Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
H-M-S girls lose twice to War Eagle opponents
Moriah Otto shoots over two defenders to score at the end of the first quarter of the Hawks' game with Akron-Westfield.
Abby Douma is about to block a shot attempt by a Harris-Lake Park player during H-M-S's 48-45 loss on Jan. 6.
Back in action after a long layoff, the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn girls' basketball team suffered a pair of home losses to War Eagle Conference opponents last week.
A big fourth quarter allowed Harris-Lake Park to slip past H-M-S, 48-45, on Jan. 6.
The Hawks trailed by as many as six points early in the game but managed to pull even with H-LP three times, including in the final seconds of the first half which ended in a 23-23 tie. H-M-S then led throughout the third quarter, extending the advantage to 35-27.
The Hawks still led by seven in the fourth quarter, but the Wolves went on a 15-0 run to take a 47-43 lead. A basket by Abby Douma cut the deficit to two, but H-M-S would not score again and H-LP added a free throw to seal the three-point win.
Douma led H-M-S with 14 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks. Kylee Schiphoff scored 14 points and had five rebounds; Emily Mutombo contributed eight points, eight rebounds and five steals; Elise Haack had five points, seven rebounds and five steals; Gracie Knobloch scored six points and grabbed five rebounds; Moriah Otto scored four points and had five rebounds; and Frankie Mohni scored three points.
The Hawks had a better shooting percentage from the floor than H-LP, but struggled at the free throw line (2-of-9) and committed 28 turnovers. The Wolves were 7-of-17 at the line and finished with 15 turnovers.
• vs. Akron-Westfield
Strong finishes in both halves helped Akron-Westfield hold off H-M-S, 51-41, in a makeup game on Jan. 7.
H-M-S finished the first quarter with a narrow 9-7 lead, but then went scoreless for nearly seven minutes. The Westerners took advantage with 12 straight points to build a nine-point lead. Two free throws by Douma and a basket by Schiphoff ended the half, but H-M-S still trailed 21-13.
Akron-Westfield had an answer for every Hawk comeback in the second half. H-M-S narrowed the gap to three points in the third quarter before the Westerners rebuilt the lead to 25-18. Trailing by eight early in the final period, H-M-S again cut the deficit to three points, but soon fell behind by 10. Free throws down the stretch helped Akron-Westfield maintain its lead.
Douma and Schiphoff again led H-M-S in scoring with 15 and 12 points, respectively. Otto scored eight points, Knobloch scored four and Lindsey Van Es added two.
Field goal shooting percentages for both teams were fairly even. The Westerners attempted nine more free throws than H-M-S, but only made four more. The Hawks committed 10 more turnovers (30-20).
Douma added 10 rebounds and two blocks; Mutombo had six rebounds and six steals; Haack and Schiphoff each had six rebounds; Mohni had four rebounds and three steals; Otto finished with four rebounds; and Van Es had three rebounds.
The Hawks' game with GT/RA on Jan. 3 was cancelled. H-M-S (0-7, 0-4) plays at West Bend-Mallard on Jan. 12 and MMCRU on Jan. 13, and hosts South O'Brien on Jan. 17.
