Indians suffer SCOL loss at Miami Trace
Friday night saw the Hillsboro Indians drop a South Central Ohio League game at Miami Trace, falling to the Panthers, 65-45.
The start of the game was tough on the Indians, trailing 20-8 after the first quarter, but they outscored the hosts, 15-11 in the second frame. By halftime, the Tribe trailed, 35-23.
In the third, HHS (3-9, 7-18) scored seven points, and in the fourth, they added their final 15 points of the game. MT scored 17 points in each of the final two quarters.
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HHS was led in scoring by D.J. Brown with 14 points (two 3-pointers), and next in scoring was Zach Young with 12 points, coming from four 3-pointers.
Logan Kibler finished with nine points (one 3-pointer), while Alex Van Zant and Trey Moberly each scored four points. Matthew Ryan and Latrell Haithcock finished with one point apiece.
The Indians were 2-of-6 from the free-throw line, while the Panthers were 7-of-8.
MT was led by Cedric Pettiford with 28 points, followed by Marcum with 13 points and Warnock with 11 points. In the fourth quarter, Pettiford scored his 1,000th career points, his 28th point of the game.