Hamilton Heights got off to a good start, and that led the Huskies to a 69-48 victory over Lapel Friday in a home game.
Heights led 20-8 after the first quarter, then extended its lead to 37-16 at halftime. The Huskies continued their solid defense into the third period, going up 51-23 by the end of the quarter.
Gus Etchison scored 34 points on 15-of-22 shooting from the field, including three 3-pointers. Etchison had a good all-around game, with six assists, five rebounds, four steals and one blocked shot.
Lucas Letsinger added 11 points and dished out five assists, with Jonny Cambron scoring 10 points on 5-of-5 field goal shooting and collecting six rebounds. Hudson Hochstedler had seven rebounds and four assists, while Luke Carroll pulled five rebounds.
The Huskies are 9-4 and play at Western Boone tonight.
HAMILTON HEIGHTS 69, LAPEL 48
Heights FG FT TP PF
Gus Etchison 15-22 1-2 34 1
Hudson Hochstedler 0-3 0-0 0 1
Brent Pennington 2-2 0-0 4 0
Jonny Cambron 5-5 0-0 10 0
Lucas Letsinger 4-9 2-2 11 2
Luke Carroll 1-3 0-0 2 1
Issiac Hickok 3-4 1-1 8 0
Noah Linville 0-0 0-0 0 0
Isaac Wilson 0-1 0-0 0 0
Rich Espinoza 0-0 0-0 0 0
Totals 30-49 4-5 69 5
Score by Quarters
Lapel 8 8 7 25 – 48
Heights 20 17 14 18 – 69
Heights 3-point shooting (5-12) Etchison 3-5, Letsinger 1-4, Hickok 1-2, Hochstedler 0-1.
Heights rebounds (30) Hochstedler 7, Cambron 6, Etchison 5, Carroll 5, Pennington 3, Hickok 2, Linville 1, Letsinger 1.