By Griffin Brightbill, Sports Editor River Hill’s youngest basketball star, Jaden Martin, heads into his sophomore season feeling positive and confident. “We have some great players and a fantastic coach. I think this year could be the one we’ve been waiting for,” claimed the Hawks’ starting small forward. The Hawks have been pushing for another…
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Examining Methods of Picking a March Madness Bracket
By Seth Tow, Editor-in-Chief The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is the best time of year for a lot of people. College basketball games are as exciting as ever, and just about everyone gets pretty invested in the Madness, especially if their favorite team is in the 68 team field. For many fans, March Madness…
JV Basketball Update Through Three Games
By Dylan Mitchell, Staff Writer Through three games, the JV basketball Hawks have accumulated a record of 2-1, and are looking bright to the future. Head coach Kerry Martin says “We still have a lot of room for improvement. We are shooting 35.6% from inside the arc, and 25% from three, and 45% from the…
Varsity and JV Basketball Recaps – Wednesday 1/7
By Dylan Mitchell, Staff Writer Wednesday was an emphatic win for the Boys Varsity Basketball team as it blew out Marriotts Ridge (4-5) 64-32 to keep its five game winning streak alive. After starting the season 1-4, the Hawks have now improved to 6-4 and look to continue the streak on Friday at home against…
New Faces, Same Expectations For Boys Basketball
By Ryan Romano and Clark Demaree, Staff Writers When the buzzer sounded on the River Hill basketball team’s 2013-14 season, they knew they’d do better when they received another chance. Now, as the Hawks prepare for the 2014-15 season, they can tell that their optimism was justified. “I think we’re going to go pretty far,”…
Boys Basketball Recap – Friday 12/5
By Dylan Mitchell Staff Writer Friday night, River Hill boys basketball beat Wilde Lake 52-46 that was tight throughout the whole time. Lead by the 25 points from Charles Thomas IV and the 14 points from Gary Sandler, the Hawks were able to pull away late and seal the opening night victory. The next game…
UNC cheating scandal disgraces NCAA
By Seth Tow Editor-in-Chief & Dylan Mitchell Staff Writer Recent revelations expanded on former University of North Carolina basketball player Rashad McCants’ allegations in June that academic advisors wrote his term papers at UNC. A self-report by the university revealed that over 3,000 students, including many student athletes, over an 18-year period took fake classes….