Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
H-M-S girls' win streak turns into 3-game slide
Kamryn Ebel brings the ball up the court during the Hawks' loss to Hinton last Friday.
Frankie Mohni is ready to put up a three-point shot attempt against Hinton.
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn's winning streak came to an abrupt end in a rematch with MMCRU on Jan. 23. The Hawks scored the same number of points as they did in a win on Jan. 20 in Hartley, but the Royals scored 14 more points at Marcus to earn a 56-45 win.
The game got away from H-M-S midway through the first half. Already trailing 14-11 after one quarter, the Hawks faced a 33-23 deficit at halftime. The second half was a stalemate despite the fact that H-M-S had its best point output in the final quarter.
Moriah Otto topped H-M-S with 17 points and Kylee Schiphoff scored 11. Frankie Mohni scored seven points, Gracie Knobloch scored six, and Abby Douma and Addison Sheeler each scored two. H-M-S made 15-of-51 shots from the floor and 11-of-22 attempts at the foul line.
Douma grabbed 15 rebounds and recorded seven blocks; Schiphoff finished with six rebounds, three blocks and two assists; Knobloch had three rebounds and three assists; Eliza Tewes and Mohni each had three rebounds; and Lindsey Van Es had two.
• Comets start strong in win
Strong starts in both halves propelled Boyden-Hull to a 63-52 non-conference win on Jan. 25 in Hartley.
The Comets outscored H-M-S by eight in the first quarter and 10 in the third. The Hawks rallied in the second quarter and cut the deficit to 30-29. But they were unable to make up ground after falling behind by 11 points in the third quarter.
Douma and Otto both scored 10 points, Mohni scored nine, Knobloch scored seven, Schiphoff and Tewes scored five, and Kamryn Ebel and Sheeler scored three.
Otto contributed 13 rebounds and three steals; Schiphoff grabbed seven rebounds; Douma had six rebounds and five blocks; Knobloch had six rebounds and four assists; and Tewes also had six rebounds.
• First quarter sets tone
Hinton scored 31 points in the first quarter and never looked back during a 70-29 win over H-M-S. The War Eagle Conference game was played Jan. 26 in Hartley.
The Blackhawks (2A No. 11) ended the opening quarter with a 25-point lead. After a low-scoring second quarter, Hinton extended its advantage to 58-19 in the third quarter.
Schiphoff scored 18 points, Otto and Tewes each scored four and Douma added three. The Hawks made just 10 shots from the floor and were 8-of-15 at the free throw line. They also turned the ball over 35 times.
On the glass, Douma had nine rebounds, Otto had eight, Tewes had five and Schiphoff had four. Douma also had three blocks and Schiphoff added two steals.
Four Hinton players scored in double figures, led by Bailey Boeve with 17 points.
H-M-S fell to 10-8 overall and 4-4 in WEC play. The regular season wraps up at Trinity Christian on Feb. 2 and at home against South O'Brien on Feb. 6.
