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    Hornets Basketball
12/14/2012 Chillicothe 60, So. Harrison 52
 

     The Chillicothe Hornets put together a strong fourth quarter to secure an 8-point win over South Harrison in front of large Hornet crowd. Chillicothe trailed by 2 points heading into the fourth quarter but 6-5 Junior Ryan Smith helped boost Chillicothe with 11 points in the quarter. Smith had two free throws with 4:26 left to give Chillicothe a 1 point lead that they would never relinquish.
     Smith followed the free throws with a baseline trey for a 4 point lead. With 1:06 left in the game, Smith brought down the house with a two handed dunk. Moments later a turnover led to a Nate McKiddy lay up to give Chillicothe a 6 point lead. The Hornets held on and finished with 2 free throws to pick up their second win of the season.
     South Harrison Senior Kaid Hendren had an outstanding game with 27 points, Hornets Coach Tim Cool pointed to a strong defense led by Tyler Clampitt, sound teamwork and balance that helped his team win. The Hornets played ten players and eight scored, led by Smith's 12 points.
     The Hornets led by 10 points in the second before South Harrison went on a 10-0 run. The rest of the game was back and forth with Chillicothe building a 7 point lead in the 3rd and South Harrison building a four point lead early in the 4th before the Hornets took the lead for good midway through the quarter.