Lillian Otto HOPEWELL TWP– The Hopewell High School Girls Basketball team had a dominant win tonight over the New Castle Hurricanes in their first home game of the season. Led by key performances from Avery Boyd, 24 points and Addison Blosnick, 24 points, the Vikings stomped the Hurricanes 66-32.
In the first quarter. The Vikings got off to an impressive 14-0 start, converting their aggressive defense into explosive offense. A lot of action from Boyd led the Vikings to a 21-3 lead in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, our offense continued its explosiveness even though they gave up more points than the first quarter. The Vikings took advantage of their many trips to the free throw line, making 6 of 9 free throws in the second quarter. They finished this quarter leading 39-14.
After the halftime break where the Hopewell Little Dribblers and Little Lady Vikings Youth program was recognized, the Vikings offense yet again kept the momentum rolling, outscoring the Hurricanes 15 to 12 in the third quarter. Boyd and Blosnick combined for 11 of the Vikings 15 points. Hopewell led 54-26, and the end of the third.
In the final quarter of the game, Cici Smetana and Blosnick shined, scoring 8 of the Vikings 12 points. The Vikings’ defense showed off, allowing the Hurricanes to score only 6 points in the fourth. The final score of the game was Hopewell 66, New Castle 32.
Next up, the Vikings head to Moon for the Moon Tipoff Tournament. They play Franklin Regional at 6:00 PM tomorrow night, and Moon, Saturday night at 6:30 PM. Their next home game is Tuesday, December 9th vs Beaver Falls.
PLAYER STATS:
Addison Blosnick: 24 points
Avery Boyd: 24 pointsÂ
Cici Smetana: 11 points
Hannah McDowell: 5 points
Abby Kovell: 2 points
GAME RECAP:
1st Quarter-
2-0 – Avery Boyd with a steal leading to a layup
4-0 – Hannah McDowell to Addison Blosnick in the post for a layup
6-0 – Boyd to McDowell for a layup
8-0 – Blosnick coast to coast for 2
10-0 – Boyd to Blosnick on the fast break for another layup. Timeout New Castle
12-0 – Block by McDowell leading to a Blosnick fast break
14-0 – Boyd with a fast break layup
15-3 – Cici Smetana free throw
17-3 – Smetana with a jump shot
19-3 – Boyd with another fast break layup
21-3 – Boyd another layup after a nice pump fake
2nd Quarter-
23-3 — Lob from Ava Ray to Blosnick for a layup
25-3 – Boyd scores a layup with a pass from Ray
26-3 – Blosnick makes one of two free throws
28-5 – Another layup for Boyd off a crossover
30-5 – Boyd with a layup plus the foul
32-7 – Smetana with a nice floater
34-9 – Arching jump shot from Abby Kovell
36-11 – Blosnick makes two of two free throws
38-14 — Blosnick makes two of two free throws
39-14 – McDowell makes one of two free throws
3rd Quarter-
41-14 – Blosnick layup after nice feed from Boyd
43-16 – Another layup from Blosnick
45-16 – Pull-up jumper by Boyd
48-21 – Blosnick makes one of two free throws
50-26 – Smetana with a two-point jumper
52-26 – Boyd with a nice take up the middle for a layup
54-26 – Layup off a steal for Boyd
4th Quarter-
56-31 – Blosnick with the spin move for a side layup
58 -31 – Smetana makes two of two free throws
60-31 – Bounce pass from Blosnick for Boyd layup
62-31 – Layup off of an offensive rebound for Blosnick
64-31 – Pull-up jumper for Smetana
66-31 – Basket by McDowell
Final Score: Hopewell 66, New Castle 32
