For the second-straight game South O’Brien was matched-up against a ranked team and again it did not end well for South O’Brien. Hinton, rated 13th in Class 2A, led by twenty points after the first quarter on the way to a 68-26 War Eagle Conference victory January 26 at Paullina.
The Wolverines shot 33 percent but their 39 turnovers limited their opportunities to score. South O’Brien was 10-of-30 from the field with two treys in seven tries. The host team sank half of its eight free throw tosses.
Takara Conley scored eight points for the Wolverines, followed by Alyssa Van Beek with five points, Marissa Ebel and Reagan Draper with four apiece, Taja Conley and Abby Nelson with two each and Makenna Wallin with one. Ebel, Nelson, Takara Conley and Ashlyn Gimer each supplied one assist.
The top rebounders were Van Beek with five and Ebel with four. Ebel, Takara Conley and Samantha Wilbur each made two steals to account for some of the Blackhawks’ 20 turnovers.
Hinton had four players reach double-figures in scoring and another just missed with nine points. The visitors were successful on 25 of their 54 field goal tries to finish at 46 percent. They knocked down a third of their 18 shots from distance and were 12-of-17 at the foul line.
Hinton
24 15 19 10 – 68
S. O’Brien
4 10 10 2 – 26