Hamilton Heights returned to the court for the first time in two weeks, hosting Northwestern Friday night in a Hoosier Conference game.
The Huskies were obviously ready to go, as they used a tremendous first quarter to overwhelm the Tigers 76-58. The victory keeps Heights undefeated in Hoosier Conference East Division play at 3-0; the Huskies lead the division.
Heights jumped out to a 29-11 lead after the first period. Gus Etchison poured in 14 points, including four 3-pointers, while Camron Knott had eight points, including two 3s. That was just a warm-up for Knott, who added two more triples in the second period and had 20 points by halftime.
The Huskies led 45-22 at the break. Northwestern cut into Heights’ lead in the third period, but were still down 58-42 by the quarter’s end. The Huskies maintained their advantage in the fourth, helped out by 8-of-9 foul shooting.
Knott finished the game with 31 points, including five 3s and an 8-of-8 performance from the line, and also reached double-double status with 11 rebounds. Etchison totaled 26 points and four 3-pointers.
Heights is 8-3 and plays another home game tonight, welcoming Bishop Luers.
HAMILTON HEIGHTS 76, NORTHWESTERN 58
Heights FG FT TP PF
Gus Etchison 10-19 2-4 26 3
Issiac Hickok 2-4 0-1 4 1
Camron Knott 9-17 8-8 31 3
Brent Pennington 2-3 0-0 5 1
Hudson Hochstedler 1-2 0-0 2 2
Luke Carroll 1-1 0-0 2 1
Noah Linville 1-2 0-1 2 1
Lucas Letsinger 1-3 2-2 4 0
Jonny Cambron 0-0 0-0 0 1
Totals 27-51 12-16 76 13
Score by Quarters
Northwestern 11 11 20 16 – 58
Heights 29 16 13 18 – 76
Heights 3-point shooting (10-27) Knott 5-11, Etchison 4-9, Pennington 1-1, Hickok 0-2, Letsinger 0-2, Linville 0-1, Hochstedler 0-1.
Heights rebounds (26) Knott 11, Etchison 4, Hochstedler 4, Pennington 3, Carroll 3, Linville 1.