Fort Campbell knocks off feisty Heritage Christian

Fort Campbell got off to a quick start and held off visiting Heritage Christian Academy 66-54 Tuesday night in a boys’ high school basketball game.

The Falcons jumped out to a 17-6 first-quarter lead and never looked back.

Austin Brown had 14 points and eight rebounds and Cameron Oesch added 12 points and 22 rebounds to lead the Warriors, who slipped to 3-22 on the season. Noah Arvin added 12 points and six rebounds.

HCA is scheduled to play host to Dawson Springs on Friday night in a girls/boys doubleheader beginning at 5:30 p.m.

Fort Campbell improved to 8-13 on the season and play at Christian County tonight in a girls/boys doubleheader with the boys’ game beginning around 7:30 p.m.

Score by Quarters:

Heritage Christian  6  20  13  15 -54

Fort Campbell        17  19  15  15 -66

Individual Scoring:

HCA (3-22) – Arvin 12, Askew 3, Brown 14, Morgan 8, Oesch 12, Travis 5.

FCHS (8-13) – N/A

3-Point Goals: HCA – None; FCHS – N/A

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