Hornets Get Stung By Hawks In Second Round

BRASLETON-----Mill Creek High School senior point guard Brandon Hayman scored 15 points and sophomore shooting guard Trevon Shaw scored 14 to lead the Hawks to a 57-29 victory over the Roswell High School Hornets Wednesday night, in the second round of the Class AAAAA Boys State Basketball Tournament.  The loss ends the Hornets' season at 14-17.

Mill Creek's full court press and defensive pressure disrupted the Hornets' offense all night. By the time the first quarter was over, Mill Creek had a 16-4 lead. Things were not much different in the second quarter as the Hawks continued to force turnovers and disrupt Roswell's offense. By halftime, Mill Creek led 21-10.

Roswell was able to cut the deficit to 25-18 at one point in the second half, but the Hawks used their full court press to force turnovers and turn them into points, increasing their lead and never looking back.

Tyrone Hayes led the Hornets in scoring with 10 points, including 6 free throws. Taylor Birchett scored 9 points. Sean Brennan chipped in 3.  Julian Boyd, Ryan Sharp and Connor Murray each scored 2, and Eric Fox made 1 free throw.

The Hawks got contributions from senior Ronald Warner, who scored 8 points, and Jalen Bracey chipped in 7. Paul Evans, Elijah Bryant, James Holder and Daniel Loudermilk each had 3 points to round out the scoring for Mill Creek.

(Info on team records was obtained from gasports.com)

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