BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Villa Grove/Heritage boys’ basketball season ended in Wednesday’s semifinal round with a 56-40 loss to the host Spartans. After three lead changes in the early minutes, SJ-O shot ahead 5-4 as part of a 16-0 run. The Hawks were unable to recapture the lead although […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Hawks completed the regular season with a season-best four-game winning streak following Friday’s 56-34 triumph on the road against Sangamon Valley. Jake Eversole hit a season’s high for points (32) and three-pointers (seven) to lead VG/H. Blake Smith contributed nine points and Logan Nohren added […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Jake Eversole scored 16 points and Blake Smith had 10 Tuesday night as the Hawks overcame a slow start to defeat Decatur Lutheran 46-33 at Heritage High School. VG/H trailed 13-8 after one quarter, but shot into a 21-20 lead at halftime. Carson Howard contributed nine […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com For the second time in seven days, the Hawks suffered an overtime loss. The most recent setback came in Friday’s road game against Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond. The teams were tied 62-62 after regulation, but A-L/A-H scored all nine of the points in the extra session to capture the […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com In a rematch between teams that played on Saturday, the Hawks gained revenge for the earlier two-point defeat by edging Cumberland 55-53 on Tuesday at Heritage High School. Jake Eversole tallied a team-high 21 points. Carson Howard made 15 points, Logan Nohren added 10 points and […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Hawks won’t need to wait long for revenge to the opponent they lost to in Saturday’s Lincoln Prairie Conference Tournament championship game. Sixth-seeded Cumberland handed fifth-seeded VG/H a 63-61 overtime loss in the finals at Arcola. The same two schools will play on Tuesday at […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Hawks avenged a regular-season loss to Okaw Valley by 12 points by garnering a 60-57 triumph on Tuesday at Arcola in the semifinals of the Lincoln Prairie Conference Tournament. Logan Nohren bettered his previous high game by a point, sinking a game-high 33 points. Carson […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Against an opponent it had lost to 14 days earlier, the Hawks salvaged a 55-54 opening-round win on Friday in the Lincoln Prairie Conference Tournament at Arcola. Blake Smith matched his season’s high with 22 points. His total included hitting four three-point shots. Logan Nohren scored […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Three players scored in double figures on Tuesday as the Hawks broke a two-game losing streak with a 64-47 win at Tri-County. Blake Smith tallied a game-high 19 points to lead VG/H, which led 20-6 after one quarter and 36-15 at halftime. Carson Howard generated a […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Hawks lost their second successive Lincoln Prairie Conference game on Friday, 51-48, at Cerro Gordo/Bement. It was the team’s fourth loss of the season by no more than eight points. Issac Mahoe and Logan Nohren each scored 13 points for VG/H. For Mahoe, it marked […]
