HOOPESTON -- Anthony Zamora stepped up with a 15 point finish to lead Hoopeston Area to a 54-46 conference win over Westville on Tuesday.
Zamora, averaging 12.3 points per game, made six of his eight shots from the field and drained half of his attempts from the line. The senior collected a team-high five steals.
Junior Owen Root and sophomore Trenton Montez also finished with double-digit scores against the Tigers. Root logged two boards and two assist to give the Vermilion Valley team their first conference win of the season with his 13 points performance. Montez came off the bench to score 10 points, four from the charity stripe.
The Cornjerkers improve to 4-5 on the season. The team travels to Milford (5-2) on Thursday to face the Bearcats in another conference test and follows up with another game on Friday evening at St. Anne (2-9), who are 1-3 at home against opponents this season.
Box Score
Hoopeston 13 7 16 18 - 54
Westville 13 5 5 23 - 46
Hoopeston
Root 4(1)-3-2--13,
Montez 3(0)-6-4--10,
VanDerVeer 1(0)-1-3--5,
Rush 0(2)-0-1--7,
Zamora 6(0)-6-3--15,
Sigerill 1(0)-2-1--3.
Westville
Not reported