Balanced attack leads to Lady Indians season-opening win
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Stephen Forsha-sforsha@gmail.com
HILLSBORO — Balanced scoring and pressure with their defense led the Hillsboro Lady Indians to a season-opening victory Saturday evening.
Led by seniors Kaylynn Bell and Kirsten Juillerat in the scoring column, the Lady Indians breezed past visiting Blanchester, 53-35 at Hillsboro High School.
Bell led the Lady Indians with a game-high 15 points, including a 3-pointer in the fourth quarter, followed by Juillerat with 10 points. Seven players from the Lady Indians scored at least one point in the non-league win.
"It was a good effort," Hillsboro head coach JR Moberly said. "The girls had a good effort on the defensive end in the entire first half. I was really pleased.
"We have a lot of kids who can lead us in scoring on a given night, and that is a nice thing to see."
As for HHS, in the first quarter, they held the Lady Wildcats to zero points, leading 9-0 after the first eight minutes were complete.
"We had a real nice start, and we were excited about that," Moberly said. "In the second half, the first few moments were really important as well, and hopefully that is a trend we can carry."
The Lady Indians (1-0) led 19-4 at halftime, and to start the third quarter, HHS scored eight consecutive points.
In the first quarter, Bell scored the first points of the season for the Lady Indians with 6:57 left in the quarter. From there, Madison Snyder sank a free throw, and Hannah Kibler connected with a jumper. Snyder totaled nine points for the game, while Kibler ended with eight points.
Bell then scored another two points, and Alyssa Sullivan followed with a turnaround jumper in the paint for the nine points in the first quarter.
"Alyssa has really worked on her game and refined her touch at the basket," Moberly said.
[[In-content Ad]]HHS scored 10 points in the second quarter, starting with Kibler putting HHS in front by an 11-0 score with 7:41 left in the first half. The scoreless streak of BHS ended with 6:58 left in the second frame with Rachel Doyle scoring on a layup.
The Lady Indians responded with six straight points from Sullivan, Trista Rhodes and Juillerat for a 17-2 advantage with 5:25 left in the first half.
Sullivan finished the game with eight points.
To end the second quarter, Tristan Culberson scored two points for BHS, but HHS answered with two free throws from Bell for a 15-point halftime advantage.
In the second half, HHS outscored the visiting Lady Wildcats, 34-31. Scoring points in the second half for HHS were Snyder, Juillerat, Kibler, Bell and Tyeika Cumberland.
Leading BHS in scoring was Culberson with nine points.
In the JV game, BHS defeated HHS, 27-26. HHS was led in scoring were Taylor Chaney with 10 points and Natalie Sullivan with seven. K. Miller led BHS in the JV game with nine points.
Led by seniors Kaylynn Bell and Kirsten Juillerat in the scoring column, the Lady Indians breezed past visiting Blanchester, 53-35 at Hillsboro High School.
Bell led the Lady Indians with a game-high 15 points, including a 3-pointer in the fourth quarter, followed by Juillerat with 10 points. Seven players from the Lady Indians scored at least one point in the non-league win.
"It was a good effort," Hillsboro head coach JR Moberly said. "The girls had a good effort on the defensive end in the entire first half. I was really pleased.
"We have a lot of kids who can lead us in scoring on a given night, and that is a nice thing to see."
As for HHS, in the first quarter, they held the Lady Wildcats to zero points, leading 9-0 after the first eight minutes were complete.
"We had a real nice start, and we were excited about that," Moberly said. "In the second half, the first few moments were really important as well, and hopefully that is a trend we can carry."
The Lady Indians (1-0) led 19-4 at halftime, and to start the third quarter, HHS scored eight consecutive points.
In the first quarter, Bell scored the first points of the season for the Lady Indians with 6:57 left in the quarter. From there, Madison Snyder sank a free throw, and Hannah Kibler connected with a jumper. Snyder totaled nine points for the game, while Kibler ended with eight points.
Bell then scored another two points, and Alyssa Sullivan followed with a turnaround jumper in the paint for the nine points in the first quarter.
"Alyssa has really worked on her game and refined her touch at the basket," Moberly said.
[[In-content Ad]]HHS scored 10 points in the second quarter, starting with Kibler putting HHS in front by an 11-0 score with 7:41 left in the first half. The scoreless streak of BHS ended with 6:58 left in the second frame with Rachel Doyle scoring on a layup.
The Lady Indians responded with six straight points from Sullivan, Trista Rhodes and Juillerat for a 17-2 advantage with 5:25 left in the first half.
Sullivan finished the game with eight points.
To end the second quarter, Tristan Culberson scored two points for BHS, but HHS answered with two free throws from Bell for a 15-point halftime advantage.
In the second half, HHS outscored the visiting Lady Wildcats, 34-31. Scoring points in the second half for HHS were Snyder, Juillerat, Kibler, Bell and Tyeika Cumberland.
Leading BHS in scoring was Culberson with nine points.
In the JV game, BHS defeated HHS, 27-26. HHS was led in scoring were Taylor Chaney with 10 points and Natalie Sullivan with seven. K. Miller led BHS in the JV game with nine points.