Patriots fall to Trojans

Patriots fall to Trojans
By Heather Jordan
TULARE, SD – The Patriot offense sputtered as the Hitchcock-Tulare Patriots fell to Faulkton 30-52 on the road.
The Patriots could not seem to get their offensive attack firing as they scored 11 points for the first half, and dug an 11-27 halftime scoring deficit that they could not climb out of.

The third quarter mirrored the first half as the Patriots put up merely six points, but Hitchcock-Tulare was able to put together 13 points in the final period to Faulkton’s 19.
Ty Hofer led the Patriots scoring in double figures with 13 points, followed by Grant Hamilton with 8 points.  Hofer also hauled in seven rebounds, and five steals.

FAULKTON                      16 11 6 19 — 52
HITCHCOCK-TULARE  5  6   6 13 — 30
FAULKTON: Noah Cunningham 7, Tyler Ogle 20, Derek Heitmann 8, Jaden Melius 2, Nick Schlechter 7, Wyatt Bush 2, Simon Bowar 4.
HITCHCOCK-TULARE: Ty Hofer 13, Grant Hamilton 8, Dawson Gahm 3, Coby Stoner 3, Gabe Clark 3.
3-pt FG — FAU 6 (Ogle 4); HT 3 (Hofer 1, Stoner 1, Clark 1). Fouls — FAU 13; HT not reported. Fouled out — None. Rebounds — FAU 31 (Schlechter 8, Melius 8); HT 20 (Hofer 7). Assists — FAU 13 (Heitmann 5); HT 2. Turnovers — FAU 21; HT 28. Steals —FAU 16 (Ogle 7); HT 8 (Hofer 5).