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 Howard had nine points, Blake Smith had eight points and Jake Eversole added seven points.

Top-seeded Okaw Valley led after the first quarter, 16-10, and at halftime, 31-30.

Fifth-seeded Villa Grove/Heritage (15-8) returns to action on Saturday at 7 p.m. in the championship game against sixth-seeded Toledo Cumberland.

Those same two schools will play a rematch on Tuesday at Heritage in a game that will count in the conference standings.

Toledo Cumberland reached the finals by upsetting the No. 2 seed, Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond, in overtime 59-55.

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Second-seeded Villa Grove/Heritage jumped into a 19-6 lead after one quarter on Monday and went on to dispatch Okaw Valley 55-23 at home to move into a semifinal game of the Lincoln Prairie Conference Tournament.

Aliya Holloman tallied 13 of her game-high 25 points in the first quarter.

By halftime, VG/H held a 34-12 lead.

Kyleigh Block chipped in 11 points and Kaylee Arbuckle added seven points for the Blue Devils.

VG/H (17-4) returns to action tonight at home against third-seeded Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond. The winner gains a berth in Saturday’s championship game.

Monday’s game marked the seventh time this season the Blue Devils have limited an opponent to fewer than 28 points in a game.

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Logan Nohren was the lone double-digit scorer for the Hawks in a Tuesday loss at home to Okaw Valley.

Nohren netted 20 points, but Villa Grove/Heritage dropped a 59-47 decision.

Okaw Valley jumped into a 24-9 lead after one quarter.

Issac Mahoe and Sam Reno each scored seven points for VG/H.

The Hawks (11-6) return to action tonight at Cerro Gordo.

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Kyleigh Block made seven first-quarter points on Monday and finished as one of three squad members to score in double figures during a 55-34 victory over Okaw Valley in Bethany.

Aliya Holloman collected a season-high 27 points followed by Block with 13 points and Jordyn Ray with 10 points. Kaylee Arbuckle added five points.

VG/H (8-1) puts its six-game winning streak on the line tonight with a home game against Blue Ridge.

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The Blue Devils won twice to end the week and raise their winning streak to five games.

On Thursday, VG/H won at home over Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond, 67-27. On Saturday, the Blue Devils earned a 50-30 victory at Salt Fork.

VG/H jumped into a 25-3 lead after one quarter against A-L/A-H.

Aliya Holloman scored nine of her team-high 25 points in the opening frame.

The Blue Devils nailed 9 of 13 free throws in the first quarter and then went to the line just two more times thereafter.

Kyleigh Block scored 17 points, Vanessa Wright had eight points and Samantha Campbell finished with seven points.

Block led the way at Salt Fork, putting up 14 points. Campbell had 10 points and Jordyn Ray hit her season’s high, also scoring 10 points. Holloman added eight points.

The Blue Devils (7-1) return to action tonight against Okaw Valley in Bethany.

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