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A big start to the game and a big night from one of the state’s leading scorers led to a big Friday night road win for the Heritage Christian Academy Warriors. Jason Leek hit for 39 points as HCA took a 76-61 win over Portland Christian.
The Warriors hit Portland Christian with a powerful first quarter and then rolled on for the 15-point win. HCA was up 24-7 after the first 8 minutes of the game.
Portland Christian battled back to get the lead down to 10 at 40-30 at the break.
They would get as close as 8 points in the third quarter and cut the Warriors’ lead down to 55-46 heading into the final eight minutes.
But that would be it for the comeback. Heritage Christian opened the fourth quarter with an 11-0 run to put the game away.
In addition to Leek’s 39 points, Layton Giltner had 18 points and 9 rebounds for HCA.
The Warriors improve to 13-11 with the win. HCA has a quick turnaround, as they head off to McLean County Saturday afternoon.
Click below for HCA stats from the game.
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