(HILLSBORO) The Hillsboro Hawks aim to three-peat as Gene Steighorst champions Saturday night after skating by Windsor 78-57 on Friday in the semis on AM 1400 KJFF.
Hillsboro turned it up a notch in the 2nd quarter with senior guard Mark Moore knocking down 5 three-pointers in a matter of minutes.
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Moore finished with 19 2nd quarter points and 27 for the game. Hawks head coach Dan Johnson addresses the string of threes.
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Hillsboro’s championship adversary is the Eureka Wildcats. They beat the Central Rebels 58-46 in the other semifinal on AM 800 KREI. The purple and gold leaned on Avery Taggart early on, getting 14 points in the first quarter from the senior guard.
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Down 43-34, Central’s Breven McMullen collected his 13th point of the night to bring the Rebels within striking distance.
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However, the Wildcats ended the game on a 15-10 run. In talking about the Taggart hot start, Eureka head coach Austin Kirby says he put in the work before the game and it paid off.
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It’ll be three-seed Eureka and top-seed Hillsboro duking it out for the 63rd Annual Gene Steighorst title belt Saturday night at 7 on AM 1400 KJFF. Central and Windsor will battle for 3rd place on KJFF and AM 800 KREI.
Full Dan Johnson Interview
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Full Austin Kirby Interview
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Full Hillsboro-Windsor Game
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Full Central-Eureka Game
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