THE REPORTER
On Friday night at The Husky Dome, the Hamilton Heights Huskies accomplished two big feats early on in this basketball season.
They grabbed a crucial Hoosier Conference Eastern Division win, their first of the season, and also snapped a four-game losing streak in the process with a win over the Western Panthers, 57-52.
Leading through one quarter at 19-14, Heights was able to fend of Western in a low-scoring second quarter to claim a 28-22 lead at halftime.
The Panthers came storming back in the third, outscoring the Huskies 16-9 and taking the lead through three with a score of 38-37.
Heights was able to overcome the Panthers’ third quarter by taking advantage of its home court in the final period, pulling away just enough with a 20-14 quarter and won by the count of 57-52.
John Irion led with a team-high 15 points on 4-for-9 field goals and going 6-of-6 at the foul line. Tillman Etchison had a solid game with 14 points, three rebounds, four assists and was also perfect at the charity stripe, knocking down all seven of his free throws.
Sam Dawson chipped in a steady night with 12 points, making three of his six from outside the arc and also grabbed two rebounds, two assists and added a pair of steals. Maddox Bohland also scored seven and added six rebounds. The Huskies also were able to go perfect from the free throw line, going 16-for-16 as a team.
Hamilton Heights (2-5, 1-1 Hoosier Conference East) finishes off its back-to-back weekend with a Saturday evening road trip at West Lafayette (3-3, Hoosier Conference West 0-1). The Red Devils lost at home to Benton Central last night, 55-45.
HAMILTON HEIGHTS 57, WESTERN 52
Heights FG FT TP PF
Maddox Bohland 3-10 0-0 7 1
Tillman Etchison 3-7 7-7 14 2
John Irion 4-9 6-6 15 0
Sam Dawson 4-8 1-1 12 1
Evan Williamson 2-6 0-0 5 2
Simon Knott 1-1 2-2 4 2
Phoenix Vondersaar 0-0 0-0 0 0
Isaiah Grimsey 0-0 0-0 0 0
Totals 17-41 16-16 57 8
Score by Quarters
Western 14 8 16 14 – 52
Hamilton Heights 19 9 9 20 – 57
Heights 3-point shooting (7-16) Dawson 3-6, Williamson 1-4, Irion 1-3, Etchison 1-2, Bohland 1-1.
Heights rebounds (23) Bohland 6, Irion 6, Etchison 3, Knott 3, Dawson 2, Williamson 2, Vondersaar 1.