The Hays basketball boys and girls basketball teams both matched up with Manhattan in the semi-finals in Friday action of the Hays City Shootout.

Girls

#7-6A Manhattan 49 – Hays 39

Manhattan took early control of the first quarter with a 13-3 run over the first five and a half minutes.  Hays responded with a 9-2 run, closing the gap to 15-12.  Each team scored a field goal in the final forty seconds leaving Manhattan with a 18-14 lead after one quarter.

Each team made a single field goal in the second quarter.  Hays made four of six free throws while Manhattan made eight of ten to take a 28-20 lead into the locker room.

Highlights

 

Manhattan kept their lead in double figures for the entire third quarter and pushed the lead to a game high 14.  With a 7-3 run at the end of the quarter Hays gut the deficit down to ten at 41-31 heading to the fourth quarter.

Back to back three pointers from Brooke Denning pulled the Indians within six at 45-39 at the 4:15 mark.  Manhattan scored two free throws on their next possession to regain an eight point advantage.  On their next six possessions the Indians missed their five field goal attempts and turned the ball over once.  Manhattan made just two of their final six free throws over the final three plus minutes but hold the Indians off 49-39.

Coach Alex Hutchins

 

Savannah Schneider was the only Indian in double figures, scoring 12 as Hays falls to 1-1.  Manhattan moves to the championship game for the 16th time in 23 tournament appearances and is 2-0 on the season.

 

Boys

Manhattan 78 – Hays 56

Hays led just once in the first quarter at 5-2 before Manhattan reeled off a 12-2 run to go up 14-7.  Hays would be down 19-12 after the first quarter and see their deficit swell to double figures early in the third quarter.  The Manhattan lead grew as big as 18 in the before half time and was at 47-31 by halftime

Highlights

 

Manhattan continued to shoot well through the third quarter making eleven of nineteen shots and pushing their advantage to 72-44 after three quarters.  Hays outscored Manhattan 12-6 in the fourth quarter, falling 78-56.  Hays made just four of thirty-three three point attempts, missing seventeen in a row after making their first of the night.

Coach Rick Keltner

 

Tradgon McCrae led the way with 12 as the Indians fall to 1-1.  Manhattan win pushes their record to 2-0.

 

Results

Girls
Millwood 50 – TMP 36
Manhattan 49 – Hays 39
St. Thomas Aquinas 71 – Great Bend 41

Boys
Millwood 58 – Great Bend 48
Manhattan 78 – Hays 56
St. Thomas Aquinas 65 – TMP 39

Saturday Schedule
Girls
4th Place Game TMP v Great Bend 10:00 (Hays Middle School) 99.5 KHAZ and Hayspost.com
3rd Place Game Hays v Millwood 1:30 (Hays Middle School) Hayspost.com only
1st Place Game Manhattan v St. Thomas Aquinas (Hays High School)

Boys
4th Place Game TMP v Great Bend 11:45 (Hays Middle School) 99.5 KHAZ and Hayspost.com
3rd Place Game Hays v St. Thomas Aquinas 1:30 (Hays High School) 96.9 KFIX and Hayspost.com
1st Place Game Manhattan v Millwood 5:00 (Hays High School)