Beige and green mountains in the distance. There is a white rectangle with an eagle at the top enter and the words "athletics" and "excellence together" in the center.

On Thursday, January 15th the Morris Eagles and Williams Hawks basketball teams battled it out for bragging rights in the first ever "Bird Bowl". The games started at 1:00 PM instead of later in the afternoon so that more Morris students could attend. Parents and students from both schools attended, as well. The 7th Grade Boys and the 7th/8th Grade Girls fought hard, but it was the 8th Grade Boys who brought home the W ending the last game of the day with a score of 35 to 28. During half-time for 8th Grade Boys game MMS honored our 8th Grade athletes with a ceremony, These students also received certificates and balloons.

A scoreboard reads 35 Home  to 28 GuestMembers of the Girls Basketball team  pose with their recognition certifiates and balloons after their  8th Grade  Recognition ceremony

L to R: Amirah Moore, Cristal Marcellino, Kah'Zariah Ford, Jacqueline Wright, Kiariyah Tinsey