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It was too easy

Hawk turnovers aid Sheldon in 68-31 loss

Turnovers that led to quick scores made things easy for Sheldon in a 68-31 win over Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn. The boys' non-conference game was played Jan. 11 in Hartley.

The Orabs rolled to a 25-8 lead in the first quarter, scoring many of their points off Hawk turnovers. While the scoring pace slowed considerably in the second quarter, H-M-S still trailed 39-12 at halftime.

"Sheldon was very disruptive in their press and caused us fits with it the whole night. We just shoot ourselves in the foot when we turn the ball over like we did," Hawk coach Naet Hoaglund admitted. "The live ball turnover...