Bishop Miege took a quick 5-0 lead on the Hays High Indians Saturday afternoon forcing coach Rick Keltner to take a time out.  Out of the break Hays hit four of six three point attempts to build a 12-7 first quarter lead.  The teams remained tight for the remainder of the quarter and were tied 15 all through eight minutes.

Ethan Nunnery scored the first two points of the second quarter for a 17-15 lead.  But the second quarter proved to be a problem for the Indians for a second consecutive game.  A 14-0 run by the Stags put Hays in a 29-17 deficit before Peyton Kieffer three scored the Indians second and final field goal of the quarter.

Highlights

The Indians were outscored by eleven for a second consecutive quarter, 20-9 in the third.  Hays did find their shooting stroke late in the fourth quarter, but fall 76-48.

Division one bound, junior, Jeremiah Robinson-Earl scored a game high 26.  Cole Murphy, Ethan Nunnery and Peyton Kieffer each scored 12.  Murphy hit 13 three pointers in the tournament.

Coach Rick Keltner

The Indians fall to 8-4 on the season, losing back to back games for the first time this year.  #1 in 4A-1 Bishop Miege is now 9-1.  Hays returns to action on Tuesday against Salina Central in Hays.  The girls will tip off at 6:00 with the boys to follow.  The Lady Indians will then head to the Mid-America Classic on Thursday, Friday and Saturday in McPherson.