HOME COURT ADVANTAGE: Above left, Erin Walsh takes the ball up the court, while at right, Georgia White goes up for the ball during the Pirates’ 32-7 home win over Excel Academy Charter School on January 12. [Photos courtesy of Nicole Townsend]

Compiled by Matt Haraden

• Eighth Grade Girls Basketball had an epic battle against Braintree on Saturday, January.17, winning 39-32. The Lady Pirates were led by Nadia Hristov, who had several three-pointers and finished with 13 points. Also on the scoresheet were Devon English with 10 points, Delaney McAuliffe with nine points, Olivia Zalios scoring six, and Ella Kiley with two points. Sophie Munn, Frankie Buchleitner, Kelsea Dunlap, and Kennedy Huxtable added strong performances. The Lady Pirates move to 4-3 and are currently in second place in their division.

• Eighth Grade Boys Basketball posted a 2-0 record over the weekend, starting off with a 61-45 win over Pembroke, led by 25 points by Billy Littlefield. Joe Cronin finished with 10 points and 10 assists. They were led defensively by Shaine Hutchenson, who also chipped in with six points. Gavin Griffin had a solid game on both ends of the court. Joseph Elisii-Johnson had 12 points, and Evan Doyle had four points and played very strong defensively. On Sunday, the boys beat a tough Milton team, 41-38, bringing their record to 5-2 on the back of a strong offensive performance by Joseph Elisii-Johnson, who finished with 24 points. Jack Ranger had five points and played strong defense throughout. Jacob Goodrich had four points off the bench for the Pirates. James Rand, fresh off the all-star break in Florida, had three steals and two blocks. Brayan Telles was an intimidating force down low and had five rebounds.

• The Seventh Grade Boys Basketball team brought its record to 6-1 by defeating Abington on Saturday in a nailbiter, 41-39. A strong shooting performance from Reefe Markowitz, who finished the game with seven points, led the team’s efforts. The rest of the scoring was spread out evenly between Jayden Sheets, Henry Littlefield, and Tristan Misdea. Finn Smith had a strong defensive performance with 10 rebounds and eight blocks. Liam Chalifoux also had a strong game defensively. The team continued its successful weekend with a win over previously undefeated Rockland, 33-25, giving the 7-1 Pirates sole possession of first place. Leading the Pirates with 13 points was Tristan Misdea, followed by Henry Littlefield with 11. Reefe Markowitz had a strong game on both ends of the court and finished with four points. Jack O’Mara came off the bench and played shut-down defense. Finn Smith led the team again in rebounds and blocks.

• The Hingham-Hull Cooperative Gymnastics squad suffered its first defeat on Friday, January 16, coming up on the short end of the 137.3-136.05 score in the competition against Pembroke. Next up for the 4-1 team is Plymouth North High School on Friday, January 23 at 8 p.m. at the Massachusetts Gymnastics Center in Hingham.

• The Cohasset-Hull Cooperative Hockey team split its last two games, losing to Rockland, 3-1, last Saturday and defeating South Shore Technical High School, 3-2, on Monday. The 3-8 team’s next games are against East Bridgewater on Saturday, January 24, at 4 p.m. at Connell Rink in Weymouth and against Middleborough on Wednesday, January 28 at 6 p.m. at Bridgewater Ice Arena.

• The Girls Varsity Basketball team won on Wednesday night, 58-28, defeating South Shore Charter School at home. This followed two losses on the road – 48-25 to Neighborhood House Charter School in Boston and 52-20 to Fontbonne Academy on Monday. Next up are Rockland at home on Friday, January 23 at 6:30 p.m. and Abington on the road on Tuesday, January 27 at 6 p.m.

• The Hull High Boys Varsity Basketball team is 7-3 on the season, winning the last three games, including a 70-58 victory over Neighborhood House Charter School on Friday, a 68-51 win over Essex North Shore Agricultural on Monday, and a 64-58 victory over South Shore Charter on Wednesday. Next up are two road games – Rockland on Friday, January 23 at 6:30 p.m. and Minuteman Regional High School on Monday at 5:30 p.m. The Pirates return home on Tuesday to host Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical High School at 6:30 p.m.

• The next meet for the Boys and Girls Indoor Track teams will be against Mashpee on Monday, January 26 at 4 p.m. at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston.

• For the full schedule for each Hull High team, visit www.arbiterlive.com/Teams?entityId=10611.

• In-Town Youth Basketball resumes on Saturday, January 24 with skills and drills co-ed session for grades 1 and 2 from 8-9 a.m., a co-ed program for grades 3 and 4 from 9-10 a.m., as well as an open gym program (also co-ed) for grades 5-8 from 10-11:30 a.m., all at the Jacobs School gym. Good luck to the travel teams playing this weekend.

For more information, visit http://hullbasketball.leagueapps.com/camps.

• The Girls 3/4 travel basketball team competes at the fourth-grade level and has a record of 2-4. The next game is against Braintree Saturday, January 24 at 6 p.m. All games are played at Indian Head Elementary School in Hanson, so fans have to travel. The full schedule of game times and weekly opponents is at this link: www.oldcolonybasketball.org/team/hull/4/1.

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