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Hawks sustain gridiron excellence in 2022

District title, quarterfinal playoff berth among accomplishments

Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn's football team picked up where it left off in 2021, again winning an outright Class A District 1 title and earning two postseason victories.

The Hawks also compiled an 8-3 overall record for the second straight season.

Running what Hawk coach Jay Eilers calls "the oldest offense in the book," H-M-S again set a school record for points scored in a season. The 437 points scored this fall edged the previous record of 436 set a year ago. The Hawks scored at least 40 points seven times, with a season-high of 66 against MMCRU.

Defensively, H-M-S allowed 273 points. The 38 poi...