WEST UNITY — Edon’s boys basketball team played a fundamentally sound game Friday en route to a 60-39 Buckeye Border Conference victory over Hilltop at Hilltop High School.
“We are at a point in the season where everyone knows their role,” Edon coach Matt Ripke said.
Peyton Trausch was the star of the night for Edon (5-9, 2-2 BBC). He scored a game-high 22 points and grabbed six rebounds (four offensive). He battled inside and drew contact on his way to a perfect 6 of 6 from the free-throw line.
“He did a fantastic job and it is a credit to the work that Peyton put in during the offseason,” Ripke said. “He dedicated himself and spent a ton of time in the gym.
“We challenged all of our kids to get in the gym and take shots. Peyton took advantage and made over 15,000 shots over the summer, and it’s paying off for him now.”
Edon’s defense surrendered just one free-throw attempt through three quarters. Hilltop scored 13 points in the second and third quarters combined and shot just 28% from the field in that stretch (5 of 18).
“I thought we did a decent job of keeping the ball out of the paint and not even putting ourselves in a position to foul,” Ripke said.
Max Radabaugh set the tone early for the Bombers offense. He scored eight of Edon’s 16 first-quarter points, including a buzzer-beating jumper from the elbow that kissed off the glass and in.
Anthony Eckenrode scored a team-high 11 points for the Cadets (4-8, 0-4) and Raace Haynes added 10.
Edon: Trausch 5 2 6-6 22, Radabaugh 5 0 4-5 14, Gallehue 3 1 2-2 11, Hulbert 2 0 2-2 6, Kiess 1 0 2-6 4, Tennant 0 0 2-2 2, Brigle 0 0 1-4 1. Totals: 16 3 19-27 60.
Hilltop: Eckenrode 2 2 1-1 11, Haynes 1 2 2-2 10, Kesler 0 2 0-0 6, Funkhouser 2 0 2-2 6, Dempsey 0 1 1-2 4, Schlosser 1 0 0-0 2. Totals: 6 7 6-7 39.
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