HANCOCK -- After three minutes of a Section 6A-South quarterfinal girls basketball game, Hancock secured a 12-2 lead without a thought of giving the lead back.
The Owls finished Thursday with an 81-50 win over Ashby and will move on to the subsection semifinals against Brandon/Evansville Saturday in Morris.
Hancock (21-3) cruised into halftime with a 49-25 advantage.
Bree Holleman led a balanced attack with 15 points and six assists. Lauren Nelson and Kendra Schmidgall contributed 12 points each and Lindsie Cunningham and Illissa Koehl followed with 10 points apiece.
Amanda Johnson had 27 points to lead Ashby (11-13).
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Hancock 81, Ashby 50
Ashby (11-13) 25 25 -- 50
Hancock (21-3) 49 32 -- 81
ASHBY - 16 FG (2 3-pt); 16-21 FT; rebounds not available; 19 fouls ... Scoring: Andrea Moe 11, Haley Ness 2, Amanda Johnson 27, Mackenzie Schmuck 2, Jen Hansen 2, Kelly Falk 6 ... 3-point shots: Moe 1, Johnson 1 ... Rebound, assist, steal leaders not available
HANCOCK - 33-59 FG (9-24 3-pt); 6-11 FT; 25 rebounds; 16 fouls ... Scoring: Kaylee Voorhees 4, Lauren Nelson 12, Shay Brown 6, Aria Walstad 7, Lindsie Cunningham 10, Bree Holleman 15, Tara Flatten 1, Kendra Schmidgall 12, Courtney Greiner 4, Illissa Koehl 10 ... 3-point shots: Nelson 2, Cunningham 2, Holleman 3, Koehl 2 ... Rebound leaders: Voorhees 4, Walstad 4, Nelson 4 ... Assist leaders: Holleman 6, Cunningham 5, Voorhees 5 ... Steal leaders: Holleman 4
