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Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Hamilton Community Schools

Game Date: Dec 5, 2023
Score: : 79.00
HAMILTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS: 75.00

The Chix traveled to Hamilton to take on the Hawkeyes Tuesday night. The Chix jumped out to a 4-point lead after the First Quarter and extended the lead to 15 points at Halftime, leading 42-27. The Chix added to their lead in the 3rd Quarter, extending it to 19 points, highlighted by a Quincy Thome half-court buzzer-beater, as the Chix held a 64-45 going into the last quarter. But the Hawkeyes showed no quit in the 4th quarter, knocking down several 3-point shots to trim the Chix lead to single digits. But the Chix scored some timely buckets of their own and knocked down enough free throws to pull out a 79-75 win.

Leading the Chix in the victory was the duo of Senior Layne Risdon and Junior BJ Walker. Risdon scored 26 points and added 6 steals, 2 rebounds, and 2 assists. Walker scored 22 points, grabbed 6 boards, and dished out 3 assists. Both Walker and Risdon had highlight-real dunks sending the Chix faithful into a frenzy!

Junior Eli Walcott played a strong all-around game, with 7 points, 7 boards, and 5 assists Sophomore Caleb Claerbaut scored 7 points, grabbed 4 boards, and dished out 3 assists. Juniors Jacob Vera & Quincy Thome each scored 6 points, while Freshman Will Drnek scored 5 points, grabbed 4 boards and handed out 6 assists,

The Chix are back in action Friday night, December 8 at Jenison. Tip-off for the varsity contest should be around 7 pm, after the completion of the JV game.

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