Hays 51, Manhattan 49
HAYS – Shane Berens’ basket as time expired gave the Hays High Indians a 51-49 win over Manhattan and the 2016 Hays City Shootout tournament title, their eighth in program history Saturday at Hays High School.
The Hays High Indians found themselves down 12-0 to start the game and had to overcome the loss of point guard Ethan Nunnery to a knee injury but were able to come from behind to pick up the win.
After a 12-0 run to start the game for Manhattan, Hays High knocked down three of their 11 three-pointers in the first quarter and trailed by five – 14-9 after the first quarter.
The Indians from Hays High took the lead on a Xander Swayne three-pointer, part of an 11-4 run to go up 22-18. Hays took a 27-26 halftime lead on a last second put-back by Tradgon McCrea.
Manhattan opened the second half on a 10-2 run and took a 36-29 lead. They outscored Hays 17 to 13 in the third quarter but Hays got three-point field goals from Peyton Kieffer and Collyn Kreutzer late in the quarter that kept Hays close.
Down three to start the fourth quarter Hays opened the quarter on a 9-3 run to take a 49-46 lead. Manhattan’s Trevor Hudgins tied the game at 49 all with a three-pointer with under one minute to play in the game.
With the game under 30 seconds to play Hays High’s Shane Berens got the ball on the left wing, his first shot came up short but Berens pulled down the offensive rebound and as time expired Berens put up a baseline floater that dropped giving Hays High the 51-49 win.
Coach Rick Keltner interview
Berens led the Tigers with 14 points. Manhattan’s Trevor Hudgins led all scorers with 16 points. Hays is 3-0 on the season and win the Hays City Shootout for the first time since 2014 and their eighth time overall.
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Girls
Hays 50, Great Bend 35
The Hays High Lady Indians battled a familiar opponent, Great Bend in the third-place game of the Hays City Shootout Saturday and it was the Indians coming up the 50-35 win.
The Indians opened the game on an 8-2 run with Savannah Schneider scoring six straight to give Hays an 8-2. Great Bend battled back and tied the game at eight at the end of the first quarter.
With the game tied a 9 to start the second quarter the Indians put together a 12-3 run sparked by seven straight points from Jaycee Dale putting Hays up 21-12 and the Indians would never trail again.
The Indians led by nine after the third quarter and build a 19 point fourth quarter lead and went on to a 50-35 win.
Dale led all scorers with 14 points and Schneider added 13. Great Bend was led by the 12 points from Carley Brack.
Kirk Maska interview
Hays clinches 3rd place at the Hays City Shootout and moves to 2-1 on the season.
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