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St. Mary's dominates H-M-S in War Eagle girls' matchup

Remsen St. Mary's was on the plus side of almost every statistical category against Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn during a War Eagle Conference girls' basketball game. St. Mary's (1A No. 4) used that advantage to earn a 70-31 win Dec. 8 at Remsen.

A 20-2 start put St. Mary's firmly in control of the contest. H-M-S trailed 24-8 at the end of the first quarter and fell farther behind as the first half progressed. St. Mary's led 43-20 at the break.

H-M-S went scoreless over the final four minutes of the third quarter, allowing St. Mary's to extend their lead to 61-26. Neither team scored at a high level...