Panther boys romp over Hamilton
Prairie Heights secured a winning NECC campaign last Friday night with a 66-39 romp over visiting Hamilton.
With the win, coach Brett Eltzroth’s Panthers wound up the league slate at 6-4, tying them with Fremont and Eastside for fourth place in the final conference standings.
Heights raced to a 23-14 lead after one period, then used a 25-5 burst in the second to build a commanding, 48-19 edge.
Jacob Heller and Bobby Blum topped the Panther scoresheet with 17 and 16 markers, respectively. Heller went 5-7 from the field and 5-6 from the foul stripe, while Blum connected on 7-9 floor attempts. Both players hit a couple of three-pointers.
Landon Wohlers also swished a pair of triples on his way to a 12-point night for Heights. Corey Johnson topped the victors on the glass with six rebounds.
Casey Rote had 10 points for Hamilton.
The 11-11 Panthers face either LaVille or Fremont in the semifinals of the Westview sectional this Friday.
GAME SUMMARY
Prairie Heights 66
Hamilton 39
Scoring by quarters
HA 14 5 8 12 -39
PH 23 22 13 5 -66
Hamilton
Trayson Lucas 0, 0-0, 0; Daine Johnson 0, 1-3, 1; Aaron Kelley 3, 2-2, 8; Colton Rose 1, 0-2, 2; Addison Stephens 2, 5-6, 9; Cody Pattee 0, 1-2, 1; Gage Law 2, 2-8, 6; Brett Converset 1, 0-0, 7; Casey Rote 5, 0-0, 10; Totals 14, 11-23, 39
Three-point field goals 0; Rebounds 23 (Rote 6); Steals 4; Assists 3; Team Fouls 7 (Fouled Out: None)
Prairie Heights
Joey Barry 0, 0-0, 0; Kyler West 0, 1-2, 1; Cassten Everidge 0, 1-2, 1; Jackie Owens 3, 0-0, 7; Landon Wohlers 4, 2-4, 12; Jacob Heller 5, 5-6, 17; Corey Johnson 0, 0-1, 0; Dylan Stayner 2, 4-4, 8; Zach Shepard 1, 0-0, 2; Bobby Blum 7, 0-0, 16; Austin Penick 0, 0-0, 0; Levi Tuckerman 1, 0-0, 2; Tanner Terry 0, 0-0, 0; Cody Bachelor 0, 0-0, 0; Austin Beiswanger 0, 0-0, 0; Totals 23, 13-19, 66
Three-point field goals 7 (Wohlers 2, Heller 2, Blum 2, Owens 1); Rebounds 27 (Johnson 6); Steals 10 (Shepard 3); Assists 16 (Heller 7); Team Fouls 20 (Fouled Out: None)
