Dominant home opener
HARDIN VALLEY — It was a dominant home-opening night for both Hardin Valley Academy varsity basketball teams Tuesday, Dec. 2, as they swept Carter.
Head coach Jennifer Galloway’s Lady Hawks rolled to a 65-23 victory, improving to 3-3 to start the week.
Andy Arendt’s Hawks
built a 22-point lead before securing a 68-58 win over the Hornets, pushing their record to 5-2.
Lady Hawks 65, Carter 23
“I thought we did a good
job of moving the basketball,” Galloway said. “We were able to get out in transition.
“We showed a lot of unselfish play making the extra pass. Our girls have really bought into our defense. We did a good job of protecting and controlling the boards.”
Andree Riehn led HVA with 14 points, while Alaina Lineberry pulled down 12 rebounds.
HVA Boys 68, Carter 58
“We played a really good game for us,” Arendt said. “We were up 17 at halftime. I think we built a 22-point lead at one point. We hit 14 three-pointers. We shot well.
“But we didn’t finish well,” he added. “I think that’s at least due to our youth and inexperience.”
Senior Colin Dyrness led the Hawks with 19 points, hitting six of seven from three-point range.
Freshman Kymani Smith added 10 points, seven rebounds, five assists and four steals.
Hunter Ratliff scored 10 and pulled down six rebounds.
Kristian Oliver added nine points and four assists, while Jax Sparks also scored nine.
