The Hawks hosted the Neillsville Warriors February 3 and won a great game 49-44. The Blackhawks' defense really did a nice job against a good JV team. They held the Warriors to 13 first half points. The Hawks' offense did just enough to take a 20-13 lead into halftime with Nolan Peterson scoring 8 points, with a pair of threes and Tegan Treankler scoring 8 points.
The second half was a slugfest with both teams being aggressive and getting physical inside. Eight players grabbed rebounds to help get some second chance points with Treankler grabbing 10 to lead the team. Crandon Dallman also had 4 steals. The Hawks hit some free throws down the stretch to finish out a hard-fought game.
Box Score: (49) Treankler 19, Peterson 12, Dallman 6, Dambeck 4, Paczkowski 3, Wojcik 2, Ruggles 2, Yeager 1; Total FGS: 17-41 (41%); 3PT: 2-5 (Peterson 2); FTS: 13-29 (44%); Rebs: (29) Treankler 10, Peterson 4, Yeager 4; Asst: (9) Treankler 4; Stls: (10) Dallman 4.
1st half 2nd half Final
O-W 20 29 49
Neillsville 13 31 44
Record 6-8