Indians nearly fend off Hurricane
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Stephen Forsha-sforsha@gmail.com
The Hillsboro Indians nearly pulled off a South Central Ohio League upset Tuesday night on senior night, but a 30-point fourth frame by the visiting Wilmington Hurricane eventually led to a 61-55 loss for the hosts.
That said, the Indians displayed excellent team basketball, and their lone senior Ty Haithcock had a game to remember by making four 3-pointers in the final home game of the season, finishing with a team-high 14 points. Haithcock also collected one two-point basket, and his 3-pointers came with two in the first half and two in the third quarter.
“Ty Haithcock on senior night … I’m so proud of him,” HHS head coach Bruce Miles said. “He had a rough start to his season, and I finally woke up and started giving him the minutes he needed and deserved. He’s been a huge bonus for us off the bench, and tonight he started. He’s been great.”
As for the rest of the Indians, Marshall Ward and Ethan Watson each finished with 12 points, giving the Indians three players with double-digit scoring.
Even with those numbers by the Indians, the fourth frame was the difference maker in the SCOL contest with the ’Cane outscoring the Indians, 30-18 in the final frame, as the score was in favor of the Indians at 37-31 when the fourth began.
That lead improved to eight points following two free throws from Josh Keets at the 7:46 mark, but four straight points by the ’Cane cut the lead in half. Two points off a jumper by Kelton Anderson moved the HHS lead back to six points, but the ’Cane had two points from Chris Wolary, cutting it back down to four.
Seven became a lucky number for the Indians following a 3-pointer by Watson off an assist from Haithcock at the 5:41 mark as the Indians moved ahead by that amount for a 44-37 advantage.
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The game was far from being sealed, as a steal by Wilmington’s Dylan Beaugard, plus four straight points from teammates Curtis Gauche and Jeffrey Mansfield made it a one-point differential, bringing WHS to a 44-43 score, still in favor of the hosts.
HHS continued to put the pressure on the visitors as Cameron Reed knocked down a 3-pointer, but top-notch play by Beaugard, including a falling jumper and steal for fast break points, tied the score at 47 with 4:08 remaining in regulation.
Later, the score was tied at 49 as WHS tied it again, and following a full timeout by the ’Cane, they responded by going on what was a 9-0 run from the 3:22 mark to the 35.1 second mark of the fourth, building a 56-49 advantage. The Indians came back with a layup by Watson, but the ’Cane finished the game by making their free throws and fending off the Indians for the win.
“I told the guys after the game I couldn’t be more proud of their effort,” Miles said. “We had a couple great days of practice, and that’s a great team we played. They beat us by 45 the first time at their place, and we had them on the ropes, there is no doubt about it. We executed our game plan, and defensively, we did a lot of good things. Again, I couldn’t be more proud of my guys.
“Our guys are fighting every day in practice to get better … that is something we stress every day is to get better and working our tails off. You can see in our recent ball games we are coming out and competing for four quarters. We aren’t letting that fourth quarter get away as bad as we were at the beginning of the season.”
Before the tough battle of the fourth quarter, there was the excitement of the first three frames, including the Indians and Hurricane tied at 11-11 after eight minutes and the Indians leading 24-17 at the conclusion of the first half.
HHS came out of the gate strong with a 9-0 run, beginning with a 3-pointer by Haithcock, followed by a layup from Ward, a steal and layup by Reed, plus another two points by Reed with a jumper at the 4:23 mark of the first frame for the nine-point advantage.
WHS came back with points of their own to break up the HHS scoring, but the Indians eventually led 11-3 following a layup by Watson, who was assisted off a pass in transition by Keets with 2:28 remaining in the first quarter.
WHS ended the first frame with eight straight points, including two 3-pointers from Beaugard for the 11-11 score.
The second quarter saw the Tribe outscore WHS 13-6 in the second frame for the seven-point halftime advantage. Keets broke the tie of the first quarter with a jumper one minute into the second for a 13-11 advantage. The score was tied at 13, but Ward answered with a 3-pointer for HHS and with that a 16-13 lead.
WHS eventually regained the lead at 17-16 with 2:23 left in the first half, but four points by Ward and a 3-pointer by Haithcock made it a 7-0 run to end the first half.
The Indians were outscored 14-13 in the third frame, allowing them to have a six-point lead at 37-31 after three frames. Scoring points in the third for the Tribe were Watson with a 3-pointer, Haithcock with two 3-pointers and a jumper and two points off a layup by Keets.
In that aforementioned third frame, HHS broke a 28-28 tied score with a wide-open trey by Haithcock, and though Beaugard answered with a 3-pointer of his own, the Indians ended the third with a 3-pointer by Watson and a second one from Haithcock at the buzzer.
Beaugard led all scorers with 32 points, finishing with six 3-pointers (four in the second half), while Wolary totaled 12 points.
In JV play, the Indians defeated the ’Cane, 41-40, having a fourth-quarter rally for the win. Caleb Crawford led HHS with 12 points, and Garrison Banks followed with nine points.
The freshman game saw HHS win by a 54-36 score. The Indians were led by Jayden Haines with 17 points and Luke Magulac with 15 points.
The Indians will play again on Friday, Feb. 10, as they will travel to face Chillicothe.
That said, the Indians displayed excellent team basketball, and their lone senior Ty Haithcock had a game to remember by making four 3-pointers in the final home game of the season, finishing with a team-high 14 points. Haithcock also collected one two-point basket, and his 3-pointers came with two in the first half and two in the third quarter.
“Ty Haithcock on senior night … I’m so proud of him,” HHS head coach Bruce Miles said. “He had a rough start to his season, and I finally woke up and started giving him the minutes he needed and deserved. He’s been a huge bonus for us off the bench, and tonight he started. He’s been great.”
As for the rest of the Indians, Marshall Ward and Ethan Watson each finished with 12 points, giving the Indians three players with double-digit scoring.
Even with those numbers by the Indians, the fourth frame was the difference maker in the SCOL contest with the ’Cane outscoring the Indians, 30-18 in the final frame, as the score was in favor of the Indians at 37-31 when the fourth began.
That lead improved to eight points following two free throws from Josh Keets at the 7:46 mark, but four straight points by the ’Cane cut the lead in half. Two points off a jumper by Kelton Anderson moved the HHS lead back to six points, but the ’Cane had two points from Chris Wolary, cutting it back down to four.
Seven became a lucky number for the Indians following a 3-pointer by Watson off an assist from Haithcock at the 5:41 mark as the Indians moved ahead by that amount for a 44-37 advantage.
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The game was far from being sealed, as a steal by Wilmington’s Dylan Beaugard, plus four straight points from teammates Curtis Gauche and Jeffrey Mansfield made it a one-point differential, bringing WHS to a 44-43 score, still in favor of the hosts.
HHS continued to put the pressure on the visitors as Cameron Reed knocked down a 3-pointer, but top-notch play by Beaugard, including a falling jumper and steal for fast break points, tied the score at 47 with 4:08 remaining in regulation.
Later, the score was tied at 49 as WHS tied it again, and following a full timeout by the ’Cane, they responded by going on what was a 9-0 run from the 3:22 mark to the 35.1 second mark of the fourth, building a 56-49 advantage. The Indians came back with a layup by Watson, but the ’Cane finished the game by making their free throws and fending off the Indians for the win.
“I told the guys after the game I couldn’t be more proud of their effort,” Miles said. “We had a couple great days of practice, and that’s a great team we played. They beat us by 45 the first time at their place, and we had them on the ropes, there is no doubt about it. We executed our game plan, and defensively, we did a lot of good things. Again, I couldn’t be more proud of my guys.
“Our guys are fighting every day in practice to get better … that is something we stress every day is to get better and working our tails off. You can see in our recent ball games we are coming out and competing for four quarters. We aren’t letting that fourth quarter get away as bad as we were at the beginning of the season.”
Before the tough battle of the fourth quarter, there was the excitement of the first three frames, including the Indians and Hurricane tied at 11-11 after eight minutes and the Indians leading 24-17 at the conclusion of the first half.
HHS came out of the gate strong with a 9-0 run, beginning with a 3-pointer by Haithcock, followed by a layup from Ward, a steal and layup by Reed, plus another two points by Reed with a jumper at the 4:23 mark of the first frame for the nine-point advantage.
WHS came back with points of their own to break up the HHS scoring, but the Indians eventually led 11-3 following a layup by Watson, who was assisted off a pass in transition by Keets with 2:28 remaining in the first quarter.
WHS ended the first frame with eight straight points, including two 3-pointers from Beaugard for the 11-11 score.
The second quarter saw the Tribe outscore WHS 13-6 in the second frame for the seven-point halftime advantage. Keets broke the tie of the first quarter with a jumper one minute into the second for a 13-11 advantage. The score was tied at 13, but Ward answered with a 3-pointer for HHS and with that a 16-13 lead.
WHS eventually regained the lead at 17-16 with 2:23 left in the first half, but four points by Ward and a 3-pointer by Haithcock made it a 7-0 run to end the first half.
The Indians were outscored 14-13 in the third frame, allowing them to have a six-point lead at 37-31 after three frames. Scoring points in the third for the Tribe were Watson with a 3-pointer, Haithcock with two 3-pointers and a jumper and two points off a layup by Keets.
In that aforementioned third frame, HHS broke a 28-28 tied score with a wide-open trey by Haithcock, and though Beaugard answered with a 3-pointer of his own, the Indians ended the third with a 3-pointer by Watson and a second one from Haithcock at the buzzer.
Beaugard led all scorers with 32 points, finishing with six 3-pointers (four in the second half), while Wolary totaled 12 points.
In JV play, the Indians defeated the ’Cane, 41-40, having a fourth-quarter rally for the win. Caleb Crawford led HHS with 12 points, and Garrison Banks followed with nine points.
The freshman game saw HHS win by a 54-36 score. The Indians were led by Jayden Haines with 17 points and Luke Magulac with 15 points.
The Indians will play again on Friday, Feb. 10, as they will travel to face Chillicothe.