Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Loss to Jays only stumble for Hawk boys last week
Keith DeBoer is determined to keep West Bend-Mallard's Aidan Yoch from getting off a pass in the Hawks' win on Dec. 13.
A strong first half gave Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn a comfortable lead over visiting West Bend-Mallard, but the Hawks had to withstand the Wolverines' second-half comeback in order to earn a 66-45 non-conference win on Dec. 13.
Seventeen straight points to open the game put H-M-S in control. The advantage grew to 21 late in the first half.
"I thought our guys came out and competed hard from the start," Hawk coach Naet Hoaglund said. "We were aggressive and attacked the rim offensively which opened up some positive scoring options for us."
The Hawks' play on the other end of the court drew praise f...
