The 7^th Grade Boys Hawks squad took down the Cougars of Edgewood Monday in a game that was not as close as the score would have you believe. After Edgewood snuck in the first points off the opening tip, the Hawks led the entire way until late in the 4^th quarter. Then in what looked to be setting up as a repeat of the nightmarish scenarios seen in some other Hawks’ games, the score narrowed as Edgewood began draining unlikely 3-point shots. Nearly half of all the Cougar’s points in the game came from behind the arc, all of which in the 4^th quarter. That improbable comeback led to some intense moments and ultimately a tied score at the end of regulation. But the Hawks emerged victorious imposing their will on the home team in the extra period by closing out the game with some clutch offense, their signature defensive effort, and a full court press for which Edgewood had no answer. Bendan Flugstad led the Hawks with 9 points including a huge bucket in overtime. Other Hawks scorers included Parker Elliff, Dakota Lamb, Mitchell Tamkus, Zane Plattner and Tyler Suhre. The Hawks are back on the road Tuesday night at Sycamore.

The Nighthawks got off to a slow start at Winton Woods falling behind 21 to 10 at half. The girls threw off the rust in the second - displaying solid defense and aggressive rebounding. The girls allowed only 5 points while scoring 9 in the second. Yet the comeback fell short - losing to the Warriors 26 to 19.

G8 Blue traveled to Walnut Hills next to take on the talented Eagles. The first half saw the Nighthawks playing toe to toe with one of the best teams in the conference. Our zone defense held the Eagles in check while the girls hit timely shots for an entertaining 14 to 14 first half. However the Eagles came out flying in the second - playing quick - creating turnovers and getting into the lane for high percentage shots. The 3rd quarter was 14 to 3 in favor of Walnut Hills. The Eagles defense was tough and our girls couldn't get the ball to fall despite quality inside efforts. G8 Blue fell 38 to 23 in the end.

Nagel 8 Blue bounced back from their loss at Withrow to easily handle Alter on Wednesday, 12/5. Nagel led 10-4 at the end of the first quarter and never looked back. The final score was 47-33 with Nagel cushioning it’s lead each quarter. As a team, Nagel shot a healthy 50% from the floor and 67% from the stripe. Leading scorers were Chandler Starks (17) and Nick Engel (13). Nagel also accumulated 10 assists with Miles Havens (4) and Starks (4) leading the way. The team travels to Walnut Hills on Monday, 12/10, for a rematch of last year’s championship game.

The Nagel 7th Grade Girls Silver Basketball team got a big win Tuesday versus West Clermont on their home court. All 10 Nighthawks scored to lead a balanced attack 42-11 over the Wolves. Sophia Schiano, Brooke Wilson and Kyla Zananiri each contributed 7 points in the win as Nagel dominated both ends of the floor. Other notable performances came from Eva Fennel with 2 points and 2 rebounds; Kaci Sheffer had 2 assists and a steal to go with her 3 points; Addy Schneider contributed 2 points, 1 steal and 1 rebound; Ava Carson had 4 points, Elizabeth Wullenweber added 2 points, 1 assist and 1 rebound; Allie Paszcykowski tallied 2 points, 1 steal and 1 rebound and Kendra Woods hit for 2 points and 1 rebound.

The Nighthawks return to action on Thursday 1/24 in a rematch against Walnut Hills. Nagel seeks to avenge their earlier loss at Walnut, so come out and be the home court advantage for our girls.