Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
H-M-S girls don't quit in loss to No. 1 Knights
Lydia Harders splits the Unity Christian defense to score two of her team-leading 12 points. She also led H-M-S with 10 rebounds.
Facing the No. 1-ranked girls' basketball team in Class 3A with a full roster would have been a daunting task for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn. But to do so with a depleted team was even more challenging.
Hawk coach Lester Tessum thought he might only have one starter available for the Dec. 21 game with Unity Christian in Hartley. While a second starter was able to play, injuries and other factors resulted in three freshmen in the opening lineup and two others seeing significant court time during the 65-31 loss.
"The freshmen got some good experience," Tessum acknowledged.
Senior Lydia Harders stepp...
