(PHOTO BY BREANA RELIFORD / THE VILLAGE REPORTER)
HILLTOP CADET … Cameron Schlosser handles the ball while facing a North Central double team.
Hilltop 53, North Central 50
WEST UNITY – Brock Kessler had seven of his team-high 14 points in the fourth quarter as the Cadets (4-5, 1-0 BBC) pulled out a 53-50 win over North Central to start league play.
Trenton Douglass fronted the Eagles (2-6, 0-1 BBC) with 16 and Tyler Meyers added 11.
NORTH CENTRAL (50) – Hegler 4; Douglass 16; Poynter 8; Meyers 11; Reinbolt 2; Clark 9; Totals: 13-6-6 – 50
HILLTOP (53) – Grubbs 2; Verdin 7; Schlosser 4; Shimp 7; Kessler 14; Rossman 13; Bailey 5; Crossgrove 1; Totals: 17-5-4 – 53
NCHS 9 11 14 16 – 50
HHS 8 18 11 16 – 53
Junior Varsity: Hilltop, 34-20