ABILENE — The Howard Payne Yellow Jackets' quest for their first American Southwest Conference basketball victory since the Dec. 1 opener will continue into next weekend's home stand, as the McMurry War Hawks dished out HPU's eighth straight league defeat, 77-58, Saturday afternoon. With the loss, Howard Payne (3-15, 1-8) is two full games behind fifth-place Sul Ross (8-10, 3-6) and 2.5 games behind fourth-place McMurry (7-12, 4-6) as the top four teams from the West Division will meet the top four from the East in the ASC championship tournament in late February...
