Girls
Hays 62 – Great Bend 53 OT
Hays jumped out to a 10-2 lead over the first five minutes of the ball game against Great Bend. The Indians though scored just a single free throw over the final three minutes while allowing just a field goal and a free throw for a 11-5 lead after the first quarter.
Hays scored the first five points of the second quarter to build an eleven point lead at 16-5 but then had to endure another scoring drought. This time the Indians didn’t score for just over three minutes. Great Bend took the opportunity to outscore the Indians 7-0. The Panthers at one point cut the score down to 16-10 and had six chances to score but came away with just two points. Hays finished the half on a 9-2 run for a 25-14 half time lead.
Highlights
Hays opened the second half on a 9-2 run to build their lead up to 18 at 34-16. The Indians then went on their third long spell of the game scoring just two points in the next 4:20. Great used that time to go on a 14-2 run, closing the the Indian lead down to 36-30 at the end of the third quarter.
The Indians again used a strong start to a quarter to build their lead back to double figures at 43-30 with 6:26 left in the game. The Indians though score just four points over the next 6:16. The Panthers took their first lead with 1:14 left in the game and extended that lead to two points with :26 left. Hays’ Tasiah Nunnery scored on an inbound play with ten second remaining the blocked a potential game winning shot on the other end. A half court shot from Hays missed send the game to over time tied at 49.
Coach Kirk Maska
Hays never trailed in over time. After being tied at 51, the Indians took the lead for good at 52-51 and then pulled away to win 62-53. Great Bend committed seven overtime turnovers after having just 13 in regulation.
Savannah Schneider scored a game high 19 points. Mattie Hutchison added 11 and Tasiah Nunnery put in 10.
-Hays moves to 7-1 on the season and 2-0 in the Western Athletic Conference. The Panthers fall to 2-5 and 1-1.
Boys
Hays 66 – Great Bend 60
Neither team got a good feel on offense for the first two minutes of the game playing to a three all tie. Hays then hit four three pointers to build their lead up to 15-6. The Indians settled for a 17-11 lead after the first quarter and pushed that lead to 11 following a 9-2 run. Great Bend though never let Hays get further away. The Panthers ended the second quarter on a 16-6 run and had the chance to take the lead on two technical free throws but missed both. Hays led 32-31 at half time following Great Bend making one of two free throws with one second left on the clock.
Highlights
Great Bend grabbed their first lead of the game during a 14-0 run that took them from six down at 40-34 to up 48-40 at the end of the third quarter. Great Bend scored the first two points of the fourth quarter to have their biggest lead of the game at ten, 50-40. Then Peyton Kieffer caught fire. Kieffer hit four three pointers over the first three minutes of the fourth quarter to help the Indians regain the lead at 51-50. The fourth quarter featured five lead changes and three ties. The final lead change came as Ethan Nunnery put the Indians up 61-60 on a free throw and Hays held on for the 66-60 victory.
Coach Rick Keltner
Peyton Kieffer led all scoring with 21 including five three pointers. Ethan Nunnery added 12. Cole Murphy and Tradgon McCrae each scored 11. Kyler Koenke grabbed 12 rebounds.
Hays improves to 6-2 on the year and 2-0 in Western Athletic Conference. Great Bend has lost six straight games and is 1-6 on the year and fall to 0-2 in WAC games.