Hamilton Heights had little trouble winning its seventh game of the season Saturday.
The Hawks (7-1) routed Restoration Academy, 70-40, by outscoring the Bulldogs 34-15 in the second half – Hamilton Heights opened the third quarter with a 12-0 run.
Restoration hit four 3-pointers in the opening quarter and trailed 18-16. Hamilton Heights’ defense stymied the Bulldogs the rest of the way.
Ezekiel Balogun scored a game-high 16 points and Abdulhakim Ado added 13 points and eight blocks.
Milos Andelic and Silas Adheke each scored 12 points and Joan Duran pulled down 10 rebounds for the Hawks.
Tim Collins scored 12 points for the Bulldogs.
Scoring Summary
Restoration Academy 16 9 10 5 – 40
Hamilton Heights 18 20 13 21 – 70
Restoration Academy (40) – Cunningham 5, Tim Collins 12, Williams 2, Wilson 7, Chukwuma 2 Burgess 9, Davis 3, Pinder, Phillips.
Hamilton Heights (70) –Laing 2, Pitts, Abdulhakim Ado 13, Ezekiel Balogun 16, Micakovic 4, Milos Andelic 12, Silas Adheke 12, Massengill 5, Abubakar 2, Duran 6.
3-Point Goals – Restoration Academy 6 (Burgess 2, Collins 2, Cunningham 1, Davis 1), Hamilton Heights 2 (Adheke 1, Andelic 1).
(E-mail Larry Fleming at larryfleming44@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter @larryfleming44)