Hemlock improved to 9-3 overall and 7-0 in the TVC Central on Monday by handing Sanford Meridian its first loss of the season 45-34. Hemlock was up 9-6 after the first quarter, 25-16 at halftime and 34-22 after the third quarter. Jacob Rowley scored 15 points for Hemlock while Ethan Apsey had seven points, Brad Fleischmann scored seven points, John Kaufmann added six points and nine rebounds and Alex Merchant had six points.