By Johnny Sanders, Sports Editor
TRUSSVILLE – Another night, another dominant performance by the Hewitt Trussville Lady Huskies. This edition of “Blowouts by Hewitt” took place on Tuesday night at “The Bank” in Trussville (Bryant Bank Arena) and the victims were the Oak Mountain Eagles.
Jordan and Tonya Hunter
(Photo by Ken Shephard)
The Lady Huskies started a little bit slow in the first, only scoring 11 points. On the defensive side of the ball, they allowed the Jaguars to match them with 11 of their own. Jordan Hunter did not start slow though, scoring 6 of the Huskies’ 11 points in the first.
The second quarter was a completely different story. Hunter would continue to shoot the lights out, matching her team’s first quarter total with 11 points alone to go with April Hooks’ 6 points and Avore Benson’s 5. On defense, the Huskies completely smothered the Oak Mountain offense, allowing a mere 3 points. Hewitt would head into the break with a 35-14 lead and tons of momentum on their side.
The third would be even worse for the visiting Eagles as Hewitt would continue to score at will. Hunter would get another 9, paired with 8 from Sara Phillips and 5 from DeAndrea Powell for a 28-point quarter from the Huskies. Once again, the Husky defense would clamp down on Oak Mountain, allowing just 5 points in the period. The score heading into the final quarter would be a dominant 63-19, all Huskies.
In the final quarter, Coach Hunter and her girls would show a bit of mercy and only score 14 points, but the defense was much less benevolent, allowing another 3-point quarter (all free throws). Hooks would lead the quarter with 5 points and Hunter would cap off her spectacular night with 5 in the fourth.
Jordan Hunter absolutely dominated, outscoring Oak Mountain by herself with 29 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists and a steal. Teammate April Hooks continues to be a scoring machine on the season, putting up 16 points along with 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals against the Eagles and Sara Phillips had 12 points of her own with an outstanding 10 rebounds, 1 assist and 3 steals.
Coach Tonya Hunter said, “Our pace on offense at the start of the game was entirely too slow. We challenged our girls to dig hard defensively. Our defense created our flow offensively.”
The Huskies are now 21-6, ranked in the top 5 in the state and riding an 11-game winning streak. They will welcome area foe Spain Park to The Bank on Friday night.
