Hays High played the first of three consecutive home games as they hosted Wichita South on Friday night.  The Titans entered the game with one of the most successful starts to a season in over a decade with a 3-1 record.

At one point in the first half Hayden Brown scored on four consecutive touches of the football.  After Brown gave the Indians a 6-0 lead on a fourth down rush of two yards, Wichita South tied the game with a five play 80 yard drive.  Tavian Creamer blocked the extra point to leave the game tied at six.  Brown’s next three touches of the ball all resulted in a score.  A 77 yard kick return, 42 yard run and five yard run pushed the Hays lead to 27-6 early in the second quarter.

South did break off a 56 yard run for a score closing the gap down to 27-12 but Brown scored his fifth first half touchdown and then following a Willie Sennett interception, freshman Roy Maroni scored his first career rushing touchdown to give Hays a 40-12 halftime lead.

The 40 first half points was more than the Indians had scored over the first halves of the first four games combined.

Highlights

Wichita South never threatened in the second half.  Hays pushed the lead up to 53-12 after a sixth touchdown from Brown and then a 63 yard screen play from Palmer Hutchison to Roy Maroni.  The Titans scored a 17 yard touchdown on fourth and two in the fourth quarter to close the gap down to 53-20.

Coach Tony Crough

Hays moves to 2-3 on the season behind a season high 431 yards of offense.  Wichita South falls to 3-2.

Hayden Brown finished the game with six total touchdowns and 154 yards rushing.  Roy Maroni scored the other two touchdowns for Hays, his first two varsity scores.

Hays will host Dodge City next Friday for Homecoming and the Indians final Western Athletic Conference game of the year.