Girls
#8 Hays 50 – Great Bend 47
Friday night’s regular season finale in Great Bend did not start well for Hays. The Lady Indians made just one of their first ten shots and just one of six free throws. The Lady Panthers led 12-3 after one quarter and then scored the first four points of the second quarter for a 16-3 lead. Hays scored five straight to get the lead down to eight and stole the inbound pass but couldn’t score. Great Bend pulled back ahead by 14 on a pair of three pointers before Hays scored the final three points of the half to trail 22-11 at half time.
Highlights
Great Bend took a 13 point lead on the first basket of the third quarter at 24-11. The Lady Indians slowly started chipping into that lead through the remainder of the quarter. Over seven minutes Hays outscored the Panthers 19-7 to get back within a point at 31-30. Great Bend scored the final two points of the third quarter and then the first two of the fourth quarter to establish their biggest fourth quarter lead at 35-30. The Lady Indians tied the game for the first time all night at 35 with 6:10 remaining on a Kallie Leiker field goal.
The first lead for Hays came with 3:45 left in the game. A three pointer from Tasiah Nunnery put Hays up 40-38. The lead changed hands six more times over the next two and a half minutes. The final lead change coming on a Isabel Robben’s fourth three pointer as 1:00 showed on the clock. Great Bend had three final possessions where they turned the ball over each time. Hays hit two of four free throws to take a 50-47 win.
Coach Kirk Maska
Hays was led by the 17 from Isabel Robben. Kallie Leiker tied a career high with 13. After going 3-25 from the field in the first half, the Lady Indians were 13-25 in the second half and made 7 of their 13 three point shots.
#8 Hays finishes the year at 13-7 and second in the Western Athletic Conference at 6-2. Great Bend falls to 3-17 and 1-7.
Boys
Hays 60 – Great Bend 36
A 17-0 run by Hays in the first quarter put little doubt into the evening in Great Bend. The Indians had already wrapped up the the WAC title on Tuesday night and showed no let down on Friday. After the game was tied at three through the first minute, Cole Murphy hit a three pointer and sparked the 17-0 run. Hays led by 16 after one quarter and by half time led 38-13, finishing the half on a 9-0 run.
Highlights
Hays continued their first half 9-0 by scoring the first nine points of the second half and taking a commanding 47-13 lead. The Indians entered the fourth quarter with a 56-24 lead to enforce the continuous clock fourth quarter. Great Bend ended the game on a 9-0 run to close the final margin down to 60-36.
Coach Rick Keltner
The Indians were led by Kyler Koenke with 13 points. Three more players scored nine points and another added eight in the victory. Hays improves to 14-6 on the season and finishes the Western Athletic Conference at 8-0. Great Bend falls to 4-16 and 2-6.
The Indians will play Buhler in the first round of sub-state next week as the number two seen in McPherson.