The TMP boys and girls basketball teams rallied for a pair of wins to claim 4th at the 36th Annual Gerald Mitchell Hays City Shootout Saturday at Hays Middle School.
Girls: TMP 53, Great Bend 50
The TMP Monarchs outscored Great Bend 5-1 over the final 1:25 of the first quarter to rally for a 53-50 win in the fourth place game of the Hays City Shootout.
The Monarchs and the Panthers traded leads back and fourth throughout the entrire game with neither team able to take a more than five-point lead.
TMP’s Abby Rueschhoff capped off a 8-2 with a three-pointer to TMP up 25-20 at halftime.
Great Bend was able to retake the lead at the end of the third quarter and lead 42-40 with 5:46 to play in the fourth quarter but the Monarchs answered with an 8-2 run to give them a 4-44 lead.
After Great Bend had retaken the lead the Monarchs put together that 5-0 run with a Jillian Lowe field goal and three free throws to take a 53-49 lead.
Emily Schippers had nine of her game-high 20 points in the fourth quarter.
Great Bend’s Jaclynn Schroeder lead two in double-figures with 14.
TMP improves to 1-2 on the season.
Game highlights
Boys: TMP 50, Great Bend 47
A Carson Jacobs free throw with just under one minute to play proved to be the difference as the TMP Monarchs down Great Bend 50-47 Saturday at Hays Middle School to clinch a 4th place finish at the Hays City Shootout.
Great Bend opened the game on an 11-3 run and built an 18-11 first quarter lead thanks to Alex Olivas who scored 14 of his game-high 23 points.
Trailing by nine after one the Monarchs answered with a 13-2 run to take a 24-22 lead. TMP held the Panthers to just four points in the second quarter.
Great Bend built a five-point lead two different times in the second half but down 44-39 the Monarchs answered with 8-0 to take a brief three-point lead but a three tied the game at 47.
Then with 59.9 seconds left Carson Jacobs was fouled and made one-of-two free throws to give the Monarchs the one-point lead and Brady Kreutzer steal and layup game the Monarchs the 50-47 lead.
Kreutzer led the Monarchs with a new season-high 12. Ryan Karlin also finished in double-figures with 11.
Olivas had a game-high 23 points.
TMP improves to 1-2 on the season
Bill Meagher postgame interview
Game highlights