HCS Boys Hoops Open Season With Home Win

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Thu, Dec 08, 2011

With only one starter back from last year's squad, the HCS boys basketball team opened its 2011-2012 season with a 46-35 home win over a much taller Owen D. Young team tonight.

It was the beginning of HCS Coach Dave Rhyde's 29th season.

"I think our kids played very well tonight," said Rhyde after the game. "We had four new starters on the floor, and I am so pleased with how they played."

The opposite side of that coin is that Rhyde has a very capable bench.

"We have eight kids that could start for us," he said.

As a result, Rhyde was able to rotate players when some got tired and others ran into foul trouble.

Rhyde said the difference in the game tonight was that the Emerald Knights ran their offense and got some easy baskets off it.

Logan Bailey led Hamilton with 14 points tonight. Allen Schult had nine, including a three; Brent Harris had eight including two threes. Zach Dow, Chris Jackowksi and Sam Owens all had four points (Owens had a three-pointer); and Peter Upton had three points.

Hamilton is back in action Saturday, when the Knights host Madison. J.V. game is 5:30 p.m. with the varsity to follow.

Tonight, HCS' JV also won, beating ODY 44-35.Lucas Ord and Bryce Belanger each had 12 points for HCS.

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