Hawks, Blackhawks scrimmage at Peterson Field

Hinton and Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn gave fans an early taste of high school football last Friday night when they scrimmaged at Peterson Field in Hartley.

The format included two quarters of the varsity teams playing each other, followed by a quarter in which the JV players scrimmaged.

The varsity teams then played an overtime period, and the varsity and JV offenses attempted to gain a first down in three plays, starting from their 1-yard line.

Neither H-M-S squad scored. Hinton scored touchdowns near the end of both varsity quarters as well as the JV quarter. The Blackhawks also kicked a field g...