Oh what a tangled web we "Weave" when first we practice to deceive.

There was no deceit, but there was definitely "Weaving" as Hiland routed Inter-Valley Conference rival Strasburg 63-42 in the Division IV district championship at Indian Valley High.

Hiland senior Hilary Weaver looked to be on a mission as she weaved and wove her way through Strasburg's defense to the tune of 20 total points and what seemed like every key basket as the Hawks held off the pesky Tigers for three quarters.

"Her productivity - she can score,"  Hiland coach Dave Schlabach said when asked about Weaver's greatest attributes.  "She makes good decisions, which you can see by her 6 to 1 assist to turnover ratio.  She's phenomenal.  She does so many things great that I can't remember everything - but I'm sure that next year, I'll remember."

With the Hawks leading 10-8 nearing the end of the first quarter, Weaver hit a basket with 8.6 seconds to go and then stole a pass and hit a bucket at the buzzer for a 14-8 lead.  She also had eight of her team's points.

She added four points in the second quarter as the Hawks built up a 28-19 lead.  As the Tigers continued to battle after halftime, she scored six more points in the third as Hiland took a 32-26 lead with 4:51 to go and ran it to 48-30 heading into the final eight minutes.

"She's pretty good," said Strasburg coach Chad Bonifant of Weaver with a sarcastic laugh.  "You can tell she's really focused and after last year (losing in the state title game) she has that chip on her shoulder, and she's doing what she can to win the game.

"And to have two guards like that, like Weaver and (Noelle) Yoder, it's tough to focus on one because the other will kill you."

Yoder added 18 points and had seven in the fourth quarter as the Hawks held off the Tigers.

But Strasburg would not go into that good night as Schlabach anticipated.  After the game he went so far as to pay Bonifant and his team a tremendous compliment.

"We knew it would be a war," said Schlabach.  "We were very concerned with this game.  I told coach Bonifant that they could easily be ranked in the top 10 in the state.  I feel like they're a top 10 team.  They are tough to stop inside, and they have guards who are good enough to handle pressure."

Strasburg shot 50 percent from the field in the first three quarters, going 13 of 26 but struggled in the fourth, hitting on just 4 of 12 shots with five turnovers.  Hiland, on the other hand, struggled mightily in the first quarter, shooting just 4 of 19 from the field and 5 of 8 from the free throw line but rallied with 12 of 22 shots in the middle two frames before closing out with 9 of 12 free throws in the fourth quarter.

Jessica Stutzman chipped in 10 with three boards.

"One on one we couldn't stop her (Clark)," said Schlabach. "It got to the point where we were double and triple teaming her and we were telling them, "Everybody go guard her!'  She's just an outstanding kid."

No other Strasburg player scored more than five points as Nicki Cregan hit for five and Melissa Sibley and Erin Metzger both added four.

Bonifant said he has nothing but respect for the Hawks.

"We wish them the best, and they should go the distance now, and we'll be rooting for them the entire way," said Bonifant.  "I enjoy playing them.  The kids get a little nervous but I like playing 'em.  They're the best, and I look forward to putting our program up against them as a measuring stick.  We strive for our program to be like theirs, and it's a good thing to learn from them when you play them.

"Now they'll think about us a little bit because I thought our kids fought hard and played pretty smart.  We missed some shots that didn't go our way, but a lot of teams would love to be in that game against that team."