By JEREMY McGUIRE
HaysPost

Beloit 62, TMP 53

TMP stood toe to toe with the number five team in 3A on Saturday night but did not have enough gas left in the tank in the end losing 62-53 in the sub-state championship game to the Beloit Trojans.  The Monarchs trailed through most of the first half before taking the lead late in the second quarter on Jared Vitztum three pointer that made it 25-24 TMP.  Eventually the Monarchs were able to end the first half ahead 28-26.

TMP scored the first bucket out of the gate in the third quarter and held their largest lead at four points.  Beloit would respond with a 16 to two run that would put them up 10 and eventually stretched the lead to 11.  The Monarchs would close the gap to 49-40 heading into the fourth quarter.

It was a battle in the fourth.  TMP would scratch back to within five at 58-53 and had a couple of chances to make it a one possession game but would not get any closer as the Trojans scored the final four points of the game.  TMP had three in double figures on the night: Jordan Gottschalk 17, Kameron Schmidt 11 and Jared Vitztum 11.  The Monarchs end their season at 13 and 10.  Beloit is now 22 and one on the year and will head to Hutchinson next week to play in the 3A State Tournament.

Joe Hertel Interview

Highlights