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No. 3 Hawks bury CGD by 40

Cousins Sam (10) and Freddie (20) Lewis celebrate South Hamilton’s 66-26 win over CGD in a Class 2A District 3 semifinal on Friday. Photo/Angela Hewitt

JEWELL — Ten days without a game didn’t appear to put a strain on the third-ranked South Hamilton boys’ basketball team Friday night.

The Hawks’ coach saw it differently though.

South Hamilton buried Clarion-Goldfield-Dows in the first quarter and continued to pour it on over the final 24 minutes for a 66-26 rout in a Class 2A District 3 semifinal on Coach Jim Marsh Court. The Hawks advanced to Tuesday’s district final in Webster City where they’ll face Garner-Hayfield/Ventura.

“(Friday’s) game was about us working off the rust,” South Hamilton head coach Nathan Hill said. “I thought the first quarter especially we weren’t as sharp as we needed to be. I thought we were much sharper, especially at the defensive end, the last three quarters.

South Hamilton (19-1) led 20-10 after the opening eight minutes and then limited CGD (4-18) to five, six and five points in each of the final three quarters.

Photo/Angela Hewitt

Cade Balvanz missed just one of eight shot attempts and scored 14 points to go along with six rebounds to pace the Hawks. Logan Peters pitched in 11 points, five assists and four steals, and Cole Berg finished with 11 points and four steals.

Ten different players scored for South Hamilton in the runaway. Conner Hill netted just seven, but distributed four assists.

The Hawks piled up 18 assists on 29 made baskets and forced the Cowboys into 22 turnovers, 13 of them on steals.

South Hamilton and GHV (16-6) will tip-off at 7 p.m. on Tuesday.

South Hamilton 66, CGD 26

Class 2A District 3 Semifinal

Friday at Jewell

CGD (4-18) — Alec Martin 2 0-1 5, Blake Jackson 2 0-0 5, Dalton Nesheim 0 0-0 0, Mateo Martinez 1 0-0 3, Christian Gaytan 3 0-2 7, Coady Olson 0 0-0 0, Clinton Miller 0 0-0 0, Caleb Kruger 0 0-0 0, Jaxon Carpenter 0 0-0 0, Nate Rapp 0 0-0 0, Connor State 2 0-0 4, Noah Roosa 0 0-0 0, Jaace Weidemann 1 0-0 2, Kaden Bricker 0 0-0 0, Nick Turner 0 0-0 0. Totals: 11 0-3 26.

South Hamilton (19-1) — Brock Galetich 1 1-2 3, Carter Hewitt 3 0-1 6, Cole Berg 5 0-0 11, Sam Lewis 2 0-0 4, Doran Lutjen 3 0-0 6, Logan Peters 4 3-4 11, Quinton Grove 1 0-0 2, Freddie Lewis 1 0-0 2, Kyler Hodnefield 0 0-0 0, Ty Skartvedt 0 0-0 0, Conner Hill 2 1-1 7, Cade Balvanz 7 0-0 14, Cade Flaugh 0 0-0 0. Totals: 29 5-8 66.

CGD 10 5 6 5 — 26

S. Hamilton 20 15 16 15 — 66

3-point field goals — CGD 4 (Martin, Jackson, Martinez, Gaytan); SH 3 (Hill 2, Berg). Rebounds — SH 28 (Balvanz 6). Steals — SH 13 (Berg 4, Peters 4). Assists — SH 18 (Peters 5, Grove 5, Hill 4). Turnovers — CGD 22, SH 8. Team fouls — CGD 9, SH 12. Fouled out — none.

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