The REPORTER
Hamilton Heights finished its regular season with a 67-55 win at Rensselaer Central on Friday.
The Huskies got off to a great start, leading 22-12 after one quarter. Sam Dawson scored nine points in the first period, including a pair of 3-pointers, with Dreydin Serna adding six. Heights led 38-25 at halftime; Rees Knapp came off the bench to score seven points.
Dawson got going again in the third quarter, pouring in nine points and helping the Huskies to a 55-37 lead. Dawson hit one 3 in the third quarter and drained a fourth triple in the fourth period, finishing the game with 21 points.
Tillman Etchison contributed 16 points, scoring in every quarter. Serna had 10 points.
Heights completed the regular season with a 10-13 record. The Huskies compete at Class 3A Sectional 24 at New Castle next week; they play a semifinal game next Friday (March 1) against the winner of Tuesday’s first-round game between Centerville and Yorktown.
HAMILTON HEIGHTS 67, RENSSELAER CENTRAL 55
Heights FG FT TP PF
Tyler Champion 1 0-0 2 2
Dreydin Serna 5 0-0 10 3
Tillman Etchison 5 4-5 16 1
John Irion 3 2-4 9 0
Sam Dawson 7 3-4 21 3
Phoenix Vondersaar 0 0-0 0 3
Landen Scheiber 0 0-0 0 2
Rees Knapp 4 0-0 9 3
Carson Felger 0 0-0 0 2
Isaiah Grimsey 0 0-2 0 2
Aidan Unger 0 0-0 0 1
Chris Nobbe 0 0-0 0 0
Totals 25 9-15 67 22
Score by Quarters
Heights 22 16 17 12 – 67
Rensselaer 12 13 12 18 – 55
Heights 3-pointers (8) Dawson 4, Etchison 2, Knapp, Irion.