Hermantown Wins Season’s Best 14th Game

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Feb 25

Dwight Cadwell-NSO

The Hermantown Hawks used a balanced scoring night with five players in double figures as the Hawks defeated the Rails by a final score of 82-39. The win ended a two game losing streak for the Hawks; the Hawks fell to Hibbing on Tuesday night which dropped them into third in the section standings. The win however combined with a Hibbing loss Friday night gives Hermantown a shot at finishing second in the section if the win on Monday night against Duluth Central.

“We haven’t been passing the ball very well lately” Head Coach Michael Pothast told Northland Sports Online. “Tonight I thought we did a good job of moving the ball around and working out the good shots.” Pothast mentioned “we haven’t been full strength since the Christmas tournament, so it’s nice to get all the kids back and healthy.”

The Hawks continue to improve yearly as the Hawks picked up their 14th win of the season, as they improve from 13 last season, 6 wins two years ago and only one win 2008. The Hawks have a chance at their 15th win on Monday against the Trojans. Hermantown fell in their first meeting of the season by a score of 75-68.

Hermantown jumped out to an early lead in this game Friday building a comfortable 40-19 lead at the break. The Hawks continued to play well in the second half outscoring the Rails 42-20 to come away with the 43 point win. The win was the seventh of the season in conference play, again their best total in the last ten seasons they have played in the Lake Superior Conference.

The Hawks were led Friday night by Zach Goplin who finished with 18 points on the night, Cory Kucza added 15, Spencer Johnson and Corey Anderson each added 14 points, Kevin Folman chipped in with 11, Brandon Schimmin finished with 4, and Mitch Hiner had 2 points for the Hawks in their victory.

The Rails were led by Kaz Anderson who finished with 18 points, Andres Vos added 6, and Tyler Schubert finished with 5. Iziah Schramm added 4, Jake White chipped in with 3, Frank Napoli added 2, and it was Ben Nelson closing the scoring with 1 point on the night.

The Hawks improve to improve to 14-11 on the season and they are back in action again Monday as they finish up their regular season at Duluth Central. The Rails fall to 5-18, and they will take on the Rebels of Moose Lake-Willow River on Tuesday night at Willow River High School.

Dwight Cadwell can be reached at dwight@northlandsportsonline.com