Basketball Recap: Rockwall-Heath Sets Scoring Season-High Against North Forney

Hawks

Team Score

01/21/25 vs North Forney	81
11/12/24 @ Roosevelt	78
12/10/24 @ Reedy	75
12/14/24 @ Cedar Hill	74
11/22/24 vs Wilson	72

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Rockwall-Heath). They put the hurt on the North Forney Falcons with a sharp 81-61 win on Tuesday. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 84th, while the Falcons are ranked 526th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Rockwall-Heath had a senior duo take command as Kaleb Turner-Dicus dropped a double-double on 20 points and 13 rebounds and Hadrian Reitsma went 6 of 11 on his way to 19 points along with five boards and three steals. Those three steals set a new season-high mark for Reitsma. Isaac Yacob was another key player, putting up 12 points and three steals.

Rockwall-Heath was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in November of 2024.

When it comes to explaining why North Forney lost, don't look at Zach Thompson. Despite the final result, he went 13 for 20 en route to 32 points and seven boards. That was a full 52.5% of North Forney's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaiden Johnson, who had ten points.

Rockwall-Heath's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 21-6. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.2 points per game. As for North Forney, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-17.

Coincidentally, Rockwall-Heath and North Forney will both be playing Royse City the next time they take the court. Rockwall-Heath will head out to face Royse City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, while North Forney will host them at 7:00 p.m. on January 28th.