The Hinton Blackhawks basketball team scored 68 points and held the visiting South O'Brien Wolverines to 26 in the Blackhawks league triumph on Thursday.

The Blackhawks now sport a 11-3 record. They put it on the line next when they host Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn for a non-league contest on Friday, January 27. Hinton will battle a Hawks team coming off a 52-37 league loss to Boyden-Hull (Hull, IA). The Hawks record now stands at 1-12.

The Wolverines (0-16) will now prepare for their contest against Gehlen Catholic (Le Mars, IA). The Jays enter the War Eagle contest with a 3-10 record. In their last contest, Gehlen Catholic was routed by Unity Christian (Orange City, IA), 66-40, in a league contest.