Lady Hawks enter the playoffs with their bellies full

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Julia Mascaro

Maddie Dziezgowski dribbles up the court during the Lady Hawks’ game against the Lady Panthers on Jan. 25.

The Lady Hawks entered Thursday’s game hungry for a playoff birth. With a win, the girls would clutch 2nd place in Section 3.

While they didn’t take as big of a bite out of the Big Macs as they would’ve liked, they took just enough to be satisfied.

After the 1st quarter, the Lady Hawks led 19-11. At halftime, they were up 24-23.

They held the lead in the second half and the finished on top 50-47.

High scorer of the game for the Lady Hawks was Maddie Dziezgowski with 15 buckets. Additionally, Maria Cerro, Kam Lach, and Olivia Westphal added 10 points each.

“A section win is a section win,” said head coach Jonna Burke.

The Lady Hawks will play their last section game against Baldwin who is 0-8 on Monday, Feb. 6 at 7:30 p.m.

They will also face non-section teams Norwin, Shaler, and Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic next week.