Hamilton Heights dropped the Hoosier Conference third-place game to Lafayette Central Catholic on Friday night, by the score of 81-65. This gives the Huskies a fourth-place finish in conference play.
The Class 1A No. 4 Knights led 26-20 after the first quarter, despite three 3-pointers from AJ Field. Central Catholic then extended its lead to 45-33 by halftime and 64-48 after three quarters.
Gus Etchison scored 23 points for Heights, including eight points each in the first and third period. Issiac Hickok and Field both finished the game with four 3-pointers each for 12 points total. Hickok threw in three 3s in the fourth quarter.
Brent Pennington and Field both collected four rebounds. Etchison dished out eight assists and also blocked three shots.
The Huskies are 13-7 for the season and play at Peru tonight. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:45 p.m.
Lafayette Central Catholic 81, Hamilton Heights 65
Heights FG FT TP PF
Gus Etchison 8-16 6-7 23 2
Brent Pennington 2-7 0-1 5 2
AJ Field 4-7 0-0 12 3
Kray Leininger 2-7 0-0 4 3
Hudson Hochstedler 2-4 0-0 4 0
Cory Vonfeldt 2-6 0-0 5 2
Issiac Hickok 4-9 0-0 12 4
Jonny Cambron 0-0 0-0 0 0
Noah Linville 0-0 0-0 0 0
Lucas Letsinger 0-0 0-0 0 0
Isaac Wilson 0-0 0-0 0 0
Totals 24-56 6-8 65 16
Score by Quarters
Heights 20 13 15 17 – 65
Central Catholic 26 19 19 17 – 81
Heights 3-point shooting (11-30) Hickok 4-8, Field 4-6, Etchison 1-6, Pennington 1-5, Vonfeldt 1-4, Hochstedler 0-1.
Heights rebounds (16) Pennington 4, Field 4, Etchison 3, Vonfeldt 3, Hochstedler 2.
Hamilton Heights’ Gus Etchison scored 23 points and handed out eight assists during the Huskies’ game with Lafayette Central Catholic Friday night. (Kent Graham)