COLUMBUS – Just when it was looking like New Hope’s girls basketball team was pulling away from rival Columbus Tuesday night, the game took a dramatic turn in the visiting Falcons’ favor. “They hit that first 3 and then we kind of took off on them a little bit. Then (we) lost a little bit of momentum going into halftime and then when (we) came out in the second half they gained a little bit of momentum and we were kind of chasing a little bit. “That’s the message that we’ve been preaching for months now and it’s starting to come around a little bit. We’ve had a more successful district run than we did nonconference style, so they’re growing into their roles a little bit.