Hillsboro Indians defend home court in win over Miami Trace
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Stephen Forsha-sforsha@gmail.com
HILLSBORO — The Hillsboro Indians took another step to stay in first place in the Frontier Athletic Conference as they used four players reaching double figures, plus shooting beyond the arc, to win against the visiting Miami Trace Panthers, 73-54.
The win by the Indians — their ninth consecutive victory — improves their overall record to 13-2 this season. They are now 7-1 in the FAC, as they and Jackson are the lone two teams in the FAC with one conference loss. Miami Trace is now 3-7 overall and 1-5 in the FAC.
In the win, the Indians sank 11 3-pointers for 33 of their 73 points scored against the Panthers, plus the Indians collected 12 two-point baskets for 24 points, and they were 16-of-19 from the free-throw line as a team.
Of the four Hillsboro players to reach double-figure scoring, it was Ryan Scott with the highest scoring total for the Tribe as he totaled 21 points in the victory. Scott knocked down two two-point field goals, four 3-pointers, and he was a perfect 5-of-5 from the free-throw line.
Quintin Captain totaled 18 points for Hillsboro, as he also made four 3-pointers, along with one two-point basket, and he was a perfect 4-of-4 in his free-throw attempts.
Next was Brad Miller finishing with 14 points as he did his damage in the paint with six two-point baskets and two made free throws on four attempts. Miller also unofficially had five rebounds.
Hunter Price totaled 11 points for the Indians with three two-point buckets, one 3-pointer and he was 2-of-2 from the free-throw line. Unofficially, Price also had seven rebounds.
“We have Miami Trace again at their place on Tuesday (Feb. 2), and going into tonight we had three league games left, and two were against Miami Trace, so we wanted to set the tone,” HHS head coach Miles Burton said. “We knew we were in for a battle, and give Miami Trace credit, they never gave up and they fought hard. They are as big a team as I’ve seen all year in any region or any division. They are well coached. So give them credit, it took everything our guys had down the stretch to physically see this one out.”
Hillsboro led 21-12 at the end of the first quarter with the Indians making four 3-pointers, while Miami Trace knocked down two treys in the first frame as well. MTHS scored first in the game, but their two points were answered with one of the 3-pointers by Scott less than two minutes into the contest.
After Miami Trace added two more points to regain the lead, the Indians and Panthers had a combined five straight 3-pointers, plus in addition there was a three-point play added on after all the trifectas, that left the Indians in front 15-10 with 2:58 left in the opening frame.
The barrage of treys began with consecutive 3-pointers by Scott with 4:25 on the clock, but Miami Trace answered with a 3-pointer from Isaiah Reisinger. Next was a 3-pointer by Captain at the 3:25 mark of the first, but the Panthers countered with another trey from Reisinger.
Hillsboro came back with a three-point play by Miller, who scored two points in the paint while being fouled. Miller took advantage of the free shot and added another important point to put the Indians ahead by five points.
The remainder of the quarter saw HHS have baskets by Miller and Price, while MT added one basket in the final 2:29, with HHS ending the frame with six straight points, including a layup at the buzzer by Miller, for the 21-12 advantage.
Coach Burton spoke about his backcourt of Scott and Captain, who combined for 39 points, including eight 3-pointers in the four quarters played.
“Find me a better backcourt in southeast Ohio. I love those guys, and they work incredibly hard,” Burton said. “I was super proud of how they played. Give Q credit, he was very efficient in the first half, and Ryan is Ryan. I was happy with how he played defensively.”
In the second quarter it was an effort on both sides of the court that propelled the Indians to a 37-24 lead at halftime. In the frame the Indians not only outscored Miami Trace, 16-12, but they also out-rebounded the Panthers, 13-3.
HHS opened the second with points by Price and Captain, while MTHS also scored four straight points, leaving the score at 25-16 with 4:59 left in the first half.
Following a timeout by the Indians, it was three straight 3-pointers for Hillsboro that put their lead to 34-16, as Captain sank two of those three treys and Lawton Parry made one.
Miami Trace answered with two consecutive 3-pointers from Reisinger, giving the game five straight 3-pointers combined by the two teams in a span from the 4:43 mark to the 1:57 mark, leaving the Indians’ lead at 34-22.
Miller scored Hillsboro’s final three points, and in between his baskets it was two made free throws by the Panthers for the 13-point lead at the half.
By the time the third frame came to a close, it was Hillsboro leading by 11 points, 55-44. In the third, the Indians had 3-pointers from Captain, Scott and Price, as Scott collected nine points in the third, while Captain and Price each had three points in the quarter. Also scoring points in the third were Miller with two points, and Coltin Hunter, who sank a free throw.
The Indians never lost the lead in the final frame with Captain adding four points to his overall totals, while Scott scored three more points. Also in the final frame, the Indians had four points by Price, a 3-pointer by Parry and two made free throws on two attempts by Nick Lewis.
In the second half, MT scored 20 points in the third and 10 points in the fourth frame. For the game, the Panthers totaled 13 two-point baskets, six 3-pointers and they were 10-of-13 from the free-throw line.
MTHS was led in scoring by Reisinger with 15 points, off five 3-pointers. Also in double-figure scoring for MTHS was Drew Guthrie with 11 points.
In JV action, the Indians fell to the Panthers, 43-38. HHS was led in scoring in the JV game by Ethan Parry and Jayse Middleton with 14 points each, with Parry totaling four 3-pointers in his scoring.
Next for Hillsboro is a non-conference game on Saturday, Jan. 30, as they will hit the road to face the Western Brown Broncos.
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The win by the Indians — their ninth consecutive victory — improves their overall record to 13-2 this season. They are now 7-1 in the FAC, as they and Jackson are the lone two teams in the FAC with one conference loss. Miami Trace is now 3-7 overall and 1-5 in the FAC.
In the win, the Indians sank 11 3-pointers for 33 of their 73 points scored against the Panthers, plus the Indians collected 12 two-point baskets for 24 points, and they were 16-of-19 from the free-throw line as a team.
Of the four Hillsboro players to reach double-figure scoring, it was Ryan Scott with the highest scoring total for the Tribe as he totaled 21 points in the victory. Scott knocked down two two-point field goals, four 3-pointers, and he was a perfect 5-of-5 from the free-throw line.
Quintin Captain totaled 18 points for Hillsboro, as he also made four 3-pointers, along with one two-point basket, and he was a perfect 4-of-4 in his free-throw attempts.
Next was Brad Miller finishing with 14 points as he did his damage in the paint with six two-point baskets and two made free throws on four attempts. Miller also unofficially had five rebounds.
Hunter Price totaled 11 points for the Indians with three two-point buckets, one 3-pointer and he was 2-of-2 from the free-throw line. Unofficially, Price also had seven rebounds.
“We have Miami Trace again at their place on Tuesday (Feb. 2), and going into tonight we had three league games left, and two were against Miami Trace, so we wanted to set the tone,” HHS head coach Miles Burton said. “We knew we were in for a battle, and give Miami Trace credit, they never gave up and they fought hard. They are as big a team as I’ve seen all year in any region or any division. They are well coached. So give them credit, it took everything our guys had down the stretch to physically see this one out.”
Hillsboro led 21-12 at the end of the first quarter with the Indians making four 3-pointers, while Miami Trace knocked down two treys in the first frame as well. MTHS scored first in the game, but their two points were answered with one of the 3-pointers by Scott less than two minutes into the contest.
After Miami Trace added two more points to regain the lead, the Indians and Panthers had a combined five straight 3-pointers, plus in addition there was a three-point play added on after all the trifectas, that left the Indians in front 15-10 with 2:58 left in the opening frame.
The barrage of treys began with consecutive 3-pointers by Scott with 4:25 on the clock, but Miami Trace answered with a 3-pointer from Isaiah Reisinger. Next was a 3-pointer by Captain at the 3:25 mark of the first, but the Panthers countered with another trey from Reisinger.
Hillsboro came back with a three-point play by Miller, who scored two points in the paint while being fouled. Miller took advantage of the free shot and added another important point to put the Indians ahead by five points.
The remainder of the quarter saw HHS have baskets by Miller and Price, while MT added one basket in the final 2:29, with HHS ending the frame with six straight points, including a layup at the buzzer by Miller, for the 21-12 advantage.
Coach Burton spoke about his backcourt of Scott and Captain, who combined for 39 points, including eight 3-pointers in the four quarters played.
“Find me a better backcourt in southeast Ohio. I love those guys, and they work incredibly hard,” Burton said. “I was super proud of how they played. Give Q credit, he was very efficient in the first half, and Ryan is Ryan. I was happy with how he played defensively.”
In the second quarter it was an effort on both sides of the court that propelled the Indians to a 37-24 lead at halftime. In the frame the Indians not only outscored Miami Trace, 16-12, but they also out-rebounded the Panthers, 13-3.
HHS opened the second with points by Price and Captain, while MTHS also scored four straight points, leaving the score at 25-16 with 4:59 left in the first half.
Following a timeout by the Indians, it was three straight 3-pointers for Hillsboro that put their lead to 34-16, as Captain sank two of those three treys and Lawton Parry made one.
Miami Trace answered with two consecutive 3-pointers from Reisinger, giving the game five straight 3-pointers combined by the two teams in a span from the 4:43 mark to the 1:57 mark, leaving the Indians’ lead at 34-22.
Miller scored Hillsboro’s final three points, and in between his baskets it was two made free throws by the Panthers for the 13-point lead at the half.
By the time the third frame came to a close, it was Hillsboro leading by 11 points, 55-44. In the third, the Indians had 3-pointers from Captain, Scott and Price, as Scott collected nine points in the third, while Captain and Price each had three points in the quarter. Also scoring points in the third were Miller with two points, and Coltin Hunter, who sank a free throw.
The Indians never lost the lead in the final frame with Captain adding four points to his overall totals, while Scott scored three more points. Also in the final frame, the Indians had four points by Price, a 3-pointer by Parry and two made free throws on two attempts by Nick Lewis.
In the second half, MT scored 20 points in the third and 10 points in the fourth frame. For the game, the Panthers totaled 13 two-point baskets, six 3-pointers and they were 10-of-13 from the free-throw line.
MTHS was led in scoring by Reisinger with 15 points, off five 3-pointers. Also in double-figure scoring for MTHS was Drew Guthrie with 11 points.
In JV action, the Indians fell to the Panthers, 43-38. HHS was led in scoring in the JV game by Ethan Parry and Jayse Middleton with 14 points each, with Parry totaling four 3-pointers in his scoring.
Next for Hillsboro is a non-conference game on Saturday, Jan. 30, as they will hit the road to face the Western Brown Broncos.
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