Hamilton Heights finished as the runner-up at the Franklin County Tournament on Wednesday.
In their first game, the Huskies beat Triton Central 53-42. Heights led 18-13 after the first quarter, then were up 25-22 at halftime. After a close third quarter, the Huskies ran away in the fourth quarter, at one point getting their lead around 15 points.
“We played well in the second half of the first game against Triton Central,” said Heights coach Chad Ballenger.
Luke Carroll reached double-double status with 23 points and 15 rebounds. Isaac Tuma added 15 points.
The Huskies fell to host Franklin County 68-52 in the championship game. Heights led 16-12 after one quarter, but the Wildcats blasted through the second period, pouring in 28 points to take a 40-25 halftime lead.
“The night game, we faced a really good basketball team,” said Ballenger. “They’ve won six in a row. They’re 6-2 on the year and they’ve got three really nice players.”
Carroll again led Heights with 19 points and also had nine rebounds. Tillman Etchison scored 16 points and dished out four assists.
The Huskies are 3-5 and will be off until Friday, Jan. 7, when they host Northwestern in a Hoosier Conference East Divison game.
“We got some time off, which we need,” said Ballenger. “We got a second half of the season that we’re looking forward to. I’m pleased with where we’re at.”
HAMILTON HEIGHTS 53, TRITON CENTRAL 42
Heights FG FT TP PF
Luke Carroll 9-16 3-5 23 3
Isaac Tuma 6-9 3-5 15 3
Maddox Bohland 1-2 0-2 2 3
Braden Kinder 3-7 0-0 6 1
Tillman Etchison 2-6 2-2 6 1
Cooper Vondersaar 0-1 1-2 1 0
Evan Williamson 0-0 0-0 0 0
Collin Gilmore 0-0 0-0 0 0
Braylon Collins 0-0 0-0 0 0
Dean Mason 0-0 0-0 0 0
Colin Kuhn 0-0 0-0 0 0
Totals 21-41 9-16 53 11
Score by Quarters
Heights 18 7 11 17 – 53
Triton Central 13 9 10 10 – 42
Heights 3-point shooting (2-9) Carroll 2-2, Kinder 0-2, Etchison 0-2, Vondersaar 0-1, Tuma 0-1, Bohland 0-1.
Heights rebounds (30) Carroll 15, Tuma 4, Williamson 4, Kinder 3, Bohland 1, Etchison 1, Collins 1, Mason 1.
FRANKLIN COUNTY 68, HAMILTON HEIGHTS 52
Heights FG FT TP PF
Luke Carroll 6-15 7-9 19 4
Isaac Tuma 2-5 3-4 8 3
Maddox Bohland 1-4 0-0 2 1
Braden Kinder 1-5 2-2 4 0
Tillman Etchison 7-15 1-2 16 1
Evan Williamson 1-1 0-0 3 0
Cooper Vondersaar 0-0 0-0 0 0
Collin Gilmore 0-1 0-0 0 0
Tanner Maynard 0-0 0-0 0 0
Colin Kuhn 0-0 0-0 0 0
Braylon Collins 0-0 0-0 0 0
Totals 18-46 13-17 52 9
Score by Quarters
Franklin County 12 28 18 10 – 68
Heights 16 9 15 12 – 52
Heights 3-point shooting (3-15) Etchison 1-4, Tuma 1-3, Williamson 1-1, Carroll 0-3, Bohland 0-2, Kinder 0-2.
Heights rebounds (18) Carroll 9, Bohland 3, Tuma 2, Etchison 2, Vondersaar 1, Williamson 1.