The Hays High Indians split a pair of non-conference games Tuesday night at home with the Abilene Cowboys and Cowgirls.
Abilene 58, Hays 39
The Hays High Lady Indians could not overcome a late first quarter run by the Abilene Cowgirls as they fall 58-39 Tuesday night in Hays.
Hays took an early 6-5 lead on back-to-back field goals early in the first quarter but Abilene answered with a 9-0 capped off by a McKenzie Funston 3-pointer putting the Cowgirls up 14-6 and they would lead by nine after the first quarter.
Talyn Kleweno cut the deficit eight after a steal led to a three-point play at 20-12 but that would be as close as the Indians would get the rest of the way. Abilene closed the first half on a 13-4 run and led 35-16 at half.
Game highlights
The Cowgirls extended their lead in the second half and led by 24 early in the fourth quarter on their way to the win.
Kirk Maska Postgame
Hays was led by Talyn Kleweno and Savannah Schneider with 9 points each. Hays drops to 6-11 on the year.
Hays 63, Abilene 54
The boys game was a battle of ranked teams in 4A-D1 and it was the Indians boys coming away with the 63-54 win.
Abilene jumped out to an early 6-3 but Hays came storming back to take an 11-6 lead thanks to Isaiah Nunnery who scored the Indians first eight points, and a three from Shane Berens. The Indians made five-of-nine from behind the arc in the first quarter and led 19-14 after one.
Abilene outscored the Indians by four in the second quarter and had the lead when Keith Dryden hit a three-pointer to beat the halftime buzzer putting the Indians up 32-31 at half.
The Indians open the second half on a 12-5 run behind six points from Dryden putting the Indians up 44-36 and they would never trail again.
Game highlights
Hays led by as many as 12 in the fourth quarter before the Cowboys cut the deficit to six but the Indians finished six-of-six at the free throw line in the fourth quarter on their way to the 63-54 win.
Rick Keltner Postgame
Isaiah Nunnery led all scorers with 20 for Hays. Dryden finished with 12 and Drew Young added 12. Eric Harms had 14 for the Cowboys.