Huskies drop close game at Twin Lakes

The REPORTER

Hamilton Heights was handed a tough loss at Twin Lakes on Friday, as the Indians beat the Huskies 49-48 in the Hoosier Conference third-place game.

Heights led 16-14 after one quarter, with Tillman Etchison scoring 12 points in that period. The Huskies stayed ahead at halftime, 24-22. Twin Lakes surged ahead 39-35 after three periods. Heights came back to lead 48-47, but the Indians made two free throws with 3.4 seconds left to get the win.

Etchison finished with 24 points, including three 3-pointers and collected five rebounds. John Irion scored 11 points.

The Huskies finished fourth in the conference and are 9-12 overall. Heights travels to Rushville on Tuesday to complete the regular season.

 

TWIN LAKES 49, HAMILTON HEIGHTS 48

Heights                                FG          FT           TP           PF

Tyler Champion                 2-8         0-0         5             1

Dreydin Serna                    2-3         1-2         5             1

Tillman Etchison               10-15    1-2         24           1

John Irion                            4-8         1-2         11           4

Sam Dawson                      1-6         0-0         3             3

Phoenix Vondersaar        0-1         0-0         0             0

Carson Felger                     0-0         0-0         0             1

Landen Scheiber               0-0         0-0         0             1

Rees Knapp                         0-3         0-0         0             1

Totals                                    19-44    3-6         48           13

Score by Quarters

Heights                 16           8             11           13 – 48

Twin Lakes           14           8             17           10 – 49

Heights 3-point shooting (7-23) Etchison 3-5, Irion 2-3, Dawson 1-6, Champion 1-5, Knapp 0-3, Vondersaar 0-1.

Heights rebounds (19) Etchison 5, Felger 4, Dawson 3, Serna 2, Irion 2, Vondersaar 1, Champion 1, Knapp 1.