The setting, odd as it was, was somehow appropriate for the scenario: two tradition-rich programs, with a history of memorable head-to-head matchups, squaring off in a middle-school gym with the modest goal of salvaging a single victory and a seventh-place finish at the 14th annual Trojan Classic.
Amy Neufeld makes a move to the basket against Hesston’s Grace Easter during Saturday’s third-place contest. The Trojan senior finished with 10 points in a losing effort. Don Ratzlaff
Hillsboro’s second-half rally ran out of gas down the stretch, enabling Hesston to claim third place at the Trojan Classic with a 53-43 victory Saturday at Brown Gymnasium.
The Trojans seemed teetering on the edge of a blowout loss to the Swathers, who rode 18 Hillsboro turnovers to a 25-16 lead by halftime.
