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McDuffie leads No. 13 Wichita State past SMU

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DALLAS (AP) — Markis McDuffie scored a season-high 26 points off the bench, including nine during the first four minutes of the second half, to lead No. 13 Wichita State to an 84-78 win over SMU on Saturday.

The Shockers (23-5, 13-3 American Athletic Conference) have won six straight games and are one-half game behind first-place Cincinnati. Wichita State will host Cincinnati on March 4 in the regular-season finale for both teams.

SMU (16-13, 6-10) lost for the sixth time in seven games since leading scorer Shake Milton (18 points per game) was sidelined with a hand injury.

McDuffie added to Wichita State’s 37-35 halftime lead on the first possession of the second half with a midcourt steal leading to a three-point play. A 10-1 run put the Shockers ahead 56-43 with 12:18 to play, and they led by as many as 17 points.

McDuffie, a junior forward, led Wichita State in scoring last season but missed this season’s first 11 games because of a stress fracture. He has primarily been a reserve since returning.

Jahmal McMurray led SMU with 28 points. McMurray has topped the Mustangs in scoring in five of the past six games.

Shaquille Morris had 21 points and 10 rebounds for Wichita State. Landry Shamet returned after missing the Shockers’ previous game because of illness and scored 10 points in 27 minutes, playing only eight first-half minutes because of foul trouble.

Because of injuries and NCAA-mandated scholarship limitations, SMU played with seven scholarship players on Saturday and has had seven or fewer during its past seven games.

Wichita State failed to pull away during the first half despite a 21-12 rebounding advantage. The Mustangs shot 45.4 percent during the half and the Shockers 41.4 percent, both hitting six 3-pointers.

Wichita State got even for one of its two home losses this season, 83-78 on Jan. 17.

BIG PICTURE

Wichita State: The Shockers are 8-2 in true road games this season with one to play. Since the start of the 2013-14 season, they lead Division I in road wins (48) and road winning percentage (.857). They avoided a conference opponent’s sweep of a two-game season series for the first time since 2012-13 (Evansville, Missouri Valley).

SMU: The Mustangs opened the season 12-3, including wins over then-No. 2 Arizona and then-No. 14 USC, but have since gone 4-10. SMU will finish with a losing league record after winning the AAC last season at 17-1.

UP NEXT

Wichita State will visit UCF on Thursday.

SMU hosts Houston in its final home season of the season on Wednesday.

Hays finishes the season at Great Bend with a sweep

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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.

Late rally comes up short for FHSU softball against Augustana

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ST. CLOUD, Minn. – A four-run fifth inning by Augustana was too much for Fort Hays State to overcome in a 4-3 loss on Friday evening (Feb. 23) in the Kelly Laas Memorial Tournament. The Tigers scored a run in the seventh to get within one, but it was not enough as they moved to 2-11 on the season. Augustana moved to 5-4.

The Tigers took the lead early with a run in the bottom of the third on a Tess Gray RBI single. Candace Bollig drew a walk and eventually came in to score from second on Gray’s hit.

Hailey Chapman cruised through the first four innings, allowing just one hit, before running into trouble in the fifth. She allowed a double and single, then Sierra Rodriguez relieved in her place. Rodriguez could not stop the Vikings’ momentum as an infield single loaded the bases, then a single down the left field line plated two runs. A double plated two more and all of the sudden Augustana led 4-1.

The Tigers answered with a run in the bottom of the fifth. Lily Sale led off the inning with a single and eventually came in to score on a sacrifice fly by Grace Philop. With one out, though, the Tigers could not push any more runs across, stranding runners at second and third.

The Tigers threatened to tie the game in their last at bat as Sale reached base to start the inning by error. She came in to score on a one-out RBI double by Bollig. However, a strikeout and groundout ended the game with the tying run in scoring position.

Chapman took the loss for FHSU since the first two runners to cross the plate in the fifth were her responsibility. She allowed three hits and struck out three. Rodriguez allowed five hits and struck out one in three innings of relief.

Lexy Pederson benefitted from her team taking the lead in the top of the fifth before she handed the ball over to Amber Elliott to close out the last three innings. Pederson moved to 3-0, throwing 4.0 innings with six hits, a walk, and one strikeout. Elliott allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits and four strikeouts to earn her first save of the year.

The Tigers return to action with one game on Saturday against the University of Sioux Falls, scheduled at 3:30 pm.

Tigers knock off Bearcats; Secure first round home game

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GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

HAYS, Kan. – Brady Werth scored a game-high 19 points and Fort Hays State shot 62-percent in the first half in building a 20-point halftime lead and beat Southwest Baptist 70-52 to secure a first round home game in Tuesday’s first round of the MIAA Tournament.

Werth had eight rebounds and dished out eight assists. Marcus Cooper was one rebound shy of his second straight double-double scoring 18 points with nine rebounds. Hadley Gillum, the Tigers lone senior added 12 points and nine boards with four assists and two blocks on senior night.

Mark Johnson Postgame Interview

Hadley Gillum Postgame Interview

Game Highlights

Fort Hays State (17-11, 10-9 MIAA) raced out to an early eight point lead then closed the first half on a 15-2 run to go up 43-23 at halftime and never led by less than 19 until the final 13 seconds.

The Tigers shot 49-percent for the game and went 9-of-17 from beyond the arc after hitting 6-of-7 in the first half.

The Bearcats (12-15, 6-12 MIAA) were held to 38-percent shooting and were 2-for-13 from beyond the arc. Logan Hovey was their only double-figure scorer with 13.

The Tigers will host a yet to be determined opponent Tuesday at 7 pm in the first round of the conference tournament.

Tiger women hold off Southwest Baptist in overtime

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By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

HAYS, Kan. – Tatyana Legette scored a career-high 25 points and pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds to lead the Fort Hays State women to a wild 98-95 overtime win over Southwest Baptist in front of 2,786 at Gross Coliseum to secure a third place finish in the MIAA.

The Tigers shot 51-percent and overcome shaky free throw shooting to push their winning streak to four. They have now won 11 of their last 12 and will be the three seed at next week’s conference tournament.

Tony Hobson Postgame Interview

Game Highlights

The Tigers (23-5, 14-5 MIAA) got off to a great start, scoring the first 13 points only to see the Bearcats (15-12, 7-11 MIAA) hit four first quarter threes to pull within five at the end of the first quarter. They pushed the lead as high as 15 with 3:04 to play in the second only to see the Bearcats close on a 10-2 run to pull within seven at 48-41.

SBU extended the run to 21-4 in the third quarter and build a three point lead. They used a 10-0 run to go up six with just over seven minutes to play in the fourth before the Tigers answered with a 9-2 run to retake the lead at 86-85 with 2:13 to play. Laura Vierkant hit a three for the Bearcats with 54 seconds left to put the Bearcats up two. Lanie Page answered with a basket eight seconds later to tie the game. SBU missed two shots in the final 44 seconds to win it.

The Tigers fell behind by three in the overtime but closed extra period on an 8-2 run to secure the win.

Kacey Kennett scored 17 for the Tigers. Emma Stroyon, the team’s lone senior, added 15 and Carly Heim added 12 and played 42 minutes.

Caylee Richardson led the Bearcats with 27 and Megan Rosenbohm added 23.

Brown’s 14 second-half points pushes Kansas State past Texas

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MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) – Barry Brown scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half and Kansas State pulled away late to beat Texas 58-48 on Wednesday night.

In what was a cold shooting affair for both teams, the last five minutes saw Kansas State (20-8, 9-6 Big 12 Conference) close on a 16-4 run. Brown had the hot hand as he knocked down five free throws, two layups and a backbreaking 3-pointer in the final 4:49.

The Wildcats shot 42 percent but just 3 of 13 (23 percent) from long range. Texas (16-12, 6-9) shot 29 percent overall and missed 16 of 18 3-pointers.

Dean Wade added 13 points for Kansas State. Cartier Diarra had 12 points and Xavier Sneed chipped in nine with a game-high 13 rebounds for the Wildcats.

Matt Coleman scored 14 points and was a perfect 6-of-6 shooting from the free-throw line to lead Texas. Dylan Osetkowski finished with 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Coleman made six free throws and Mohamed Bamba added a dunk during a 8-2 surge to give the Longhorns a 44-42 lead with 5:12 left before Kansas State pulled away.

BIG PICTURE

Kansas State gets back-to-back 20-win seasons for the first time since the 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons.

Texas, which beat then-No. 23 Oklahoma 77-66 on Saturday, has now lost four of their last five games.

STATS AND STREAKS

Xavier Sneed’s 13 rebounds was a single-game best for a Kansas State player this season.

UP NEXT

Texas hosts Oklahoma State on Saturday.

Kansas State travels to Oklahoma on Saturday.

Morris helps No. 13 Wichita State hold off Tulane

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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) – Shaquille Morris had 25 points and nine rebounds to help No. 13 Wichita State outlast Tulane 93-86 on Wednesday night.

Conner Frankamp scored six of his 18 points in the final four minutes, Markis McDuffie had 15 points and C.J. Keyser added 11 for the Shockers (22-5, 12-3 American Athletic Conference). Wichita State was without leading scorer Landry Shamet, who missed the game due to illness.

The Shockers led by 16 at halftime but were forced to make clutch free throws down the stretch to seal the victory.

Melvin Frazier scored 16 of his 22 points in the second half to lead the comeback for Tulane (13-14, 4-11). He also had 11 rebounds and his 3-pointer with 39 seconds remaining pulled the Green Wave to 90-86.

Samir Sehic scored 16 for Tulane, Cameron Reynolds had 14 points, Ray Ona Embo scored 12 and Caleb Daniels added 11.

Wichita State led 47-31 at halftime, making 14 of its last 22 shots in the opening half. Morris had 12 points in the first 20 minutes, making all five of his free throws.

BIG PICTURE:

Tulane: The Green Wave stayed right with a top-15 team on the road, a good sign for a rebuilding program currently tied for 10th place in the conference.

Wichita State: The Shockers survived and are two road games away from a regular-season finale against No. 11 Cincinnati.

UP NEXT

Tulane: The Green Wave visit South Florida on Saturday.

Wichita State: The Shockers visit Southern Methodist on Saturday

Area high school basketball sub-state brackets

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The Hoxie boys and girls have earned the top seeds and the 2A Trego sub-state.

The Hoxie girls are 18-1 and will take on eight-seed Decatur Community Monday in Hoxie. The winner will get the winner of St. Francis, the four-seed and five seed Plainville.

On the other side of the bracket the Hill City girls are the number two seed and will play seven-seed Oakley in the first-round Monday.

The winner will take on the winner of No. 3 Trego and No. 6 Ellis.

Trego 2A girls sub-state bracket

The Hoxie boys will also open with Decatur Community in the one versus eight matchup Monday in Hoxie.

The winner of that game will take on the winner of No. 4 Ellis and No. 5 Hill City.

On the bottom side of the bracket St. Francis is the two-seed and will take on Trego Tuesday in St. Francis. The winner will play the winner of No. 3 Plainville and No. 6 Oakley.

Trego 2A boys sub-state bracket

1A-D1 Dighton Sub-state

At the 1A-D1 Dighton sub-state the Victoria boys are the No. 5 seed and will take on No. 4 Stockton in the first-round Tuesday in Dighton.

The winner of the game will get Rawlins County in the second-round of the top seed Buffaloes get a first-round bye.

Boys bracket
In the girls sub-state Victoria is the fourth-seed and will take on the host and fifth-seed Dighton Tuesday. The winner will play the top-seed Stockton Friday in Dighton.

Girls bracket

1A-D2 Western Plains sub-state at Ransom
The Otis-Bison boys are the No. 2 seed and will get a first-round bye. They will take on the winner of Western Plains/Healy and Ingalls Thursday in Ransom.

The Quinter boys are the number four seed and will take on five-seed Deerfield in the first-round with the winner facing Pawnee Heights in the second-round Thursday.

Boys bracket

Quinter earned the girls top seed and will get a first-round bye. The will play the winner of Pawnee Heights and Western Plains/Healy in the second-round.

Otis-Bison is the No. 2 seed and they also get a first-round bye. The will take on the winner of Ingalls and Deerfield in the semifinals on Friday in Ransom.

Girls bracket

TMP boys and girls earn top seed at sub-state

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Both the TMP-Marian boys and girls basketball teams will be the No. 1 seed at the 3A Minneapolis sub-state next week.

The Monarch girls are 17-2 and will open with eight-seed Southeast of Saline who is 5-14. That game will be Tuesday at 7 p.m. at TMP.

The winner of that game will play the winner of the four versus five matchup between Ellsworth and Riley County.

On the bottom side of the bracket two seed Beloit will take on Minneapolis with the winner taking on the winner of No. 3 Russell and No. 6 Hoisington.

3A Minneapolis girls sub-state

The TMP boys are also the No. 1 seed and will take on No. 8 Russell on Monday at 7 p.m. in Hays. TMP is 14-5 and Russell is 4-15.

The winner of the game gets the winner of No. 4 Southeast of Saline and No. 5 Minneapolis.

On the other side of the bracket Ellsworth is the No. 2 seed and they will take on Hoisington. The winner of that matchup gets the winner of Beloit and Riley County in the second round.

3A Minneapolis boys sub-state

Tuesday high school basketball results

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BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Arkansas City 61, Wichita Campus 49
Attica 66, Cunningham 23
Baxter Springs 69, Columbus 49
Central Plains 68, Ellinwood 26
Centralia 75, Washington County 37
Cimarron 46, Southwestern Hts. 37
Clifton-Clyde 69, Valley Heights 42
Colby 62, Hoxie 56
Galena 53, Pittsburg Colgan 45
Garden City 50, Liberal 46
Girard 59, Riverton 42
Greeley County 59, Weskan 56
Hanover 72, Linn 40
Hays 92, Dodge City 80
Hays-TMP-Marian 68, Plainville 67
Hill City 44, Norton 33
Hoisington 43, Pratt 40
Holton 59, Sabetha 52
Ingalls 63, Satanta 46
Kapaun Mount Carmel 50, Wichita East 46
Kingman 64, Nickerson 50
La Crosse 57, Kinsley 37
Lakeside 56, Logan 54
Lakin 104, Hugoton 77
Larned 49, Lyons 32
Macksville 59, Hodgeman County 43
Manhattan 65, Junction City 61, OT
Meade 42, Spearville 37
Moscow 62, Sublette 34
Natoma 42, Palco 40
Ness City 80, Dighton 38
Northern Valley 101, Golden Plains 56
Osborne 65, Victoria 33
Phillipsburg 67, Stockton 56
Pittsburg 66, Joplin, Mo. 49
Rock Hills 63, Pike Valley 45
Salina Central 41, Salina South 22
Salina Sacred Heart 80, Ellsworth 74, 3OT
Scott City 81, Goodland 77
Smith Center 77, Beloit 73, 2OT
South Central 19, Minneola 9
South Gray 91, Deerfield 32
St. John 77, Otis-Bison 32
Stafford 62, Pretty Prairie 53
Syracuse 41, Rolla 18
Topeka Hayden 42, Topeka West 41
Topeka Seaman 72, Shawnee Heights 69
Trego 61, Quinter 59, OT
Wakefield 46, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 34
Washburn Rural 61, Highland Park 59, OT
Wichita Heights 52, Wichita Southeast 44
Wichita North 70, Wichita Northwest 5
Wichita South 65, Wichita West 22
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
Altoona-Midway vs. Northeast-Arma, ppd. to Feb 22.
Andover Central vs. Goddard-Eisenhower, ppd. to Feb 21.
Atchison vs. KC Wyandotte, ppd.
Augusta vs. El Dorado, ppd. to Feb 24.
Basehor-Linwood vs. Lansing, ppd. to Feb 21.
Belle Plaine vs. Garden Plain, ppd. to Feb 21.
Bennington vs. St. John’s Beloit-Tipton, ppd. to Feb 22.
Berean Academy vs. Marion, ppd. to Feb 22.
Buhler vs. Winfield, ppd. to Feb 21.
Centre vs. Peabody-Burns, ccd.
Chaparral vs. Wichita Independent, ccd.
Cherryvale vs. Humboldt, ppd. to Feb 21.
Chetopa vs. Yates Center, ppd.
Circle vs. McPherson, ppd. to Feb 23.
Clearwater vs. Wellington, ppd. to Feb 26.
Crest vs. Madison/Hamilton, ppd. to Feb 21.
Douglass vs. Conway Springs, ppd. to Feb 22.
Elyria Christian vs. Hutchinson Central Christian, ppd. to Feb 22.
Erie vs. Neodesha, ppd.
Eudora vs. Ottawa, ppd.
Eureka vs. West Elk, ppd.
Fredonia vs. Caney Valley, ppd. to Feb 22.
Goessel vs. Udall, ccd.
Hartford vs. Flinthills, ppd.
Haven vs. Halstead, ppd. to Feb 22.
Herington vs. Inman, ppd. to Feb 22.
Hutchinson vs. Derby, ppd. to Feb 23.
Independence vs. Fort Scott, ppd. to Feb 21.
KC Bishop Ward vs. KC Piper, ppd. to Feb 21.
Labette County vs. Coffeyville, ppd. to Feb 21.
Little River vs. Canton-Galva, ppd. to Feb 22.
Lyndon vs. Central Heights, ppd. to Feb 23.
Maize South vs. Andover, ppd. to Feb 21.
Maize vs. Newton, ppd. to Feb 21.
Marmaton Valley vs. Jayhawk Linn, ppd. to Feb 23.
Medicine Lodge vs. Wichita Trinity, ppd. to Feb 22.
Minneapolis vs. Russell, ppd. to Feb 22.
Moundridge vs. Solomon, ppd. to Feb 23.
Mulvane vs. Andale, ccd.
Norwich vs. Burrton, ppd.
Olathe North vs. Olathe South, ppd. to Feb 21.
Osawatomie vs. Prairie View, ppd. to Feb 22.
Oswego vs. Pleasanton, ccd.
Oxford vs. Burden Central, ppd. to Feb 23.
Parsons vs. Chanute, ppd. to Feb 22.
Pratt Skyline vs. South Barber, ppd.
SM West vs. SM South, ppd. to Feb 21.
Smoky Valley vs. Hillsboro, ppd. to Feb 22.
Southeast Saline vs. Republic County, ccd.
Southern Coffey vs. Uniontown, ppd.
Spring Hill vs. Baldwin, ppd. to Feb 21.
Sterling vs. Hesston, ppd. to Feb 22.
Tonganoxie vs. Bonner Springs, ppd. to Feb 21.
Valley Center vs. Goddard, ppd.
Wellsville vs. Iola, ppd. to Feb 21.
Wichita Collegiate vs. Rose Hill, ppd. to Feb 21.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Arkansas City 44, Wichita Campus 41
Beloit 47, Smith Center 43
Bucklin 58, Ashland 28
Central Plains 95, Ellinwood 38
Centralia 74, Washington County 38
Cheylin 42, Rawlins County 41
Cimarron 43, Southwestern Hts. 41
Columbus 42, Baxter Springs 38
Cunningham 38, Attica 25
Dighton 52, Ness City 22
Elkhart 47, Stanton County 41
Ellsworth 49, Salina Sacred Heart 31
Girard 56, Riverton 23
Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 56, Wakefield 42
Golden Plains 57, Northern Valley 51
Hanover 59, Linn 29
Hays 48, Dodge City 38
Hays-TMP-Marian 69, Plainville 60
Hill City 46, Norton 37
Hodgeman County 55, Macksville 30
Holton 63, Sabetha 34
Hugoton 66, Lakin 37
Ingalls 80, Satanta 59
Kingman 47, Nickerson 35
Kiowa County 86, Fowler 16
La Crosse 59, Kinsley 52
Lakeside 49, Logan 34
Larned 37, Lyons 35
Liberal 49, Garden City 25
Manhattan 63, Junction City 28
Natoma 33, Palco 26
Pike Valley 46, Rock Hills 45
Pittsburg Colgan 52, Galena 50
Pratt 47, Hoisington 44
Pretty Prairie 43, Stafford 17
Salina South 45, Salina Central 43
Scott City 57, Goodland 41
South Central 69, Minneola 41
Spearville 49, Meade 37
St. John 36, Otis-Bison 35
Stockton 72, Phillipsburg 49
Sublette 58, Moscow 30
Syracuse 41, Rolla 18
Topeka Hayden 51, Topeka West 41
Topeka Seaman 53, Shawnee Heights 19
Valley Heights 56, Clifton-Clyde 41
Victoria 55, Osborne 49
Washburn Rural 61, Highland Park 25
Weskan 60, Greeley County 32
Wheatland-Grinnell 64, Western Plains-Healy 13
Wichita East 60, Kapaun Mount Carmel 55
Wichita Heights 53, Wichita Southeast 50
Wichita Northwest 61, Wichita North 36
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
Altoona-Midway vs. Northeast-Arma, ppd. to Feb 22.
Andover Central vs. Goddard-Eisenhower, ppd. to Feb 21.
Atchison vs. KC Wyandotte, ppd.
Augusta vs. El Dorado, ppd. to Feb 24.
Basehor-Linwood vs. Lansing, ppd. to Feb 21.
Belle Plaine vs. Garden Plain, ppd. to Feb 21.
Bennington vs. St. John’s Beloit-Tipton, ppd. to Feb 22.
Berean Academy vs. Marion, ppd. to Feb 22.
Buhler vs. Winfield, ppd. to Feb 21.
Centre vs. Peabody-Burns, ccd.
Chaparral vs. Wichita Independent, ccd.
Chapman vs. Abilene, ppd. to Feb 23.
Cherryvale vs. Humboldt, ppd. to Feb 21.
Chetopa vs. Yates Center, ppd.
Circle vs. McPherson, ppd. to Feb 23.
Clearwater vs. Wellington, ppd. to Feb 26.
Crest vs. Madison/Hamilton, ccd.
Douglass vs. Conway Springs, ppd. to Feb 22.
Elyria Christian vs. Hutchinson Central Christian, ppd. to Feb 22.
Erie vs. Neodesha, ppd.
Eudora vs. Ottawa, ppd.
Fairfield vs. Remington, ppd.
Fredonia vs. Caney Valley, ppd. to Feb 22.
Goessel vs. Udall, ccd.
Hartford vs. Flinthills, ppd.
Haven vs. Halstead, ppd. to Feb 22.
Herington vs. Inman, ppd. to Feb 22.
Hutchinson vs. Derby, ppd. to Feb 23.
Independence vs. Fort Scott, ppd. to Feb 21.
KC Piper vs. KC Bishop Ward, ppd. to Feb 22.
Labette County vs. Coffeyville, ppd. to Feb 21.
Little River vs. Canton-Galva, ppd. to Feb 22.
Lyndon vs. Central Heights, ppd. to Feb 23.
Maize South vs. Andover, ppd. to Feb 23.
Maize vs. Newton, ppd. to Feb 23.
Medicine Lodge vs. Wichita Trinity, ppd. to Feb 22.
Minneapolis vs. Russell, ppd. to Feb 22.
Moundridge vs. Solomon, ppd. to Feb 23.
Mulvane vs. Andale, ccd.
Norwich vs. Burrton, ppd.
Notre Dame de Sion, Mo. vs. KC Schlagle, ccd.
Olathe North vs. Olathe South, ppd. to Feb 21.
Osawatomie vs. Prairie View, ppd. to Feb 22.
Oswego vs. Pleasanton, ccd.
Oxford vs. Burden Central, ppd. to Feb 23.
Parsons vs. Chanute, ppd. to Feb 22.
Pratt Skyline vs. South Barber, ppd.
Rose Hill vs. Wichita Collegiate, ppd. to Feb 21.
SM West vs. SM South, ppd. to Feb 21.
Smoky Valley vs. Hillsboro, ppd. to Feb 22.
South Haven vs. Caldwell, ppd. to Feb 21.
Southeast Saline vs. Republic County, ccd.
Southern Coffey vs. Uniontown, ppd. to Feb 22.
Spring Hill vs. Baldwin, ppd. to Feb 22.
St. Mary’s vs. Wabaunsee, ppd.
Sterling vs. Hesston, ppd. to Feb 22.
Tonganoxie vs. Bonner Springs, ppd. to Feb 22.
Valley Center vs. Goddard, ppd. to Feb 21.
Wellsville vs. Iola, ppd. to Feb 21.
Wichita South vs. Wichita West, ppd.

Lopers edge Tigers; Gillum joins 1,000 point club

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KEARNEY, Neb. – Nebraska-Kearney edged Fort Hays State 65-62 in a tight battle Tuesday night (Feb. 20). Late miscues by the Tigers aided the Lopers in escaping a game where neither team built more than a six-point lead. FHSU moved to 16-11 overall, 9-9 in the MIAA, while UNK evened the regular season series with FHSU and improved to 14-13 overall, 10-8 in the MIAA.

Mark Johnson Postgame Interview

Game Highlights

Both teams struggled offensively in the early going as UNK was the first to climb over 10 points at the 12:04 mark of the first half. A 7-0 run by UNK produced its biggest lead of the game, 15-9, with 10:29 to go. But, the Tigers chipped away and took the lead eventually, 26-24, before the count at halftime settled at a 29-29 tie.

FHSU had the upper hand early in the second half, coming out of the break on a 6-0 run to build its largest lead of six points, 35-29, at the 17:55 mark. Hadley Gillum opened the scoring with a basket that pushed him over the 1,000-point mark in his career at FHSU. He is the 20th player in program history to reach 1,000. Gillum scored all 15 of his points on the night after halftime. Brady Werth, who chipped in a pair of baskets in the run, went on to lead the Tigers with 17 points.

Even with the early run, the Tigers could not shake the Lopers and the teams battled in a tight contest the rest of the way through. From the 12:43 mark all the way to the end of the game, neither team built a lead larger than four points.

Down by three with under a minute to play, UNK fouled Marcus Cooper on a stickback bucket off an offensive rebound. He sunk the free throw to tie the game for the 12th time, 62-62. Cooper finished the game with 13 points and 12 rebounds for his second double-double of the season.

With the game tied, UNK called timeout with 21 seconds remaining to set up offense with the shot clock off. However, on the inbounds, Cooper overplayed the ball and fouled Lane Rohrich, who went to the line and sunk 1-of-2 attempts. FHSU still had a chance to win the game, but Kyler Kinnamon opted to go to the basket with 10 seconds remaining and his running layup attempt was off the mark.

Isaiah McKay of UNK went to the free-throw line and dropped a pair of shots, giving UNK a three-point lead. FHSU still had a chance to tie, but Grant Holmes had the ball stolen away beyond the three-point line on the right wing and could not get a potential tying shot off.

Fort Hays State shot only 34.9 percent from the field and 27.8 percent beyond the three-point line. UNK was worse beyond the arc at 23.5 percent, but managed to shoot 42.3 percent overall from the field.

The Tigers fell for a fifth straight time in Kearney and now Thursday night’s game (Feb. 22) against Southwest Baptist will be critical to lock up a first-round home game in the MIAA Tournament. The Tigers, for the time being, slide to eighth in the conference standings. Senior night tip-off is set for 7:30 pm at Gross Memorial Coliseum. Hadley Gillum, the lone senior on the team, will be honored before the game.

Hays hosts Dodge City on Senior Night

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Hays began the final week of the regular season by hosting Dodge City on Senior Night.  The Lady Indians honored two seniors, Chaylee Lix and Tara Hertel.  The boys recognized Cole Murphy, Ethan Nunnery, Peyton Kieffer, Nick Fisher, and Kyler Koenke.

Girls

#8 Hays 48 – Dodge City 38

Neither team played a clean first quarter with Dodge City committing nine turnovers and Hays making just three of twelve shots.  The result was a tie game after the first eight minutes with each team scoring six points.  Hays took their only first half lead at 8-6 with a basket at the 6:30 mark of the second quarter.  The Lady Indians would score just three more points for the remainder of the quarter.  The Lady Demons took a 20-11 half time lead following a 14-3 run to close the half.

Highlights

Dodge City pushed their lead to ten points on three different occasions.  The final one came with 5:30 to go in third quarter at 24-14.  The Lady Indians finally found their offense.  A 14-2 run gave Hays their first lead of the game at 28-26.  The run lasted 2:49 and the fourteen points totaled the Lady Indians scoring from the first nineteen minutes of the game.

Dodge City answered with five free throws to take the lead back at 31-28, but four points from Brooke Denning in the final thirty seconds of the quarter put the Lady Indians up 32-31 headed to the fourth quarter.  A free throw from Dodge City tied the game at 32 early in the fourth quarter.  Hays quickly started a 12-0 run to take the lead for good and finished with a 48-38 victory.

Brooke Denning led the team with 13 points.  Savannah Schneider scored 12 and Isabel Robben added 10.  The #8 Lady Indians are 12-7 on the year and remain in second place in the Western Athletic Conference at 5-2.  Dodge City falls to 10-9 and 4-3.  The Lady Demons were led by Chidera Okoro with 19 points and 13 rebounds.

Boys

Hays 92 – Dodge City 80

Hays seemed to do no wrong in the first half.  After tailing 9-5 the Indians went on a 19-3 run.  That run gave Hays their first double digit lead at 24-12 and would lead 24-18 at the end of the first quarter.  Dodge City pulled the Hays lead down to three before the Indians went on another massive run.  This time an 18-3 run built the Indians to eighteen three times including the 50-32 half time score.

Highlights

Hays had their lead up to 22 in the third quarter, the latest with 1:30 to go in the third quarter.  Dodge City wouldn’t let the Indians claim their title easily.  The Red Demons went on a 15-3 run get within ten at 74-64.  The Indians didn’t allow the score to get any closer as they win 92-80.

The victory secures the Western Athletic Conference crown for Hays High.  The Indians are 7-0 in conference play and 13-6 overall.  Dodge City drops to 9-10 and 2-5.

Coach Rick Keltner

Cole Murphy scored 21 points including five three pointers.  Ethan Nunnery added 18, Peyton Kieffer 14, Cade Swayne 11 and Tradgon McCrae 10.  Dodge City was led by John Johnson with 21 points.

Hays travels to Great Bend on Friday to close out the regular season.

TMP escapes Plainville with two wins

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By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post

Girls: TMP 69, Plainville 60

PLAINVILLE, Kan.-Plainville hit six out of their first eight shots from the floor and raced out to a 16-9 first quarter lead. TMP would kick into gear late in the first quarter and closed the gap to two points at 18-16 after the first quarter. The Lady Monarchs would have a couple of short spurts in the second quarter and would pull on top by halftime 34-26.

TMP took good care of the ball in the first half only turning the ball over twice. Kayla Vitztum led TMP with 12 first half points. Emily Schippers was also in double figures with 11 points. Maeson Dewey led Plainville with 12 in the half.

The two teams would play nearly even basketball in the third quarter. TMP would take a 42-31 lead midway through the third quarter. The Lady Cardinals would start chipping away at the lead and after an Aubree Dewey three pointer in the fourth quarter the TMP was only one point, 55-54. The Lady Monarchs would have an answer of their own as they finished the game on a 14-6 run to pick up the 69-60 victory.

Aubree Dewey led Plainville with 28 points and her sister Maeson scored 12. Vitztum finished with 28 for TMP and Schippers finished with 17. Plainville finishes the regular season at 10-11 and 4-5 in the Mid Continent League. TMP improves to 17-2 on the year and win the MCL with a perfect 9-0 record. The Lady Monarchs will finish their regular season at Hutchinson-Trinity on Thursday.

ROSE MCFARLAND INTERVIEW

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

Boys: TMP 68, Plainville 67

PLAINVILLE, Kan.-Plainville used a 8-0 run to lead early at home against TMP. The Cardinals would extend their lead to 20-12 late in the first quarter. TMP would cut the lead to 20-15 with a late Ryan Karlin three. That would start a 9-0 run for the Monarchs that helped them take a 21-20 lead early in the second quarter.

The two teams would trade blows back and forth in the second quarter. There were five lead changes between the clubs and TMP stood on top at halftime 32-31. Chase Cellmer led all scorers with 14 first half points for the Cardinals. TMP was led by Creighton Renz with 7 points. There were nine Monarchs that scored in the opening half.

TMP would play a strong third quarter and led 56-47 going to the fourth quarter. The two MCL rivals would start throwing haymakers. TMP led 60-53 midway through the fourth quarter and that’s when Plainville put on a huge 8-0 run to take a 61-60 lead late. The Monarchs would score the next four points on buckets by Renz and Michael Lager to go up 64-61 late.

Plainville would answer with a three pointer from Jared Casey to tie the game at 64 points apiece. TMP would answer immediately with a Tate Garcia bucket to retake the lead. The Cardinals would have one last bucket when Tanner Copeland buried a three from the right wing to give Plainville a one point advantage, 67-66, with 10 seconds remaining. TMP would get the last bucket when Renz found Lager for a layup with 2.2 seconds remaining to pick up the 68-67 win.

Plainville finishes the regular season at 14-6. TMP improves to 14-5 on the season and will wrap up their regular season on Thursday night at Hutchinson-Trinity.

JOE HERTEL INTERVIEW

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

 

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