(December 18th, 2014) – PETTISVILLE: It was a crazy night in Pettisville for the Junior Varsity boys playing on Thursday night.
After a slow first half, comprised of a 6-4 first quarter in Pettisville’s favor and a 10-8 halftime deficit for the Cadets of Hilltop, things picked up in the latter half. The Cadets came out on fire, going into a scoring frenzy, scoring nearly triple their first half total in the third quarter along. When the buzzer sounded to end the period, Hilltop had scored 22 points to Pettisville’s 9, giving the visitors from West Unity a 30-19 advantage.
Then, the Blackbirds made a run in the final period. This time holding the Cadets to 9 points, Pettisville launched its own offensive assault. However their 16 point quarter fell short of overtaking Hilltop. The Cadets claimed victory by a score of 39-35.
Freshman Kristian Grapengeter was at the forefront of the Hilltop offensive, putting up 14 points by himself. Clay Waidelich and Nate Hartzler each offered 8 points to the Pettisville cause.