(January 15th, 2015) – EDON: The Junior Varsity Cadet Basketball team made the trek down to Edon, ready for some junior varsity Buckeye Border Conference action.
The Cadets were able to secure the road victory, taking the contest 41-28.
In the first quarter, the Bombers fell behind by 4 points, as the Cadets took the period 12-8. Edon struggled to score in the second quarter. Hilltop took advantage, adding another 5 points onto their lead. At the half, the boys of Edon found themselves in a 19-10 deficit.
Coming out of the locker room, the Bombers were determined to keep pace with their guests from West Unity. Although they were able to do so, that wasn’t enough for them to make up any ground on Hilltop. The third quarter saw Edon fall behind just 1 more point, as they were outscored 9-8. For the contest’s final period, the Cadets managed to tack on 3 more points to their advantage, with both teams having their best quarter offensively. Hilltop claimed the quarter by a 13-10 margin, giving them a 13 point win.
Steven Riley, of Hilltop, led all scorers with 19 points. For the Bombers, it was Blake Thiel who did most of the scoring, as he produced half of his unit’s points with 14.