Fall playoffs have finished and the teams in the Nest have all performed in different ways. Girls soccer finished the season with a loss to C. Milton Wright in the regional semi-finals. Boys soccer finished as regional champions and then ended with a loss to Damascus in the state semi-finals. Girls volleyball finished their seasons with a loss to C. Milton Wright in the first round of playoffs. Losing to the Huskies, the boys volleyball team was knocked out in their first playoff game as well. Field Hockey lost to Hereford in a regional game. Football also suffered a first round loss to Hereford.

     The girls soccer teams playoff run consisted of a quarterfinals game at Fallston, where the Hawks came out on top with a score of 2-1. This was the first time the girl’s beat Fallston all season, as this was the fourth game where the Cougars and Hawks went head to head this fall. The team then traveled to C. Milton Wright where they fell 1-0 to the Mustangs in the regional semifinals. Senior captain Aubrey Heise said that the girls performed “really amazing during the playoffs” beating “Fallston for the first time in a really long time.” This was a “really exciting moment” for the senior. “Out of the whole season” the “Fallston game was the most empowering game” for senior captain Haley Borns, “because [the team] came together as one and had one solemn goal.” Heise thinks the girls “came together as a team and fought for what [they] wanted.” She added that the major win against Fallston in the quarterfinals “was a good closing” for the team “because of the tough season.” Girls soccer finished the season with four wins, nine losses and one tie.

     Winning the regional champion title for a second year in a row the boys soccer team held a 1-0 win over the Mustangs in the finals. The boys had a first round bye, and then played Elkton in the regional semifinals where they won 6-0. Playing the Mustangs  (1-0) then at the state quarterfinals the team faced Huntington High School, and left with another 1-0 win. Their season ended with a 2-3 loss against Damascus High School in the state semi-finals. During the playoffs this year the team was able to “come together at the right time” according to senior captain Matthew Siedlecki. Ahead of the state semifinals, senior captain Benny Wardle was looking forward to “playing with [his] friends and having fun.” Boys soccer finished the season with 11 wins, and seven losses. 

     Girls volleyball faced a tough season, “everyone grew individually as players” according to senior captain Dyllan Dinbokowitz. While their first round playoff game ended in a 3-0 loss to C. Milton Wright, Dinbokowitz added that the girls “played very well the first set” having “a lot of communication.” She expressed that the girls “had fun and played together” in their final game. Girls volleyball finished the season with 16 losses. 

     Junior Jackson Armiger said that “playoffs did not go like [the team] wanted.” With a “disappointing end to the season” as the team did not play “up to the level” they are “capable of” in their first round playoff game against Patterson Mill. Winning the first set “by a really close margin” the team then “barely” lost the second set and “from there the momentum shifted towards Patterson Mill” according to Armiger. The game ended in a 3-1 score, with the Huskies on top. Boys volleyball finished the season with eight wins and seven losses.

     With a 6-1  first round playoff win against Eastern Tech, field hockey’s season came to a close with a 1-0 loss to Hereford. After losing to Hereford 2-1 earlier in the season, the girls had to face the Bulls one final time in order to advance. Field hockey finished the season with nine wins and five losses. During the Eastern tech game the team “played really well” according to senior captain Mekenzie McCann. She is “happy that everyone got the chance to play in the Eastern tech game.” During the regional final game, “everyone gave everything that they had” and the team “played to their best” , McCann added.  Field hockey finished the season with nine wins and five losses.

     Football left Hereford with a score of 9-35 after their first round of playoffs. While this was an earlier than expected close to the football team’s season, many other good games occurred this fall. Senior captain Kent Holcombe’s favorite games consisted of “winning senior night and homecoming” which were against Elkton and Fallston, respectively. Holcombe added that their playoff game against Hereford was a “rough game” where the Hawks played a “good team” with a “good coach.” Football finished the season with six wins and five losses.