(December 8th, 2014) – WEST UNITY: Traveling to the home court of hated rival Hilltop, the North Central Freshman boys set out to upset the home crowd and earn a road victory.
They were able to do just that, as the Eagles took the contest 40-26.
It was an uphill battle for the Eagles, however, as the Cadet boys stood ready to defend their posts. Hilltop held their visitors from Pioneer scoreless in the first quarter, producing 6 points of their own. An 11 point second quarter allowed the Eagles to go into the locker room tied with the Cadets, 11-11.
Both sides experienced an offensive renaissance in the third quarter. The hometown Cadets ballooned their total to 23 points, thanks to a 12 point effort coming out of halftime. However, North Central was able to surpass that mark, adding 16 points to bring their cumulative score to 27. The fourth period saw the Eagles outscore Hilltop 13-3, putting the game out of the reach of the Cadets.
Keean Livensparger played a pivotal role in the Eagle win, putting up 10 points. Teammate Zachary Turner added 9 points. Evan Munger contributed 7 points to the North Central effort as well.
Hilltop’s Blaisdell led all scorers with 11 points on the evening. A pair of threes helped propel Maddox to 8 points.