Tyson Ball steals the ball for the Eagles. (Paula Roberts photo)
Gabe Hagar takes a shot for the Eagles. (Paula Roberts photo)
The Lincoln Academy boys basketball team held off a feisty Mustang squad for a 67-59 win in the Eagles’ nest on Saturday, Jan. 6. The Eagles jumped out to a 23-9 first quarter lead with balanced scoring from four players.
Mt. View battled back in the second quarter, with Noah Hurd scoring 10 points in the frame, including the final two baskets of the half off a steal and from downtown at the buzzer to close the gap to five, 34-29, at the half.
Ethan Cunningham drained a 3-pointer and Hurd scored to tie the game a minute into the third. Four ties and two lead changes later, Hurd hit a three to put the Mustangs up by three, 51-48 at the end of the third.
Lincoln jump-started its offense in the fourth period, netting the first 11 points to put the game away. Lucas Houghton made good on a three-point play at the line to tie the score. Gabe Hagar scored a hoop and foul shot, Chase Coffin a foul shot, and Hagar sank two at the charity stripe and scored on a Houghton feed in the rally. Coffin came off the bench for two crucial steals early in the period.
Hagar scored 12 of his game-high 26 points (23R, 2S) in the final period. Houghton added 18 points, (6R, 6A, 4S), Tucker Stiles 10 (4R, 3S, 4A), Aidyn Herring 4, Drew Hunt 2 (3R, 4A), Casey Duncan 2 (2R), Sam Chapman 2, Tyson Ball 2 (3R, 1S), and Coffin 1 (2S).
Scoring for Mt. View were Hurd with 25 (2R, 4A), Ben Osborne 13 (12R, 3A), Wyatt Everson 13 (3R, 4S), Stuart Knowlton 8 (4R), and Wyatt Bennett 2 (4R, 2S).
