Hillsboro uses second-half surge to defeat rival Jackson
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Stephen Forsha-sforsha@gmail.com
HILLSBORO – The Hillsboro Indians were down but not out in the first half, and for the home team on Tuesday night against the Jackson Ironmen, they battled tough with their Frontier Athletic Conference rival to defend their home court for a 59-53 HHS victory.
Hillsboro and Jackson – both the co-champions of the FAC last season — were tied at 39 after three quarters, which included the Indians battling back from a 12-point first-quarter deficit to eventually take their first lead with 6:15 left in the third. Both teams continued to exchange the lead until the end of the quarter, with both teams having 39 points apiece entering the fourth frame.
The fourth quarter stayed highly competitive between Hillsboro and Jackson, and the Indians struck first in the final frame with a 3-pointer from Ethan Parry at the 7:45 mark of the quarter, breaking the 39-point tied score for a 42-39 Indians advantage.
Parry and teammate Hunter Price each led the Indians with 15 points, with Parry scoring all his points in the second half. Parry totaled four 3-pointers, one two-point basket, and he was 1-of-2 from the free-throw line. Price in his points collected three two-point baskets, two 3-pointers, and he finished 3-of-4 from the free-throw line.
HHS increased their lead with another 3-pointer, this one from Price with 7:26 left in regulation, for a six-point advantage at 45-39. Jackson came back with consecutive layups from Tristan Prater and Holden Blankenship, bringing the Ironmen to within two points of the Indians with 6:16 left in the fourth frame.
Hillsboro had answers, though, with a layup by Bryce Parsons, and following a timeout with 5:38 on the clock, Parry sank a jumper to put the Indians up by six points. JHS cut the Indians’ lead back to four points, but only for a moment as Parry came through once again, this time sinking a 3-pointer with 2:41 on the clock, pushing the HHS advantage to seven points for a 52-45 lead.
After two points by Jacob Winters to bring JHS to within five points of the Indians, it was HHS keeping the lead with their free-throw shooting abilities. In the final minute and 21 seconds, Hillsboro was 7-of-11 from the free-throw line, keeping the Ironmen at bay, securing the six-point lead for the win.
“Hasn’t this turned into a great rivalry between Hillsboro and Jackson?” Hillsboro head coach Miles Burton said. ‘“It is fun every time we play, and it seems like something weird always happens. Tonight we decided to start off sleepwalking a little bit. We were down 18-6. After scoring four points quickly, it felt like we didn’t score again until halftime.
“Battling back through that once again, and I know I sound like a broken record, but we are a very inexperienced team.”
Before the Indians secured the win, the first frame saw HHS have their struggles scoring points, with the home team trailing 11-6 when the first frame ended. The score was tied twice in the first quarter at 4-4 and 6-6, but from there it was the Ironmen ending the frame on a 5-0 run.
HHS outscored Jackson 12-10 in the second quarter, leading to Jackson holding on to a three-point lead at 21-18 when halftime arrived. The issue for the Indians is HHS went from the 5:17 mark of the first frame to the 3:29 mark of the second without scoring a point.
HHS completed the second frame with a 3-pointer by Canaan Griffith and a free throw by the senior as well to bring the Tribe to within three points of JHS at halftime.
“Canaan is a spark plug, to say the least. He’s efficient,” Burton said. “He’s always around the ball, and it is hard to always be around the ball and be efficient. He and Quintin (Captain) carried us tonight when we didn’t have it.”
Things improved for the Indians in the third with HHS taking their first lead of the FAC game with a layup by Quintin Captain at the 6:15 mark for a 24-23 lead. Captain totaled 10 points in the win, with one two-point basket, one 3-pointer, and he was 5-of-7 from the free-throw line.
“Quintin Captain is struggling with his shot a little bit right now, but this might be the best basketball game I’ve seen him play,” Burton said. “The way he was locked in when our heads were down early on. He’s one of two guys on this team who had more than 10 points playing varsity basketball before this season. He’s one of two guys who knew we could crawl back out of that hole we were in early on.
“I was super proud of the energy he brought and the playmaking ability he made when his shot wasn’t falling. I’m unbelievably proud of him.”
From there, the score was tied at 27, 29, 31 and 34 points, with the Indians tying the score at 29 off a basket by Parsons, at 31 off a bucket from Price and at 34 points when Parry knocked down a 3-pointer with 1:51 left in the third quarter. Parsons ended the game with nine points.
“Ethan wasn’t feeling the best during this game as we are battling it now as a team with some illnesses,” Burton said. “Ethan is just tough, and there isn’t a tougher kid in Ohio. I’m super proud of him with the way he battled through.”
Jackson came back with five straight points, with the visitors building a five-point lead at 39-34 with 47 seconds left on the clock. HHS ended the third by tying the score at 39 with a 3-pointer from Captain and a put-back basket by Price, tying the score at 39-39.
For Jackson they were led by Boston Campbell with 16 points, followed by Evan Jarvis with 10 points. The rest of the Jackson scoring included Blankenship with nine points, while Jacob Winters, Nate Woodard and Prater each scored six points.
From the free-throw line, JHS was 5-of-8, and the Indians were 15-of-23 as the Tribe also made eight 3-pointers.
With the win, the Indians move to 4-2 overall and 3-1 in the FAC. Jackson falls to 3-1 overall, with an FAC mark of 2-1.
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Hillsboro and Jackson – both the co-champions of the FAC last season — were tied at 39 after three quarters, which included the Indians battling back from a 12-point first-quarter deficit to eventually take their first lead with 6:15 left in the third. Both teams continued to exchange the lead until the end of the quarter, with both teams having 39 points apiece entering the fourth frame.
The fourth quarter stayed highly competitive between Hillsboro and Jackson, and the Indians struck first in the final frame with a 3-pointer from Ethan Parry at the 7:45 mark of the quarter, breaking the 39-point tied score for a 42-39 Indians advantage.
Parry and teammate Hunter Price each led the Indians with 15 points, with Parry scoring all his points in the second half. Parry totaled four 3-pointers, one two-point basket, and he was 1-of-2 from the free-throw line. Price in his points collected three two-point baskets, two 3-pointers, and he finished 3-of-4 from the free-throw line.
HHS increased their lead with another 3-pointer, this one from Price with 7:26 left in regulation, for a six-point advantage at 45-39. Jackson came back with consecutive layups from Tristan Prater and Holden Blankenship, bringing the Ironmen to within two points of the Indians with 6:16 left in the fourth frame.
Hillsboro had answers, though, with a layup by Bryce Parsons, and following a timeout with 5:38 on the clock, Parry sank a jumper to put the Indians up by six points. JHS cut the Indians’ lead back to four points, but only for a moment as Parry came through once again, this time sinking a 3-pointer with 2:41 on the clock, pushing the HHS advantage to seven points for a 52-45 lead.
After two points by Jacob Winters to bring JHS to within five points of the Indians, it was HHS keeping the lead with their free-throw shooting abilities. In the final minute and 21 seconds, Hillsboro was 7-of-11 from the free-throw line, keeping the Ironmen at bay, securing the six-point lead for the win.
“Hasn’t this turned into a great rivalry between Hillsboro and Jackson?” Hillsboro head coach Miles Burton said. ‘“It is fun every time we play, and it seems like something weird always happens. Tonight we decided to start off sleepwalking a little bit. We were down 18-6. After scoring four points quickly, it felt like we didn’t score again until halftime.
“Battling back through that once again, and I know I sound like a broken record, but we are a very inexperienced team.”
Before the Indians secured the win, the first frame saw HHS have their struggles scoring points, with the home team trailing 11-6 when the first frame ended. The score was tied twice in the first quarter at 4-4 and 6-6, but from there it was the Ironmen ending the frame on a 5-0 run.
HHS outscored Jackson 12-10 in the second quarter, leading to Jackson holding on to a three-point lead at 21-18 when halftime arrived. The issue for the Indians is HHS went from the 5:17 mark of the first frame to the 3:29 mark of the second without scoring a point.
HHS completed the second frame with a 3-pointer by Canaan Griffith and a free throw by the senior as well to bring the Tribe to within three points of JHS at halftime.
“Canaan is a spark plug, to say the least. He’s efficient,” Burton said. “He’s always around the ball, and it is hard to always be around the ball and be efficient. He and Quintin (Captain) carried us tonight when we didn’t have it.”
Things improved for the Indians in the third with HHS taking their first lead of the FAC game with a layup by Quintin Captain at the 6:15 mark for a 24-23 lead. Captain totaled 10 points in the win, with one two-point basket, one 3-pointer, and he was 5-of-7 from the free-throw line.
“Quintin Captain is struggling with his shot a little bit right now, but this might be the best basketball game I’ve seen him play,” Burton said. “The way he was locked in when our heads were down early on. He’s one of two guys on this team who had more than 10 points playing varsity basketball before this season. He’s one of two guys who knew we could crawl back out of that hole we were in early on.
“I was super proud of the energy he brought and the playmaking ability he made when his shot wasn’t falling. I’m unbelievably proud of him.”
From there, the score was tied at 27, 29, 31 and 34 points, with the Indians tying the score at 29 off a basket by Parsons, at 31 off a bucket from Price and at 34 points when Parry knocked down a 3-pointer with 1:51 left in the third quarter. Parsons ended the game with nine points.
“Ethan wasn’t feeling the best during this game as we are battling it now as a team with some illnesses,” Burton said. “Ethan is just tough, and there isn’t a tougher kid in Ohio. I’m super proud of him with the way he battled through.”
Jackson came back with five straight points, with the visitors building a five-point lead at 39-34 with 47 seconds left on the clock. HHS ended the third by tying the score at 39 with a 3-pointer from Captain and a put-back basket by Price, tying the score at 39-39.
For Jackson they were led by Boston Campbell with 16 points, followed by Evan Jarvis with 10 points. The rest of the Jackson scoring included Blankenship with nine points, while Jacob Winters, Nate Woodard and Prater each scored six points.
From the free-throw line, JHS was 5-of-8, and the Indians were 15-of-23 as the Tribe also made eight 3-pointers.
With the win, the Indians move to 4-2 overall and 3-1 in the FAC. Jackson falls to 3-1 overall, with an FAC mark of 2-1.
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