By Cort Reynolds
DOLA–Ada High School boys basketball team decisively defeated county rival Hardin Northern 67-49 in a non-conference battle Saturday night, January 14.
Senior Carter Conley scored a career-high 27 points on the strength of six three-pointers to pace the Bulldogs. Classmate Spencer Wall netted a season-high 17 points.
Ada improved to 6-7 overall and snapped a four-game losing skid with the much-needed victory. Meanwhile, HN dropped to 4-9 with the loss.
"We had a slow start, but got the first quarter lead and never let up," said second-year Ada head coach Vince Halliday.
Ada led 15-9 after one period and 29-21 at halftime as Conley poured in 17 points. A 19-10 Bulldog third quarter extended the lead to 17 points.
"We got stops and scores, and took it one possession at a time," Halliday said of the successful third period.
Wall scored 12 of his 17 points in the second half as Ada outscored HN 38-28.
"It was a night where we had the better athletes," said Halliday.
