High school football: Done with tough first test, Hawks head home to face Harvard

Lessons learned in Week 1

By Ty Reynolds treynolds@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 554

Created: Friday, August 31, 2012 12:07 a.m. CDT

Updated: Friday, August 31, 2012 12:08 a.m. CDT

While the Oregon Hawks weren't happy about opening the 2012 season with a loss, last week's meeting with Momence might be a blessing in disguise.

Ranked fourth in the AP Class 2A poll, Momence rolled up 384 yards of total offense – 287 coming via the legs of running back DeAndre Wright – and held the Hawks to 192 yards on the ground in a 40-21 win.

The good news: Wright is most likely the best running back Oregon's defense will have to deal with all season, and the offense showed the ability to move the ball down the field against a solid Momence D.

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