Knight lifts Hawks to win with buzzer-beater

A three-pointer at the buzzer from Ricky Knight Jr., with an assist from Mark Wilcox Jr., lifted the Shorter Hawks to a 75-72 victory over the Young Harris College Mountain Lions on Tuesday evening.

The Hawks improved to 3-2 on the season while the Mountain Lions fell to 0-4.

Wilcox led the way for the Hawks with a double-double of 13 points and 12 rebounds.

Meanwhile, Ja’Cori Wilson had 13 points and six rebounds while Knight had 12 points and six rebounds. Raphael Houssou scored 11 points and had eight rebounds for Hawks.

The Hawks return to action on Thursday, December 2 at Christian Brothers University to start Gulf South Conference play. Tip-off will be at 8 p.m. The home opener for Shorter will be on Saturday, Dec. 11 at 4 p.m. against Valdosta State University.

Shorter falls at Young Harris

The Lady Hawks (1-2) travelled to Young Harris for a matchup with the undefeated Lady Mountain Lions (5-0). After a tight first quarter, the Lady Mountain Lions offense exploded as they won the game 77-42.

Kelly Pickett led the Lady Hawks with 15 points followed by Jasmine Gaines with nine points. Tiara Lewis led the team with nine rebounds followed by Jasmine Gaines with four rebounds. The Lady Hawks had 16 points off of turnovers and 16 points in the paint.

Young Harris’ Carley Winters led the Lady Mountain Lions with 28 points and seven rebounds. Christina Nichols scored 11 points and recorded two rebounds. Niaya White scored 10 points and pulled down seven rebounds.

The Lady Hawks’ road trip continues Thursday at 6 p.m. in Memphis, Tenn., for a matchup with the Lady Buccaneers of Christian Brothers.