Johnson, Marshall put on a show in Ely

One of the state’s most electrifying high school girls basketball players - and her state-ranked team - were just too much for the Ely Timberwolves on Tuesday night.

Chloe Johnson and her Duluth Marshall Hilltoppers came to town, and they quickly lived up to their billing.

With the six-foot Johnson leading the way, the Hilltoppers scored 25 points in the first five minutes, and Johnson had 22 of her team’s 59 first-half points in what turned out to be an 84-37 romp over the Timberwolves.