt celebrate Thursday night's win over Hurley at John Krznarich Gym in Ironwood.
By JASON JUNO
IRONWOOD - Up by three points in the final seconds, Ironwood coach Pete Lewinski didn't even think about fouling to prevent a 3-point shot attempt by Hurley.
The way his defense was playing, he didn't have to.
The only shot Hurley could get off was a 2 at the buzzer, as Ironwood played excellent defense on their 3-point shooters. It gave the Red Devils a 36-35 Indianhead Conference victory over their archrivals Thursday night in front of a packed house.
"Rivalry game, tough game, intense, tournament atmosphere," Lewinski said. "Hurley played their hearts...
