HANOVER, Ind. – Sophomore Max Greenamoyer (Zionsville, Ind.) netted a career-high 21 points to help guide the Panthers of Hanover past Manchester in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference action on Saturday afternoon, 76-58. With the win, HC moves to 11-2 overall and 7-1 HCAC.
 
Along with a career performance by Greenamoyer, senior Isaac Hibbard (New Albany, Ind.) posted a strong afternoon with 13 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists. Junior Ty Houston (Union, Ky.) added 16 points for the Blue and Red.
 
The Panthers dominated the opening minutes surging ahead 12-0 behind the precise shooting of Houston and Greenamoyer. The Houston and Greenamoyer combination continued deep into the opening stanza as back-to-back blows pushed the difference to 24-6.
 
 Manchester began to settle in as they were able to cut the difference to 27-15 when senior Noah Williams (Jeffersonville, Ind.) delt a pair of blows with just 10:49 remaining. Greenamoyer handled the rest netting 18 first half points to give HC the 47-28 lead at the break.
 
The impressive play continued for the Panthers as sophomore Matt Munoz (Indianapolis, Ind.) made a home in the paint pulling in a key offense board midway through the second half to help send HC in front 57-34. The Blue and Red defense handled the rest holding Manchester to just 21-for-66 (31.8 %) from the floor en route to the win.
 
The Hanover men's basketball team returns to action on Wednesday, January 19 when they travel to Transylvania. Tip-off is set for 7:30 PM. Fans are not permitted per Transylvania CoVID-19 policies.