Basketball Recap: Darrian Hammond's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Northwest over Heights

Northwest entered their game against Heights on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Northwest Grizzlies took a 63-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Heights Falcons. The contest was a 30-30 toss-up at halftime, but the Grizzlies couldn't quite close it out.

Northwest lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Darrian Hammond, who went 5-for-11 en route to 17 points. Elijah Benning was another key player, putting up 15 points.

Heights got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Amalachi Wilkins out in front who dropped a double-double with 13 points and 14 boards. Wilkins is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 50% in the last ten games he's played. Another player making a difference was Jalihn Timmons, who shot 42% from the field on his way to 18 points.

This is the second loss in a row for Northwest and nudges their season record down to 15-5. As for Heights, they pushed their record up to 18-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.

Northwest has already played their next matchup, a 77-46 win against South on the 4th. As for Heights, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 72-25 victory against Liberal on the 4th.