Basketball Recap: Horizon Piles Up the Points Against Niwot

Hawks

Margin (Wins)

01/07/25 @ Niwot	37
12/13/24 @ Fairview	6
12/11/24 vs Boulder	3
12/19/24 @ Arvada West	2
01/06/25 @ Regis Jesuit	-21

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Horizon on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Niwot Cougars out of the water with a 74-37 final score. The Hawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 21 points or more this season.

Horizon found their leader in sophomore Noah Sokolowski, who went 12 of 15 en route to 29 points along with eight rebounds and three blocks. Sokolowski is crushing it when it comes to blocks: he's posted at least three every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Boaz Wisne, who posted nine points.

Horizon was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Niwot only racked up eight assists.

Niwot lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Rohit Das, who went 6 of 11 on his way to 17 points and five boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Sebastian Stenz, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 13 points.

Horizon's record is now 7-2. As for Niwot, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.

When Horizon and Niwot next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Horizon will try to stop Monarch's three-game winning streak when the meet at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Horizon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.8 points per game this season. Meanwhile, Niwot will try to stop Longmont's five-game winning streak when the meet at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.