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Ravens Earn Season Sweep Over the Wolves on Senior Night

February 10, 2021

Hillcrest celebrated Senior Night with a convincing 57-30 win over Winfield-Mt. Union Tuesday to close out the conference season, giving the Ravens the season sweep over the Wolves and sole possession of third place in the SEISC North behind Pekin and Wapello. Hillcrest and W-MU entered the game vying for third, as both teams had […]

Ravens On the Road: Loss Against the Panthers

February 1, 2021

The Hillcrest Academy Ravens traveled to league leader and once-beaten Pekin Friday and gave the Panthers a battle before falling 48-30. The Ravens led 9-5 after one quarter and held the lead at 15-13 late in the first half before Pekin went on an 8-0 run to lead 21-16 at intermission. The Panthers outscored Hillcrest […]

Ravens Basketball Cruise to a Win Over the Wildcats of Columbus

January 25, 2021

Hillcrest Academy returned home to Hillcrest Union Friday after four road games, and following a slow start, used a 10-0 run to gain a 16-6 lead after one period before cruising to a 65-27 win over Columbus. The Ravens outscored the Wildcats 21-7 in the second period to take a 37-13 lead into half-time. Hillcrest led […]

Hillcrest Academy Secures a Decisive Victory Over the Falcons

January 20, 2021

Hillcrest Academy traveled to Letts Tuesday and completed a four game road swing with a decisive 54-24 victory over the Falcons. L-M defeated the Ravens early in the season and was without two keys players from that evening, and the Ravens took full advantage. After a low-scoring first quarter, which ended with Hillcrest up 6-4, […]

Ravens Rebound: After a Tough Loss to Wapello, Ravens Handle the Highland Huskies

January 19, 2021

Hillcrest Academy was on the road for the third time this week, this one the short trip to Highland, where the Ravens got back on the winning track and came away with a hard-fought 41-36 victory over the Huskies. Highland led 12-7 after one quarter before the Ravens outscored the Huskies 19-11 to take a […]

Defense Develops Even as Ravens Fall to a Strong Wapello Team

January 19, 2021

Hillcrest Academy took to the road Friday, this time to Wapello, and suffered a 56-39 setback to the Indians, currently undefeated in conference play. The loss snapped the Ravens’ five-game winning streak and gave Wapello the season sweep over Hillcrest. Following the teams knotted at 4-4 early, Wapello scored the next seven points for the […]

Ours Hits 1,000 Career Points Milestone

January 13, 2021

The Hillcrest Ravens traveled to Mediapolis Tuesday and defeated the Bulldogs 44-34 in a hard-fought affair highlighted by senior guard Eli Ours scoring 1000 points. Ours connected on his second three, late in the first quarter to hit the milestone. Mediapolis used a deliberate offensive attack, forcing Hillcrest to grind it out on the defensive […]

Hillcrest Ravens Make a Huge Comeback to Defeat Danville Bears

January 12, 2021

The Hillcrest Ravens made it two dramatic finishes in two nights, coming from a 49-39 deficit with five minutes to play, to score another comeback win, this time on Saturday over the visiting Danville Bears by the score of 51-49. It was Aaron Hershberger with the alert follow for the game winner, his only basket […]

Ravens Come Up With a Huge Road Win

January 12, 2021

The Hillcrest Academy Ravens gained a huge road win Friday, coming from behind in dramatic fashion to defeat Winfield-Mt. Union 38-36. The Ravens trailed 34-26 with just over four minutes to play before going on a 12-2 run the rest of the way for the win. Hillcrest jumped out to a 12-2 lead through the first quarter […]

Ravens Bring Home a Big Win Against the Lions

January 6, 2021

The Hillcrest Academy Ravens picked up a big home win Tuesday over Lone Tree, defeating the Lions 65-31 on the strength of balanced scoring and stingy defense. Grant Bender scored 18 points, John Hughes had 16 and Eli Ours tallied 15 points to lead the balanced offensive attack. Hillcrest jumped to a 16-7 lead after […]