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Cougar Varsity Boys Finish Second In Western Highlands Conference Tourney
The Cougar varsity boys entered the NCHSAA tournament this week as a #6 seed with a 14-9 record. They host #11 Polk County (14-10) on Monday in Burnsville.
Heritage, the # 3 seed, jumped on top of #6 seed Madison early in their opening round WHC Tourney game. The Cougars led 14-6 after one quarter and by halftime they were up by nine points. They never trailed in the 54-42 victory.
Alex Biggerstaff topped the Cougar scoring charts with 22 points while Eli Buckner added 13 and Spencer Bishop contributed 7.
After running by #2 seed Mitchell 65-49, Heritage ran into a three point shooting buzz-saw in the championship game against #1 seed and undefeated Hendersonville.
With no score on the board for almost the first two minutes of the game, a tie at 5 quickly escalated into a 13-2 Hendersonville scoring run, completed with four 3’s. Hendersonville closed the first quarter with a 22-12 lead, then a 43-24 lead at halftime.
The Bearcats had five players score in double figures in the 76-52 loss for Heritage.
Hertage will open up NCHSAA state playoff action Monday at home against Polk County.
