Hamilton Heights was on the wrong side of a fourth-quarter comeback on Saturday, as the Huskies fell to Norwell 35-33 in an away game.
The Huskies led 22-17 at halftime and 28-22 after three periods, but Norwell outscored Heights 13-5 in the fourth. Bayleigh Runner scored 14 points to lead the Huskies, along with five rebounds, five steals and four assists. Lauryn Wiley added nine points and seven rebounds, while Jillian Osswald handed out four assists.
Heights is 5-5 and hosts defending Class 3A state champion Northwestern on Tuesday for its first Hoosier Conference East game of the season.
Norwell 35, Heights 33
Heights FG FT TP PF
Jillian Osswald 1-5 0-0 3 1
Bayleigh Runner 6-13 0-0 14 4
Payton Dissett 1-8 0-0 3 3
Lauryn Wiley 4-9 1-3 9 4
Abby Christiansen 1-2 0-0 2 5
Hailey Champion 1-2 0-0 2 1
Mykayla Moran 0-1 0-2 0 3
Totals 14-40 1-5 33 21
Score by Quarters
Heights 12 10 6 5 – 33
Norwell 9 8 5 13 – 35
Heights 3-point shooting (4-18) Runner 2-7, Dissett 1-6, Osswald 1-3, Wiley 0-2.
Heights rebounds (21) Wiley 7, Runner 5, Osswald 3, Moran 3, Christiansen 2, Dissett 1.