By Rob Hamilton
Cardington evened their record at 1-1 Tuesday night after defeating visiting Utica by a 62-51 margin.
The Pirates trailed 12-10 after the first quarter, but tallied 20 in the second to move in front 30-25. They maintained a five-point through three periods at 47-42 before outscoring their guests 15-9 in the fourth to clinch the win.
Both Mason White and Avery Harper scored 14 points for Cardington, with White hitting four three-pointers in the game. Nate Hickman tallied 12 in the contest.
Highland Scots
Highland opened their basketball season with a 65-32 loss to Mount Vernon.
In the road contest, the Scots found themselves in a 14-7 hole after eight minutes of action on Tuesday. Mount Vernon increased their lead to a 35-13 score at the half and would go on to outscore Highland 30-19 in the second half in claiming the win.
Drew Santo connected on three three-pointers in leading the Scots with 11 points. Branton Howard added 10 for Highland.
Mount Gilead Indians
Elgin used a big third quarter to pull away from host Mount Gilead Tuesday night, as the Comets picked up a 57-42 victory.
Mount Gilead only trailed 14-9 after the first quarter and 22-18 at the half, but were outscored 26-10 in the third to fall behind by 20. They were able to take a 14-9 advantage in the fourth period, but weren’t able to overcome Elgin’s big third.
Jackson Huffer scored 16 points to lead MG, while Joel Butterman added nine.
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