For the Mid-Prairie faithful, it was a fun night. The Golden Hawks traveled down to Washington and came away with two wins, 61-40 in the girls’ contest and 68-57 in the boys’ contest.
Mid-Prairie were the favorites going into the girls’ contest, with the Golden Hawks being state-ranked in Class 3A, and they didn’t disappoint. Despite facing a solid Washington squad, Mid-Prairie seemed unfazed, using quick ball movement and fast breaks to overwhelm the Demons and open up a lead. Mid-Prairie lead 13-8 after the first, and put the lead into double-digits, 32-21, by halftime. The Hawks refused to let Washington get back into the contest, outscoring the Demons in each of the last two quarters as well to pick up their sixth straight win, 61-40.
Tessa Bombei led the Golden Hawks with 17 points, with Brooklyn Schneider’s 12 and Morgyn Bender’s 10 backing her up. Adalyn Long and Reagan Miller each had 10 to lead the Demons…