Heritage Christian edges Crittenden County

Jason Leek scored 35 points including five 3-pointers and lifted visiting Heritage Christian Academy to a 57-54 boys’ high school basketball win over Crittenden County Tuesday night.

It was a close game all night as the teams were even at 18 after one quarter and HCA led 34-33 at the break.

However, the Rockets battled back to take a 46-45 lead entering the final period.

Cooper Kirkman scored six points in the final quarter and helped the Warriors pull out the win.

HCA is now 7-16 on the season and will play host to Fort Campbell on Monday. Crittenden County slipped to 0-21 on the year.

Score by Quarters:

Heritage Christian 18  16  11  12 – 57

Crittenden County 18  15  13  8 – 54

Individual Scoring:

HCA (7-16) – Leek 35, Travis 3, Wheatcraft 4, Kirkman 8, Thompson 4, Morgan 3.

CCHS (0-21) – Potter 4, Stevenson 6, Young 13, Candelario 12, Poindexter 19.

3-Point Goals:

HCA – Leek 5, Travis, Morgan; CCHS – Young 3, Candelario 2, Poindexter.

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