The Hays High Indians earned a pair of conference win Friday night with a sweep of the Garden City Buffaloes.

Hays 46, Garden City 37
The Hays High Lady Indians found themselves in an early hole, trailing Garden City 9-1 to open the game Friday night but made just enough free throws to hold on down the stretch and pick up a 46-37 win.

Trailing by eight early in the first half Hays finished the quarter and started the second quarter on a 12-2 to take a a 13-11 lead. Then with the game tied at 13 Audra Scheidler and Mattie Hutchison knocked in back-to-back threes putting the Indians up 19-13 and they would never trail again.

Garden City made it close down the stretch outscoring Hays 11-8 in the final quarter but Hays picks up the win.

Talyn Kleweno led the Indians with 12 points. Hays improved to 4-5 on the season and 1-2 in the Western Athletic Conference.

Hays plays at Dodge City on Tuesday.

Hays Highlights

Hays 48, Garden City 34
Hays High and Garden City traded baskets for much of the first quarter until Isaiah Nunnery scored four straight giving Hays High a 12-9 lead after the first quarter.

The Indians opened the second quarter on 9-2 run thanks to an Isaiah Nunnery three, a three-point play by Drew Young and a Laken Jacobs three and led 25-14 late in the first half.

Neither team shot the ball well all night and Hays outscoted Garden City 7-4 in the third quarter. They opened the fourth quarter on a 12-3 run and went on to pick up the 48-34 win.

Rick Keltner Post-game Interview

Shane Berens led all scorers with a season-high 16. Isaiah Nunnery finiished with 14.

The Indians have now won seven straight and are 8-1 overall and 3-0 in the WAC.

Highlights

Hays takes on WIchita East in the first round of the Dodge City Tournament of Champions Thursday night.