Khloey Sperry went beast mode Thursday afternoon, getting 16 points and 20 boards as Gilman City’s Hawks broke the .500 barrier with a 49-18 win over Hale. The Hawks got off to a bad start, getting a running clock loss to Princeton that jumpstarted the Blue Tigers’ season as well as a 51-22 loss to Northeast Nodaway. But they have been finding their footing lately getting impressive wins over Pattonsburg and now Hale. But the Hawks can’t get too comfortable, as they have to play Hale all over again in a few weeks as well as two suddenly solid teams in North Harrison and Tri-County.
The Hawks were ice cold against the Cardinals, but more than made up for it on the boards. They had 60 boards for the night, as Sperry, Alli Burke, Kelsey Sperry, and Colbi Webb were all willing to mix it up on the boards. Eventually, the shots started to fall enough for the Hawks to pull away.
Khloey Sperry opened the scoring for the Hawks early, and then Kelsey Sperry finally joined her with a putback to make it 4-0. Lainey Hawkins, sporting a dangerous left hand and the ability to drop a deep three, scored four points for the Cardinals to cut her team’s deficit to 7-4 before Colbi Webb came off the bench to score from inside to make it 9-4.
By that point, the rebounding margin for the Hawks was 15-5 in their favor, and finally the points started to come, starting with a quick outlet from Alli Burke to Avery Gregg to put the Hawks up 11-4 after one.
The teams traded scores early in the second quarter as the score remained at 13-6. But finally, the blue shirts flying to the glass, keeping possessions alive, and getting extra looks started to pay off as the Hawks were able to shake off the post-Christmas rust from their system. Burke hit Gregg for a midrange shot, then Avery got a steal and drive to make it 17-6. Khloey Sperry scored off a steal and then cleaned up off a miss in transition to make it 21-6. Burke hit a free throw and then Sperry posted up inside and scored to make it 24-6 at the half.
Hale tried to make a stand in the first part of the third quarter as Lainey Hawkins hit two guarded threes to cut the Cardinal deficit to 31-14. But then Shelby Gibson, who was hampered by foul trouble in the first half, finally managed to stay on the floor and get the hot hand for the Hawks. She knocked down a pair of inside shots to start a big run. Alli Burke scored off a drive, Khloey Sperry hit a free throw, and Gibson scored her sixth point of the quarter after Khloey Sperry kept a possession alive with an offensive board to make it 40-13 after three.
The Hawks got the game into running clock territory in the fourth as Khloey Sperry and Avery Gregg scored off steals and Shelby Gibson added a midrange shot from the right wing to make it 46-14.
Khloey Sperry had 16 points for the Hawks. Avery Gregg had 15, Shelby Gibson 8, Alli Burke 6, and Kelsey Sperry and Colbi Webb 2 each.
Khloey Sperry had 20 boards. Alli Burke had 12, Kelsey Sperry 10, Colbi Webb 8, Shelby Gibson 4, and Avery Gregg and Caitlynn Chalfant 3 each.
Avery Gregg had 6 assists. Alli Burke had 3, and Kelsey Sperry and Khloey Sperry 2 each.
Alli Burke had 4 tips. Kelsi Sperry and Khloey Sperry had 3, and Avery Gregg and Shelby Gibson had 1 each.
Avery Gregg and Khloey Sperry had 4 steals each. Alli Burke had 2, and Kelsey Sperry and Shelby Gibson had 1.
Avery Gregg and Alli Burke had 1 block each.
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