Huskies triumph at Pink Out night

The REPORTER

Hamilton Heights finished its regular season Thursday with an 80-55 victory over Heritage Christian.

It was the Class 3A No. 1 Huskies’ Pink Out night, benefitting the IWIN Foundation, which supports breast cancer patients. Heights led 23-16 after one quarter, with Katie Brown making five 3-pointers.

Ella Hickok joined the fun in the second quarter, hitting two triples. The Huskies led 37-27 at halftime, then sailed through the third period, scoring 27 points for a 64-37 lead. Camryn Runner got going with 13 points in the third, including a pair of 3s.

Runner finished the game with 31 points. Brown nailed one more 3-pointer in the fourth quarter, giving her six for the game. She totaled 21 points. Hickok scored 13; she and Runner each had three 3s.

Heights is now 20-2, making this the second consecutive season the Huskies have reached the 20-win mark. They travel to Yorktown Wednesday to play New Castle in the first round of Sectional 24.

 

HAMILTON HEIGHTS 80, HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 55

Heights                             FG          FT          TP         PF

Ella Hickok                           4             2-4          13           4

Katie Brown                        7             1-2            21           1

Camryn Runner                 11           6-7            31           2

Kassidy Schakel                  1             0-0          2             3

Hadleigh Cherry                4             1-2           10           3

Kamryn Rhoton                 1             0-0           3             0

Taylor Harley                      0             0-0         0             0

Norah Reiger                      0             0-0         0             0

Lillie Champion                 0             0-0         0             0

Presley Cherry                   0             0-0          0             0

Vivian Lynch                       0             0-0         0             0

Totals                                    28           10-15     80           13

Score by Quarters

Heritage Christian            16           11           10           18 – 55

Hamilton Heights             23           14           27           16 – 80

Heights 3-pointers (14) Brown 6, Hickok 3, Runner 3, Rhoton, H. Cherry.