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 were in the 13 to 15 range. We had four girls score in double figures tonight and when you can find that kind of balanced scoring it makes things tough on the other team’s defense.”

Phelan Hostetler led Mid-Prairie with 13 points, Maddie Nonnenmann and Nora Pennington each had 12 and Myah Lugar 10. With the win, the Golden Hawks are now 3-2 on the year.

The Golden Hawk boys grabbed their third straight victory, beating North Cedar 71-55. The Mid-Prairie offense came out firing, putting up 46 points in the first half and holding a 46-36 lead at the break. Mid-Prairie outscored the Knights 25-19 in the second half including 11-5 in the third quarter to secure the win. Carter Harmsen led Mid-Prairie with 33 points. Alex Bean and Aidan Rath each had 10. Mid-Prairie is now 3-1 on the season. The Mid-Prairie boys and girls will both be back on the court Friday when they host Cascade.