Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn knew what was coming when West Hancock had the football, but that didn't make it easy to stop them.

Class A's No. 1-ranked team rushed for 354 yards on 66 attempts while preventing H-M-S [No. 10] from having any offensive consistency during a 20-6 win last Friday at Britt.

Hawk coach Jay Eilers was most disappointed that his players' hard work and effort didn't pay off with a victory.

"We came here to win and we didn't quite get it," he said afterward.

The Hawks did not touch the ball until the 5:47 mark of the first quarter, but it took them just one play to take a 6...