(January 15th, 2015) – EDON: Making the trip to Edon, the Hilltop Cadets were poised for an invasion.
And invade they did. The Cadets stormed Edon’s court early, and never allowed them to get back into the game. Hilltop bested the Bombers 59-31.
The boys from West Unity doubled up Edon in the first quarter, earning a 14-7 advantage in the early goings of the contest. That lead was greatly expanded in the second period, where Hilltop outscored the Bombers 18-4. Going into halftime, the Cadet forces were enjoying a 32-11 lead.
Edon played much better in the second half, but the damage had already been done. The third quarter saw the Bomber boys keeping closer to their guests from West Unity. Still, they fell behind by another five points. In the fourth and final quarter, Edon kept pace with Hilltop. The Bombers were only outscored by 2 points down the stretch.
Senior Erik Stipe had a solid evening, providing the Cadets with 15 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, and a steal. Quinn Smith, a sophomore for Hilltop, added 12 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists. Teammate and senior leader Jalen Towers put up 11 points and 7 rebounds of his own, while Tim Maneval scored 6 points and made an assist.
It was Landon Bloir who led the Bombers in scoring. The Edon junior posted 11 points. Alex Kirkingberg contributed another 6 points to the Bomber effort. Floyd Young and Brayden Bauer each scored 5 points.