Mineral Area 52, at Howard (Tex.) 80

HOWARD (TEX.) DOMINATES FROM START, ROUTS MINERAL AREA BIG SPRING, Texas (Interstat) — The Howard College Hawks used a blistering first-half offensive display and a relentless defensive effort to cruise past the Mineral Area Cardinals 80-52 in a men’s junior college basketball game on Thursday night. The Hawks (7-2) set the tone immediately, opening the game on a 12-2 run that forced a Mineral Area timeout less than 90 seconds into the contest. Howard never looked back, shooting 54.3 percent from the field in the first half and building a commanding 80-52 lead by halftime. The Cardinals (6-3), meanwhile, struggled… Read more...