Hamilton Heights completed a successful weekend Saturday with a 59-50 victory at Western Boone.
The Huskies were coming off a Friday win against Lapel, and kept their streak going on Saturday. Heights has now won three games in a row, starting its streak last week against Northwestern.
“It was a great weekend for us,” said Huskies coach Chad Ballenger. “I think we grew up a lot. I thought our defense was outstanding.”
Heights trailed 10-9 after the first quarter, but hung tough and took a 21-20 lead by halftime. The Huskies then took over in the third period, outscoring the Stars 15-6. Luke Carroll scored six points during that quarter, which ended with Heights ahead 36-26.
“Third quarter was big,” said Ballenger. “Tillman Etchison did a nice job in that quarter.” The sophomore had four points during that period.
The Huskies held firm in a high-scoring fourth quarter, where WeBo poured in 24 points and Heights scored 23. Free-throw shooting was key, and Heights was solid from the line, with Isaac Tuma going 6 of 6 and Cooper Vondersaar hitting 3 of 4. Ballenger said his team “did a good job controlling the lead in the fourth quarter.”
Carroll scored 13 points and collected nine rebounds, while Evan Williamson drained three 3-pointers on his way to 13 points. Tuma finished with 12 points and six rebounds. Etchison scored 11 points and handed out four assists.
The Huskies are 6-5 and play at Mount Vernon Friday.
HAMILTON HEIGHTS 59, WESTERN BOONE 50
Heights FG FT TP PF
Luke Carroll 5-9 2-4 13 3
Cooper Vondersaar 0-3 3-4 3 0
Isaac Tuma 2-4 7-8 12 3
Tillman Etchison 4-7 2-2 11 1
Dean Mason 2-4 3-5 7 3
Tanner Maynard 0-0 0-0 0 2
Evan Williamson 4-6 2-2 13 3
Totals 17-33 19-25 59 15
Score by Quarters
Heights 9 12 15 23 – 59
WeBo 10 10 6 24 – 50
Heights 3-point shooting (6-18) Williamson 3-5, Etchison 1-4, Carroll 1-3, Tuma 1-2, Vondersaar 0-2, Mason 0-2.
Heights rebounds (23) Carroll 9, Tuma 6, Maynard 3, Etchison 2, Mason 2, Vondersaar 1.