Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
H-M-S wins battle of winless girls' teams
It was time for the Hawks to celebrate after their 50-21 win over South O'Brien, their first of the season.
Frankie Mohni launches a three-pointer against South O'Brien. Her 10 points led H-M-S in the 50-21 win.
One girls' basketball team was going to get its first win when Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn and South O'Brien played in Hartley on Jan. 17. After starting the season with 10 straight losses, the Hawks got into the win column by defeating South O'Brien, 50-21.
An 8-0 start propelled H-M-S to a 15-1 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Hawks maintained the double-digit advantage throughout the second quarter, helped by back-to-back three-pointers by Frankie Mohni within a 10-second span. Despite scoring 10 points in the quarter, South O'Brien trailed 31-11 at half time.
The scoring slowed for both teams in the second half, but H-M-S extended the margin to 40-14 after three quarters and went on to win by 29 points.
Mohni was the only Hawk to score in double figures (10), but nine others contributed to the final point total. They were Abby Douma, Moriah Otto and Kylee Schiphoff with seven, Elise Haack with six, Emily Mutombo with four, Eliza Tewes with three, and Gracie Knobloch, Addison Sheeler and Lindsey Van Es with two each.
The Hawks pulled down a total of 40 rebounds, led by Otto with 12, Schiphoff with eight, Mutombo with six, Douma with four and Knobloch with three. Mutombo also had six assists and three steals; Douma recorded five blocks; and Schiphoff had four assists.
• vs. West Sioux
West Sioux scored consistently through three quarters to hand H-M-S a 66-45 loss on Jan. 20 in Hartley.
The Falcons jumped out to a 16-5 lead in the first quarter. The Hawks cut the deficit to 10 points, but a 13-0 run to end the first half increased West Sioux's advantage to 39-16. H-M-S trailed by 28 late in the third quarter.
Otto led H-M-S with 17 points. Douma finished with eight points, Mutombo scored seven and Schiphoff scored five.
Rebounding leaders were Douma and Mutombo with eight each, Otto with six and Haack with four. Douma also had five steals and three blocks; and Haack and Knobloch each had three assists.
H-M-S (1-11, 0-6) plays Boyden-Hull on Jan. 26 at Hull, and also has road trips to Hinton on Jan. 27 and Harris-Lake Park on Jan. 31.
