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Knights Down MECS on Senior Night; Qualify for Sectionals

Fri, Feb 11, 2011

Knights Down MECS on Senior Night; Qualify for Sectionals

Cam Fisher can hit the three.

He did it five times tonight in the HCS boys basketball team's 61-44 win over Morrisville-Eaton at home on Senior Night. So, this week alone, the senior guard has scored 51 points from outside the arc. Fisher hit

     * eight threes vs. Owen D. Young on Monday;

     * four vs Canastota last Saturday;

     * and five tonight vs. MECS.

The play of Fisher and the rest of the Knights tonight was more than just an impressive win over a nearby rival. The win tonight means HCS will play in the Section III Class D post-season. The win tonight gave HCS a record of 7-10 overall and 4-6 in the league. The seeding meeting is a week from Sunday.

And, the Knights could be peaking at the right time as evidenced in tonight's win.

Hamilton started fast but let MECS back into the game in a coldish second period. It was xx at the half.

Then, as they have several times this season, the Knights came out in the second half and regained the ground they lost ... and then some. They shut down MECS' leading scorer Will Thomas and frustrated the Warriors with several steals and numerous rebounds.

"The whole team did a great job tonight," said HCS Coach David Rhyde. "Tommy (Hilgenberg, HCS' center) did a great job on Will Thomas and we found Cam when he was open and Cam was making them for us."

Fisher finished the night with 23 points and fellow senior Lucas Rhyde had 13.  Alan Schult had eight, including a pair of threes. John andrzejek, also a senior, had four points and 10 rebounds. Sam Owens had six, senior Phil Douchinsy had four, Hilgenberg had two and Sam Reilly had one.

Hamilton wraps up the regular season with a game at Madison Tuesday night. HCS lost to Madison in the early season by three points.

The JV team won 46-18.

Photo: Sam Owens (left), Tom Hilgenberg (center) and Cam Fisher (right) gang up on a MECS shooter.

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