Hartford Boys Basketball
The Hartford varsity boys basketball team went to battle with the third place team in the league race, against White Pigeon on Tuesday, Feb. 11. The Huskies left the hostile environment with the win, 74-68. They were in a tussle for most of the night, leading by as many as fifteen points, but had to stave off a late rally to take this contest.
Hartford led after the opening eight minutes, 17-10, before the Chiefs cut their deficit to four points, 30-26, at the half. The second half saw the Huskies outscore White Pigeon, 21-13, in the third quarter, to lead, 51-39 with eight minutes left. The Chiefs won a high-scoring, fourth quarter, 29-23, to finish the night.
Brody Johnson was the leading scorer for Hartford, scoring 30 points in the win. He was joined in double figures by Jeff Littlefield, with 20 points.