Prince earns 100th
by Warren Kozireski
Senior Nick Ross scored 14 of his 16 points in the first half to help his Cadets to a 74-57 win over Gates Chili and a share of a Division regular season basketball championship with Greece Athena for the second consecutive season.
Ross netted four points during a late first quarter 7-0 run to push a one-point lead to six. He added seven more, including a buzzer-beating 360 spin move, in the second quarter as the Cadets added 19 more to lead by 12 points at the half.
In the second half, Gates Chili crept back into the contest trailing by eight, but an 8-0 run highlighted by back-to-back drives by Nick Prince put the game out of reach. Prince had three more baskets to start the fourth quarter to extend the lead to as many as 25.
“It’s never one guy; they are all fully capable of filling it up,” said head coach Troy Prince. “We had too much balance and senior leadership – six guys plus three more guys off the bench that could start for most teams.”
Ross finished with a team-high 16 points while Prince and Miller each had 12. DJ Logory also was in double-figures with ten. Miller and Scotty Eisenmenger each led the Cadets with nine rebounds with the latter adding five blocks. Tyler Farrell added five assists.
The win was the 14th of the season for Hilton against three losses and marked the 100th career victory for head coach Troy Prince, who has coached the Cadets since 2004.
