Lady Indians fall to visiting Washington by 13 points
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Stephen Forsha-sforsha@gmail.com
A couple days after it was originally scheduled, the Hillsboro Lady Indians were able to host the Washington Lady Blue Lions. With this being their first game since inclement weather over the weekend, the two teams got back to action Monday, where the visitors won over the Lady Indians, 46-33.
In the Frontier Athletic Conference game, neither team scored more than 16 points in any quarter, as Washington led 14-5 at the end of the first frame with the first 11 points of the first frame all coming from the Blue Lions from the 7:10 mark to around the 2:00 mark for the 11-0 advantage.
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In that span, Washington began with a free throw by Hannah Haithcock, followed by a free throw make by Shawna Conger. Next were two points each from Breanna Taylor and Conger, followed by a basket by Rayana Burns with 3:31 left in the first for a lead of 8-0. Conger followed with a 3-pointer from the corner of the court to give Washington the aforementioned 11-point lead.
Hillsboro broke up the scoring run of Washington with a bucket by Kayden Watson, followed by a 3-pointer from Lana Grover at the 1:20 mark of the first. Washington ended the first with a free throw by Burns and a put-back basket by Conger for the 14-5 advantage.
For the game, the Washington trio of Burns, Haithcock and Conger totaled 36 of the 46 points in the win. Haithcock led the way with 15 points (seven rebounds), followed by Burns with 11 points (four blocks, four steals) and Conger with 10 (two blocks).
“I thought a couple of our kids did a really nice job [defending] Conger,” Hillsboro head coach JR Moberly said. “She’s a super shooter, and Lana Grover especially was trying to take her out of the basketball game. I thought our kids gave a good effort, and I thought we did an especially good job guarding Conger tonight.
“It seemed like it was a low-energy night on both ends. That’s to be expected. I’m sure nobody got out of the house all weekend. I thought our kids really tried hard to battle through that. That’s tough to do, too, to try to come out and fight through that. I’m pleased with our effort.”
In the second half, the scoring was scarce with Washington winning the frame, 6-5, with Washington leading the game by 10 points at 20-10. In the second for HHS, they had points from Watson and Karleigh Hopkins. For Washington in the second, their scoring came from Burns, Taylor and Haithcock.
In the third frame, Hillsboro outscored the Lady Blue Lions, 11-10, though they still trailed 30-21 at the end of the quarter.
Washington opened the third with two points from Burns, but those were answered with a jumper by Jordan Moberly. Washington came back to equal the points with two converted free throws by Haithcock, which were answered again with a jumper by Moberly.
Burns came back to add two points to the Lady Blue Lions’ side of the scoreboard at the 2:30 mark of the third, and she followed that with two points off a Hillsboro turnover for a 28-14 lead at the 2:12 mark.
Hillsboro answered again, this time with a jumper from Gracie Dean, but the Lady Blue Lions were waiting with a basket from Haithcock. HHS ended the third with the final five points of the quarter off a layup from Josie Hopkins and a 3-pointer from Watson.
Washington won the fourth frame at 16-12 as the Lady Blue Lions had points from Halli Wall, Conger, Haithcock and Aaralyne Estep.
Hillsboro’s 12 points were by Josie Hopkins, Grover and Karleigh Hopkins. The Hopkins twins each sank a 3-pointer in the fourth quarter for the Lady Indians.
For the game, Washington was 13-of-19 from the free-throw line, while also scoring 14 points off turnovers. Also for WHS, 24 of their points came in the paint, and just two points were off second-chance opportunities. Washington ended the game with seven blocks and 16 steals.
Hillsboro had seven points off turnovers, with 12 points in the paint and two points off second-chance opportunities. Hillsboro’s bench scored nine points, while Washington’s scored six.
Josie Hopkins led Hillsboro with eight points. Karleigh Hopkins and Watson each totaled seven points for the Lady Indians. Grover followed with five points, followed by Moberly with four and Dean with two.
Also in the game, Hillsboro out-rebounded the Lady Blue Lions, 40-36 with Hillsboro being led by Kelsey Burns with eight rebounds, followed by Karleigh Hopkins with six boards. Josie Hopkins and Grover each finished with five rebounds.
Next for Hillsboro is another home FAC game against the visiting Jackson Ironladies on Wednesday, Jan. 16 with a JV start of 5:30 p.m.
In the Frontier Athletic Conference game, neither team scored more than 16 points in any quarter, as Washington led 14-5 at the end of the first frame with the first 11 points of the first frame all coming from the Blue Lions from the 7:10 mark to around the 2:00 mark for the 11-0 advantage.
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In that span, Washington began with a free throw by Hannah Haithcock, followed by a free throw make by Shawna Conger. Next were two points each from Breanna Taylor and Conger, followed by a basket by Rayana Burns with 3:31 left in the first for a lead of 8-0. Conger followed with a 3-pointer from the corner of the court to give Washington the aforementioned 11-point lead.
Hillsboro broke up the scoring run of Washington with a bucket by Kayden Watson, followed by a 3-pointer from Lana Grover at the 1:20 mark of the first. Washington ended the first with a free throw by Burns and a put-back basket by Conger for the 14-5 advantage.
For the game, the Washington trio of Burns, Haithcock and Conger totaled 36 of the 46 points in the win. Haithcock led the way with 15 points (seven rebounds), followed by Burns with 11 points (four blocks, four steals) and Conger with 10 (two blocks).
“I thought a couple of our kids did a really nice job [defending] Conger,” Hillsboro head coach JR Moberly said. “She’s a super shooter, and Lana Grover especially was trying to take her out of the basketball game. I thought our kids gave a good effort, and I thought we did an especially good job guarding Conger tonight.
“It seemed like it was a low-energy night on both ends. That’s to be expected. I’m sure nobody got out of the house all weekend. I thought our kids really tried hard to battle through that. That’s tough to do, too, to try to come out and fight through that. I’m pleased with our effort.”
In the second half, the scoring was scarce with Washington winning the frame, 6-5, with Washington leading the game by 10 points at 20-10. In the second for HHS, they had points from Watson and Karleigh Hopkins. For Washington in the second, their scoring came from Burns, Taylor and Haithcock.
In the third frame, Hillsboro outscored the Lady Blue Lions, 11-10, though they still trailed 30-21 at the end of the quarter.
Washington opened the third with two points from Burns, but those were answered with a jumper by Jordan Moberly. Washington came back to equal the points with two converted free throws by Haithcock, which were answered again with a jumper by Moberly.
Burns came back to add two points to the Lady Blue Lions’ side of the scoreboard at the 2:30 mark of the third, and she followed that with two points off a Hillsboro turnover for a 28-14 lead at the 2:12 mark.
Hillsboro answered again, this time with a jumper from Gracie Dean, but the Lady Blue Lions were waiting with a basket from Haithcock. HHS ended the third with the final five points of the quarter off a layup from Josie Hopkins and a 3-pointer from Watson.
Washington won the fourth frame at 16-12 as the Lady Blue Lions had points from Halli Wall, Conger, Haithcock and Aaralyne Estep.
Hillsboro’s 12 points were by Josie Hopkins, Grover and Karleigh Hopkins. The Hopkins twins each sank a 3-pointer in the fourth quarter for the Lady Indians.
For the game, Washington was 13-of-19 from the free-throw line, while also scoring 14 points off turnovers. Also for WHS, 24 of their points came in the paint, and just two points were off second-chance opportunities. Washington ended the game with seven blocks and 16 steals.
Hillsboro had seven points off turnovers, with 12 points in the paint and two points off second-chance opportunities. Hillsboro’s bench scored nine points, while Washington’s scored six.
Josie Hopkins led Hillsboro with eight points. Karleigh Hopkins and Watson each totaled seven points for the Lady Indians. Grover followed with five points, followed by Moberly with four and Dean with two.
Also in the game, Hillsboro out-rebounded the Lady Blue Lions, 40-36 with Hillsboro being led by Kelsey Burns with eight rebounds, followed by Karleigh Hopkins with six boards. Josie Hopkins and Grover each finished with five rebounds.
Next for Hillsboro is another home FAC game against the visiting Jackson Ironladies on Wednesday, Jan. 16 with a JV start of 5:30 p.m.