Final frame sends Lady Indians to loss against Washington
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Stephen Forsha-sforsha@gmail.com
The final five minutes of the Frontier Athletic Conference game for the Hillsboro Lady Indians — especially a one-minute span from the 5:34 mark to the 4:33 mark of the fourth quarter — saw the Washington Lady Blue Lions take all the momentum and the win Wednesday night.
Hillsboro (1-5, 5-8) was within two points of the visiting Lady Lions with 5:46 left in the game by a 33-31 deficit, but Washington answered with a 7-0 run in a span of a minute to increase their lead to nine points and eventually a final score of 51-34 as they took complete control for the remainder of the game.
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Hillsboro had their troubles scoring in the first frame, which saw Washington jump out to a 4-0 advantage, but that quick scoring was stopped by a layup from Delaney Eakins at the 5:22 mark of the first frame. Eakins led the Lady Indians with 12 points.
Washington answered with a jumper from Hannah Haithcock, but HHS got to within a point of tying the FAC game with a free throw by Karleigh Hopkins, which was followed with a steal and layup by Hopkins at the 4:22 mark for a 6-5 score.
Washington answered with a 3-pointer 15 seconds later from Bre Taylor (who totaled nine points), and the final scoring of the first frame came with a layup by Eakins and a jumper from Washington’s Rayana Burns and Haithcock for a 13-7 Lady Blue Lion lead after eight minutes. Haithcock finished the game with eight points.
The six-point lead was down to five points for Hillsboro following the conclusion of the second quarter with Washington having a 20-15 advantage at halftime. Washington began the second with points from Maddy Jenkins, only to see Hillsboro’s Madi Marsh go full court for a layup. Marsh finished with five points against Washington.
Washington responded with a jumper by Halli Wall, later followed by a 3-pointer by Shawna Conger for a 20-9 advantage with 3:54 left in the first half. Wall finished the game with nine points, while Conger scored eight points.
That was the last scoring for the Lady Blue Lions in the second quarter as HHS ended the second with the final six points, beginning with two free throw conversions from Eakins, followed with a free throw make from Josie Hopkins and a 3-pointer with 1:29 left in the second by Marsh for the 20-15 halftime score.
The Lady Indians opened the third frame with a layup from Hopkins and a jumper by Natalie Sullivan, then at the 5:35 mark of the third HHS took their lone lead of the game when Lana Grover scored two points off a turnover, putting HHS ahead by a 21-20 score.
Hillsboro’s lead was short-lived when Washington had two free throw conversion from Haithcock. HHS tied the score at 22 when Sullivan made a free throw around the 5:00 mark of the quarter, but from there Washington outscored the Lady Indians, 9-3 for the rest of the frame, with the three HHS points coming off a 3-pointer by Kayden Watson at the 1:33 mark as HHS trailed 31-25 after three quarters. Watson totaled five points.
In the fourth quarter, HHS had their chances to get the lead back as they trailed by a 33-31 score with 5:46 left in regulation following six points from Eakins to start the fourth-quarter scoring for the Lady Indians.
After HHS got to within two points of tying the score, Washington went on a 7-0 run to take a 40-31 advantage, beginning with a 3-pointer by Wall and followed by a layup by Burns and a put-back basket by Wall with 4:33 on the scoreboard. Burns led Washington with 13 points.
The Washington scoring run stopped with a free throw from Karleigh Hopkins (who finished the game with six points), but that was answered with a 3-pointer from Washington’s Conger with 3:38 on the clock, extending their lead to 10 points at 42-32.
HHS answered with a jumper by Watson at the 3:25 mark, only to see the Lady Blue Lions sink another 3-pointer in the quarter with Conger pushing the Washington lead to 45-34, which was the start of a 9-0 run by the visiting team to end the game.
In JV play, the Lady Indians won by a 36-30 score. Kayden Watson led HHS with nine points, followed by Kira Watson and Jordan Moberly each with eight points.
Next for HHS is a non-conference game at Piketon Saturday, Jan. 6.
Hillsboro (1-5, 5-8) was within two points of the visiting Lady Lions with 5:46 left in the game by a 33-31 deficit, but Washington answered with a 7-0 run in a span of a minute to increase their lead to nine points and eventually a final score of 51-34 as they took complete control for the remainder of the game.
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Hillsboro had their troubles scoring in the first frame, which saw Washington jump out to a 4-0 advantage, but that quick scoring was stopped by a layup from Delaney Eakins at the 5:22 mark of the first frame. Eakins led the Lady Indians with 12 points.
Washington answered with a jumper from Hannah Haithcock, but HHS got to within a point of tying the FAC game with a free throw by Karleigh Hopkins, which was followed with a steal and layup by Hopkins at the 4:22 mark for a 6-5 score.
Washington answered with a 3-pointer 15 seconds later from Bre Taylor (who totaled nine points), and the final scoring of the first frame came with a layup by Eakins and a jumper from Washington’s Rayana Burns and Haithcock for a 13-7 Lady Blue Lion lead after eight minutes. Haithcock finished the game with eight points.
The six-point lead was down to five points for Hillsboro following the conclusion of the second quarter with Washington having a 20-15 advantage at halftime. Washington began the second with points from Maddy Jenkins, only to see Hillsboro’s Madi Marsh go full court for a layup. Marsh finished with five points against Washington.
Washington responded with a jumper by Halli Wall, later followed by a 3-pointer by Shawna Conger for a 20-9 advantage with 3:54 left in the first half. Wall finished the game with nine points, while Conger scored eight points.
That was the last scoring for the Lady Blue Lions in the second quarter as HHS ended the second with the final six points, beginning with two free throw conversions from Eakins, followed with a free throw make from Josie Hopkins and a 3-pointer with 1:29 left in the second by Marsh for the 20-15 halftime score.
The Lady Indians opened the third frame with a layup from Hopkins and a jumper by Natalie Sullivan, then at the 5:35 mark of the third HHS took their lone lead of the game when Lana Grover scored two points off a turnover, putting HHS ahead by a 21-20 score.
Hillsboro’s lead was short-lived when Washington had two free throw conversion from Haithcock. HHS tied the score at 22 when Sullivan made a free throw around the 5:00 mark of the quarter, but from there Washington outscored the Lady Indians, 9-3 for the rest of the frame, with the three HHS points coming off a 3-pointer by Kayden Watson at the 1:33 mark as HHS trailed 31-25 after three quarters. Watson totaled five points.
In the fourth quarter, HHS had their chances to get the lead back as they trailed by a 33-31 score with 5:46 left in regulation following six points from Eakins to start the fourth-quarter scoring for the Lady Indians.
After HHS got to within two points of tying the score, Washington went on a 7-0 run to take a 40-31 advantage, beginning with a 3-pointer by Wall and followed by a layup by Burns and a put-back basket by Wall with 4:33 on the scoreboard. Burns led Washington with 13 points.
The Washington scoring run stopped with a free throw from Karleigh Hopkins (who finished the game with six points), but that was answered with a 3-pointer from Washington’s Conger with 3:38 on the clock, extending their lead to 10 points at 42-32.
HHS answered with a jumper by Watson at the 3:25 mark, only to see the Lady Blue Lions sink another 3-pointer in the quarter with Conger pushing the Washington lead to 45-34, which was the start of a 9-0 run by the visiting team to end the game.
In JV play, the Lady Indians won by a 36-30 score. Kayden Watson led HHS with nine points, followed by Kira Watson and Jordan Moberly each with eight points.
Next for HHS is a non-conference game at Piketon Saturday, Jan. 6.