Indians unable to keep pace with Falcons
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Stephen Forsha-sforsha@gmail.com
The closer the Hillsboro Indians got to the lead of the Clinton-Massie Falcons in the second half, the further it always seemed to get away. The host Indians would get very close to the lead of CM, then the Falcons would increase it to double figures, but a final rally in the latter half of the fourth frame wasn’t enough, leaving the Indians with the 69-64 loss.
Also with what was a South Central Ohio League loss, the Indians dropped to 3-12 overall and 3-6 in the league standings, while CM improved to 5-10 overall and 3-6 in the SCOL.
“We ran out of time at the end, and I told our guys we had so many wide-open looks and we didn’t make a thing in the fourth quarter,” HHS head coach Bruce Miles said. “We executed, ran a bunch of different sets at them and the ball didn’t fall.
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“We cut the deficit at halftime, kept plugging and the key for using the fourth quarter was we cut it to three, we called a set and threw the ball out of bounds and they came down for a three-point play on the other end.”
The game began to get really interesting in the second half, starting off with the third frame. HHS went into the third trailing by a 36-27 score and began the third with a 3-pointer by Cameron Reed and a layup from Ethan Watson, cutting the CM lead to four points with 7:03 on the clock. Watson led the Indians with 14 points.
After CM built their lead back to 10 points, Kelton Anderson, who totaled eight points, knocked down a 3-pointer at the 5:12 mark, and later points from Marshall Ward and Matthew Ryan brought the Indians back to within five points of the visitors with 3:30 still left in the third. Ryan finished the game with five points.
Following four points by CM, the Indians scored the final seven of nine points scored in the second, including a rebound and jumper by Reed, a 3-pointer from Reed and a jumper by Josh Keets to make it a five-point deficit after three frames at 51-46. Keets ended the game with nine points for the Indians.
HHS batted tough in the fourth frame, beginning by turning what went to a seven-point lead to five points with a jumper from Ward, and later, that was followed with a trey from Keets. As the quarter continued, the Indians got to within three points of the CM lead with a 3-pointer from Ward at the 5:35 mark, but the Falcons had an answer with points in the paint. Ward finished the game with 13 points.
Watson brought HHS to a 60-56 deficit with a layup, but the Falcons came back with four straight points, increasing their lead to eight points with 3:25 left in regulation.
Mason Swayne sank two free throws for the Tribe, but the Indians just couldn’t reach the total of the Falcons, eventually losing by five points.
As for the first half, HHS trailed 21-15 after the first frame, and after the second quarter was complete, they had a deficit of nine points.
The Falcons were led by Thomas Myers with 18 points, Trey Uetrecht with 17 points and Nick Chowning with 15 points. CM finished with four 3-pointers, 22 two-point field goals and were 13-of-17 from the free-throw line. The Indians finished with 20 two-point baskets, six 3-pointers and were 6-of-10 from the free-throw line.
“Every time they caught it in the post, we didn’t have the size to guard them and they shot it well in the first half,” Miles said. “Our kids fought hard, fought back and I expected us to come back and play with an edge after Saturday night’s performance at Western Brown. I’m proud of the effort our guys came with (Tuesday).”
Next for HHS is a home game Friday night vs. the Miami Trace Panthers, who are 7-1 in the SCOL.
Also with what was a South Central Ohio League loss, the Indians dropped to 3-12 overall and 3-6 in the league standings, while CM improved to 5-10 overall and 3-6 in the SCOL.
“We ran out of time at the end, and I told our guys we had so many wide-open looks and we didn’t make a thing in the fourth quarter,” HHS head coach Bruce Miles said. “We executed, ran a bunch of different sets at them and the ball didn’t fall.
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“We cut the deficit at halftime, kept plugging and the key for using the fourth quarter was we cut it to three, we called a set and threw the ball out of bounds and they came down for a three-point play on the other end.”
The game began to get really interesting in the second half, starting off with the third frame. HHS went into the third trailing by a 36-27 score and began the third with a 3-pointer by Cameron Reed and a layup from Ethan Watson, cutting the CM lead to four points with 7:03 on the clock. Watson led the Indians with 14 points.
After CM built their lead back to 10 points, Kelton Anderson, who totaled eight points, knocked down a 3-pointer at the 5:12 mark, and later points from Marshall Ward and Matthew Ryan brought the Indians back to within five points of the visitors with 3:30 still left in the third. Ryan finished the game with five points.
Following four points by CM, the Indians scored the final seven of nine points scored in the second, including a rebound and jumper by Reed, a 3-pointer from Reed and a jumper by Josh Keets to make it a five-point deficit after three frames at 51-46. Keets ended the game with nine points for the Indians.
HHS batted tough in the fourth frame, beginning by turning what went to a seven-point lead to five points with a jumper from Ward, and later, that was followed with a trey from Keets. As the quarter continued, the Indians got to within three points of the CM lead with a 3-pointer from Ward at the 5:35 mark, but the Falcons had an answer with points in the paint. Ward finished the game with 13 points.
Watson brought HHS to a 60-56 deficit with a layup, but the Falcons came back with four straight points, increasing their lead to eight points with 3:25 left in regulation.
Mason Swayne sank two free throws for the Tribe, but the Indians just couldn’t reach the total of the Falcons, eventually losing by five points.
As for the first half, HHS trailed 21-15 after the first frame, and after the second quarter was complete, they had a deficit of nine points.
The Falcons were led by Thomas Myers with 18 points, Trey Uetrecht with 17 points and Nick Chowning with 15 points. CM finished with four 3-pointers, 22 two-point field goals and were 13-of-17 from the free-throw line. The Indians finished with 20 two-point baskets, six 3-pointers and were 6-of-10 from the free-throw line.
“Every time they caught it in the post, we didn’t have the size to guard them and they shot it well in the first half,” Miles said. “Our kids fought hard, fought back and I expected us to come back and play with an edge after Saturday night’s performance at Western Brown. I’m proud of the effort our guys came with (Tuesday).”
Next for HHS is a home game Friday night vs. the Miami Trace Panthers, who are 7-1 in the SCOL.