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Hill resigns from St. Pius X

Hill resigns from St. Pius X
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St. Pius X coach Stephen Hill has turned in his resignation today at the Houston-area power program.

Hill has led the Panthers to back-to-back TAPPS state semi-final runs, but will move on from the proud program, leaving behind the likes of national-recruits Grant Gunnell, McKade Mettauer, Chase Lane and Jalen Curry.

“St. Pius has accepted my resignation,” Hill said. “I have several college coaching offers on the table and felt like it was time. My wife and I have talked about this a lot, and I have to do what is best for me and my family.”

Hill came over to St. Pius from Rice University where he was a quality control coach. He also led Kinkaid to an SPC title in 2010 and 2011. Hill was named the 2012 Touchdown Club of Houston Sportsmanship Award recipient and that same year was a finalist for the Touchdown Club of Houston Coach of the Year.

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Fred VanVleet scored 20 points in the loss. Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images.

Cade Cunningham had 32 points, nine rebounds and seven assists to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 107-96 win over the Houston Rockets on Monday.

Cunningham was 12 of 22 from the field. He scored 19 points in the third quarter as the Pistons built a 90-80 lead after three.

Jalen Duren had 16 points and 14 rebounds, Malik Beasley added 17 points off the bench, and Ausar Thompson had 11 points and nine rebounds for the Pistons, who shot 48% and were 10 of 27 on 3-pointers.

Fred VanVleet scored 20 points, and Jalen Green scored 19 points. Amen Thompson, who missed the game at Portland on Saturday with left calf soreness, added 17 points for Houston, which shot 39% and struggled from 3, connecting on 11 of 39.

Takeaways

Detroit: The Pistons committed 23 turnovers but were able to overcome it by forcing the Rockets into 17 turnovers and converting it into 19 points.

Houston: The Rockets got balanced scoring with five players in double figures, including Alperen Sengun, who had 11 points and eight rebounds, and Cam Whitmore, who had 10 points off the bench, but they couldn’t overcome poor shooting.

Key moment

After Houston cut Detroit’s lead to 90-85 three minutes into the fourth quarter, Marcus Sasser hit a jumper and three-pointer to spark an 11-2 run as Detroit pulled away.

Key stat

Detroit had a 52-39 advantage in rebounding and a 50-40 edge in points in the paint.

Up next

Houston hosts Cleveland on Wednesday, and Detroit plays at Atlanta the same day.

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