Hawks Respond To Halftime Challenge, Pull Away Against Rebels (By Andy Hutchison of the Newton Bee)

Leading by just four points at halftime, Newtown High School’s boys’ basketball team jumped on the visiting New Fairfield Rebels early in the third quarter and pulled away for a convincing 58-35 triumph on January 10. An intense, turnover-causing effort on defense and accuracy on the offensive end led to the Nighthawks outscoring the Rebels 18-4 in that momentum-swinging third quarter. NHS led just 23-19 at halftime but used the eight-minute third quarter to efficiently build a 41-23 advantage going into the fourth.