BY CHRIS QUARTARONEJake Nichols knew this was a special game when he scored the first three baskets for Hopkinton. He didn’t stop there, pouring in a career-high 22 points in the Hawks’ 49-26 Class M boys basketball win against the Hillsboro-Deering Hillcats on Friday, Feb. 8. “He’s been shooting the ball pretty well for ...

BY MATT STOUT As Kelley Flynn stood at the foul line with 13.4 seconds to play in the Hopkinton girls basketball team’s Class M quarterfinal match-up with Newport on Sunday, Feb. 25, it all came flooding back. The disappointment the Hawks felt a year ago in a semifinal loss to Newport, the rivalry that had grown between the two teams, the ...

BY SAPNA PATHAKHOPKINTON – They’re the loudest fans at any Hopkinton boys basketball game. They make the most noise when the Hawks score. They’re the first to boo the officials when the call doesn’t go Hopkinton’s way. They make it to every home game to support their team. They’re also the group that’s ...

Sans star, Hopkinton faces first obstacleBY SAPNA PATHAKPatty Connolly wants her team to play with more offensive balance. She wants them to spread the ball around more and avoid relying on one player. And it only took one game for the girls of Hopkinton High basketball to learn how. After losing star center Kelly Flynn in the first two minutes ...