The REPORTER
The Hamilton Heights girls basketball team picked up a Hoosier Conference East Division win on Tuesday, sailing past Western 65-35 in a home game.
The Class 3A No. 2 Huskies outscored the Panthers in each quarter of the game, leading 19-11 after one period and 33-21 at halftime. Hadleigh Cherry was red-hot in the first quarter, draining three 3-pointers. Katie Brown made two 3s in the first period and a third triple in the second.
Heights accelerated through the second half, outscoring Western 32-14. Camryn Runner had nine points by halftime, and she put in another 15 in the second half for a game-high 24 points. Brown finished the game with five 3s and scored 18 points in all. Cherry finished with 10 points.
The Huskies are 2-0 in the East and finish division play on Saturday afternoon by hosting Tipton. Heights is now 17-2 overall.
HAMILTON HEIGHTS 65, WESTERN 35
Heights FG FT TP PF
Ella Hickok 2 5-6 9 3
Katie Brown 6 1-3 18 2
Camryn Runner 8 7-7 24 3
Kassidy Schakel 1 0-0 2 1
Hadleigh Cherry 3 1-2 10 2
Kennedy Cherry 0 2-2 2 3
Taylor Harley 0 0-0 0 0
Kamryn Rhoton 0 0-0 0 0
Presley Cherry 0 0-0 0 0
Totals 20 16-20 65 14
Score by Quarters
Western 11 10 8 6 – 35
Heights 19 14 11 21 – 65
Heights 3-pointers (9) Brown 5, H. Cherry 3, Runner.