March 27, 2016
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Tuesday, March 22, the Kincardine District Secondary School Knights hosted their annual Invitational Boys Basketball Tournament for elementary schools.
Travelling to the tournament were teams from: Huron Heights, Elgin Market, Lucknow, Ripley, Walkerton, Osprey, Beaver Valley and F.E. Madill in Wingham.
The hometown Huron Heights Lightning Hawks won the championship banner, with Beaver Valley the runner-up.
In the first match, the Lightning Hawks proved to be too much for their counterparts from Walkerton, and they came away with a 51-21 win.
Next up, was a familiar opponent in Ripley. Although Ripley mounted a strong push in the middle of the game, the Huron Heights boys were able to capture a win, with a final score of 40-31.
The championship game was played full-court against a very tall and talented team from Beaver Valley.
Beaver Valley came out flying, but the Lightning Hawks defence proved to be too much, and Huron Heights came away with a decisive 30-17 win.
Leading the team in scoring, was Zach Bumba with an amazing 50 points. Other top scorers were Zach Wall with 22 points and Jaydon Troke with 17.
Next up for the Lightning Hawks is the South West Regional Tournament, March 29, with teams from Huron Heights, Elgin Market, Ripley and Lucknow.
The championship Huron Heights Lightning Hawks boys basketball team includes: Ethan Petrie (L), Jordan Beisel, Zach Wall, Zach Bumba, Aaron Reid, Jaydon Troke, Liam Colhoun, Griffin Potter, Wilson Shipp, Deter Nowak, Mack Beisel and coach Cindy Black; photo courtesy of the Lightning Hawks
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