Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Late scores in each half send Jays past H-M-S, 16-8
Teams whose offenses are predicated on controlling the line of scrimmage battled in the wind and rain Friday night at Peterson Field. Gehlen Catholic would win the fight, scoring a late touchdown in each half to hand Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn a 16-8 loss.
H-M-S landed the first blow, scoring on a 60-yard run by James Gellerman.
"We were able to run power early," Hawk coach Jay Eilers noted. "I thought James did a great job. I felt like they had somebody there second level, and James just made a guy miss. From then on we snuck that right out the front door and got down there."
Eilers credited good...