Hamilton Heights cruised in its first-round game at Class 3A Sectional 24 on Wednesday, taking care of host Blackford 65-26.
The Huskies were in control from the beginning, leading 19-8 after the first quarter and 32-16 at halftime. Heights never allowed the Bruins to score more than eight points in a period, while landing three of its players in double figures for the game.
Kayla Kirtley led the Huskies with 15 points, while Bayleigh Runner added 13 and Lexi Branham scored 12. Ana Collar collected six rebounds, with Runner pulling five. Branham made seven steals and dished out five assists, while Runner had five steals for the game.
The Huskies are now 17-7 for the season and will play Jay County in the second semi-final game on Friday. Jay County (16-8) defeated Muncie Burris 74-30 in Wednesday’s first game.
Heights 65,
Blackford 26
Heights FG FT TP PF
Ana Collar 3-6 0-3 6 2
Bayleigh Runner 4-7 4-4 13 0
Kayla Kirtley 5-13 3-4 15 1
Lexi Branham 4-7 3-3 12 0
Lauryn Wiley 2-5 1-1 5 0
Payton Dissett 0-2 0-0 0 0
Jillian Osswald 2-2 0-0 4 0
Ella Shields 2-3 0-0 4 1
Chloee Thomas 3-6 0-0 6 1
Chloe Henderson 0-0 1-2 1 0
Totals 25-51 12-17 65 5
Score by Quarters
Blackford 8 8 6 4 – 26
Heights 19 13 16 17 – 65
Heights 3-point shooting (4-13) Kirtley 2-8, Runner 1-3, Branham 1-1, Dissett 0-1.
Heights rebounds (23) Collar 6, Runner 5, Wiley 3, Kirtley 2, Dissett 2, Henderson 2, Osswald 1, Shields 1, Thomas 1.