Hamilton Heights moved into the championship game of the Class 3A New Castle sectional on Saturday with a 54-16 semi-final win over Muncie Burris.
The Huskies led 19-5 after the first quarter and 33-11 at halftime. Bayleigh Runner scored 16 points to lead Heights, also pulling seven rebounds and making five steals. Payton Dissett handed out four assists.
“Never easy to play in these types of games,” said Huskies coach Keegan Cherry. “Before the game we talked about playing to a standard regardless of team of score. I was proud of our maturity as a team in that we remained mentally solid throughout.”
Heights is 14-10 and will play the sectional host New Castle at 7:30 p.m. Monday for the championship. The Huskies beat the Trojans 41-35 when the two teams met on Dec. 15.
“Monday will be a tremendous challenge – it’s very difficult to beat a team like New Castle twice. Fortunate to have the opportunity to compete for another sectional championship.”
Hamilton Heights 54, Muncie Burris 16
Heights FG FT TP PF
Jillian Osswald 3-6 0-0 6 0
Bayleigh Runner 6-13 4-4 16 2
Shanna Moffatt 0-0 0-0 0 0
Payton Dissett 3-8 1-2 7 0
Lauryn Wiley 3-5 2-2 8 0
Abby Christiansen 1-1 0-0 2 1
Sydney Runyan 1-1 0-0 2 1
Chloe Henderson 1-3 0-0 2 0
Lexi Hayden 0-0 0-0 0 1
Hailey Champion 2-5 0-0 4 0
Mykayla Moran 3-3 1-2 7 2
Totals 23-45 8-10 54 7
Score by Quarters
Burris 5 6 1 4 – 16
Heights 19 14 13 8 – 54
Heights 3-point shooting (0-11) Runner 0-4, Osswald 0-3, Dissett 0-3, Henderson 0-1.
Heights rebounds (28) Runner 7, Dissett 4, Wiley 4, Hayden 4, Christiansen 3, Henderson 2, Champion 2, Moran 2.