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Snapping a three-game losing streak and breaking out the brooms against a conference opponent, Hillcrest hammered Wapello, 70-43, on Jan. 30.
Collecting a blowout …
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KALONA
Snapping a three-game losing streak and breaking out the brooms against a conference opponent, Hillcrest hammered Wapello, 70-43, on Jan. 30.
Collecting a blowout victory on their homecourt, this was Hillcrest’s second win over Wapello this season, improving their record to 12-7. For Wapello this loss drops them to 7-13.
Scoring over 20 in the second quarter, Hillcrest went into halftime with a 13-point lead. They continued to push their lead coming out of halftime while also limiting Wapello to just nine points in the third frame.
Hillcrest closed this game out by scoring 20 in the final frame to take the win by 27 points. This is the second time this season Hillcrest has scored over 70 points.
Playing in one of his best offensive games of the season, junior Bryce Bailey led the Ravens with 23 points while also pulling down a team high seven rebounds.
Seth Ours continues to be a quality scorer for Hillcrest, hitting a team high four 3-pointers to end the game with 14 points. Rowan Miller was the third and final Raven to reach double figures, scoring 11 while also dishing out a team high nine assists.
Hillcrest 54, Central Lee 40
As part of the Southeast Super Conference Shootout, the Ravens defeated the Central Lee Hawks at Burlington Notre Dame on Feb. 2.
Both offenses got off to a slow start in this contest with the Ravens and Hawks combining to only score 10 points total in the first frame.
The game stayed competitive with both teams scoring 12 in the second frame to allow the Ravens to head into halftime with a slim two-point lead.
Coming alive in the third frame, Hillcrest scored 23 to go into the final frame leading by 16. Central Lee won the fourth quarter, but their deficit was too great to overcome.
It was another stellar offensive performance for standout junior Seth Ours, splashing in four 3-pointers to lead the Ravens with 26 points. Bryce Bailey was Hillcrest’s second highest scorer with 10. Mason Bender led Hillcrest in rebounds with seven.
The Ravens played their final home contest of the regular season against the Columbus Wildcats (4-15) on Feb. 6. Up next for Hillcrest (13-7) is Substate 4, District 8 home playoff game against Lone Tree (6-14) on Feb. 9.
