Ethan Claycomb exploded for 41 points on Thursday night, leading the East Harrison Bobcats to a 69-51 victory over the visiting Grundy R-5 Panthers in HDC Conference boys basketball action. Â Â The Panthers played very competitive basketball coming out of the locker room for the 1st and 3rd quarters, tied at 15 after eight minutes and outscored 13-10 in the third quarter. Â However, the Bobcats dominated the 2nd and 4th quarters, outscoring Grundy by a combined 41-26 in those quarters.
Grundy had Jonathan Stimpson with 20 points, with Wayne Baxter adding 12, and Bryson Gann 10 points.
The Lady Panthers won the opener, using a 14-5 third quarter edge to extend a 2 point halftime edge in a 56-41 road win. Â Grundy County had 18 points from Jandie Peterson, with Matana Munday and Aubrey Gann both tallying nine points. Â Lauryn Waddle led the Lady Bobcats with 19 points while Natalie Selby had 15.
The Gilman City Hawks swept the Breckenridge Bulldogs in a Thursday night doubleheader. Â In the opener, Hailey Burrows had 42 points in leading the Ladyhawks to a 60-42 victory. Â Megan Cottrell added 11 points for Gilman City. Â
The Hawks, in the boys contest, had a season-high 26 point night from sophomore Kaleb Bjornlie and 11 from senior Skylar Reynolds in a 63-41 win over the Bulldogs.
