LEAGUE PLAY UNDERWAY … North Central senior Joey Burt takes a floater in traffic during the Eagles win over Hilltop to start league play. (PHOTO BY RICH HARDING / THE VILLAGE REPORTER)
North Central 54 Hilltop 27
PIONEER – The Eagles (4-4, 1-0 BBC) held Hilltop to single digit scoring in each quarter has they rolled to 54-27 win in the BBC opener for both teams.
North Central’s Gage Kidston fronted all scorers with 24 points and Joey Burt added 13 in the win. Drew Baliey had 11 for Hilltop (3-4, 0-1 BBC).
HILLTOP (27) – Haynes 2; Grubbs 0; Schlosser 4; Shimp 2; Kesler 0; Dempsey 4; Eckenrode 4; Rossman 0; Bailey 11; Crossgrove 0; Totals: 5-4-5 – 27
N. CENTRAL (54) – Burt 13; Douglass 1; Turner 1; Hegler 0; Kidston 24; Whitley 4; Beard 7; Hicks 0; Pettit 2; Reinbolt 0; Poynter 2; Totals: 17-3-11 – 54
HILLTOP 2 8 9 8 -27
N. CENTRAL 12 15 16 11 – 54
JUNIOR VARSITY: N. Central, 35-26