Hamilton Heights finished a perfect season in the Hoosier Conference East Division Saturday, as the Huskies won a home game over Tipton 48-29.
Class 3A No. 7 Heights put together a superb defensive effort, holding the 2A No. 3 Blue Devils to almost half of their offensive average, 56.5 points. The Huskies outscored Tipton in each quarter, leading 10-5 after one period and 17-8 at halftime.
Heights then led 28-14 after three periods. Camryn Runner had 12 points for the Huskies during those first three quarters. In the fourth quarter, Heights would spend most of its time at the free-throw line, and it did pretty well there, making 18 of 23 foul-shot attempts.
Runner would go 9-of-11 from the line, while Mia Shields was 7 of 10. Ella Hickok helped out by hitting both of her free throws. Hadleigh Cherry made the Huskies’ lone basket of the quarter.
Runner finished the game with 23 points, while Shields scored 10.
“Great program win,” said Heights coach Keegan Cherry. “We knew this would be a fight, and our girls met the challenge. We battled adversity today with fouls and injury. Credit to our entire team. The grit and mental toughness was spectacular.”
The Huskies finished division play 4-0. On Friday, Heights will host West Division winner Benton Central for the Hoosier Conference championship. The Bison clinched an unbeaten record in their division with a 55-51 victory over Lafayette Central Catholic this past Friday.
The Huskies are 15-4 overall. Heights’ scheduled Tuesday game at New Castle has been canceled; the Huskies are presently looking for a replacement game.
HAMILTON HEIGHTS 48, TIPTON 29
Heights FG FT TP PF
Ella Hickok 1 2-2 5 2
Mia Shields 1 8-12 10 4
Camryn Runner 5 12-14 23 3
Hadleigh Cherry 2 0-0 4 1
MyKayla Moran 2 1-1 3 4
Kaylee Rhoton 1 0-1 3 3
Katie Brown 0 0-0 0 0
Morgan Ottinger 0 0-0 0 0
Totals 12 23-30 48 17
Score by Quarters
Tipton 5 3 6 15 – 29
Heights 10 7 11 20 – 48
Heights 3-pointers (3) Hickok 1, Runner 1, Rhoton 1.