Nearly 40 years later, Dan Hill still sits atop the hill as Woodstock ’s all-time leading basketball scorer.

Knocking Hill off that hill would be a mountainous task, harder than knocking down a jumper while being triple-teamed.

Max Beard doesn’t lack courage, or a jump shot. He is taking aim at Hill’s record of 1,791 points. The sharp-shooting Hill graduated in 1987, when there was no 3-point line, and remains a local basketball legend.

“It’s definitely a goal,” Beard said of the school scoring record. “I definitely would love to achieve that, but first thing first is winning. I’d love to be the leading scorer of all-time here. That would be a lot of fun. As long as we keep having fun, playing as a team and winning games, I’m all for it.”

The 6-foot-4 Beard, a junior guard who’s in h

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