Hopkins Vikings vs. Forest Hills Eastern Hawks

<p style="text-align: center;"> <strong>FOREST HILLS EASTERN - 57 HOPKINS VIKINGS - 47</strong></p> <p>The ten point differential is no indication of how close this game was played.  After a back-and-forth opening three quarters, Forest Hills Eastern used a big fourth quarter to defeat Hopkins, 57-47 in the Cornerstone High School Holiday Tournament on Wednesday evening. Hopkins falls to 4-1 on the season while Eastern is now 2-3.</p> <p>Hopkins jumped out to 14-11 lead at the end of the first but missed some key free throws and open jump shots.  Otherwise they would have extended the lead.  At the half it was 25-22 with Hopkins still maintaining control of the game.  But Forest Hllls Eastern came out and started the 3rd quarter with a break away dunk by <span style="color: #ff0000;">Tyler Mitchell</span> which energized the team on both ends of the court.  The game was tied 35-35 at the end of the 3rd quarter.</p> <p>The fourth quarter was back and forth with the Hawks <span style="color: #ff0000;">Solomon White</span> coming up big with a couple of 3 pointers.  The Hopkins full court press was no match for the Hawks as they beat it easily and converted on some easy lay ups.  The Vikings went cold the last 3 minutes of the game and Forest Hills Eastern pulled away and outscored the Vikings 22 to 12 in the 4th quarter.</p> <p><strong>TEN BEST -</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>MVP:  <span style="color: #ff0000;">TYLER MITCHELL</span> (FOREST HILLS EASTERN)</strong></li> </ul> <p>6'5 Senior Mitchell was a force tonight.  He finished with 23 points, 6 rebounds and 3 steals.</p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Play of the game:<span style="color: #ff0000;"> SOLOMON WHITE</span> (FOREST HILLS EASTERN)</strong></li> </ul> <p>The junior guard knocked down a huge 3 pointer at 3:12 mark of the 4th quarter to put Forest Hills up 47-42.  </p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Best offensive performance: <span style="color: #ff0000;">TYLER MITCHELL</span> (FOREST HILLS EASTERN)</strong></li> </ul> <p>Mitchell was active from the perimeter and penetrating the Vikings defense with ease.  He was always the first option for the Hawks and delivered in a big way tonight.</p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Best defensive performance:  <span style="color: #ff0000;">NICK STOLL</span> ( FOREST HILLS EASTERN)</strong></li> </ul> <p>The 6'7 senior center had 3 blocks and 7 defensive rebounds.  He disrupted shots in the paint and his ability to close out on the perimeter was very effective.</p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Best guy off the bench: <span style="color: #ff0000;">TREVOR SMITH</span> (HOPKINS)</strong></li> </ul> <p>The 6 ft. Sophomore Smith played 15 minutes and scored 4 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and a steal.</p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;">Best intangibles: <span style="color: #ff0000;">CADEN VANDENBERG</span> ( FOREST HILLS EASTERN)</span></strong></li> </ul> <p>Vandenberg is a 6'4 freshmen who came in and did a solid job defensively keeping the Hopkins players at bay in the paint.  He finished with 4 rebounds, one assist and a block shot in 9 minutes of play.  He played most of the fourth quarter with the game on the line.</p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Best under-the-radar performance:  <span style="color: #ff0000;">DREW WEBER</span> (HOPKINS)</strong></li> </ul> <p>The Vikings Jr. big man really knows how to use his feet.  He scored 11 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.  His offensive moves in the paint are something other teams will have to keep an eye on in the future.</p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Best underclassmen: <span style="color: #ff0000;">COLIN WEBER</span> (HOPKINS)</strong></li> </ul> <p>Weber is a 6'4 sophomore guard who plays the game with his head up and controls the Vikings offense. Looks for him to get more comfortable attacking the lane as he gets more experience.  He has a nice outside shot hitting 2 against the Hawks. </p> <ul> <li><strong>Best quote - <span style="color: #ff0000;">JASON YELDING</span> (FOREST HILLS EASTERN)</strong></li> </ul> <p>"We're starting to gel as a team as well so I'm excited to see where we can be down the road, when we play together we're a pretty good team, I'm excited about where we could be going forward."</p> <ul> <li><strong>Biggest stat difference maker:   4th quarter shooting percentage</strong></li> </ul> <p>Hopkins shot 36% from the field while Forest Hills Eastern shot 80% during the fourth quarter.</p>