It’s matinee basketball for the Mid-Prairie girls on Saturday when they travel to Monticello to meet the Panthers. The Golden Hawks are .500 on the season at 3-3 after a loss to Cascade Friday night in Wellman 45-35. On the season, Mid-Prairie has three players averaging double figures led by Maddie Nonnenmann at 13 points per game, Myah Lugar with 11 and Phelan Hostetler at 10. Nonnenmann and Esther Hughes are tied for the team lead at five boards per contest with Amara Jones dishing out a team best four assists per game.
Monticello comes into the night with an overall record of 5-1. They were 42-31 winners over Tipton last night. On the season the Panthers are led by Gabrielle Guilford at 14 points per game. Rebekah Prull leads the team at seven rebounds per game while Tori McDonald averages four helpers per contest. This week, Mid-Prairie head coach Danny Hershberger talked about what his team needs to do to handle the quick turnaround and the Panthers. “We need to make sure
The Mid-Prairie Golden Hawk girls basketball team returns to the floor tonight when they welcome Cascade to Tim Grady Gymnasium in Wellman. The Hawks are 3-2 on the season and were dominant last time out, beating up on North Cedar 64-8. Mid-Prairie put four in double figures in that game with Phelan Hostetler scoring 13 points, Nora Pennington and Maddie Nonnenmann each had a dozen and Myah Lugar 10. For the season, Mid-Prairie has two scoring in double figures with Nonnenmann at 13 per game and Lugar 11. Nonnenmann leads the Hawks on the glass with six boards per contest and Amara Jones has a team best four assists per game.
The Mid-Prairie Golden Hawk boys and girls basketball teams powered through North Cedar Friday night in River Valley Conference play. The Golden Hawk girls scored an impressive 64-8 win over the visiting Knights. The Hawks scored the first 20 in a row to start the game and led 26-1 after the first quarter. They would continue to grow the lead, enacting the continuous clock midway through the second quarter and holding a 42-8 lead at the half. The Mid-Prairie defense got even better in the second half, not allowing the Knights a single point, while posting 22 of their own. Head coach Danny Hershberger talked this weekend on the KCII Radio Coaches Corner about his team’s performance. “It was a great effort by our girls. The biggest thing was that we were communicating. The constant communication to be on the same page was important. We did a great job rebounding and holding them to just one shot. We limited our turnovers as well. We had been averaging about 30 a game and tonight we
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