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Weeks' 20 Points Help HCS Girls Beat the Storm

Sat, Dec 11, 2010

Katie Weeks hit all five of the three-point shots she took in the first half to help propel the HCS girls basketball team to a 52-44 win in the Sherburne-Earlville Tipoff Tournament today

Weeks' 20 Points Help HCS Girls Beat the Storm

Immediately after the game between Hamilton and Unadilla Valley ended this afternoon, several maintenance staffers opened the outside doors of the Sherburne-Earlville gym to cool things off. It may have been that they couldn't find the thermostat to turn down the heat, but more likely they were just responding to Katie Weeks' 20-point performance the in Lady Emerald Knights 52-44 win.

The persistant and consistent Weeks seemed unstoppable in the early going. She hit all five of the three-point shots she took in the first half. The 5'5" junior ended with a game-high 20 points and a berth on the all-tournament team.

Seniors Jordan Peterson and Sara Whyatt had 13 each for HCS Saturday. Katherine Keever had three points and Kendall Rusch had two.

UV built a 15-9 lead in the first period, largely on the success of its pressing defense. But, the Lady Emerald Knights responded in kind and successfully drove the lane drawing several fouls and went ahead 24-22 with a bit more than a minute to play. UV tied it up and went up 26-24 at the half.

Bit by bit, steal by steal and basket by basket, Hamilton changed the tone of the game and ran up a 10-point lead -- 41-31 -- when the third period ended. The Lady Emerald Knights controlled the final period and UV made no serious threat as time ran down.

"We found a way to click at the end when it mattered the most," said Coach Jessica Poole, who is starting her third year at the helm.

Poole praised the play of Whyatt, who had a rough junior year, missing portions of her field hockey, basketball and softball seasons with a recurring shoulder injury.

The senior ended the game with 13 points and five steals. "She did a great job on defense," Poole said of Whyatt.

Hamilton, now 1-1 on the year, plays Remsen at home Wednesday. It's a varsity-only outing and tipoff time is TBA.

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