The TMP-Marian boys and girls basketball teams each got back to .500 on the season and opened play in the Mid-Continent League with a pair of wins Friday over the Ringnecks in Hill City.
Girls: TMP 39, Hill City 28
It took the Monarch girls a while to find their offense Friday as they trailed much of the first half in a low scoring affair.
Down by seven, at 18-11 to start the third quarter the Monarchs offense and their pressure defense came alive going on a 14-2 third quarter run to take a 25-20 lead. Emily Schippers scored seven of her team-high 13 points during that stretch run.
The Monarchs held Hill City to just four third quarter points and took a 31-22 lead into the fourth quarter on their way to the 39-28 win.
TMP forced Hill City into 26 turnovers, 23 of them came after the first quarter.
Schippers led all scorers with 13 and pulled down a team-high seven rebounds.
Hill City’s Leah Lindenmen had eight points and a game-high nine rebounds.
The Monarchs improved to 2-2 while Hill City falls to 0-2.
Rose McFarland postgame interview
TMP girls highlights
Boys: TMP 58, Hill City 44
The TMP boys led wire-to-wire Friday night on their way to a 58-44 win.
The Monarchs opened the game, another low-scoring contest, with a 7-2 lead after the first quarter.
In the second quarter Hill City cut the deficit to one at 9-8 but the Monarchs answered with a 15-2 run to take a 26-10 lead. The run was sparked by back-to-back Ethan Brummer threes and TMP led 26-12 at the break.
Hill City opened the second-half on a 12-2 run to cut the deficit to four midway through the third at 28-24.
With the Monarchs still up by four, this time at 30-26 Ethan Brummer hit his third three of the night giving the Monarchs a 33-26 lead.
Lucas Lang hit his third three of the night to open the fourth quarter as the Monarchs closed out the victory winning 58-44.
Lang, getting his first start of the season finished with 15 points to lead the Monarchs. Jackson Schulte, also getting his first start added 10.
Brody McDowell for Hill City lead all scorers with 16.
TMP is now 2-2 on the season while Hill City falls to 1-1.
Bill Meagher postgame interview
TMP boys highlights