Hart continued its dominant start to the 2025-26 season Friday
night, handling Hesperia 73-19 in an intracounty showdown at Hesperia
that doubled as each team's West Michigan Conference Rivers opener.
As
it did in a similarly lopsided victory over Oakridge the night before,
Hart (3-0, 1-0 WMC Rivers) caught fire very soon after tip-off,
exploding for 28 first-quarter points to build a 16-point lead. The Hart
defense fueled its success, as the press led to several Panther
turnovers early on. Caleb Ackley had eight straight points during the
run, and Jagger Lenon added one of his own to end the quarter.
Ackley
scored 10 more points in the second quarter, but several Pirates
contributed as Hart went up 51-16 by halftime. He ended the night with
22 points on 9-of-11 shooting; Lenon had 14. Miguel Escamilla chipped in
10 points and a team-high nine rebounds.
Nate Ruhstorfer and Marshall Norris each had five points for Hesperia (1-1, 0-1 WMC Rivers) in the defeat.
