Girls: Hays 58, Colby 37
Following Thursday night’s games, the Hays High Indians were already a quarter done with their basketball schedule. In the first eight days of the season Hays played five games, beginning and ending with Colby on the Indian’s home floor.
Hays trailed only once in the first half, but used a 7-0 run to erase a 6-5 deficit. Leading at 12-6 midway through the first quarter, Colby scored the final six points of the quarter to tie the game at 12. The Indians forced Colby into 17 first half turnovers leading to several fast break opportunities. Hays took a 29-17 halftime lead thanks to a 17-5 second quarter. Hays jumped out for good on a 11-0 run in the second quarter.
Highlights
The Lady Indians were never threatened in the second half. Colby trimmed the lead to thirteen before Mattie Hutchison scored 11 consecutive points for Hays to put the Eagles out of the reach, winning 58-37. Savannah Schneider led the way with 13 and Mattie Hutchison scored 12, career highs for both freshman. The 37 points allowed by Hays is the fewest allowed this year to an opponent by the Lady Indians.
Coach Kirk Maska
Hays is 2-3 on the season with both wins coming against Colby. Hays is on the road Tuesday at Junction City to finish the 2015 portion of the basketball season.
Boys: Hays 73, Colby 35
Hays scored 50 in the first half of the game versus Colby last Thursday. The Indians didn’t quite match that this time around, but close…scoring 49. Hays used first half runs of 9-2, 11-2, and 16-0 to lead 49-17 at half. Hays committed just one turnover in the first half while Colby had 19.
Highlights
Hays cruised through the second quarter on their way to a 73-35. The Indians pushed their lead as high as 44 in the second half and forced 27 turnovers in the game. The Indians put four in double figures led by the 15 of Isaiah Nunnery. Maddux Winter scored 12, Shane Berens added 11 and Keith Dryden chipped in 10. Colby was led by freshman Jordan Schippers with 19 points and 10 rebounds for his first double-double. Hays High moves to 3-1 and will travel to Junction City on Tuesday to finish off the 2015 portion of their schedule.
Coach Rick Keltner