It was senior night in Batavia, and Marcus Hoy wasn't going to miss it.
The senior point guard was extremely ill with the flu all weekend and was hit-and-miss for Monday night's game against Brighton. But he managed to make it into school and then scored five points while handing out six assists helping the Blue Devils to a 63-49 win over the Barons.
Hoy did not feel well during the game or after, but helped Batavia play some of its best defense of the season. The Blue Devils held Brighton to just five points in the first quarter and seven in the second.
The game was a blowout very early on as Batavia took an 11-2 advantage after the first six minutes of play. The defense was in the face of every Brighton shooter and the Blue Devils were physical in the paint, despite the small size, in that opening stretch.
Joe Schlossel, Marcus Hoy, Kris Bartz and Dakota Irvin all hit 2-pointers and Andrew Hoy drained a 3-pointer. Josh Budlong had a basket and Irvin added a pair of free throws to cap off the opening period.
Andrew Hoy got hot early in the second period and scored seven of his game-high 16 points in leading the charge to a 28-8 lead. The lead was a whopping 20 points at the break, with Batavia leading 32-12.
Marcus Hoy opened up the second half with a 3-pointer, then played sparingly the rest of the way.
Batavia did let up a bit in the third quarter, just finishing with a 20-18 edge, but the defense was back in the fourth quarter as the Blue Devils held Brighton to nine points.
Andrew Hoy also had seven rebounds, four assists and four steals to go with his 16 points and Schlossel pitched in 11 points and five boards.
Irvin added eight points.
Jawanza Longmire had 11 points for the Barons.
Batavia improves to 15-2 and is currently the No. 2 seed in the Class A2 playoffs. The Blue Devils have one more regular season game on Friday and then will be playing in the Monroe County Tournament, then sectionals.
