Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Defending champions top H-M-S, 31-18, in non-district battle
Once quarterback Kooper Ebel gets outside of the defense, the play turns into a footrace toward the end zone.
Scoring late in the first half and again to begin the third quarter gave West Hancock a definite edge in a battle of ranked Class A football teams. Those touchdowns gave the Eagles a two-score advantage, which was the final margin of a 31-18 win over Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn on Sept. 30 at Peterson Field.
After a scoreless first quarter, H-M-S took the lead on Kooper Ebel's short scoring run. West Hancock answered four minutes later with a 14-yard scoring pass.
The Eagles recovered a Hawk fumble at midfield late in the first half. Three third down conversions set up a 15-yard scoring pass just 1...
