A lay-up by Chris Crawford and a short jumper by Austin Cole extended the West Delaware lead to 24-3 before Oelwein scored it first field goal.

The Hawks kept the Huskies at bay in the second quarter, leading 32-15 at the half.

Oelwein was a different team at the start of the second half. They opened the third quarter with a 9-2 scoring run to cut the West Delaware lead to 10-points, 34-24 with six minutes to go in the quarter.

BJ Hermsen and Ben Lechtenberg then scored 11 of the Hawks next 13 points to rebuild the West Delaware lead to 16-points, 47-31 by the end of the quarter.

Hermsen led the Hawks in scoring with 22 points, Austin Cole added 11 and sophomore Ben Lechtenberg tossed in 9.

Waukon defeated Decorah 50-46 in a game played at Waukon, Monday, Feb. 26.

The Hawks and Indians of Waukon were originally scheduled to play last Thursday which got postponed to Friday which got again postponed to last Saturday at Upper Iowa University at 2:00 p.m.

The trip to Fayette was not for those that dislike ugly winter driving conditions as the roads were less than desirable.

The Hawks however, found the confines of Upper Iowa University to their liking as they shot 52% from the floor and 71% from the free throw line to down Waukon, 51-41.

That win moved them into the sub-state final contest, just one win away from a trip to the 2007 Boys State Basketball Tournament.

West Delaware was led by a pair of underclassmen, junior BJ Hermsen with 16 points, 12 rebounds, two steals and three blocked shots and sophomore Ben Lechtenberg. Lechtenberg scored 14 points, grabbed nine rebounds and also had three blocked shots for the victorious Hawks.

Phil Keppler and Chris Crawford dished out five assists each to lead the Hawks.

Waukon got out to an early 7-0 lead before West Delaware got it’s first points on the board. BJ Hermsen scored on a short jumper and a three-point shot to pull the Hawks back into the game.

Waukon led 10-8 at the end of the first quarter.

The Hawks hit just one of four free throw attempts in the first quarter and after scoring their first points then outscored Waukon 8-3 for the rest of the quarter.

West Delaware used a 13-2 run over a two minute and 50-second stretch of the second quarter to come from four points down, 16-12 to being up 25-18.

During that run Ben Lechtenberg beat the Indians on the inside and was fouled three times. He made five of six free throws while teammate, Austin Cole tossed in six points.

Lechtenberg scored the Hawks final four points of the first half, from close in as West Delaware took a 29-24 lead into the locker room at the half.

The Hawks made eight of 10 free throws during that second quarter.

After a Chris Crawford three-point goal opened the second half for the Hawks the Indians held the Hawks scoreless for nearly six minutes to retake the lead, 33-32 on a field goal by Waukon’s Derek Snitker.

A pair of free throws by Austin Cole and a basket by Ben Lechtenberg gave the Hawks a 36-35 led at the end of the third quarter.

In the fourth quarter the Hawks did to the Indians like the Indians had done to them in the third quarter. Shut them down for six minutes and 17 seconds while scoring 11 points of their own to take a commanding 10 point lead, 47-37 with 1:28 left in the game.

BJ Hermsen scored the Hawks final four points of the game, all from the line to seal the District Championship victory for West Delaware.

The Hawks will travel to Cedar Falls and face the Go-Hawks of Waverly Shell Rock, Tuesday evening at the McLeod Center on the campus of UNI, 6:30 p.m.

Waverly Shell Rock defeated Crestwood, 75-56 for their District Championship and the right to move into the sub-state final game with West Delaware.

Interestingly enough, there were as of Monday (yesterday) still five WaMaC Conference teams with chances to get the the Boys State Basketball Tournament.

Besides West Delaware, there was DeWitt Central (18-5) in a sub-state final against Cedar Rapids Xavier (11-12); Benton Community (15-8) in a sub-state final against Grinnell (16-7); and Dyersville Beckman (13-10) in a sub-state final against the fifth WaMaC school, Waterloo Columbus (14-10).

Game stats
Hawks vs. Waukon
FG’s - WD 16-31-52%; FT’s - 15-21-71%; rebounds - WD 31 (keppler 5, Crawford 4, Hermsen 12, Cole 1, Lechtenberg 8, Rolfes 1); steals - WD 4 (Crawford 2, Hermsen 2); assists - WD 13 (Keppler 5, Crawford 5, Gideon 1, Hermsen 1, Lechtenberg 1); blocked shots - WD 7 (Keppler 1, Hermsen 3, Lechtenberg 3); turnovers - WD 17; Individual West Delaware scoring - Chris Crawford 7, Justin Gideon 5, BJ Hermsen 16, Austin Cole 9, Ben Lechtenberg 14.

The Tri-Rivers Conference has released its 2006-07 All-Conference girls and boys basketball teams.

Valley Division
Girls
1st Team
Tracy Sullivan, Ed-Co; Nicole Lueken, Ed-Co; Nikki Pasker, North Linn; Katie Eiben, Springville; Cydney Green, Alburnett.
2nd Team
Amber Waring, North Linn; Callie Kloubec, Springville; Jessica Manning, East Buchanan; KAtie Strobe, Alburnett; Jackie Lincoln, Ed-Co.
Honorable Mention
Alyssa Hilby, Alburnett; Courtney Ford, East Buchanan; Annie Fangman, East Buchanan; Nicole Kintzle, Ed-Co; Samantha Rolfes, Ed-Co; Jill Moorman, North Linn; Alicia Varvicek, North Linn; Carly Martin, Springville.
Coach of the Year
Valley Division
Roger Wright, Ed-Co.
River Division
Girls
1st Team
Ashley Arlen, Cascade; Lana Oting Cascade; Megan McLaughlin, Monticello; Traci Dirks, Anamosa; Jodi Gibbs, Maquoketa Valley.
2nd Team
Paige Goetz, Anamosa; Amber Ralston, Monticello; Chanda Goedken, Cascade; Emily Warren, Center Point Urbana; Catelyn Dirks, Monticello.
Honorable Mention
Kayla Sanborn, Anamosa; Maisie Timp, Anamosa; Lauren Callahan, Cascade; Amber Meyer, Cascade; Kolby Mason, Center Point Urbana; Sarah Williams, Center Point Urbana; Blake Funke, Maquoketa Valley; Melissa Wegmann, Maquoketa Valley; Katie Helgens, Monticello; Terri Dirks, Monticello; Karina Berinobis, Starmont; Sonni Daisy, Starmont.
Coach of the Year
River Division
Mike Sconsa, Cascade.

River Division
Boys
1st Team
Mason Gassman, Cascade; Colin Rea, Cascade; Todd Tueken, Monticello; Colten Kelly, Anamosa; Adam Koopmann, Maquoketa Valley.

2nd Team
Jeremy Dircks, Maquoketa Valley; Danny Freese, Monticello; Peter Supple, Cascade; Nate Meyer, Cascade; Nathan Elliott, Center Point Urbana.
Honorable Mention
Brian Wolf, Maquoketa Valley; Aaron Jay, Maquoketa Valley; Ethan Zumbach, Monticello; Matt Lee, Monticello; Tyler McDermott, Cascade; Brennan melloy, Cascade; Adam Andreesen, Anamosa; Tony Lueken, Anamosa; Jared Kuehner, Center Point Urbana; Micha Kulish, Center Point Urbana; Ryan Shaffer, Starmont.
Coach of the Year
Al Marshall, Cascade.
Valley Division
1st Team
Cody Kriegel, North Linn; Jeremy Kolthoff, East Buchanan; Ryan Putz, Ed-Co; Kasey Jones, Alburnett; Chris Sargent, Alburnett; Graham Valdes, Central City.
2nd Team
Dan Malloy, Springville; Kevin Rairdin, Alburnett; Tyler Decker, East Buchanan; Matt Mescher, Ed-Co; Jordan Conrad, East Buchanan.

Honorable Mention
Bill Meiners, Alburnett; Tony Quaas, Alburnett; Tony Edgerly, Central City; Lee Morrow, Central City; Chris Reck, East Buchanan; Eric Shaffer, East Buchanan; Adam Clauson, Ed-Co; Kyle Domeyer, Ed-Co; Austin Pflughaupt, North Linn; Ben Dolan, North Linn; Brock Galdwin, Springville.
Final standings
Girls, Valley Division
1. Ed-Co 12-4, 2. Springville 11-5, 3. North Linn 10-6, 4. Alburnett 5-11, 5. East Buchanan 5-11, 6. Central City 0-16.
Girls River Division
1. Cascade 16-0, 2. Monticello 14-2, 3. Maquoketa Valley 9-7, 4. Anamosa 8-8, 5. Center Point Urbana 4-12, 6. Starmont 2-14.
Boys Valley Division
Alburnett 11-5, 2. East Buchanan 10-6, 3. Ed-Co 8-8, 4. North Linn 5-11, 5. Central City 1-15, 6. Springville 1-15.
River Division
Cascade 15-1, 2. Monticello 13-3, 3. Maquoketa Valley 13-3, 4. Anamosa 8-8, 5. Center Point Urbana 7-9, 6. Starmont 4-12.