The HHS girls stayed on a roll Tuesday (2/14) with a 57-42 win over the Bluejays of Central Minnesota Christian (CMCS, Prinsburg).
HHS now has a win streak of six with all of these games reviewed in this post. It's a pleasure for yours truly to keep his familiarity with the Owls and their veteran coach, Jodi Holleman. (I first started working with her when she was "green.")
On Tuesday the Owls showed resilience to apply the clamps defensively in second half play. At halftime the Owls were down by three, 27-24. Coach Holleman's squad showed resilience offensively the rest of the way too. The game took on a different complexion in the second half as HHS outscored CMCS 33-15.
CMCS is having a .500 type of season. Meanwhile the Owls are building won-lost numbers that suggest a possible state berth. They came out of Tuesday at 18-3.
This was a non-conference game played in Prinsburg.
The Bluejays stumbled with turnovers early in the second half, helping allow the Owls to seize the decisive momentum.
The Owls were somewhat cool in three-point shooting, making three of 13 tries. Kendra Schmidgall had two of the makes and Serandon Bigalke had the other.
In total field goals the Owls were 21 of 46. They made 12 of 17 freethrow tries.
Courtney Greiner topped the scoring list with 23 points while Schmidgall was right behind with 22. Only two other Owls scored: Olivia Koehl and Bigalke each with six.
Greiner attacked the boards for 12 rebounds while Schmidgall collected eight. Schmidgall was the top assist producer with five while Greiner and Bigalke each had four. Schmidgall set the pace in steals with four followed by Koehl and Greiner each with three.
The top CMCS scorer was Jessica DeGroot who made three 3-pointers and posted eleven points.
Owls 51, Minnewaska Area 42
The Owls took the court at a familiar place, the U of M-Morris, for a weekend feature vs. Minnewaska Area. The Lakers have struggled this winter and found no relief vs. the Owls. It was a Saturday afternoon to shine for the HHS crew, with a 51-42 triumph.
It was Hancock's 17th win against three losses. The 'Waska record: 2-19.
UMM seems almost a second home for the Owls of Stevens County. They were totally comfortable on the court right from the outset, assuming a 30-16 lead by halftime. That was basically the story of the game. Minnewaska had a slight scoring edge in the second half.
Serandon Bigalke and Courtney Greiner each made a 3-pointer. It was Greiner topping the team scoring list with output of 23 points. Kendra Schmidgall was the other double figures scorer, putting in 13 points.
Karol Algarate scored eight points, Bigalke five and Olivia Koehl two.
The Owls made 19 of 41 field goal attempts. In freethrows they were nine of 15.
Greiner snared eight rebounds followed by Algarate and Schmidgall each with six. Greiner made her presence felt in assists too, performing six. Schmidgall added five assists to the mix. Schmidgall and Algarate each stole the ball three times.
The Minnewaska scoring was led by Sydney Joos with 17 points.
Owls 67, Ortonville 48
The conference crown was the reward for the Hancock girls basketball team when it downed Ortonville on Thursday, 2/9. The Owls kept their conference record unblemished with a commanding win on the road.
Coach Jodi Holleman's hooting crew punched down on the accelerator in the second half. After the relatively close first half, in which the Owls eked out a mere two-point margin (26-24), the Owls outscored host Ortonville 41-24 in the second. So the final scoreboard story was a 67-48 triumph.
The Pheasant Conference title is the sixth straight for this storied program. The Owls came out of Thursday at 6-0 in conference and 16-3 overall.
Ortonville is a team hovering around .500.
The Owls haven't been dealt a single conference loss in their skein of conference championships.
The Owls were efficient and effective in three-point shooting Saturday. They put up seven attempts and made four. Kendra Schmidgall, who scored a team-best 28 points - quite the harvest - made three 3-pointers. Courtney Greiner made the other "3" and had a fine point harvest of her own: 20.
Olivia Koehl scored eight points, Serandon Bigalke seven and Karol Algarate 4.
The Owls were 25 of 64 in total field goals. In freethrows the numbers were 13 of 19.
The rebound leaders were Greiner (12), Schmidgall (11) and Bigalke (10). Schmidgall and Bigalke each dished out five assists.
Greiner and Schmidgall each had five steals while Koehl had four.
Ortonville's leading scorer was Michaela Rademacher with eleven points.
Owls 70, Hillcrest Academy 55
Kendra Schmidgall scored 21 points in the Hancock girls' February 4 win over the Comets of Hillcrest. Two other Owls scored in double figures in this 15th win for the team: Courtney Greiner with 15 points and Serandon Bigalke with 14.
Olivia Koehl and Karol Algarate each contributed nine points, and Lexi Steege put in two. Koehl and Bigalke each made a shot beyond the three-point stripe.
The Owls and Comets vied on the "big floor" of the University of Minnesota-Morris.
Greiner led in rebounds with eight followed by Schmidgall with five. Bigalke dished out eight assists while Greiner had four. Bigalke stole the ball four times.
In total field goals the Owls were 29 of 55. Freethrows were a minimal department where the numbers were three of six.
The Owls showed clear superiority in the first half, assuming a 42-27 lead. The final score was 70-55.
Owls 52, Underwood 26
The HHS girls squared off vs. the Rockets of Underwood on Friday, Feb. 3. It was a home game and had lots of highlights for the home fans to savor.
Basketball was a joy to watch as the Owls, led by the sharp shooting Kendra Schmidgall, downed the Rockets 52-26.
Schmidgall made 3-pointers to account for 12 of her team-leading 20 points. Schmidgall made four 3-pointers and Serandon Bigalke made one. The team numbers in 3's were five of nine.
In total field goals the Owls succeeded on 22 of 43 attempts. The freethrow stats were three of ten.
Schmidgall was joined in double figures scoring by Courtney Greiner with ten. Three Owls each put in five points: Bigalke, Karol Algarate and Lexi Steege. Three Owls each scored two points: Gabbi Nienhaus, Sami Schmidgall and Olivia Koehl.
Schmidgall and Greiner each cleaned the boards for nine rebounds. Bigalke collected seven rebounds.
Greiner contributed six assists and Kendra Schmidgall had four. The steal leaders were Greiner with five and K. Schmidgall with four.
The Underwood scoring was led by Carly Masloski with eleven points.
The Owls led 31-11 at halftime. This was win No. 14 for the Owls.
Owls 73, C-G-B 45
The exciting HHS crew raced to a point total over 70 in their final game of January. Win No. 13 was garnered on the strength of the 73-45 final score. The site was Hancock and the opponent was Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley.
The Owls looked absolutely buoyed on their home court, racing to a 40-15 lead in the first half. They cruised in the second, outscoring the Wolverines 33-30.
It was a night for Courtney Greiner to shine. This Owl was on her game to the tune of scoring 21 points and collecting 19 rebounds.
Greiner didn't monopolize the spotlight as teammate Kendra Schmidgall was smooth and aggressive on the court, making her presence felt with eight shot blocks along with other attributes.
The Owls' 3-point shooting was decent. Schmidgall made three 3-pointers while Karol Algarate, Sami Schmidgall and Serandon Bigalke each made one.
The team stats in 3's were six of 14. In total field goals: 27 of 56. From the freethrow line: 13 of 19.
Greiner and Kendra Schmidgall led in scoring with 21 and 20 points respectively, and they were joined in double figures by Bigalke with 13. Algarate and Olivia Koehl each scored seven points. Sami Schmidgall put in three points and Lexi Steege two.
Greiner and Kendra Schmidgall were prime forces on the boards with 19 and 10 rebounds respectively. Koehl topped the assist list with eight followed by K. Schmidgall (6) and Bigalke (5).
Koehl had four steals followed by three of her teammates each with three: Greiner, Bigalke and K. Schmidgall.
The top-scoring Wolverines were Alissa Stueve and Molly Montonye each with eleven points. Montonye made three 3-pointers.Can the win skein continue? The Owls will play at Canby on Saturday, Feb. 18, and host Parkers Prairie on 2/23.
- Brian Williams - morris mn minnesota - bwilly73@yahoo.com
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