Hopkins finished with two apiece. ….

Hopkins finished with two apiece. Weir grabbed eight of Gilman’s 32 rebounds. James and Vick had seven rebounds each, Grunseth had five and Schmitt had three. The Pirates had a 32-30 advantage on the boards. Hopkins had four steals and James had three. Vick led the Pirates with three assists.

Graski’s nine points paced the Blackhawks, while Reina Arndt and Nernberger scored seven points apiece.

Things get much tougher this week for Gilman, who hosts the Eastern Cloverbelt Conference’s co-leaders in backto- back games. Loyal (4-0, 5-0) is in town tonight, Thursday, for Gilman’s home opener and then the Pirates get annual conference title favorite Neillsville (3-0, 4-0) at home Monday. Both games tip at 6 p.m.