Hawks Fall to LaGrange In Round 1 Of CCS Tournament

LAGRANGE, GA.- In the first round of the CCS tournament, Huntingdon men's basketball (12-15 overall, 6-7 CCS)  was defeated by the LaGrange Panthers(15-11 overall, 7-6 CCS) 85-72.

How it happened

First half

• Jaylen Washington got the Hawks on the board on their first possession with a shot from deep

• After trading multiple baskets, the Hawks found themselves trailing 15-12 at the 13:37 mark

• The Panthers opened up an 8-2 run to hold a 23-14 lead by the 9:20 mark

• DaQuan Hawkins stopped the bleeding with a three pointer to cut the lead to 23-17

• LaGrange responded with a 5-0 run to extend their lead to 28-17 at the 8:10 mark

• Jaylen Washington found room around the basket to cut the lead to 33-25 with 3 and a half minutes until halftime

• A 9-0 Panther run to close the half pushed their lead to 42-25

Second half

• BJ Brown opened the second half with a triple to cut the lead to 42-28

• 4 consecutive points from Nate Johns brought the lead down further to 47-34 at the 17:11 mark

• DaQuan Hawkins made his second three pointer of the day to bring the deficit to 54-44 with 11 minutes to go

• Still battling, Max Gardner followed a 4-0 LaGrange run with a three pointer to keep the Hawks within 10, 60-50 at the 8:38 mark

• After trading baskets for the next 5 minutes, a pair of free throws for the Panthers put the Hawks behind 71-59 with two minutes remaining

• Being forced to foul, the Hawks ran out of time to mount a comeback, taking a 85-72 loss

Key Notes

• The Hawks made 17 of their 23 tries from the free throw line, while LaGrange converted on 28 of their 32 attempts

• LaGrange outrebounded Huntingdon 47-31

Hawk Top Performers

• #4 BJ Brown- 12 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists

• #2 Max Gardner- 14 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists

• #24 Jaylen Washington- 19 points

• #1 Daquan Hawkins- 14 points

This loss concludes the Hawks 2023-2024 season. Stay tuned for updates on their 2024-2025 season.