The Heritage Academy Hawks returned to St. Louis Park Friday night for a rematch with the Groves Academy Griffins and got another outstanding game from Abdurahman Muse who scored a game high 38 points to lead them to a 103-68 win.
It was the two schools first meeting since December 13 as the Hawks routed the Griffins 78-42. Muse was also the scoring leader in that game, amassing 20 points.
Fans got to see the game begin in an unusual way. There was no jump ball because Heritage Academy was assessed with a bench technical foul because the players were not entered in the official scorebook at least 10 minutes prior to the start of the game. The home scorebook is usually the official book. So, the game began at the free throw line with Groves Academy's Malik Bodden shooting the two free throws for the technical foul. Both of them missed the basket.
Muse put Heritage Academy on the board :38 into the game. Bodden would score four straight points to put Groves Academy ahead until Muse hit another shot from Minnetonka Blvd. to take the lead. There would be a battle of three pointers between the Hawks and the Giffins with Sharmarki Abdi scoring for the Hawks and Max Bilcik for the Griffins. While Groves Academy went on a 5-0 run and got close to Heritage Academy, Bilcik would get into foul trouble, picking up his third foul with 13:11 left in the first half. The Hawks would forge ahead, going on an 8-0 run that would end on a basket from Groves Academy reserve Larry Mohamed. The Griffins would have two other players plagued by fouls as Bodden picked up his third foul with 7:36 left and Larry Mohamed :13 later. Ahmed Mohamed would put Heritage Academy further ahead, scoring six straight points. He would also score an old fashioned three point play and the Hawks led at halftime 53-32.
Abdi would open the second half scoring with a three pointer :13 into the half. Patrick Quinn would open the Griffins scoring. It was Muse who would dominate the second half with outstanding outside as well as inside shooting that would help distance Heritage Academy further from Groves Academy. He would also score a three point play. Bodden would be a bright spot for the Griffins in the second half as he would slice into the Hawk lead with a 5-0 run. But it wouldn't be enough for Groves Academy to get back into the game. Muhamed Mohamed would also contribute for the Hawks with a three pointer as they broke the 100 point mark for the first time this season.
Other players in double figures for Heritage Academy were Ahmed Mohamed with 21 points. Abdi added 20. Bodden led Groves Academy with 25 points. Bilcik contributed 16.
The Hawks improved their record to 7-9 and will return to action on Monday, February 20 as they face the North Lakes Academy Huskies at 7 PM in Forest Lake. The Griffins fell to 1-17 and will travel to Math and Science Academy on Tuesday, February 7 to take on the Dragons at 7 PM.
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