The Hamilton Heights Lady Hawks continued their unblemished start to the basketball season Saturday with two wins in the Hoops for Harvest event in Kentucky.
The Lady Hawks beat Mercer County 76-65 as the two teams combined for 18 3-pointers and then walloped Mercy Academy 78-41 that saw Hamilton Heights drain 11 3s.
Those two wins pushed the Lady Hawks’ overall record to 7-0.
Freshman Treasure Hunt paced Hamilton Heights with a game-high 23 points against Mercer County. Freshman Kamilla Cardosa, who picked up an offer from Ohio State during the day scored 16 points and grabbed nine rebounds, Elizabeth Balogun had 15 and Jazmine Massengill closed with 11 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists.
Against Mercy Academy, Balogun pumped in 22 points and had five steals and five rebounds. Massengill added 15 points, seven rebounds and eight assists. Treasure Hunt scored 12 points and grabbed six rebounds, made three steals and dished out four assists.
Cy Cy White also scored 12 points. Cardosa put up 10 points and pulled down 11 rebounds.
Linescores
Hamilton Heights 23 21 23 9 -- 76
Mercer County 20 8 13 14 -- 65
Hamilton Heights (76) – Jazmine Massengill 11, Elizabeth Balogun 15, Treasure Hunt 23, Doumbia 9, White, A. Hunt, Kamilla Cardosa 18.
Mercer County (65) – Davis 4, Seygan Robins 16, F. Lake 5, Lexy Lake 15, Emmy Souder 11, Lyric Houston 14.
3-Point Goals – Hamilton Heights 6 (T. Hunt 3, Balogun 2, Massengill 1), Mercer County 12 (L. Lake 5, Robins 3, Houston 2, Souder 1, F. Lake 1).
Hamilton Heights 22 17 24 15 -- 78
Mercy Academy 6 9 20 6 -- 41
Hamilton Heights (78) – Jazmine Massengill 15, Elizabeth Balogun 21, Williams, Treasure Hunt 12, Doumbia 2, Cy Cy White 12, A. Hunt 6, Kamilla Cardosa 10.
Mercy Academy (41) – Short 2, Jenks, Shepard, Reese 3, Sivori 2, Zeisloft 3, Regan Berger 14, Woods 4, Muss, Walsh 1, Danielle Feldkamp 12.
3-Point Goals – Hamilton Heights 11 (Cy Cy White 4, Balogun 3, Massengill 3, A. Hunt 1), Mercy Academy 3 (Berger 2, Zeisloft 1).
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