Hillsboro rolls past East Clinton
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By
Stephen Forsha-sforsha@gmail.com
The Hillsboro Lady Indians have won five of their past six games, continuing the trend on Saturday by defeating the visiting East Clinton Lady Astros, 74-35.
Hillsboro's win was also the first South Central Ohio League win of the season for the Lady Indians, as they improve to 6-8 overall and 1-5 in the league. EC drops to 0-6 in the SCOL and 0-12 overall.
HHS head coach JR Moberly spoke about the recent success of the team.
"Winning makes coming to practice a lot easier," he said. "Winning games gives us confidence, and I hope that continues over the second round in the SCOL schedule."
[[In-content Ad]]It was the first-quarter defense and scoring by the Lady Indians that set the tone for the game as they opened the quarter with an 11-0 run, finishing the quarter with a 21-11 advantage.
In that aforementioned 11-0 run to open the game, it was Hannah Kibler who opened the scoring with two points, followed by Kirsten Juillerat with a steal at mid-court and taking the ball on a fast break for two points.
Juillerat led HHS with a double-double by scoring a game-high 20 points while grabbing 10 rebounds.
From there, Kaylynn Bell stole the ball and scored on a jumper while being fouled, and Madison Snyder followed with a two-point bucket. Snyder continued the scoring on another HHS possession with a free throw to move the HHS advantage to a nine-point lead with 6:05 left in the first.
Bell finished with 14 points, nine rebounds, five assists and four blocks. Snyder totaled nine points and a team-high 12 rebounds.
Bell followed with a put-back bucket with 5:44 on the scoreboard and the 11-point advantage.
EC broke the scoring with three points, but the quarter continued with Juillerat and Tyeika Cumberland eventually putting HHS ahead 15-6 with 3:25 remaining on the first-quarter clock. Cumberland finished the game with six points.
HHS eventually ended the first with points by Kibler, Faith Middleton and Cumberland for the 10-point advantage. Middleton totaled nine points, four rebounds and two steals. Kibler followed with eight points.
"A lot of different kids came in and did a lot of nice things," Moberly said. "They work hard in practice, and it was nice to get them in game situations and see them on the floor and succeed.
"Our kids did a good job of pressuring the ball, anticipating the pass and finishing in transition. We did a much better job of that (Saturday)."
In the second quarter, HHS continued to score points and use their defense to stifle the visiting Lady Astros, leading after the eight-minute period by a 43-20 score.
The Lady Indians allowed EC to score the first three points of the second but quickly answered with a layup by Juillerat and two free throws from Middleton.
Following two free throws by EC, HHS went on a 10-0 run from the 5:48 mark of the second to the 3:20 mark with points from Juillerat, Middleton and Bell, including a 3-pointer by Bell with 4:09 on the clock.
The 10-point run put HHS ahead 35-17 following a three-point play by Juillerat as she scored on a put-back bucket while being fouled, then connected with the free throw.
HHS ended the first half by outscoring EC, 8-3 in the final 2:55 of the frame with points from Hope Tira, Bell and Trista Rhodes.
From there, the game was well in hand for the host Lady Indians, as they led 58-25 following the third quarter and ended with the 74-35 win after scoring 16 points in the final eight minutes.
For HHS in the second half, adding points to the scoreboard were Alyssa Sullivan, Middleton, Snyder, Kibler, Bell and Juillerat.
In JV play, the Lady Indians defeated EC, 38-34. Leading HHS was Sullivan with 17 points. Sullivan also scored four points in the varsity game. Marissa Williams scored seven points for EC.
HHS will play again on Wednesday when they host the Fairfield Lady Lions in non-league play.
Hillsboro's win was also the first South Central Ohio League win of the season for the Lady Indians, as they improve to 6-8 overall and 1-5 in the league. EC drops to 0-6 in the SCOL and 0-12 overall.
HHS head coach JR Moberly spoke about the recent success of the team.
"Winning makes coming to practice a lot easier," he said. "Winning games gives us confidence, and I hope that continues over the second round in the SCOL schedule."
[[In-content Ad]]It was the first-quarter defense and scoring by the Lady Indians that set the tone for the game as they opened the quarter with an 11-0 run, finishing the quarter with a 21-11 advantage.
In that aforementioned 11-0 run to open the game, it was Hannah Kibler who opened the scoring with two points, followed by Kirsten Juillerat with a steal at mid-court and taking the ball on a fast break for two points.
Juillerat led HHS with a double-double by scoring a game-high 20 points while grabbing 10 rebounds.
From there, Kaylynn Bell stole the ball and scored on a jumper while being fouled, and Madison Snyder followed with a two-point bucket. Snyder continued the scoring on another HHS possession with a free throw to move the HHS advantage to a nine-point lead with 6:05 left in the first.
Bell finished with 14 points, nine rebounds, five assists and four blocks. Snyder totaled nine points and a team-high 12 rebounds.
Bell followed with a put-back bucket with 5:44 on the scoreboard and the 11-point advantage.
EC broke the scoring with three points, but the quarter continued with Juillerat and Tyeika Cumberland eventually putting HHS ahead 15-6 with 3:25 remaining on the first-quarter clock. Cumberland finished the game with six points.
HHS eventually ended the first with points by Kibler, Faith Middleton and Cumberland for the 10-point advantage. Middleton totaled nine points, four rebounds and two steals. Kibler followed with eight points.
"A lot of different kids came in and did a lot of nice things," Moberly said. "They work hard in practice, and it was nice to get them in game situations and see them on the floor and succeed.
"Our kids did a good job of pressuring the ball, anticipating the pass and finishing in transition. We did a much better job of that (Saturday)."
In the second quarter, HHS continued to score points and use their defense to stifle the visiting Lady Astros, leading after the eight-minute period by a 43-20 score.
The Lady Indians allowed EC to score the first three points of the second but quickly answered with a layup by Juillerat and two free throws from Middleton.
Following two free throws by EC, HHS went on a 10-0 run from the 5:48 mark of the second to the 3:20 mark with points from Juillerat, Middleton and Bell, including a 3-pointer by Bell with 4:09 on the clock.
The 10-point run put HHS ahead 35-17 following a three-point play by Juillerat as she scored on a put-back bucket while being fouled, then connected with the free throw.
HHS ended the first half by outscoring EC, 8-3 in the final 2:55 of the frame with points from Hope Tira, Bell and Trista Rhodes.
From there, the game was well in hand for the host Lady Indians, as they led 58-25 following the third quarter and ended with the 74-35 win after scoring 16 points in the final eight minutes.
For HHS in the second half, adding points to the scoreboard were Alyssa Sullivan, Middleton, Snyder, Kibler, Bell and Juillerat.
In JV play, the Lady Indians defeated EC, 38-34. Leading HHS was Sullivan with 17 points. Sullivan also scored four points in the varsity game. Marissa Williams scored seven points for EC.
HHS will play again on Wednesday when they host the Fairfield Lady Lions in non-league play.