Basketball Recap: Hill City Takes a Loss

Ringnecks

Previous 5 Games

02/13/25 vs Quinter	70-71
02/11/25 @ Golden Plains	48-41
02/10/25 @ Norton	30-61
02/07/25 @ Rawlins County	81-54
02/04/25 vs Phillipsburg	53-59

Hill City fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Quinter on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 71-70 to the Quinter Bulldogs. Even though they lost, the Ringnecks' still made a splash on offense and bumped their average scoring up to 50.6 points per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).

Several Ringnecks players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Carson Keith, who posted 24 points in addition to six steals and five rebounds. That was a full 34.3% of Hill City's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Vincent Zohner, who went 8-for-19 to rack up 17 points and four blocks.

Quinter's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Shea S salyers, who put up 19 points and eight boards. Colt Werth was another key player, going 8-for-15 en route to 20 points and six rebounds.

Hill City dropped their record down to 6-11 with the loss, which was their third straight at home. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.7 points over those games. As for Quinter, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 11-6.

Coming up, Hill City will take on Thunder Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Quinter, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Rawlins County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Quinter is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.9 points per game this season.