Time was all Waverly-Shell Rock needed.

Time to wear down Charles City, grab the lead and never look back.

The top-ranked Class 3A Go-Hawks did just that Tuesday night, defeating the Comets 71-45 to capture their second straight outright Northeast Iowa Conference championship.

W-SR carried a 12-11 lead into the second quarter before outscoring Charles City 24-11 to take complete control of the game.

Senior forward Austin Phyfe paced the Go-Hawks with 19 points on the night, including 10 in the third quarter. Junior post player Jacob Bahe finished with 11 points, while guards John Stensland and Jack Seward recorded 10, respectively.

The win marked the first time the Go-Hawks have gone undefeated (12-0) in conference play since the 2011-12 season, the third undefeated conference season under coach Nate Steege and the seventh conference championship since he's been coach of the program.

For full coverage of this story, read the Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017 edition of the Waverly Democrat.

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