Both Hays and Wichita Southeast came into the 7th place game of the Mid-America Classic looking to break losing streaks. Both teams would have to wait until overtime to decide the outcome.
Hays led by eight points in the second quarter at 18-10. Southeast rallied to get within two at half time 23-21.
Highlights:
Hays again built their lead to seven at 28-21 to open up the second half. Southeast then went on a 12-3 run grabbing a 33-31 lead. Hays took the lead back in the final 35 seconds of the third quarter 34-33.
Hays trailed in the fourth quarter by three, but got baskets from Nicole Dinkel and Talyn Kleweno to take the lead. With the game tied at 47 each team missed the front end of one and ones to send the game into overtime.
Hays never led in the overtime period. Hays trailed 57-55 with nine seconds remaining when the Indians had a three pointer blocked and the offensive rebound and put back crawl off the rim.
Coach Kirk Maska:
Hays falls to 3-10 on the year. Southeast is 2-11.
The Indians get a double-double from Maddie Keller with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Audra Schmeidler scored 12 and Mattison Schlaefli added 11. Southeast’s Alex Arline scored a game high 23.
If it had came in a loss, the scoring record that Brady Werth set Friday night, may not have been as sweet. Fortunately for Hays High, they don’t have to worry about that scenario as the Indians beat Dodge City 60-53.
Neither team could game separation over the first quarter as Hays led 15-14 after the first eight minutes. Dodge City took a 20-18 lead with 5:45 remaining in the second, but wouldn’t score for the next five minutes. The Indians defense led to a 14-0 run that was started with a Werth two handed dunk to tie the game. Hays led 32-22 at half time to gain the advantage they would need rest of the game.
Highlights
Hays pushed their lead to 13 on several occasions but couldn’t shake the Red Devils. Dodge City used a 13-5 run to get with six late in the third quarter. Leading 46-38 into the fourth, Hays would make just one fourth quarter field goal, but connect on 12 of 16 free throw chances. Dodge City closed the game on a 9-3 run over the final two minutes to make the final score 60-53 in favor of the Indians.
Coach Rick Keltner
Hays High had two in double figures. Drew Young came off the bench to score 10. Brady Werth scored a game high 24 and collected 12 rebounds. In doing so, Werth set the career scoring record at Hays High School. With 1034 points, he passed Matt Stramel who had held the record at 1025. During his run to the scoring record, Werth has posted 52 double figure performances and had 20 points or more on 12 occasions. Werth also passed Matt Stramel in career rebounding for third place and is 30 rebounds from setting a new record there as well.
Hays is now 10-3 on the year and 3-1 in the Western Athletic Conference. Dodge City falls to 5-7, 1-2.
Hays is back in action Tuesday when they travel to Salina South.
The Hays High Lady Indians hung tough for the first four minutes in their game on Thursday versus Olathe South. The Lady Falcons though were just to much as Hays fell 76-27 in the first round of the Mid-America Classic in McPherson.
Highlights
Hays trailed 10-2, then scored back to back field goals to get with in three. South then used a 14-2 run to close out the first quarter leading 24-9. Hays again tried to surge cutting the lead to 11 at 25-14 and had the basketball, but never got any closer.
Coach Kirk Maska
Hays was led in scoring by Audra Schmeidler who scored 9. South had three in double figures, led by Kala Holder with 21.
Hays falls to 3-8, Olathe South (#3-6A) is now 9-2.
Hays will play Valley Center in the consolation semifinals at 3pm Friday. The Hornets lost to Manhattan 57-47.
It was a match-up that many wanted to see in the championship game of the Colby Orange and Black Classic. Hays and Scott City met up for the title on Saturday night.
Hays held the biggest lead of the first half midway through the second quarter at 28-24. Scott City though responded with a 12-0 run to go up 36-28 at half time.
Highlights
Scott City pushed the lead to 10 on four occasions in the third quarter, the last of which came at 49-39 with 2:45 remaining. Hays then scored nine consecutive points cutting the lead down to one in the fourth quarter at 49-48. Hays trailed 60-54 with 3:30 remaining, but made it a one possession game following a three pointer from Isaiah Nunnery with 2:00 to go. Scott City missed the front end of two one and one opportunities at the free throw line, but Hays couldn’t take advantage turnover the ball over twice and missing and three on their final three possessions.
Coach Rick Keltner
Trey O’Neil led the Beavers with 29 and was name tournament MVP for a second consecutive year. Brady Werth scored 19 for Hays. The two will be teammates at FHSU next fall. Nunnery scored 19 and Shane Berens set career highs with 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Hays falls to 9-3 on the year. Scott City is 10-1.
Werth, Nunnery and Keith Dryden were named to the all-tournament team. Drew Young received the “Off The Bench” award. Nathan Romme was named to the all-academic team. Werth was also given the sportsmanship award.
Hays never trailed in their win over Palmer Ridge, Colorado in Colby on Friday night. But certainly does not mean the game was easy.
Hays jumped out to a 10-0 lead and extended that lead to 17-4 mid way through the first quarter. Hays would lead by 13 points on four different occasions in the first half. Palmer Ridge though had a comeback every time Hays would start to pull away. The Bears used a 16-5 run to get within in two at 37-35. The Indians answered with eight straight points, on two Shane Berens free throws and two Drew Young three pointers to build the lead back to 10 at half time.
Highlights
Hays held the lead between 8 and 10 points for most of the third quarter and led 57-49 going to the final quarter. Palmer Ridge pulled within five points twice and four once in the fourth quarter at 65-61, but Hays held on down the stretch to win 73-62.
The Indians were led in scoring by Brady Werth with 17. Drew Young scored a career high 14 and Isaiah Nunnery added 13. Palmer Ridge was led in scoring by Tyler Trego and Matthew Cameron who each scored 18.
Coach Rick Keltner
Hays is now 9-2 on the season and ranked 9th in Class 4A-D1. Palmer Ridge drops to 9-5 and is ranked 8th in Class 4A in Colorado.
The Indians will play Scott City in the championship game at the Colby Orange and Black Classic on Saturday evening around 8:15.
Hays trailed just once in their 77-65 win over Fountain-Fort Carson on Thursday night in Colby. The Indians trailed 5-4, then used a 7-0 run to take the lead for good. Fountain Fort Carson trimmed the lead to one, but a Drew Young three pointer to beat the first quarter clock put Hays back up by four.
The Trojans once again cut the lead to two with a dunk to open the second quarter, but Hays went on a 8-0 run to build their first double digit lead at 26-16. Hays had the lead cut down to four, then went on a 14-4 run to close the first half leading by 16 at 40-24.
Highlights
Hays would increase the lead to 20 during the third quarter and cruise to their eighth win of the year.
It is the 12 consecutive opening round win for Hays at the 30th Annual Paul Wintz/Tom Bowen Orange and Black Classic. Hays is now 8-2 on the year. Fountain Fort Carson drops to 7-6.
Coach Rick Keltner
The Indians had four players score in double figures, led by the 22 points and 14 rebounds of Brady Werth. Isaiah Nunnery and Keith Dryden each scored 16. Nunnery was 9-9 from the free throw line. Shane Berens scored in double figures for the first time in his career, adding ten points. Werth moved into second all-time in scoring at Hays High passing 1977 grad Bill Giles who had 952 points. Werth now has 974 points. He also moved into fifth all-time in rebounds, passing Justin Johnson who graduated in 1990 with 510 rebounds. Werth currently has 513 boards.
Hays will be in action on Friday night against Palmer Ridge, Colorado. Their Bears beat Colby 61-24 in the final game on Thursday. Tip off will be around 8:15 at the Colby Community Building.
Results from day one of the Orange and Black Classic.
Boys
Scott City 69 – Pine Creek, CO 48
KC Schlagle 34 – McCook, NE 28
Hays 77 – Fountain-Fort Carson, CO 65
Palmer Ridge, CO – Colby 61-24
Girls
KC Schlagle 56 – Fort Lupton, CO 32
Pine Creek, CO 66 – Scott City 19
Palmer Ridge, CO 43 – Colby 22
Fountain-Fort Carson 63 – McCook, NE 51
The Hays High Lady Indians held Dodge City scorless for the first 3:15 of the game on Tuesday night. Over that time though, Hays was only able to build a 3-0 lead. Dodge City’s first point of the game came at the free throw line and led to a 20-0 run to give the Red Demons at 20-3 lead in the second quarter. Hays over that time went ten plus minutes with out scoring.
Highlights
Trailing 25-10 at half time, the Indians used a couple of new players to start the second half and Rachel Taylor provided seven quick points to put the Indians down 31-18. That score would be the closest Hays would get rest of the night, falling 57-31.
Hays shot 31% in the loss on 11 of 36 from the field. Dodge City was 15 of 42 for 36%. Dodge City outrebounded Hays 38-20. The Lady Red Demons shot well from the free throw line going 25 of 33.
Coach Kirk Maska
Hays drops their fourth in a row and is now 3-7 on the season and 0-4 in the Western Athletic Conference. Dodge City is ranked #10 in class 6A and is now 5-4 and 3-0.
Rachel Taylor led the Indians with seven points. Jessie Harshberger led Dodge City with 18.
The Lady Indians are off until next Thursday when they play in the Mid-America Classic in McPherson. That bracket will be released in the next couple of days.
Garden City used a 6-0 and 10-0 run in the second quarter, making a one point ball game after the first quarter, a fifteen point game by half time. Hays opened up the second half with a Summer Smith three pointer and two Mattison Schlaefli free throws to trim the lead down to 10, but never got any closer.
Highlights
Hays falls to 3-6 and 0-3 in conference play. Garden City is now 6-5 and 2-2 in the league. Hays will be at home on Tuesday in a girls only game taking on conference leader Dodge City.
Coach Kiirk Maska
Boys
Garden City 58 – Hays 46
All was good through the first quarter. Hays scored the first seven points of the game and led by nine on two different occasions. Hays led after the first quarter 16-10, but Garden City reversed that score using a 10-2 run to tie the game by half time at 26.
Highlights
Hays took the lead to open the second half on a Brady Werth dunk at 28-26. Isaiah Nunnery then added a three point play to give Hays a 31-30 lead. Garden City would respond with a 13-2 run and lead by 12 after three quarters. The Indians got with in seven at 49-42, but failed to score on the next three possessions. Hays made one last push to get within five 49-44, but Garden City made 9 of 10 free throws over the final 53 seconds.
Hays falls to 7-2 and 2-1 in the WAC. Garden City has won four in a row and is 7-4 and 4-0.
Coach Rick Keltner
Brady Werth scored a game high 21 while Nunnery added 15. Werth is now third all time in scoring at Hays High, passing Jason Ball and Justin Johnson. Werth’s 950 points are two behind Bill Giles and 75 behind the all-time leading scorer Matt Stramel.
Hays is off until next Thursday when they open play in the Colby Orange and Black Classic.
Kaylie Schoendaller knew in eighth grade she wanted to play college in softball. Friday the Hays High senior made it a reality by signing her Letter of Intent with Dodge City Community College. Schoendaller appeared in three games her freshman year, but the batting ability was obvious. In eight at bats she had a double and home run while driving in five runs and scoring three times.
Kaylie Schoendaller
It was her sophomore year that turned heads. Schoendaller blasted 11 home runs and drove in 34 runs. Five of those home runs came in a single double header versus Colby. Schoendaller’s power numbers were a bit down during her junior season, but also noticed a trend of opposing pitchers not giving her much to hit either. She is a career .338 hitter with 18 career home runs, which already has set the school career record.
Coach Abby Maska
Schoendaller is looking to work towards a degree in sports management.
Hays High will compete in 4A-D1 in the upcoming softball season.
The Hays High Lady Indians scored the first points of the game against Great Bend off the tip-off to take a 2-0 lead Tuesday night. Hays though wouldn’t score for the remainder of the first quarter and looked to be on their way to a rough night against the Panthers. The Lady Indians however fought back. After falling behind 14-2 early in the second quarter, Hays wend on a 10-1 run to get within three at 15-12. Hays and Great Bend swapped 5-0 runs to end the first half, leaving Hays trailing 20-17 at half time.
Game Highlights
Great Bend opened up a seven point lead in the third quarter, but Hays close the third on a 13-5 run to take the lead 32-31 after three. Ashlyn Parrish capped the run with a three pointer as time expired in the third quarter. Hays then built their lead to four at 36-32 with 5:15 remaining in the game. The Lady Indians though wouldn’t score again. Great Bend ended the game on a 10-0 run to take a 42-36 victory.
Hays falls to 3-5 overall and 0-2 in the Western Athletic Conference. Great Bend improves to 5-2 and 2-0. The Lady Panthers are the defending conference champions.
Kirk Maska Postgame Interview
The Lady Indians were led by Audra Schmeidler who scored 13 points and grabbed a career high 14 rebounds. It was her third career double-double. Great Bend got a game high 14 from Lauren Welch and 13 points and 10 rebounds from Regan Unruh.
Hays was 14 of 47 from the field and 2 for 13 on three pointers. Great Bend was 14 of 49 and 5 for 21 on 3’s. Neither team shot free throws well, Hays was 6 of 13 and Great Bend was 9 of 28.
Boys
Hays 65 – Great Bend 40
Coach Rick Keltner wanted to see his team play tougher than they did the first time Hays and Great Bend met up this year. Back in the second game of the season, Hays beat Great Bend 54-50 in the semi-finals of the Hays City Shootout. Tuesday night, coach Keltner liked the improvement of his team in a 65-40 over the Panthers.
Great Bend led early at 2-0 and 4-2, but Hays went on a 17-0 run that lasted into the second quarter. Isaiah Nunnery scored eleven straight points as part of that run. Great Bend got the game back to single digits just twice in the second quarter, but never closer. Hays High established their biggest lead of the first half with a Keith Dryden three from the corner as the first half clock expired to give Hays a 30-14 lead.
Game Highlights
Hays never let Great Bend back into the ball game in the second half, building their lead as high as 23 in the third quarter.
Hays improves to 7-1 on the season and 2-0 in conference play. Great Bend has dropped six straight games and is 1-6 overall and 0-2 in the WAC.
Rick Keltner Postgame Interview
Isaiah Nunnery tied his career high with 23. Cash Hobson added 14. Both Nunnery and Hobson had four three pointers each. Brady Werth scored 12 points, grabbed a team high 6 rebounds and blocked 7 shots. Great Bend was led by Jacob Murray who had four second half three pointers, scoring 12 points on the night.
Hays shot 59 percent from the field, making 24 of 41 field goals. The Indians were 9 for 17 beyond the arc. Great Bend heated up in the second half and shot 40% for the game, on 17 of 42 from the field. The Panthers made four of nine three point tries.
Hays will host Garden City on Friday. The Garden City boys are 3-0 in conference play and Hays is 2-0.
Hot shooting in the first quarter gave Liberal a 16-11 lead after the first eight minutes, as Hays couldn’t recover in a 47-31 loss. Hays was outscored in each of the four quarters in the loss, but had chances to close the gap on the Redskins. However, Hays went just 5-18 from the free throw line in the 16 point loss. Audra Schmeidler led the Indians with nine points. Hays falls to 3-4 on the season and 0-1 in Western Athletic Conference play. Liberal improves to 2-5 and 1-0.
Trailing 26-19 at half time, the Indians Talyn Kleweno made a three pointer to open up the second half to get with in four. That would be the closest Hays would be rest of the night. Hays shot just 29 times making 12. Liberal shot 55 times making 15. Liberal also made 12 of 16 free throws.
Boys
Hays 58 – Liberal 49
It took a little bit for Hays to shake the rust off in their first game of 2015. It took 2:53 to score their first points on Liberal, who by then had built a 9-0 lead. Liberal expanded that lead to 10 at 12-2 just over 3:00 into the game. Hays then started to find the range, using a 21-6 run to build a five point lead at 23-18. The lead never grew to more than two points for either team over the final 5:00 of the first half. Liberal hit a three pointer as the first half expired to take a 30-29 lead into the locker room.
The lead swapped back and fourth four times when Liberal took a 36-35 lead midway through the third quarter. It was the Redskins last lead. Hays went on an 11-0 run to close the third quarter with 46-36 lead. Hays pushed the lead as high as 13 in the fourth quarter, ending with a 58-49 win.
Isaiah Nunnery scored a game high 18. Brady Werth scored 17 and grabbed 13 rebounds for his second consecutive double-double. Keith Dryden scored 13 in the victory.
Hays shot 52% from the field making 23 of 44 shots and 8 of 11 on free throws. Liberal was just 18 of 58 and 7 for 11 on free throws.
Hays improves to 6-1 on the year and 1-0 in the Western Athletic Conference. Liberal falls to 5-2 and 0-1.
The Indians are on the road to Tuesday to play Great Bend.
The Bo Black era at Hays High school lasted all of one season. Coach Black today announced he has accepted a teaching and head football coaching position at Shawnee Mission Northwest.
Black led the Indians to an undefeated Western Athletic Conference title and was named coach of the year. Hays was 7-2 on the year, but missed the playoffs with a 1-2 district record. Black has spent the past 14 seasons in the Western Athletic Conference, 13 of those in Great Bend. Black has an overall coaching record of 89-49.
Coach Black said that he was content with his job in Hays, but when Shawnee Mission Northwest came calling, the opportunity was just too good to pass up. The job opportunity didn’t become available until December and proceeded quickly from there.
Black said of Hays, “It’s a great place to live, it’s a great place to raise a family, it’s a great school district to teach in. (There) are a lot of things that are really, really good here.”
The new job though from a football coaching opportunity was a big draw. “From the football coaching perspective, it’s just a better opportunity professionally with some really good things happening up there.”
The Shawnee Mission Northwest is a 6A school and competes in the Sunflower League. The Cougars went 2-7 this past season and have had losing seasons each of the past four years. The Cougars last made the playoffs in 2010, going 6-5.
Black and his family plan to remain in Hays for the rest of the 2nd semester, where he will serve as head track coach. His wife was also able to find a teaching position in the Shawnee Mission school district.
Girls: Hays 54, Junction City 43 The Hays High Lady Indians used strong first and fourth quarters to even their record at 3-3 on the year, beating Junction City(0-4) 54-43 on Tuesday night. Hays used an 11-1 run in the first quarter to take a 11-3 advantage and led 19-8 after the first quarter.
Game Highlights
Junction City’s full court pressured forced the Indians into turnovers over the second and third quarters. That allowed the Lady Blue Jays to use a 9-2 run in the second and 8-0 run in the third to eventually grab the lead at 33-32 with 1:42 remaining in the third quarter.
Hays then reverted back to their first quarter form using a 17-4 run to put the game away.
Kirk Maska Postgame Interview
Hays was led in scoring by Audra Schmeidler who tied her career high with 19 points. Haley George also matched her career high scoring ten points for a second consecutive game. The Indians shot a season high 45% from the field. Hays also out-rebounded Junction City 44-28. Schmeidler grabbed nine, George and Summer Smith each snagged eight boards.
Boys: Hays 69, Junction City 53 Hays and Junction City both started the game shooting lights out. In the end, Junction City just couldn’t keep the pace up. Hays jumped out to an early 5-0 lead then fell behind by five at 15-10 in the first quarter. Hays used an 8-2 run to lead at the end of the first quarter 22-21.
Game Highlights
Early in the second quarter, the Blue Jays again jumped up by five at 29-24 with 5:35 left in the first half. At that point Junction City had made 11 of 20 shots and 6 of 11 three pointers. The Hays defense would hold Junction City with out any more points in the quarter, allowing the Indians to use a 12-0 run, to take a half time lead at 36-29.
Hays would not trail in the second half, though the Blue Jays trimmed the lead to three at 41-38. Hays responded with a 24-5 run to put the game out of reach.
The Indians improved to 5-1 on the season behind 45% shooting, including 7 of 12 behind the arc. After starting 11 of 20, Junction City made just 5 of their next 36 attempts.
Rick Keltner Postgame Interview
The #6 Indians got 20 points and 22 rebounds from Brady Werth. The rebounds marking a new career high. Cash Hobson tied his career high of 18 points and Keith Dryden scored 14. The Indians held a Junction City team that averaged 70 points per game coming in to just 53 points on 29% shooting (15 of 56).
Werth moved into a fifth place tie with Roger Casey (1980) for career scoring at 900 points. Tuesday night, he passed Sean Finn (2000) and Wes Simoneau (1997).
The Hays High Indians are off until January 9th when they travel to play Liberal in the first of four consecutive Western Athletic Conference games.
