Mt. Hope Boys Basketball Defeated by Prout

Playing in front of a Senior Night crowd at , the Prout School varsity boys shot and rebounded their way to a convincing road win over Mt. Hope, 58-35.

Prout never trailed in Friday’s game, extending a 12-point lead at halftime to 23 points by game's end to improve its divisional record to 13-4.

"This was a big game for us, we could still conceivably get into the playoffs," Mt. Hope head coach Mike Topazio said after the game. "I thought we played hard, the effort was definitely there, but their [Prout's] size hurt us, big time, I think it just wore us out. [John] King and [Ben] Thompson are just super players."

The two tall Prout co-captains combined offensively for 36 points, a total that exceeded the total scoring by all the members of the Mt. Hope team.    Ben Thompson was game high-scorer with 25 points. Fellow senior John King contributed 11 points before fouling out with four minutes remaining.

However, the Huskie's coach was quick to point out that the two Prout co-captains did not do it all by themselves.

"They [Prout] just have a good team," Topazio said. "They are a disciplined team, they play hard, they move the ball well."

The Huskies were led by the diminutive Mike Head, who scored 11 points. Ben McDonnell contributed eight points and five assists to the Mt. Hope effort.

On Monday, the Mt. Hope boys will face off with Prout again. Mt. Hope, with a record of 6-11 in Division III play, is clinging to the hope of squeezing into the Division III tournament. As they prepare for the Monday match up with Prout, the Huskies find themselves in a three-way tie for 10th place.