The Heritage Christian Academy boys’ basketball team led off in the first of four games on Saturday at the City of Hopkinsville Holiday Classic, cruising past PACHEK 77-55 in a game the Warriors led by as many as 35 points in the fourth quarter.
The Warriors won for the fourth time in five outings to improve to 6-4 ahead of a matchup with 8th-District rivals UHA on Tuesday in the All ‘A’ Classic.
HCA trailed 6-0 after a three-pointer by PACHEK’s Cash McAlister, but the Warriors answered with a 15-0 run and were in control the rest of the way. Jason Leek drilled a pair of first-quarter three-pointers on the way to eight points, and Layton Giltner added five for a 15-11 advantage.
A 13-1 spurt to start the second quarter was the knockout blow, with the Warriors leading 28-12 after Landon Wells’ jumper with 4:25 left in the half. Leek poured in 12 points in the frame, and his three-pointer followed by a Wells putback gave HCA a 28-point cushion at the break.
HCA freshman Cash Bolinger knocked down three of his four three-pointers in the third quarter to counter 11 points for PACHEK’s Jayven Battle. Battle dropped 12 more in the fourth to finish with a game-high 30, but the Knights trailed by as many as 35 despite outscoring the Warriors 22-10.
Five Warriors connected on three-pointers, including four each for Leek and Bolinger. Leek finished with 26, Giltner scored 14, and Bolinger added 12.
PACHEK 11 5 17 22 — 55
Heritage 15 29 23 10 — 77
PACHEK — Battle 30, McAlister 11, Mays 7, McVay 3, Gilkey 2, Mitchell 2
Heritage (6-4) — Leek 26, Giltner 14, Bolinger 12, Thompson 7, Kirkman 6, Wells 4, Gresham 3, Wheatcraft 3, Higgins 2
