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BLOOMFIELD — The names may have changed.
At least the first names.
One that hasn't changed, however, is the success of the Moravia High School boys basketball program. The Mohawks are back on pace for the program's ninth consecutive winning season, carrying a 5-2 record into the holiday break after a 74-56 non-conference road win at Davis County.
"In the past few games, we hadn't had a good start. We knew that we wanted to come out before Christmas break 5-2 and that's exactly what we showed up to do," Moravia senior Declan DeJong said. "We just started playing good basketball right off the bat."
The Mohawks led from start to finish, scoring the first 20 points of the contest. Five different players scored for Moravia during the opening period.
"It's really fun. I've been playing with four of my teammates most of my life," Moravia sophomore Elias Bronson said after a 15-point effort against Davis County. "We move the ball well. We practice well. We all joke around both at school and after school. We all like moving the ball around. Everybody wants to score, but I also want to pass the ball and get my teammates involved. It's a great time when we're all together passing the ball up ahead and doing everything right together."
The Mustangs bounced back to secure its first win of the season on Monday, rallying in the second half for a 59-48 South Central Conference victory against Cardinal. Davis County outscored the Comets, 16-6, in the fourth quarter to put the contest out of reach.
Davis County struggled at the start against Moravia, missing their first 12 shots from the field. The Mustangs finished the opening quarter scoring the final seven points, but could not get closer than 13 throughout the first half as the balanced attack of the Mohawks kept Davis County at bay paced by a 13-point opening half from Chase Hanes.
"I just tried to focus on rebounding and tried to stay calm throughout the game," Hanes said. "We did a good job of passing the ball in the first quarter and were able to get the ball inside. My teammates helped me out a lot getting ball in and out of the paint to give me quality looks at the basket."
Davis County focused on trying to slow down Hanes in the second half. That left open space in the paint for DeJong, who managed just four points in the opening 16 minutes.
DeJong would dominate the Mustangs in the post over the final two quarters, coming within a rebound of a 20-20 double-double. The Moravia senior scored 13 of his game-high 21 points in the third quarter, helping the Mohawks carry a 57-39 lead into the fourth quarter.
"I just started getting more rebounds and getting some more passes inside," DeJong said. "When you get those really good passes, you just got to go to work to try and make those passes count and that's exactly what I was able to do."
Peyton Schooley led Davis County with 18 points as the Mustangs trimmed Moravia's 22-point lead down to 67-54. Hanes helped put the game away, sinking 12 of 20 free-throw attempts in the contest joining DeJong in producing a double-double scoring 20 points while hauling in 16 rebounds to help the Mohawks clinch the victory.
"It's a big part of basketball to get to the free-throw line," Hanes said. "Most teams that have the advantage in scoring from the foul line usually win the game."
Hanes, the younger brother of former all-conference standout Gage Hanes, is one of four Mohawks entering the holiday break averaging over 13 points a game. Hanes and DeJong have proven to be a formidable 'twin towers' for the Mohawks combining to average 28.3 points and 19.9 rebounds a game.
"It's really nice having Declan's presence alongside me," Hanes said. "Declan can always draw that extra defender and it always helps me and helps everyone on the team get open looks."
Schooley led Davis County with 23 points in the comeback win over the Comets (0-7, 0-5 SCC), overcoming a 20-point second quarter that lifted Cardinal to a 33-28 halftime lead. Moravia returns to the court after the holiday break at Keota on Saturday, Jan. 3, while Davis County (1-6, 1-4 SCC) is off until a trip to Chariton on Friday, Jan. 9.
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At least the first names.
One that hasn't changed, however, is the success of the Moravia High School boys basketball program. The Mohawks are back on pace for the program's ninth consecutive winning season, carrying a 5-2 record into the holiday break after a 74-56 non-conference road win at Davis County.
"In the past few games, we hadn't had a good start. We knew that we wanted to come out before Christmas break 5-2 and that's exactly what we showed up to do," Moravia senior Declan DeJong said. "We just started playing good basketball right off the bat."
The Mohawks led from start to finish, scoring the first 20 points of the contest. Five different players scored for Moravia during the opening period.
"It's really fun. I've been playing with four of my teammates most of my life," Moravia sophomore Elias Bronson said after a 15-point effort against Davis County. "We move the ball well. We practice well. We all joke around both at school and after school. We all like moving the ball around. Everybody wants to score, but I also want to pass the ball and get my teammates involved. It's a great time when we're all together passing the ball up ahead and doing everything right together."
The Mustangs bounced back to secure its first win of the season on Monday, rallying in the second half for a 59-48 South Central Conference victory against Cardinal. Davis County outscored the Comets, 16-6, in the fourth quarter to put the contest out of reach.
Davis County struggled at the start against Moravia, missing their first 12 shots from the field. The Mustangs finished the opening quarter scoring the final seven points, but could not get closer than 13 throughout the first half as the balanced attack of the Mohawks kept Davis County at bay paced by a 13-point opening half from Chase Hanes.
"I just tried to focus on rebounding and tried to stay calm throughout the game," Hanes said. "We did a good job of passing the ball in the first quarter and were able to get the ball inside. My teammates helped me out a lot getting ball in and out of the paint to give me quality looks at the basket."
Davis County focused on trying to slow down Hanes in the second half. That left open space in the paint for DeJong, who managed just four points in the opening 16 minutes.
DeJong would dominate the Mustangs in the post over the final two quarters, coming within a rebound of a 20-20 double-double. The Moravia senior scored 13 of his game-high 21 points in the third quarter, helping the Mohawks carry a 57-39 lead into the fourth quarter.
"I just started getting more rebounds and getting some more passes inside," DeJong said. "When you get those really good passes, you just got to go to work to try and make those passes count and that's exactly what I was able to do."
Peyton Schooley led Davis County with 18 points as the Mustangs trimmed Moravia's 22-point lead down to 67-54. Hanes helped put the game away, sinking 12 of 20 free-throw attempts in the contest joining DeJong in producing a double-double scoring 20 points while hauling in 16 rebounds to help the Mohawks clinch the victory.
"It's a big part of basketball to get to the free-throw line," Hanes said. "Most teams that have the advantage in scoring from the foul line usually win the game."
Hanes, the younger brother of former all-conference standout Gage Hanes, is one of four Mohawks entering the holiday break averaging over 13 points a game. Hanes and DeJong have proven to be a formidable 'twin towers' for the Mohawks combining to average 28.3 points and 19.9 rebounds a game.
"It's really nice having Declan's presence alongside me," Hanes said. "Declan can always draw that extra defender and it always helps me and helps everyone on the team get open looks."
Schooley led Davis County with 23 points in the comeback win over the Comets (0-7, 0-5 SCC), overcoming a 20-point second quarter that lifted Cardinal to a 33-28 halftime lead. Moravia returns to the court after the holiday break at Keota on Saturday, Jan. 3, while Davis County (1-6, 1-4 SCC) is off until a trip to Chariton on Friday, Jan. 9.
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