Pendleton Heights News Bureau
The shots just weren’t falling, and the breaks failed to go the way of the Pendleton Heights boys basketball team.
They had their chances, but in the end it was Shelbyville breaking its seven-game losing streak as the Arabians fell 52-45.
Despite
trailing for most of the night, PH (5-6, 2-3) came up with timely stops
at the end of the game and fought its way back. The Arabians cut the
Shelbyville lead to three at 48-45 with 25 seconds remaining and got
the basketball back twice. But on both possessions, PH failed to come
up with the clutch plays necessary to come away with a win.
The
final time was the best opportunity for the Arabians as freshman
Kendall Waters brought the ball up the court and looked for
leading-scorer Nathan Hendershot on the left wing. But Hendershot
looked at the basket a split-second too early and watched the ball
bounce off his knee and out of bounds.
Shelbyville
would knock in its final four free throws to put the game out of reach.
The loss dropped PH back below .500 and virtually took any chance of a
Hoosier Heritage Conference title away.
Hendershot
finished with a team-high 18 points and Michael Maxwell added 10.
Shelbyville’s Thomas Abner led all scorers with 23 points and 10
rebounds.
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