by Lindsey Hester
The Hackett Hornets traveled to Paris on Tuesday, December 14th to take on the Eagles. Both varsity games were the kind of games basketball fans love to watch. Every athlete who touched the court was determined their team was going to come out on top, but as we know, only one team can win. And both the Lady Eagles and Eagles finished up strong adding another W to their records.
The Lady Eagles defeated the Lady Hornets 49-41 after 4 quarters of constant back and forth. These young ladies played with heart all night. The Lady Eagles went to the locker room at halftime with a 1 point lead over the Lady Hornets, but the Lady Hornets came back out strong and finished the 3rd quarter with a 33-27 lead heading in the final quarter. The Lady Eagles would not give up and were ready to fight for the win in the 4th quarter. Teonna Best led the Lady Hornets with 14 points and also had 3 steals. Mackenzie Mendenhall had 8 points and 10 rebounds. Lilly Slavens and Tori Blanton both had 6 points each. Alona Rothwell had 7 rebounds.
Not to be outdone, the boys came out ready to give fans the game they came to watch. The Eagles finished up the 1st quarter with a slight 10-9 lead over the Hornets, but they were all tied up with 16 points each going into halftime. Both teams came back from the half ready to play, finishing up the 3rd quarter with the Eagles ahead 25-24. A last-second shot in the 4th quarter by the Hornet’s Jake Fisher sent the game into overtime with a score of 31-31. The Eagles came out victorious with a 42-36 win in overtime. Ethan Slavens led the Hornets with 12 points, followed by Eli Slavens and Jake Fisher who had 10 each, and Cole Ketchum who had 2 points. The Hornets play Thursday at home against JC Westside.
