High Schools: Hopkins boys basketball falls to Greenfield, 63-44 (PHOTOS)
Hopkins' Nathan Rickles heaves a shot just before the halftime buzzer with Greenfield's Caleb Thomas there to contest on Friday at Nichols Gymnasium in Greenfield. STAFF PHOTO/THOMAS JOHNSTON
Hopkins' Chace Earle looks to snatch the ball away from Greenfield's Grayson Thomas on Friday at Nichols Gymnasium in Greenfield. STAFF PHOTO/THOMAS JOHNSTON
Hopkins' Matthew Vassallo passes around Greenfield's Grayson Thomas on Friday at Nichols Gymnasium in Greenfield. STAFF PHOTO/THOMAS JOHNSTON
Greenfield's Caleb Murray drives to the rim while defended by Hopkins' Matthew Vassallo (4) and Eric Cruz Perez (13) on Friday at Nichols Gymnasium in Greenfield. STAFF PHOTO/THOMAS JOHNSTON
Greenfield's Jon Breor drives to the rim while defended by Hopkins' Chace Earle on Friday at Nichols Gymnasium in Greenfield. STAFF PHOTO/THOMAS JOHNSTON
| Published: 01-31-2025 9:41 PM |
The Hopkins boys basketball team put up a valiant effort against a strong Greenfield team on the road on Friday night, but the Golden Hawks eventually fell, 63-44, to fall to 2-13 on the season.
Eric Cruz-Perez scored a team-high 11 points including three makes from behind the arc, Chace Earle scored 10 points and Logan Bye tossed in nine points for Hopkins. The Hawks found themselves down 43-23 at the break, and outscored the Green Wave 21-20 over the next two quarters – but it was too little too late.
During the first meeting between Hopkins and Greenfield, the Green Wave won 66-40, so the Golden Hawks improved this time around in the second matchup – this one coming up in Greenfield.
Hopkins hosts Frontier next Tuesday looking to snap its seven-game losing streak.
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Braylon Jarrett chipped in eight points in the victory.
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