Golden Hawks topped by Spartans

WELLMAN — Mid-Prairie boys and girls basketball wrapped the first half of its season on Monday night hosting the Spartans of Solon.

The Golden Hawks gave everything they had in the matchup, but the end results were both Solon victories.

On the girls’ side, the Golden Hawks suffered a slim 48-43 defeat, while the boys were defeated 75-66 by the Spartans.

In the girls contest, one quarter made the difference by the end of it.

The Golden Hawks took the first quarter over Solon, 9-7.

In the second, the two squads were neck and neck.

Both teams ended the second period at 11-11, giving the Golden Hawks a 20-18 advantage heading into the third.

The third quarter was a game changer for the Golden Hawks.

Solon came out on fire and put together a 20-11 quarter to take the lead, 38-31.

Mid-Prairie would bounce back in the fourth with a 12-10 quarter, but the third quarter deficit was too much for the Golden Hawks to overcome.

With the loss, the Golden Hawks drop down to .500 at 5-5.

In the boys’ matchup, Mid-Prairie kept it close after one.

The Golden Hawks trailed just 20-18 after the first.

Solon kicked it up a notch in the second quarter, pushing its lead to 12, 43-31, with a 23-13 quarter.

Mid-Prairie was able to gain some momentum in the third quarter, as they answered back with a 22-14 quarter to pull within four, 57-53 going into the final quarter.

However, Solon was able to hang for the win with a 18-13 final quarter.

Camron Pickard paced the Golden Hawks with 18 points. Alex Bean finished with 12. Collin Miller ended with nine. Dylan Henry and Ace Peck each added eight.

The loss drops Mid-Prairie to 5-3 on the season.