The Hillsboro Indians were supposed to have played the Miami Trace Panthers for the second time Friday night. As it turned out, because of postponement, it was the first meeting between these FAC rivals.
Hillsboro, seeking their ninth straight win (after a recent take-down of Chillicothe), used a quick start from hot three point shooting Ryan Scott to key a 21 -- 12 advantage at the end of the first period. HHS continued to build their lead in quarter number two (behind the shooting of Quentin Captain) and took a 37 -- 24 edge into halftime.
MT, to their credit, started to chip away and outscored HHS by two ( 20 -- 18) in the third frame and trailed 55 -- 44 heading into the fourth stanza. Then, to put the game away, the Indians relied on a quartet of scorers (see below) to outscore Trace 18 -- 10 and earn their 13th win of the season.
Head Coach Miles Burton, after the game, spoke highly of his backcourt of Scott and Captain saying that they are one of the better tandems in the area. He also gave credit to his roster --- indicating that so many of the players are contributing to the success of this year's team.
As for points, the Indians were led by Ryan Scott with a game-high 21 points; Captain with 18; Brad Miller 14; and Hunter Price 11. For his overall consistent play (offense and defense), Quentin Captain was named the WSRW "player of the game."
The Indians will travel (late Saturday afternoon) to Western Brown and attempt to capture their tenth consecutive win.