Hamilton Heights celebrated its lone senior in the best way possible: A big win.
The Class 3A No. 7 Huskies rolled past New Castle 73-31 in their Senior Night game, where they honored senior Jillian Osswald. Heights outscored the Trojans in each of the four quarters; the Huskies led 14-8 after the first period, then dominated in the second quarter, pouring in 28 points for a 42-14 halftime lead. Heights then led 58-18 after three quarters.
“Great evening celebrating our only senior, Jillian Osswald,” said Huskies coach Keegan Cherry. “Sometimes on special occasion evenings like Senior Night, it can be hard for a team to maintain focus. We gave up a couple of 3s early, but once we got settled in, I was pleased with how our girls played, both mentally and physically. We talk often about playing to a standard regardless of the score. And we did that for the majority of the minutes tonight.”
Appropriately, Osswald led the way for the Huskies, scoring 29 points, including four 3-pointers. Camryn Runner added 24 points, also hitting four 3s. MyKayla Moran scored nine points.
“I am really proud of Jillian Osswald,” said Cherry. “She’s everything we want our program to be about. We will definitely miss her contributions next season.” But for now, Cherry said the team’s goal is to continue playing basketball for several more weeks.
Heights is still unbeaten for the season at 15-0. The Huskies will travel to Lafayette Central Catholic on Friday to play the 2A No. 6 Knights in the Hoosier Conference championship game.
HAMILTON HEIGHTS 73, NEW CASTLE 31
Heights FG FT TP PF
Ella Hickok 2 2-2 7 3
Jillian Osswald 9 7-8 29 0
Camryn Runner 10 0-0 24 0
Sydney Runyan 1 0-0 2 0
MyKayla Moran 4 1-2 9 2
Kaylee Rhoton 1 0-0 2 1
Hadleigh Cherry 0 0-2 0 2
Cassidy Felger 0 0-0 0 0
Alayna Baber 0 0-0 0 0
Totals 27 10-12 73 8
Score by Quarters
New Castle 8 6 4 13 – 31
Heights 14 28 16 15 – 73
Heights 3-pointers (9) Osswald 4, Runner 4, Hickok 1.