Hermon Girls Survive Furious Old Town Rally To Earn Key Basketball Victory

The Hermon Hawks seemingly had Wednesday night’s important Class B North schoolgirl matchup with Old Town wrapped up with a 14-point lead and just seven minutes remaining in the game. But the Hawks needed five critical free throws in the last 56.2 seconds to stave off a furious comeback by the Coyotes and earn a 50-44 victory at Hermon High School. Hermon improved to 13-1 with its third straight win after a 54-42 loss at Presque Isle while Old Town dropped to 9-5 and had its three-game winning streak snapped. “Old Town is a tough team.