Highland

Highland 90  Sauk Valley 85

    The Skyhawks didn't have a defensive answer for the Cougars in the first half, giving up 51 pts to trail by 11 at the half 51-40. The Skyhawks battled in the second half keeping the score within single digits, but they could not find the run they needed, to fail by 5 to their rivals 85-90.  Leading the Skyhawks in the losing effort were Jaden Clarke with 18pts.-10 rebounds, Jordan Brown with 18 pts and a team leading 6 assists, and LA Fayne with 17 pts.  The Skyhawks will travel to Iowa for their next two games as they take on Southeastern on Saturday at 3:00 and then to 16th ranked Indian Hills on Wednesday at 7:00  Go Skyhawks!