GLEN GRUNWALD
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan.—The Huchinson Salthawk varsity basketball teams both go into the Christmas break with perfect 5-0 records for the first time since 2003 or perhaps even longer than that! Both teams earned big wins over league rival Haysville Campus Tuesday night.
GIRLS GAME:
The Hutch High girls used a smothering full court defense Tuesday night in route to a 59-14 win over Campus. The Salthawk defense forced 37 Campus turnovers for the game. The 4th quarter started with a running clock and only a 3 point shot at the buzzer kept Campus from being shut out in the final quarter.
Hutch High goes to 5-0 and Campus falls to 0-5 going into the Christmas break. Hutchinson hosts Maize South in the New Year on January 6th.
BOYS GAME:
In the boys game, it was much of the same as the Salthawks used ball hawking defense to win over the Colts 67 to 34. Three different Salthawks led the team in the first three quarters. Hutch was paced by Wade Meyer, as he scored 7 of his 9 points in the 1st quarter. Jax Heneha had 7 of his 9 points in the 2nd quarter and Julian Smith came off the bench to hit 3 straight treys in the 3rd. Hutch led at the half 35-16 and was in complete control of the contest. Dauntay King drew the responsibility to guard Campus star Andrell Burton and boy did he ever. Burton was scoreless in the 1st and only had 4 points at the half.
Hutch was led in scoring by senior Nic Lange's 14 followed by balanced scoring from the rest of the team with Terrell King's 10 points, 9 apiece from Heneha, Meyer and Smith. Dauntay King chipped in 8 points including 2 three point daggers in the 3rd.
Hutchinson goes to 5-0 and returns home to host top ranked Maize South at the SAC on January 6th.
Campus falls to 2-3 going into the break.
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