{"id":66759,"date":"2025-12-21T12:35:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T12:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/66759\/"},"modified":"2025-12-21T12:35:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T12:35:14","slug":"cohen-smith-leads-a-balanced-attack-to-beat-hettinger-scranton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/66759\/","title":{"rendered":"Cohen Smith Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Hettinger\/Scranton"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Harding County<\/a> lost to Hettinger\/Scranton<\/a> back in February, but they didn’t allow them the same satisfaction on Saturday. The Ranchers walked away with a 52-39 victory over the Black Devils. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Ranchers.<\/p>\n

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Cohen Smith<\/p>\n

12\/20\/25 vs Hettinger\/Scranton412\/16\/25 vs Belfield302\/13\/25 @ Tiospaye Topa302\/01\/25 @ New Underwood303\/04\/25 vs McLaughlin2<\/p>\n

Harding County’s success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Cohen Smith<\/a> led the charge by shooting 53% from the field to rack up 20 points in addition to seven boards and four steals. Those four steals gave Smith a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ryder Hunsucker<\/a>, who almost dropped a double-double with 16 points and nine rebounds.<\/p>\n

Harding County was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That’s the most assists they’ve managed all season.<\/p>\n

The win got Harding County back to even at 2-2. As for Hettinger\/Scranton, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.<\/p>\n

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming contests. Harding County is packing up and heading out for their first away game of the season: they will take on Edgemont at 1:00 p.m. on the 30th. As for Hettinger\/Scranton, they will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won’t be playing again for a while. They’ll take on Belfield at 8:00 p.m. on the 30th.<\/p>\n

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