Heritage Christian Academy’s basketball team dropped a pair of games in the St. Mary Christmas Classic over the weekend, but senior guard Jason Leek left his mark on Warriors basketball.
Leek scored 29 points in a 73-40 loss to Carlisle County Friday night and surpassed Carlos Robles as the all-time leading scorer at HCA. Robles, the 2023 KCAA Mr. Basketball, finished his career with 1,756 points. Leek’s 29 points gave him 1,771.
He increased that total with a 37-point performance Saturday in an 81-61 loss to Livingston Central.
Against Carlisle County, the Warriors fell behind 27-6 after one quarter and never challenged the Comets. Leek had 10 rebounds in the game to lead HCA.
Against Livingston Central, the Warriors trailed only 19-14 after one quarter and 38-27 at halftime. The Cardinals were able to push the lead to 61-44 entering the final quarter.
Leek added 13 rebounds and five assists in the game.
HCA slipped to 1-7 on the season and return to action at noon today against Crittenden County in their final game of the St. Mary Christmas Classic.
Score by Quarters:
Carlisle County 27 25 14 7 – 73
Heritage Christian 6 10 13 11-40
CCHS (4-3) – Burgess 3, O’Neill 2, Perez 8, King 8, Hafford 2, Garrett 13, Williams 11, Rickard 12, McBride 12, Canary 2.
HCA (1-6) – Kirkman 3, Leek 29, Miles 2, Travis 2, Wheatcraft 4.
3-Point Goals: CCHS – Burgess, Perez 2, King 2, Garrett, Williams, Rickard 2; HCA – Kirkman, Leek 2.
Score by Quarters:
Livingston Central 19 19 23 20 – 81
Heritage Christian 14 13 17 17 – 61
Individual Scoring:
LCHS (3-2) – Walker 40, Hargrove 17, Hosier 3, Zaim 9, Davidson 7, Paris 3,Stone 2.
HCA (1-7) – Gresham 3, Leek 37, Miles 5, Morgan 4, Thompson 6, Travis 3, Wheatcraft 3.
3-Point Goals: LCHS – Hargrove 2; HCA – Gresham, Leek 5, Miles, Travis, Wheatcraft.
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