Basketball Recap: Harlan Drops Highest Score of Season Against Tilden

Falcons

Team Score (Highest)

02/13/25 vs Tilden	79
12/10/24 vs Woodlawn	69
01/23/25 @ Chicago Vocational	66
12/03/24 @ Richards	64
01/07/25 @ Urban Prep-Bronzeville	63

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Harlan). They took their game on Thursday with ease, bagging a 79-21 victory over the Tilden Blue Devils. With the Falcons ahead 51-12 at the half, the contest was all but over already.

Harlan's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Hezikiah Cooks led the charge by putting up 22 points. Those 22 points gave Cooks a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jameel Patterson, who posted 21 points.

The win got Harlan back to even at 9-9. As for Tilden, they dropped their record down to 1-10 with the defeat, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.

As of now, neither Harlan nor Tilden have any future games scheduled.