The first championship game of the day was underway in the University Schools Varsity Gym with Gesu winning the tip.
An empty possession for Gesu, gave Hawken their first chance of the day. Brennan Twarkdous converted a layup underneath and the Hawks struck first, leading 2-0. A barrage of points would continue with each team following up with scoring possessions. Gesu would knot the game up at two by way of a Jack Favret layup, and on the other end Will Gardener would cash in, giving Hawken a 4-2 lead.
Midway through the first quarter, Hawken led 6-4.
A beautiful feed underneath by the Hawks KJ Sinclair found Malcolm Claytor for a quick layup, extending Hawken’s lead as the lead 10-4. On the next possession, Jack Favret would score for Gesu on a tough bucket in the paint, cutting the Hawks lead down to two.
At the conclusion of the first quarter, Hawken lead Gesu 12-6.
Owen Collins started off the second quarter with a corner three for Gesu, and on the following possession Lincoln Thomas would nail a triple of his own for Hawken. With 5:33 left in the half, Hawken led 17-9.
The Hawks would continue to have success from beyond the arc, as with 4:30 remaining Liam Savatt drilled a right corner three, extending the Hawks lead to double digits, leading 20-9.
Offensive explosion kept ensuing for the Hawks as Malcolm Claytor closed out the half with a two pointer. Hawken lead at half convincingly, 33-16.
Gesu, looking for a spark on offense, opened up the scoring in the second half thanks to a Grady Parnin two. Hawken immediately responded on the other end with a layup by Will Gardener, sustaining the 17 point lead.
Jack Favret would continue with his hot hand for Gesu, scoring four points in the first four minutes by way of a layup and a mid range jump shot. With 3:48 remaining, Hawken led 37-23.
A floater by Malcolm Claytor with time expiring ended the third quarter with Hawken leading 48-29.
Owen Collins started off the fourth quarter scoring with a left corner three for Gesu, and continued to rain down three pointers. Miller nailed another three with 4:31 remaining, with Hawken still leading 57-31.
With the final buzzer sounding, the Hawken Hawks defeated Gesu by a final score of 61-42, claiming the 7th grade Morrissey Classic Championship.
Malcolm Claytor led the way for Hawken with 11 points, and 5 assists. KJ St. Clair and Will Gardener also helped lead the way scoring for Hawken with St. Clair going for 12, and Gardener for 10.
