Basketball Recap: Taevon Walker's Big Game Can't Quite Lead John Hay over Hawken

John Hay was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss dating back to last season. The game between them and the Hawken Hawks didn't end well, with John Hay falling 68-50. While losing is never fun, John Hay can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 266th, while Hawken is ranked 80th).

Taevon Walker

Points

12/07/24 vs Hawken	16
12/06/24 @ Garrett Morgan	23
11/29/24 @ University School	26

John Hay lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Taevon Walker, who posted 16 points. The match was Walker's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Melvin Wells, who scored 12 points.

John Hay's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Hawken, they now have a winning record of 2-1.

John Hay didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 79-78 loss against John F. Kennedy on the 10th. Hawken has also already played their next game, a 70-50 win against Harvey on the 11th.