Hillsboro Lady Indians gain 35-point win over Blanchester
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Stephen Forsha-sforsha@gmail.com
HILLSBORO — The Hillsboro Lady Indians played their most dominant game thus far of the 2020-21 season on Wednesday night, as they led after each quarter, allowed just two points in the first eight minutes played and never trailed in their non-conference contest against the visiting Blanchester Lady Wildcats.
Once the final buzzer sounded, it was Hillsboro winning by a 35-point margin at 59-24 against the Lady ’Cats, earning their third win of the season, as they closed out the 2020 portion of their schedule.
In the first frame — which HHS won by a 12-2 score — the defense of the Lady Indians didn’t allow a single field goal to be made from the field in the opening eight minutes, as HHS held Blanchester to just two free throws in the frame.
As for the Lady Indians, they scored their first bucket of the contest with 5:40 left in the quarter, as Brynn Bledsoe went to the hoop following a steal and assist by Sinai Roberts. From there, the HHS scoring in the first frame included a 3-pointer by Gracie Dean at the 3:21 mark, later followed by a 3-pointer by Bledsoe with 2:53 left in the opening frame.
Dean finished with 21 points and six rebounds. Bledsoe totaled 10 points and three rebounds.
From there, Dean scored another basket, this time in the paint for two points, and HHS went to a lead of 12-2 with a basket from Eden Edenfield with the assist off a bounce pass from Bledsoe to end the first quarter. Edenfield totaled 13 points and seven rebounds.
Blanchester’s Olivia Potts scored the first point of the second quarter with a free-throw conversion, but HHS answered with a layup by Edenfield and a free throw made by Mya Bell for a 15-3 advantage with 7:06 left in the second frame.
The Lady ’Cats scored their first field goal of the game with 6:13 on the scoreboard as Kaylee Coyle scored a put-back basket, but Bledsoe answered with a second 3-pointer in the first half for an 18-5 advantage.
BHS scored another basket, this one by Lana Roy, but HHS equaled the feat with two points from a jumper by Edenfield to put HHS ahead by 13 points at 20-7.
As the second frame continued, HHS had a jumper by Jaden Moberly, two free throws and layup from Dean, a two-point basket by Edenfield and two made free throws by Bledsoe to lead at halftime by a 30-9 score, as HHS outscored the Lady ’Cats 16-7 in the second frame.
Hillsboro led by a 43-16 score after three quarters, scoring the first seven points of the third quarter. Those points came via a 3-pointer by Dean to start the frame, followed by two points by Rylie Scott. After a BHS timeout, Scott added another two points in the paint for a 37-9 advantage with 6:23 still left in the third quarter.
Emma Winemiller sank a 3-pointer for Blanchester to stop the 7-0 run of HHS, but HHS then scored six straight points in 1:15. In that time span, Dean had a layup, followed by a steal and another layup, then Bell rang in two points with a steal and fast break of her own as she made the basket for a 43-12 advantage. BHS scored the final four points of the quarter, cutting the Hillsboro lead to 27 points.
HHS scored 16 points in the fourth quarter, while Blanchester added eight points to their final scoring. Points for HHS in the fourth included a 3-pointer by Dean to open the final frame, followed later by a three-point play from Edenfield, which also included a rebound on the put-back effort. Then, later in the fourth, Edenfield went through the defense for two points with 6:20 remaining in the contest for a 51-20 lead.
At the 5:23 mark, the Lady Indians added a basket by Dean, and at the 2:58 mark it was Reagan Eastes sinking the basket. Madisyn Taylor later made a free throw for HHS, and the Lady Indians’ final points of the quarter came off a 3-pointer from Morgan Garman to push HHS to the 35-point win.
For the game, HHS collected 28 rebounds as a team, with Edenfield leading the way with seven, followed by Dean with six. Blanchester totaled 17 rebounds and 22 turnovers. HHS totaled 13 turnovers in the win. Blanchester was led in scoring by Roy with eight points.
Next for the Lady Indians (3-5) is a game on Monday, Jan. 4 against Lynchburg-Clay at HHS.
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Once the final buzzer sounded, it was Hillsboro winning by a 35-point margin at 59-24 against the Lady ’Cats, earning their third win of the season, as they closed out the 2020 portion of their schedule.
In the first frame — which HHS won by a 12-2 score — the defense of the Lady Indians didn’t allow a single field goal to be made from the field in the opening eight minutes, as HHS held Blanchester to just two free throws in the frame.
As for the Lady Indians, they scored their first bucket of the contest with 5:40 left in the quarter, as Brynn Bledsoe went to the hoop following a steal and assist by Sinai Roberts. From there, the HHS scoring in the first frame included a 3-pointer by Gracie Dean at the 3:21 mark, later followed by a 3-pointer by Bledsoe with 2:53 left in the opening frame.
Dean finished with 21 points and six rebounds. Bledsoe totaled 10 points and three rebounds.
From there, Dean scored another basket, this time in the paint for two points, and HHS went to a lead of 12-2 with a basket from Eden Edenfield with the assist off a bounce pass from Bledsoe to end the first quarter. Edenfield totaled 13 points and seven rebounds.
Blanchester’s Olivia Potts scored the first point of the second quarter with a free-throw conversion, but HHS answered with a layup by Edenfield and a free throw made by Mya Bell for a 15-3 advantage with 7:06 left in the second frame.
The Lady ’Cats scored their first field goal of the game with 6:13 on the scoreboard as Kaylee Coyle scored a put-back basket, but Bledsoe answered with a second 3-pointer in the first half for an 18-5 advantage.
BHS scored another basket, this one by Lana Roy, but HHS equaled the feat with two points from a jumper by Edenfield to put HHS ahead by 13 points at 20-7.
As the second frame continued, HHS had a jumper by Jaden Moberly, two free throws and layup from Dean, a two-point basket by Edenfield and two made free throws by Bledsoe to lead at halftime by a 30-9 score, as HHS outscored the Lady ’Cats 16-7 in the second frame.
Hillsboro led by a 43-16 score after three quarters, scoring the first seven points of the third quarter. Those points came via a 3-pointer by Dean to start the frame, followed by two points by Rylie Scott. After a BHS timeout, Scott added another two points in the paint for a 37-9 advantage with 6:23 still left in the third quarter.
Emma Winemiller sank a 3-pointer for Blanchester to stop the 7-0 run of HHS, but HHS then scored six straight points in 1:15. In that time span, Dean had a layup, followed by a steal and another layup, then Bell rang in two points with a steal and fast break of her own as she made the basket for a 43-12 advantage. BHS scored the final four points of the quarter, cutting the Hillsboro lead to 27 points.
HHS scored 16 points in the fourth quarter, while Blanchester added eight points to their final scoring. Points for HHS in the fourth included a 3-pointer by Dean to open the final frame, followed later by a three-point play from Edenfield, which also included a rebound on the put-back effort. Then, later in the fourth, Edenfield went through the defense for two points with 6:20 remaining in the contest for a 51-20 lead.
At the 5:23 mark, the Lady Indians added a basket by Dean, and at the 2:58 mark it was Reagan Eastes sinking the basket. Madisyn Taylor later made a free throw for HHS, and the Lady Indians’ final points of the quarter came off a 3-pointer from Morgan Garman to push HHS to the 35-point win.
For the game, HHS collected 28 rebounds as a team, with Edenfield leading the way with seven, followed by Dean with six. Blanchester totaled 17 rebounds and 22 turnovers. HHS totaled 13 turnovers in the win. Blanchester was led in scoring by Roy with eight points.
Next for the Lady Indians (3-5) is a game on Monday, Jan. 4 against Lynchburg-Clay at HHS.
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