Hamilton Heights toughed out a win on the road Thursday, beating Frankton 53-50.
The Eagles led 18-13 after the first quarter, before the Huskies came back in the second period to lead 30-28 at halftime. Isaac Wilson threw in two 3-pointers in the second quarter, while Gus Etchison also added six points.
Heights held on to a 43-41 lead after three quarters, with Etchison adding another eight points. He then scored seven more in the fourth to help the Huskies get the victory.
Etchison finished the game with 28 points, five rebounds and three blocked shots. Isaac Wilson added 10 points, while Luke Carroll pulled 15 rebounds to go with eight points and four assists.
The Huskies have won five games in a row and are 10-2 for the season. Heights is back home Saturday afternoon to host Western in a Hoosier Conference East Division game.
HAMILTON HEIGHTS 53, FRANKTON 50
Heights FG FT TP PF
Gus Etchison 12-28 3-4 28 2
Noah Linville 3-5 0-1 6 0
Luke Carroll 3-7 2-4 8 2
Isaac Wilson 4-5 0-0 10 2
Lucas Letsinger 0-4 1-2 1 0
Braden Kinder 0-1 0-0 0 2
Isaac Tuma 0-0 0-0 0 0
Tillman Etchison 0-1 0-0 0 0
Blake Stevens 0-1 0-0 0 1
Totals 22-52 6-11 53 9
Score by Quarters
Heights 13 17 13 10 – 53
Frankton 18 10 13 9 – 50
Heights 3-point shooting (3-17) Wilson 2-3, G. Etchison 1-8, Letsinger 0-3, Linville 0-1, Kinder 0-1, T. Etchison 0-1.
Heights rebounds (31) Carroll 15, G. Etchison 5, Linville 4, Letsinger 4, Wilson 2, Stevens 1.