Red Devils rally past Cardinals to win opener

By JASON JUNO

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IRONWOOD — The younger team led all night, but the more experienced group made the plays in crunch time as Ironwood rallied past Wakefield-Marenisco for an improbable 50-48 season-opening win Monday night.

The Cardinals led 48-39 after a Chase Lane 3 early in the fourth quarter, but they didn’t score again.

W-M turned it over to Ironwood with 58.5 seconds left and the Devils’ returning All-U.P. player, Axton Ruotsala, pulled up for a long 2 to tie the game at 48. He then stole the inbound pass, giving Ironwood a chance to win it. Ironwood called timeout...