Basketball Recap: Nocona Finds Playoff Glory Versus Hawley

Indians

Margin (Wins)

01/03/25 @ Petrolia	78
01/28/25 vs Petrolia	72
12/06/24 vs Bellevue	65
12/20/24 @ Olney	64
01/21/25 vs Olney	63

Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Nocona walked away with it. They breezed past the Hawley Bearcats to the tune of 84-39 on Monday. The Indians have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 matchups by 23 points or more this season.

The victory (which was Nocona's 12th in a row) raised their record to 24-5. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.9 points over those games. As for Hawley, their loss dropped their record down to 22-12.

Nocona and Hawley should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. Nocona (ranked 179th) will meet Hico (ranked 499th) at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Nocona is looking to tack on another W to their eight-game streak on the road. Meanwhile, Hawley will square off against Albany at 6:15 p.m. on Friday up 747 places (592 vs. 1339).