Senior Girls basketball - Hawks defeat Pandas

Pandas vs Hawks
C. Davis photos and video

Chris Davis, Sports

Matthew Halton School's Hawks Senior Girls basketball team put one in the win column last night, defeating the Crowsnest Pandas 68-43 in a hotly contested game at the Crowsnest Consolidated High School gym.

The Hawks outscored the Pandas in each of the first three quarters. They were ahead by a slim 18-14 after the first quarter, 38-27 in the second quarter, and 58-36 after the third quarter. The third quarter was also the most disappointing for the Pandas, who scored 4 points to the Hawks' 20. The final quarter was hotly contested, with both teams at their most aggressive while maintaining very strong defences. Intense. The Pandas outscored the Hawks 12-8 in that final quarter, but it wasn't enough to make up the difference.

Top scorer in the game was Hawks #9 Dakota Rae Van Loon with 25 points, closely followed by teammate #5 Kate Nicas with 22 points. Also scoring for the Hawks was #8 Alyssa Barbero with 14 points, #11 Ashton Duncan with 4 points, and #4 Nicole Davis with 3 points.

Top Pandas scorer Raegan Jackson

Scoring for the Pandas was #4 Raegan Jackson with 16 points, #11 Dakota LaDuke with 11 points, #5 Alexis Bohmer with 4 points, #7 Danika LaDuke with 2 points, and #14 Aislinn Maguire with 2 points.


The Pandas and the Hawks are scheduled to face each other again on February 12 at 6:00 pm at the Matthew Halton School gym.  It's a rematch to look forward too, as these long-time rival teams bring out the best in each other.