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Knights Edged at Madison

Tue, Feb 15, 2011

Knights Edged at Madison

Almost.

After spotting Madison several advantages, the Emerald Knights made a late run that fell short, losing at Madison tonight 48-44.

A basket at the halftime buzzer gave Madison a 21-20 lead at the intermission. And, when play resumed, the Blue Devils went on a quick run, going up 33-22 halfway through the third period.

Hamilton closed that to 38-32 at the start of the fourth period and a putback by Sam Owens (in photo) put Hamilton ahead 39-38 with 4:42 left to play.

With just a minute left, Madison held a 45-43 lead. A foul sent HCS' Cam Fisher to the line for two shots. He missed the first but made the second, and Madison's lead was just 45-44 with 19 seconds left.

The Knights had to foul to get the ball back but Madison made one free throw to go up 46-44. The devils added a final bucket as time expired.

HCS Coach David Rhyde said Madison denied Fisher many good looks at the basket tonight. Rhyde credited center Tom Hilgenberg and Owens for solid games tonight.

Fisher led Hamilton with 21 points, including four three-pointers. John Andrzejek had nine, Hilgenberg had eight, Owens had five and Lucas Rhyde had one.

The Section III Class D seeding meeting is Sunday. Hamilton is now 7-11 going into the sectionals.

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