Harrison's 6-9 So.-Marshall Guilmette impressed me with his footwork around the basket.

With guards Mike Lawrence and Stefan Julian providing the assists to 4SHOT Hoops All-Star 6-7 Heath Houston (Auburn signee), 6-7 Kyle Sledge and 6-5 Dominic Early; Hillgrove dunked their way to an early 9-2 lead that forced Harrison to call a quick timeout.

After the timeout the Hoyas settled down and got back into the game. Point guard Jamal Watson did a nice job of penetrating the Hawks defense and 6-9 sophomore Marshall Guilmette showed the skills that could make him a highly touted recruit by the time his senior season rolls around.

Houston was pretty much unstoppable when he received the ball in the paint; he added two more dunks and Lawrence connected on 3 of 4 free throws to give Hillgrove a 27-17 halftime lead.

Both teams were able to push the ball up and down the court but there really wasn’t a lot of scoring going on. Ryan Blumenthal showed a nice touch for the Hoyas with a pair of three-pointers to help his team stay in the game.

Early would score 10 second half points for Hillgrove as they came away with a convincing 17-point win, improving their season record to 9-1. Harrison falls to 3-4. 

Heath Houston (Hillgrove) and Jamal Watson (Harrison) were named the games MVP’s for their respective teams.

The Final Score: Hillgrove 58 - Harrison 41

Scoring Recap
Hillgrove: Heath Houston finished with a game high 17, Dominic Early added 16 and Mike Lawrence chipped in with 11.

Harrison: Ryan Blumenthal scored 10 points to lead the Hoyas and Jamal Watson chipped in with 8.