ALAH boys earn two LPC victories; have won 3 straight conference games
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By Mike Monahan
SULLIVAN – As the boys regular season winds down the Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond team has picked up three of its last four victories, including three straight Lincoln Prairie Conference wins. Last week they added the second and third straight by downing Heritage 57-45 at Broadlands and nipping Sullivan Friday on the road. The only loss in the last four games was a non-conference 54-42 loss to Mt. Pulaski, a team that is 14-14.
The Knights, 8-19 overall and 4-5 in the LPC, good for sixth place, played host to Unity Christian Tuesday and finish the regular season by playing host to Villa Grove Friday.
ALAH 54,
Sullivan 52
The Knights and Redskins were tied at 23 at the half. Sullivan took a 42-40 lead going into the fourth when ALAH outscored the 10-15 Redskins 14-10 to win 54-52.
Will Hilligoss scored seven of his 13 points in the final quarter, including all three free throws for the Knights, who made 5-for-7 (.714) free throws in the final eight minutes.
Before the fourth quarter ALAH was 2-of-6 (.333) from the free throw line, but made them when they had to in the final period.
Leading the way for coach Kenny Parks team was Nate Hale with 17 points, including four three-pointers.
Sullivan was 5-of-8 from the free throw line in the fourth and 14-of-22 for the game.
ALAH 57,
Heritage 45
The second half helped ALAH win as they outscored Heritage 37-19 overcoming a 26-20 deficit at the half.
The Knights took a 39-32 lead after holding the Hawks to just six points in the third. Kendall Schrock led ALAH with 15 points, while Marcus Otto had eight of his 11 points in the second half and Hilligoss was also in double digits with 10 points.
Neither team shot free throws well, going a combined 10-of-23 (.435), including 3-of-9 for the Knights.
Rylan White led Heritage, 8-20, with 17 points.
ALAH 8 15 17 14–54
Sullivan 10 13 19 10–52
ALAH: Will Hilligoss 4-5-13, Marcus Otto 3-1-8, Kendall Schrock 2-0-5, Nate Hale 6-1-17, Colin Smith 4-0-8, Cal Binion 1-0-3, Brennon Hutson, Ryan Appleby 0-0-0, Totals 20-7-54
3-point goals: ALAH: 6 (Hale 4, Otto 1, Schrock 1), Sullivan 4 (Watkins 3, Hooten 1). Free throws: ALAH 7-13 .538, Sullivan 14-22 .636.
JV: Sullivan 42, ALAH 38
ALAH 9 11 19 18–57
Heritage 15 11 6 13–45
ALAH: Hilligoss 5-0-10, Otto 4-1-11, Schrock 6-0-15, Hale 3-1-9, Smith 1-1-4,Appleby 2-0-4, Hutson 1-0-2, Binion 1-0-2, Cooper Shoemaker 0-0-0, Totals 23-3-57
3-point goals: ALAH 10 (Hilligoss 2, Otto 2, Schrock 3, Hale 2, Smith 1), Heritage 2 (Rylee White 2); Free throws: ALAH 3-9 .333, Heritage 7-14 .500
JV: ALAH 41, Heritage 39