A Tale of Two Halves

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I was able to catch the matchup between Northern Guilford and Western Guilford on Friday night.&nbsp; The Hornets hosting the game had a promising first half with a variety of stars coming together to score their points and take the lead.&nbsp; The halftime speech must have been good for the Nighthawks, though, because they came out firing strong in the second half and ultimately went home with a victory.&nbsp; Let's take a look at some of the standouts from the game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I'll start with the Northern Nighthawks.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block 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