Fairland ends Hillsboro’s season in sectional finals
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By
Stephen Forsha-sforsha@gmail.com
The Hillsboro Indians’ season came to a close Saturday night at Southeastern High School, losing to the No. 1 seeded Fairland Dragons, 71-39 in the Division II SE District Sectional Finals.
Hillsboro fell behind early and never had a chance to catch up to the program that reached the Division III State Final Four a season ago. This year, Fairland jumped up to Division II and are still having a great amount of success as they are now 20-3 overall this season.
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The Dragons built a strong lead in the first frame, winning the quarter at 20-7, then in the second frame put the game out of reach for the No. 8 seeded Indians, outscoring the Tribe, 30-4 in the quarter for a halftime lead of 50-11.
The game was well in hand by the time the second half began, with both teams scoring 12 points in the third frame, and in the fourth quarter the Indians scored 16 points and the Dragons scored nine points.
HHS (8-6) was led in scoring by Ethan Watson with 10 points, followed by Caleb Crawford with seven points and Ryan Scott with seven points. Also for the Indians on the scoreboard were Mason Swayne with two points, Hayden Haines with five points, Jakwon Clark with four points and Phillip Mycroft with four points.
Making 3-pointers for the Indians were Haines and Watson as Watson sank three and Haines had one. For the game, the Indians were 11-of-16 from the free-throw line, and they also made eight two-point baskets.
Fairland was led in scoring by Luke Thomas with 21 points.
Hillsboro ends the season with a 1-1 mark in the postseason, defeating the Washington Blue Lions, 58-52 in sectional semifinals.
Seniors for the Indians are Phillip Mycroft and Marshall Ward, who was injured for most of the season.
Hillsboro fell behind early and never had a chance to catch up to the program that reached the Division III State Final Four a season ago. This year, Fairland jumped up to Division II and are still having a great amount of success as they are now 20-3 overall this season.
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The Dragons built a strong lead in the first frame, winning the quarter at 20-7, then in the second frame put the game out of reach for the No. 8 seeded Indians, outscoring the Tribe, 30-4 in the quarter for a halftime lead of 50-11.
The game was well in hand by the time the second half began, with both teams scoring 12 points in the third frame, and in the fourth quarter the Indians scored 16 points and the Dragons scored nine points.
HHS (8-6) was led in scoring by Ethan Watson with 10 points, followed by Caleb Crawford with seven points and Ryan Scott with seven points. Also for the Indians on the scoreboard were Mason Swayne with two points, Hayden Haines with five points, Jakwon Clark with four points and Phillip Mycroft with four points.
Making 3-pointers for the Indians were Haines and Watson as Watson sank three and Haines had one. For the game, the Indians were 11-of-16 from the free-throw line, and they also made eight two-point baskets.
Fairland was led in scoring by Luke Thomas with 21 points.
Hillsboro ends the season with a 1-1 mark in the postseason, defeating the Washington Blue Lions, 58-52 in sectional semifinals.
Seniors for the Indians are Phillip Mycroft and Marshall Ward, who was injured for most of the season.