Boys vs. Glenwood: Good defense and total teamwork started the new season off with a big win 56-24 against Glenwood.  C. Evans’ 17 points led all scorers.  A. Gainwell and M. Jeffreys each scored 10 while L. Betts scored 8.  Everyone played and all but three players scored.  Nice start. 

Girls vs. Glenwood: The Lady Hawks won against Glenwood Academy out of Alabama 16-13. K. Everett was the high scorer for Heritage with 7 points. It was a close game throughout, and a put back after a missed free throw by M. Cushing and a shot by K. Everett sealed the victory.

Boys vs. LaGrange (Championship): The first quarter was explosive, as the Hawks scored 18 and took charge of the game.  A. Gainwell led all scorers with 19 points.  The starters had limited playing time in the second and fourth quarters.  Ten players scored in the game.  Our second group played very well.  They blew the game open in the fourth with a 24 – 1 run to end the game 63-23.  This is the third year in a row that the Hawks Middle School Boys have won the LaGrange Tip Off Tournament.

Girls vs. LaGrange: Heritage fell short of a victory over LaGrange Academy by the score of 27-10. The girls played hard but were unable to score. S. Wilkins led the Lady Hawks with 4 points.

MS Boys: Hawks' defensive pressure caused trouble for Heard. Heritage outscored them 20 – 8 in the first quarter. C. Evans, H. Stanley, L. Betts, H. Smith and A. Gainwell provided outside pressure while C. Jones and M. Jeffreys controlled the inside and boards. Jones led all scorers with 19 poins and Gainwell followed with 15. Everyone got playing time and did a great job on defense. Heritage defeated Heard County 46-21.

The second game got a slow start, posting a score of only 2 – 0 (Hawks) after the first quarter.  C. Jones and A. Gainwell took over on the offensive end scoring 13 in the second and the Hawks held Brookstone to 2 points the first half.  Jones ended the game with 17 and Gainwell answered with 9 to lead all scorers.  Middle School Hawks defeated Brookstone 36-14 and are now 4 – 0.

MS Girls: The Lady Hawks were defeated in the first game by a much stronger, more physical team in Bowden. The Lady Hawks did manage to put 12 points up on the board against a tough defense.

In the second game on Saturday, the Lady Hawks fared much better as they posted a win 12-6 against Brookstone Academy out of Columbus. Earning top scoring honors for Saturday’s game was M. Cushing, who put in 7 points to lead all scorers. For Cushing’s play in the tournament, she was selected to the All-Tournament team. 

MS Boys: The Hawks won 54-18. A. Gainwell’s 12 first-half points of his game high 16, along with scoring from C. Jones and M. Jeffreys inside, and L. Betts and C. Evans controlling the perimeter, the game was out of reach in the first half.  The Hawks again played aggressive defense causing many turnovers.  Everyone had floor time.

MS Girls: The MS Lady Hawks won 23-9. M. Cushing led in scoring with 9 points. Z. Powell had 4. The MS Lady Hawks now have a  3-2 record.

MS Boys: Defense, and C. Jones’s 12 first-half points of his game-high 16, set the tempo of the game.  Up by 35 at the half and everyone having played, we were able to play different combinations of players. Total team defense allowed our transition game to develop.  A. Gainwell scored 13 points, while C. Evans and K. Arnall chipped in with 11 each.  Everyone had several floor time minutes. Final score was 63-26.

Boys' B Team: Balanced scoring, good team defense, and rebounding allowed the younger players to pull ahead tonight.  H. Burns, H. Thomas, E. Lawrence, C. Ayers, and A. Kirby played pressure defense all night, while M. Griffin, R. Vandersluis, and R. Blackstone controlled the boards. Hawks won 30-12.

MS Girls:
The MS Lady Hawks won a close one 19-12. It was a very physical game, and the Lady Hawks did not pull away until the fourth quarter, when we hit 5 out of 10 free throws. M. Cushing led us again in scoring with 12 points, followed by K. Everett with 4, and S. Wilkins with 3. Wilkins played very well on defense, getting back and stopping the fast break.

MS Boys defeated Heard County 62-44. Defensive pressure caused trouble for Heard. The Hawks outscored them 23 – 10 in the first quarter. C. Evans had 10 of his 17 points in the first quarter while C. Jones and A. Gainwell added 12 and 9 during the first half. With a half time lead of 41 to 13, our second and third teams were able to get some floor time. Group two and three struggled against a bigger and faster Heard team in the third quarter. Group one came back in and sealed the deal.

Total team effort was the reason for the 47-35 MS Boys victory over a bigger Landmark team. Great team passing and clutch shooting by M. Jeffreys and A. Gainwell provided a great first half. The Hawks led 28 – 15, but could not put them away. The Hawks would push the lead out to 15 and Landmark would cut it back to 8. Again defense and rebounding against a bigger Landmark team was the name of the game. This team was our toughest competition yet. L. Betts, C. Evans, and A. Gainwell continue to put pressure on teams with their defense, while C. Jones and Jeffreys get rebound after rebound.

MS Boys:
The Hawks defeated Harvester 48-21. Defense and C. Jones' 12 first-half points of his game high 18 set the tempo of the game. The game was over after the first 4 minutes. Total team defense creates quick fast-break buckets. Everyone had several floor time minutes. Nine other players scored against Harvester. It was a total team effort.

MS Girls:
The MS girls team prevailed 15-11. It was a close game throughout until the second half, when the Lady Hawks opened up a lead by outscoring Harvester 8-0 in the third quarter. Everyone saw action during the game. S. Wilkins and Z. Powell scored 4 points each while K. Everett added 2. Seventh grader M. Cushing continues to lead the team in points, scoring 5. The team's record is 5-2.

MS Boys:
Heritage defeated Trinity 49-16. The Hawks got off to a slow start with the score of 4 - 2 with 4 minutes to go in the first quarter, but then exploded to blow it open with 15 unanswered points to end the first. They continued to increase the lead with good defense. The half time score was 33 – 4. All Hawks players got a chance to play in the second quarter. H. Stanley, K. Arnall, C. Troung, H. Smith, J. Macke, and R. Blackstone came off the bench and gave quality minutes. H. Burns, H. Thomas, E. Lawrence, and M. Griffin also got floor time. The crowd was great.

MS Girls:
The MS Lady Hawks defeated crosstown rival Trinity Chirstian by the score of 24-9. Leading scorers for Heritage were S. Wilkins and M. Cushing with 8 points each. The team is now 5-2 and are undefeated in conference play.

MS Boys:
The MS Hawks A team defeated Griffin Christian 57-13. Defense set the tempo of the game.  Everyone played well and made good passes and shot selections.  The second group, consisting of H. Smith, H. Stanley, K. Arnall, C. Troung J. Macke, T. Pattiz and A. Kirby, also played ver well.  The game was played with a running clock the second half.

The MS Hawks B team defeated Griffin Christian 33-8. Good team defense and rebounding allowed the younger players to pull ahead. H. Burns, H. Thomas, E. Lawrence, C. Ayers, M. Griffin, R. Vandersluis and A. Kirby played pressure defense all night, while R. Blackstone controlled the boards. Blackstone may have had 20 rebounds, and the Hawks held Griffin scoreless in the second half.

MS Girls:
The MS Lady Hawks won 15-11. M. Cushing led the scoring with 11 points. K. Everett added 5.

MS Boys:
The Hawks defeated Arlington 46-25, though they got off to a slow start in the first quarter.  Heritage was behind 8-7 at the end of the first quarter - it was the first time the MS boys' team has been behind this year.  The Hawks outscored Arlington 33-13 in the second and third to take a 19 point lead into the fourth.  A. Gainwell led all scorers with 16 points, while L. Betts followed with 14 and M. Jeffreys added 8.  It was a rough and intense game with many players getting knocked to the floor.  The Hawks did an admirable job keeping their composure and coming out on top.  Look for a rematch with Arlington this Saturday.

MS Girls:
The MS Lady Hawks lost their first regular season game to Arlington Christian by the score of 20-34. Arlington played tough and took a big lead early, but the Lady Hawks fought back and pulled to within one point at the half. Heritage played hard but could not keep the Arlington offense from scoring. Leading the team in points was seventh grader M. Cushing who had 11 points.

MS Boys:
The Hawks defeated LGA 60-25. This Middle School team works well together. Everything the team tried worked. A. Gainwell and C. Jones, with 14 and 12 points, respectively, led all scorers, but almost everyone scored. H. Burns had the best assist of the night. He stole a pass, drove the length of the floor, and just before shooting a lay up, he saw an open man and made a pass for a score. That is what teamwork is about. Everyone played well.

MS Girls:
The MS Lady Hawks won a big game against LaGrange 24-21. Everyone played well. K. Everett led the scoring with 9 points.

MS Boys: The Hawks defeated Arlington 51-20. Great defense and unselfish teamworkset the tone of the game. The teams had balanced scoring from everyone. C. Evans had 9 assists along with M. Jeffreys, L. Betts and C. Jones controlling the boards. Everyone played.

MS Girls:
The Lady Hawks lost a heartbreaker to Arlington by the score of 22-20 in the last seconds of the game. The girls played well as a team. S. Wilkins led the scoring with 6 points, followed by M. Cushing with 5 points. M. Jeffreys had one of her best games of the year.

The Heritage Hawks MS Boys basketball team moved one step closer to the MAC title by defeating Young American Christian Academy 59-21. The Hawks led 22-3 after one period and 38-3 at half. C. Jones led the scoring for the Hawks with 14 and A. Gainwell had 10.   Jones also added 4 rebounds, 4 steals, and 3 blocked shots. Gainwell also had 3 steals.  L. Betts and C. Evans also added 6 points each. Evans, a seventh grader, had his best game of the year, adding 4 rebounds, 6 assists, and 2 steals. H. Stanley added 5 points. 

The win moves the Hawks to a 16-0 record for the year.  They will face Loganville Christian in the Heritage gym at 4:15 on Saturday for the MAC championship. Loganville is also undefeated on the year, having beaten Arlington Christian by 25 in the MAC playoffs to reach the finals vs. Heritage.

The MS Lady Hawks lost 34-11 to Loganville Christian, which knocked them out of the MAC playoffs. K. Everett led Heritage with 5 points.