Hawks in district title game

Daily Record Staff Report

The Hawks improved to 22-3 on the year by jumped out to a 32-14 lead on the Pilots and then holding off a fourth-quarter rally. Hiland, which will play Bishop Rosecrans on Saturday, got 17 points from Regina Hochstetler and nine points each from Emily Yoder and Megan Beachy.

Hiland did a lot of its damage from beyond the 3-point line as it was 7-of-20 from downtown, while River was 0-of-5. Hochstetler hit 4 triples in her big night on eight attempts.

For River, Cassidy McCullough scored a dozen points.

Rosecrans advanced to the district title game by downing Shadyside 54-41. The district title game is slated for 7 p.m.