In Friday's league outing, the Hinton Blackhawks (Hinton, IA) basketball squad overwhelmed the host Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Hawks (Hartley, IA), by a margin of 78-32.

The Blackhawks (11-8) will now prepare for their outing against Gehlen Catholic (Le Mars, IA). The Jays go into the War Eagle outing with a 7-9 record. In their last outing, Gehlen Catholic was trounced by St. Mary's (Remsen, IA), 51-33, in a league outing.

The Hawks now own a 0-16 record. They play next when they host Harris-Lake Park for a War Eagle outing on Tuesday, January 30.