Basketball Recap: Higley Comes Up Short
By Team Reports
Jan 20, 2025, 7:59am
Basketball Recap: Higley Knights vs. Highland Hawks
If Higley was feeling good fresh off their 65-35 takedown of Queen Creek last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Higley Knights lost 65-45 to the Highland Hawks on Tuesday. The matchup marked the Knights' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
01/10/25 vs Queen Creek | 14 |
12/18/23 vs St. Bonaventure | 26 |
01/12/24 @ Mountain Pointe | 30 |
12/11/23 @ Basha | 25 |
01/11/24 vs Desert Mountain | 24 |
Despite the loss, Higley still got an impressive performance from Donovan Dabney, who went 9 of 15 on his way to 23 points and six boards. That's the most points Dabney has posted since back in January of 2024. Another player making a difference was Gavin Dabney, who posted nine points and six rebounds.
Highland found their leader in sophomore Ty Crandall, who went 8 for 14 en route to 26 points and five boards. Those 26 points set a new season-high mark for Crandall. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Johnson, who earned 14 points.
Higley's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-4. As for Highland, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 8-8.
Higley didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 71-36 win against Desert Ridge on the 17th. As for Highland, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 65-38 victory against Tucson High Magnet School on the 16th.
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