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Hartley-Melvin-SanbornSouth O'Brien

Hawks
18
Wolverines
17

The South O'Brien (Paullina, IA) varsity football team lost Friday's home conference game against Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn (Hartley, IA) by a score of 18-17.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
HMSHS----18
South O'Brien----17
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Game Story

Iowa High School Football - Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn nudges South O'Brien

September 5, 2025: Paullina, IA 51046

In Friday's league battle, the visiting Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Hawks football team scored a tight 18-17 win over the South O'Brien Wolverines.

With the win, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn advances its record to 1-1 on the season. The Hawks travel to Sheldon (Sheldon, IA) to play the Orabs in a non-league battle on Friday, September 12. The Orabs go into the battle with a record of 0-2. Sheldon lost 35-13 in their recent non-league battle against Sioux Center (Sioux Center, IA)

The Wolverines now own a 1-1 record. They take the field next when they travel to Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union for a A District 1 match on Friday, September 12. South O'Brien will confront a Royals squad coming off a 41-6 non-league win over Hinton (Hinton, IA). The Royals record now stands at 2-0.

HMSHS @ South O'Brien Football Game Info

Fri., Sep. 5, 2025 @ 7p
South O' Brien High School
The South O'Brien (Paullina, IA) varsity football team lost Friday's home conference game against Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn (Hartley, IA) by a score of 18-17.

Rankings & Records

Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn (25-26)

IAClass
21336
OverallConferenceHomeAwayWin %Conference %PFPA
1-71-50-41-3.125.16790332

South O'Brien (25-26)

IAClass
24248
OverallConferenceHomeAwayWin %Conference %PFPA
1-70-61-30-4.125.000101287

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn		000011.3
South O'Brien		000012.6

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn0-5South O'Brien0-5
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
9/19/25Gehlen CatholicHartley-Melvin-Sanborn(L) 27-1510/10/25Gehlen CatholicSouth O'Brien(L) 42-7
9/26/25Hartley-Melvin-SanbornWest Sioux(L) 63-1310/3/25South O'BrienWest Sioux(L) 55-0
10/3/25Hartley-Melvin-SanbornSioux Central(L) 38-189/26/25Sioux CentralSouth O'Brien(L) 44-14
10/10/25Sibley-OcheyedanHartley-Melvin-Sanborn(L) 50-69/19/25South O'BrienSibley-Ocheyedan(L) 42-7
10/17/25Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-UnionHartley-Melvin-Sanborn(L) 54-69/12/25South O'BrienMarcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union(L) 51-7

Record Breakdown

Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn (25-26)

South O'Brien (25-26)
1-7
Overall
1-7
1-5
League
0-6
0-2
Non-League
1-1
1-0
Head to Head
0-1
0-5
Common Opponent
0-5
0-4
Home
1-3
1-3
Away
0-4
0-0
Neutral
0-0
0-0
Playoff
0-0
1-7
In-State
1-7
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0