North Mahaska’s defense forced seven first quarter turnovers and did not allow a score through the first five and a half minutes of the game to score a 62-18 South Iowa Cedar League win over HLV Tuesday.
No. 3 NM led 16-0 when Ayla Hall stole a ball and raced to the basket. Emery Hall would add a 3-pointer, but the Warhawks were off and running. North Mahaska led 21-5 after one period and jumped up 48-9 by intermission.
“Our defensive intensity was pretty good tonight,” said NM coach L.E. Moore. “There are things we need to work on. You can always get better. Our half-court defense needs to get better.”
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Regan Grewe spots up for a shot in the first half of North Mahaska’s 62-18 win over HLV.
Four senior Warhawks scored in double figures. Regan Grewe had 13, Breckyn Schilling finished with 12, Sydney Andersen had 10 as did reserve Peyton Sanders. Grewe added six rebounds and four steals to her total while Andersen grabbed eight boards. Senior Kayla Readshaw doled out five assists and another senior, Aly Steil had four.
North Mahaska was able to play the entire bench for significant minutes even with a running clock.
“We got everyone into the game and that will help us down the road,” said Moore.
North Mahaska (3-0) outrebounded HLV 32-18 and forced 16 turnovers to six for the Warhawks.
Emery Hall paced HLV with five points.
North Mahaska plays Friday at SICL rival Lynnville-Sully then goes to No. 9 in Class 3A to play PCM. They will host Colfax-Mingo next Tuesday before closing out the pre-holiday season with a game at Moravia on Dec. 20.