Hawkettes Get Win No. 2

DOWN PATON-CHURDAN 43-29

East Greene turned the tables on Paton-Churdan with a 43-29 win Tuesday night in Churdan. It was the Hawkettes’ second win of the season and a 21-point turnaround from a 38-31 loss to the Rockettes in Rippey back on Dec. 13. PC came from behind in that game and took command in the second half while the Hawkettes’ offense fizzled.

East Greene was ahead in the first half of this game too, leading by six at the half, but history did not repeat itself as the Hawkettes put together their best fourth quarter of the season, outscoring the Rockettes 14-7, to seal the win. It was the most consistent play by the Hawkettes all season, The two teams were tied up 7-7 after the first period, but EG moved ahead 18-12 at the half and held the lead 29-22 after three, and then put the pedal to the metal in the last stanza to win going away.

EG’s inside due of Hannah Onken and Chelsi Wilkens each notched a double-double against PC. Onken led the charge with 21 points and 20 rebounds and Wilkens had 14 points and 12 rebounds. Bailey Godwin with 5 and Jolee Wessling with 3 rounded out the EG scoring. The Hawkettes were 16 of 31 in field goal shooting for a solid 52%, well above their 34% season average. EG was 11 of 20 from the foul line for 55%.

Taryn Jewett led the PC attack with 16 points. The Rockettes were 13 of 48 from the floor (27%) and 2-5 from the foul line (40%). PC had the edge in ball handling with 9 turnovers compared with 15 for EG. But the Hawkettes had the upper hand on the boards.

EG hosts Orient-Macksburg tonight in Rippey. The Bulldogs are 8-6 in the conference, tied with CAM (Anita) for fourth place. OM won the first contest in Orient last month, 66-51, so the Hawkettes will be trying once again to turn the tables against a team that beat them in the first half of the conference season. EG is in last place in the league at 2-11 just behind PC and Glidden-Ralston at 3-11. Next week, EG has road games at Glidden-Ralston and No. 15-ranked Adair-Casey, then returns home for its final two regular season games against Walnut on Monday, Feb. 6, and Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton on Tuesday, Feb. 7.

  
Rolling Hills Conference Girls Basketball
Elk Horn-Kimballton/Exira 13-1
Adair-Casey 12-2
Iowa Christian 11-3
Orient-Macksburg 8-6
CAM (Anita) 8-6
Ankeny Christian 5-9
Walnut 4-9
Paton-Churdan 3-11
Glidden-Ralston 3-11
East Greene 2-11

Tuesday, Jan. 23 Results:

EG 43, PC 29
AC 60, ANK 44
CAM 45, WAL 32
ICA 52, GR 26
EEHK 59, OM 46