By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post

Girls: TMP 56, Garden City 41

TMP fell behind 15-8 early in the second quarter against Garden City on Friday afternoon in the 2nd round of the Hays City Shootout.  The Lady Monarchs would use a 18-7 the rest of the quarter to take a 26-22 lead at halftime.  TMP would lead by as many as 10 points in the third quarter before the Lady Buffaloes would close the gap to 37-32 at the end of the third quarter.

The fourth quarter would belong to TMP as they outscored Garden City 19-9 to pick up their first win of the season, 56-41.  Megan Koenigsman led TMP’s balanced attack with 12 points.  The Lady Monarchs will play Olathe North for fourth place on Saturday afternoon at 1:30.

ROSE MCFARLAND POSTGAME

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Boys:  Newton 61, TMP 57

The TMP boys dug an 18 point first half hole that they could not overcome.  The Monarchs had the game tied at 10 before Newton closed out the first quarter on a 12-3 run to take a 22-13 lead. The second quarter was much of the same and TMP saw themselves down 39-21 at halftime.

TMP would make a run in the second half to get within seven by the end of the third quarter.  The Monarchs would close that gap to three points midway through the fourth quarter but wouldn’t get any closer eventually losing 61-57. TMP drops to 0-2 and will face Colby in the 7th place game at 11:45 Saturday morning at Hays Middle School.

JOE HERTEL POSTGAME

GAME HIGHLIGHTS