Jan 27, 2026, 12:42 AM CT
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Hillsboro held off Riverdale 62-58 in boys basketball. The game was very close throughout. The Tigers led the Chieftains 26-25 at halftime. A two point basket from the Tigers Malekai Simpson in the closing minute gave the visitors a 4 point lead which they were able to hold after the Chieftains missed two long 3 point attempts in the closing moments.
The Tigers’ Bran Jirschele led all scores with 28 points. He made 6 three pointers. Miles Ravenscroft added 15 including 4 threes.
Riverdale had 4 players in double figure scoring. Owen Blankenship had 16, Henry Drone totaled 14, Enerel Gantugla totaled 13, and Bevyn Dennis scored 11. The Junior is now 7 points away from totaling 1,000 in his career at Riverdale.
With the 62-58 win, Highland is now 9-5 overall and will take on Brookwood tonight. Riverdale is 2-12 and will host Fennimore on Thursday night.
Adam Hess has been involved in radio broadcasting since 1990, with many of those years spent on the air at WRCO FM in Richland Center. Currently, Adam hosts the Weekend Wake-up and Prime Mover Saturdays on WRCO FM, jumps in and helps out with news duties, handles Social Media duties for WRCO and WRCE, and is the Director of Technology at a Southwest Wisconsin School District. Reach him at adam.hess@civicmedia.us.
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