Indians lose lead in final frame; drop game to Adena
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Stephen Forsha-sforsha@gmail.com
The Hillsboro Indians held, at one time, an 11-point lead in the third quarter and during the final frame led by as many as nine points. After a few charging calls didn’t go their way, plus having missed shots in the paint, the Indians eventually lost the lead and the game.
Hillsboro’s loss came to the visiting Adena Warriors by a 56-51 score at HHS, and in the non-conference loss, they allowed 28 points in the fourth quarter, which was the same number of points tallied by Adena combined in the first three frames.
The Indians (2-10) led by a 37-28 score after three quarters as they outscored the Warriors, 15-9 in the third quarter, but Adena struck first with three points to open the fourth to make it a six-point deficit. HHS responded with a 3-pointer by Ethan Watson to build the HHS lead back to nine points at the 7:08 mark of the fourth frame. Watson led the Indians with 21 points, making three 3-pointers on the night.
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From there, the Warriors added four more points by converting put-back opportunities in a span of 33 seconds, cutting the Indians’ lead to five points and forcing HHS to call a timeout with 6:09 left in regulation.
HHS came out of the timeout and had Josh Keets sink two free throws, building the hosts’ lead back to seven points with 6:03 left on the clock. Keets totaled 16 points in the loss.
That didn’t last long, with Zach Fout of the Warriors sinking a 3-pointer at the 5:44 mark, followed by a layup from Jake Dawson and a 3-pointer by Trey Postage with 3:59 left in regulation, erasing an HHS lead that was as high as 11 points in the game for a 43-42 lead for the Warriors.
HHS regained the lead with a Marshall Ward 3-pointer with 3:26 on the clock, but 16 seconds later, it was Postage knocking down a trey for the visitors to make it a one-point advantage in favor of the Warriors.
Again, the Indians answered with a layup by Keets, then J.D. Blevins of the Warriors equaled the feat, giving the Warriors the lead with the scoreboard reading 2:13.
A big game changer for the Indians was on back-to-back possession and drives to the basket, the Warriors were able to draw a charge with J.D. Blevins and Jeff Postage taking the big hits to force the ball back into the hands of the Warriors.
“We didn’t get the benefit of a couple shots around the basket that didn’t go our way, and they made 3-pointers at the end and shot free throws extremely well, so I give credit to Adena,” Hillsboro head coach Bruce Miles said. “We did a good job of contesting shooters. They have a couple guys that really shoot it well. We missed some rotations, and they made big shots. We missed several free throws that hurt as well.”
Still having a one-point lead, it slowly increased for Adena with free throw conversions as Trey Postage sank two, then Jeff Postage made two of his own for a 52-47 lead over the Indians with 20.8 left in the game. HHS made a layup from Ward (who finished with six points), but the Indians and Warriors just exchanged points until the buzzer sounded for the five-point differential.
The first half was closely contested too with HHS leading 11-10 after the first quarter and by just three points at halftime at 22-19 with the Indians and Warriors combining for just one 3-pointer in the first two quarters. The trey came from Trey Postage of the Warriors for the first points of the third at the 5:23 mark, then increasing the lead to 13-11.
Hillsboro’s best quarter came in the third with the hosts scoring the first six points of the frame with Watson sinking a free throw to start the second half, followed by a 3-pointer from Keets and a layup by Ward for a 28-19 Hillsboro advantage.
AHS answered with a 7-0 run from the 6:45 mark of the quarter until the 5:13 mark, cutting the HHS lead down to two points at 28-26. HHS eventually built an 11-point cushion with nine consecutive points by Keets, Watson and Matthew Ryan as Watson knocked down a 3-pointer.
He gained two points on a steal and fast break and also scored two other points in the paint for a 37-26 HHS lead with 2:42 left in the quarter during the run. The final points of the third were by the Warriors, leaving the Indians in front by nine points.
“I thought Josh played, defensively, a great game,” Miles said. “I’m always harping on him to play both ends, and I thought he did a great job rebounding and playing hard on the defensive end. I was extremely impressed with him, and Ethan got a lot of steals on our press.”
The Indians finished 9-of-15 from the free-throw line. They also totaled four 3-pointers and 15 two-point baskets.
In JV play, the Indians defeated Adena, 66-30 with Garrison Banks scoring 22 and Caleb Crawford with 15 for the Indians in the win. HHS also won the freshman game.
Hillsboro’s loss came to the visiting Adena Warriors by a 56-51 score at HHS, and in the non-conference loss, they allowed 28 points in the fourth quarter, which was the same number of points tallied by Adena combined in the first three frames.
The Indians (2-10) led by a 37-28 score after three quarters as they outscored the Warriors, 15-9 in the third quarter, but Adena struck first with three points to open the fourth to make it a six-point deficit. HHS responded with a 3-pointer by Ethan Watson to build the HHS lead back to nine points at the 7:08 mark of the fourth frame. Watson led the Indians with 21 points, making three 3-pointers on the night.
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From there, the Warriors added four more points by converting put-back opportunities in a span of 33 seconds, cutting the Indians’ lead to five points and forcing HHS to call a timeout with 6:09 left in regulation.
HHS came out of the timeout and had Josh Keets sink two free throws, building the hosts’ lead back to seven points with 6:03 left on the clock. Keets totaled 16 points in the loss.
That didn’t last long, with Zach Fout of the Warriors sinking a 3-pointer at the 5:44 mark, followed by a layup from Jake Dawson and a 3-pointer by Trey Postage with 3:59 left in regulation, erasing an HHS lead that was as high as 11 points in the game for a 43-42 lead for the Warriors.
HHS regained the lead with a Marshall Ward 3-pointer with 3:26 on the clock, but 16 seconds later, it was Postage knocking down a trey for the visitors to make it a one-point advantage in favor of the Warriors.
Again, the Indians answered with a layup by Keets, then J.D. Blevins of the Warriors equaled the feat, giving the Warriors the lead with the scoreboard reading 2:13.
A big game changer for the Indians was on back-to-back possession and drives to the basket, the Warriors were able to draw a charge with J.D. Blevins and Jeff Postage taking the big hits to force the ball back into the hands of the Warriors.
“We didn’t get the benefit of a couple shots around the basket that didn’t go our way, and they made 3-pointers at the end and shot free throws extremely well, so I give credit to Adena,” Hillsboro head coach Bruce Miles said. “We did a good job of contesting shooters. They have a couple guys that really shoot it well. We missed some rotations, and they made big shots. We missed several free throws that hurt as well.”
Still having a one-point lead, it slowly increased for Adena with free throw conversions as Trey Postage sank two, then Jeff Postage made two of his own for a 52-47 lead over the Indians with 20.8 left in the game. HHS made a layup from Ward (who finished with six points), but the Indians and Warriors just exchanged points until the buzzer sounded for the five-point differential.
The first half was closely contested too with HHS leading 11-10 after the first quarter and by just three points at halftime at 22-19 with the Indians and Warriors combining for just one 3-pointer in the first two quarters. The trey came from Trey Postage of the Warriors for the first points of the third at the 5:23 mark, then increasing the lead to 13-11.
Hillsboro’s best quarter came in the third with the hosts scoring the first six points of the frame with Watson sinking a free throw to start the second half, followed by a 3-pointer from Keets and a layup by Ward for a 28-19 Hillsboro advantage.
AHS answered with a 7-0 run from the 6:45 mark of the quarter until the 5:13 mark, cutting the HHS lead down to two points at 28-26. HHS eventually built an 11-point cushion with nine consecutive points by Keets, Watson and Matthew Ryan as Watson knocked down a 3-pointer.
He gained two points on a steal and fast break and also scored two other points in the paint for a 37-26 HHS lead with 2:42 left in the quarter during the run. The final points of the third were by the Warriors, leaving the Indians in front by nine points.
“I thought Josh played, defensively, a great game,” Miles said. “I’m always harping on him to play both ends, and I thought he did a great job rebounding and playing hard on the defensive end. I was extremely impressed with him, and Ethan got a lot of steals on our press.”
The Indians finished 9-of-15 from the free-throw line. They also totaled four 3-pointers and 15 two-point baskets.
In JV play, the Indians defeated Adena, 66-30 with Garrison Banks scoring 22 and Caleb Crawford with 15 for the Indians in the win. HHS also won the freshman game.