On Monday, in the opening night of basketball for KHSAA the University Heights Blazers hosted and defeated the Ballard Memorial Bombers 70-43.
The game started off close with the Bombers being led by junior Jace Birney who scored the first 10 points of the game for Ballard Memorial.
After a 20-14 lead concluding the first quarter, the Blazers jumped out ahead scoring 25 points in the second period compared to Ballard’s 6.
Scoring for UHA was done in a cluster as four players scored in double figures.
Kyler Baker – 16
Que Quarles – 14
Gavin Grubbs – 13
Elijah Walton – 10
The defense for the Blazers was also suffocating for just about every Bomber except Birney who finished the evening with 26 points.
Next up for the Blazers will be a Saturday matchup against Page High School (Franklin, TN) at Hopkins Co. Central in the Cayce Mills Classic.