Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Hawks fight back to defeat Alta-Aurelia in regional opener
Jasmine Lux stretches out in an attempt to keep the ball in play during H-M-S's 49-47 regional tourney win over Alta-Aurelia.
Generally speaking, a basketball game ends when the final horn sounds. But the girls' 2A first round regional tournament game Feb. 12 in Hartley between Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn and Alta-Aurelia proved that is not always true.
After the eighth lead change of the final quarter, H-M-S went ahead by one on Lydia Harders' rebound put-back with 50 seconds to play. Jasmine Lux added a free throw with 14 seconds on the clock to make the score 49-47. Alta-Aurelia brought the ball up the court and attempted a three-pointer. The shot was short but the Warriors rebounded the ball and H-M-S was called for a...
