Heikes hits 1,000 for Jacks
REBECCA PETTINGILL | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 3 years, 1 month AGO
Quincy High School senior Aidan Heikes (30) stares down Chelan High School senior Nate Harding (1) as he brings the ball down court at the league matchup on Jan. 25.
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Quincy High School senior Aidan Heikes (30) prepares to shoot a free throw during the Jan. 25 matchup against Chelan High School. Heikes is the sixth ever to make the 1,000 point club at Quincy High School.
Quincy High School senior Aidan Heikes (30) drives past Chelan High School senior Nate Harding (1) toward the hoop on Jan. 25.
YAKIMA/QUINCY - Quincy High School senior Aidan Heikes scored his 1,000th career point in the state game against Lynden Christian on March 3 at the Yakima Valley SunDome.
Heikes scored 160 points as a freshman, 284 as a sophomore, 116 as a junior and 461 as a senior to have a career total of 1,021 points.
Heikes became the sixth athlete from Quincy High School to ever hit 1,000 career points, just behind his best friend and teammate, senior TreyVaughn Bierlink, who hit the milestone on Feb. 19.
Heikes also had a total of 14 rebounds and 36 points in the three games Quincy played at the state tournament.
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