Hillsboro moves on in sectional tournament
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Stephen Forsha-sforsha@gmail.com
CHILLICOTHE — The good fortunes of the Hillsboro Indians late in the season have rolled over into the postseason as HHS defeated the Jackson Ironmen, 56-42 Monday to move on to the Division II SE District Sectional Semifinals.
For the Indians, they made the No. 9 Ironmen play their style of game, as was evident in the first quarter with a 13-6 advantage after eight minutes of play with the Indians' defense keeping the Ironmen (1-20) away from the basket.
HHS, a No. 8 seed, offensively managed to put up double figures in three of the four quarters played, including a first frame that began with a free throw by D.J. Brown, and following JHS taking their only lead of the game, HHS scored the next six points for a lead of 7-2 with 3:08 left in the first.
That 6-0 run included points from Latrell Haithcock and Jordan Captain. The rest of the HHS scoring in the first came from beyond the arc with Zach Young knocking down two 3-pointers with 1:52 and 3.0 left in the quarter.
Young led the Indians with 17 points (three 3-pointers) and was followed by Captain with 13 points.
"I thought Jordy was our X-Factor," HHS head coach Brett Prince said. "Sometimes it is give-and-take with him and DJ, because Jordy does well offensively and DJ is strong on defense.
"Jordy got us some big baskets in the fourth."
The Indians (7-15) added to their lead in the second and outscored the Ironmen, 9-8 in the second with points from Austin Bagshaw, Young and Alex Van Zant. Bagshaw sank a 3-pointer with with 7:09 left in the quarter.
HHS continued to outscore their opponent in the third as they added 16 points in the third, while holding JHS to seven points in the same eight-minute span.
In the fourth, HHS was outscored by JHS, 21-18.
"We relaxed some, and they (JHS) got hot and made some threes," Prince said. "I got worried a little bit, and their defense gave us some trouble."
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For the HHS third, Young opened up with the first five points of the quarter, with a 3-pointer at the 7:37 mark and a layup with 5:52 on the clock.
With 4:34 left in the third, Haithcock knocked down a trey, and that was followed by back-to-back layups by Brown for a 34-19 advantage with 2:09 still left in the third.
Alex Van Zant later propelled the Indians' lead back to 15 points with two free-throw conversions, and HHS ended the quarter with two more free throws, this time by Trey Moberly, for a 38-21 advantage.
The 18 points by HHS in the final eight minutes were scored by Young, Van Zant, Moberly, Brown and Captain.
HHS finished the game 9-of-14 from the free-throw line, while the Iromnen were 11-of-13.
The leading scorer for JHS was Neal with 11 points.
HHS will play again on Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 6:15 p.m. when they face the No. 1 seeded Washington Blue Lions at SEHS.
"We know what we are getting with Washington," Prince said. "They make you guard their quickness. If we can slow them down and make them play a half-court game … that will give us a chance. I'm not saying we'll win, but that's all we can ask for."
For the Indians, they made the No. 9 Ironmen play their style of game, as was evident in the first quarter with a 13-6 advantage after eight minutes of play with the Indians' defense keeping the Ironmen (1-20) away from the basket.
HHS, a No. 8 seed, offensively managed to put up double figures in three of the four quarters played, including a first frame that began with a free throw by D.J. Brown, and following JHS taking their only lead of the game, HHS scored the next six points for a lead of 7-2 with 3:08 left in the first.
That 6-0 run included points from Latrell Haithcock and Jordan Captain. The rest of the HHS scoring in the first came from beyond the arc with Zach Young knocking down two 3-pointers with 1:52 and 3.0 left in the quarter.
Young led the Indians with 17 points (three 3-pointers) and was followed by Captain with 13 points.
"I thought Jordy was our X-Factor," HHS head coach Brett Prince said. "Sometimes it is give-and-take with him and DJ, because Jordy does well offensively and DJ is strong on defense.
"Jordy got us some big baskets in the fourth."
The Indians (7-15) added to their lead in the second and outscored the Ironmen, 9-8 in the second with points from Austin Bagshaw, Young and Alex Van Zant. Bagshaw sank a 3-pointer with with 7:09 left in the quarter.
HHS continued to outscore their opponent in the third as they added 16 points in the third, while holding JHS to seven points in the same eight-minute span.
In the fourth, HHS was outscored by JHS, 21-18.
"We relaxed some, and they (JHS) got hot and made some threes," Prince said. "I got worried a little bit, and their defense gave us some trouble."
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For the HHS third, Young opened up with the first five points of the quarter, with a 3-pointer at the 7:37 mark and a layup with 5:52 on the clock.
With 4:34 left in the third, Haithcock knocked down a trey, and that was followed by back-to-back layups by Brown for a 34-19 advantage with 2:09 still left in the third.
Alex Van Zant later propelled the Indians' lead back to 15 points with two free-throw conversions, and HHS ended the quarter with two more free throws, this time by Trey Moberly, for a 38-21 advantage.
The 18 points by HHS in the final eight minutes were scored by Young, Van Zant, Moberly, Brown and Captain.
HHS finished the game 9-of-14 from the free-throw line, while the Iromnen were 11-of-13.
The leading scorer for JHS was Neal with 11 points.
HHS will play again on Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 6:15 p.m. when they face the No. 1 seeded Washington Blue Lions at SEHS.
"We know what we are getting with Washington," Prince said. "They make you guard their quickness. If we can slow them down and make them play a half-court game … that will give us a chance. I'm not saying we'll win, but that's all we can ask for."