Miller totals 26 points in Hillsboro win over Ripley at Coach Young Classic
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By
Stephen Forsha-sforsha@gmail.com
SEAMAN — The Hillsboro Indians led for all but two minutes of their game against non-conference foe Ripley on Saturday afternoon, winning at the 7th annual Coach Young Classic by a 58-46 score.
The Indians gained a Frontier Athletic Conference win over the Washington Blue Lions by a 73-30 score the night before, as that win and the victory on Saturday at North Adams High School against the Ripley Blue Jays move them to 6-6 overall this season.
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Hillsboro gained the early lead at 2-0 with a basket by Caleb Crawford, but a three-point play by Ripley’s Peyton Fyffe put the Indians behind for the only time in the game at the 6:35 mark of the first quarter. Crawford totaled 10 points for HHS.
Then it became time for Hillsboro’s Brad Miller to gain open baskets in the paint, as he scored the next six points on three baskets. After Fyffe added another two points for Ripley, the Indians scored four more points off two baskets by Miller for a 12-5 lead with 2:35 left on the clock.
Also in the first frame, Quintin Captain scored two points, and later he sank a 3-pointer as the HHS lead increased to 17-9 as the quarter came to a close. Captain totaled five points in the game.
The entire landscape of the game changed in the second quarter with a 22-6 frame in favor of the Indians as the quarter consisted of eight more points by Miller, giving him 20 of his overall total 26 points.
Ryan Scott also scored six points in the second — including a 3-pointer at the 1:15 mark of the second — with all of his points in the frame coming consecutively. Also scoring points in the second quarter for Hillsboro were Crawford with six points off three baskets and Hunter Price adding two points, as the Indians led by a 39-15 score at halftime.
Price and Scott each finished the game with eight points.
The Indians were outscored 17-8 in the third, with their lead dropping to 15 points (in the second, it was as high as 24 points). Hillsboro’s eight points in the third were by Miller, with six points, and two points by Price.
HHS finished the game with 11 points in the final quarter, while Ripley scored 14 points in the fourth. In the final frame, the Indians were 7-of-8 from the free-throw line. Crawford and Price each scored four points in the fourth for the Indians, while Scott collected two points and Jakwon Clark added one point.
Ripley was led by Nigel Royal with 16 points, and next was Fyffe with 13 points. As a team, the Blue Jays totaled 12 two-point baskets, five 3-pointers and they were 7-of-11 for the game from the free-throw line.
Hillsboro totaled 21 two-point baskets, two 3-pointers and they were 10-of-14 from the free-throw line.
Next for the Indians is an away game on Tuesday, Jan. 21 against the Goshen Warriors in non-conference play.
The Indians gained a Frontier Athletic Conference win over the Washington Blue Lions by a 73-30 score the night before, as that win and the victory on Saturday at North Adams High School against the Ripley Blue Jays move them to 6-6 overall this season.
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Hillsboro gained the early lead at 2-0 with a basket by Caleb Crawford, but a three-point play by Ripley’s Peyton Fyffe put the Indians behind for the only time in the game at the 6:35 mark of the first quarter. Crawford totaled 10 points for HHS.
Then it became time for Hillsboro’s Brad Miller to gain open baskets in the paint, as he scored the next six points on three baskets. After Fyffe added another two points for Ripley, the Indians scored four more points off two baskets by Miller for a 12-5 lead with 2:35 left on the clock.
Also in the first frame, Quintin Captain scored two points, and later he sank a 3-pointer as the HHS lead increased to 17-9 as the quarter came to a close. Captain totaled five points in the game.
The entire landscape of the game changed in the second quarter with a 22-6 frame in favor of the Indians as the quarter consisted of eight more points by Miller, giving him 20 of his overall total 26 points.
Ryan Scott also scored six points in the second — including a 3-pointer at the 1:15 mark of the second — with all of his points in the frame coming consecutively. Also scoring points in the second quarter for Hillsboro were Crawford with six points off three baskets and Hunter Price adding two points, as the Indians led by a 39-15 score at halftime.
Price and Scott each finished the game with eight points.
The Indians were outscored 17-8 in the third, with their lead dropping to 15 points (in the second, it was as high as 24 points). Hillsboro’s eight points in the third were by Miller, with six points, and two points by Price.
HHS finished the game with 11 points in the final quarter, while Ripley scored 14 points in the fourth. In the final frame, the Indians were 7-of-8 from the free-throw line. Crawford and Price each scored four points in the fourth for the Indians, while Scott collected two points and Jakwon Clark added one point.
Ripley was led by Nigel Royal with 16 points, and next was Fyffe with 13 points. As a team, the Blue Jays totaled 12 two-point baskets, five 3-pointers and they were 7-of-11 for the game from the free-throw line.
Hillsboro totaled 21 two-point baskets, two 3-pointers and they were 10-of-14 from the free-throw line.
Next for the Indians is an away game on Tuesday, Jan. 21 against the Goshen Warriors in non-conference play.