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Tigers fall in overtime at Southwest Baptist

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By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post
BOLIVAR, Mo. – Hadley Gillum hit a 3-pointer with 10 seconds to play to force overtime but

Southwest Baptist scored the first seven points of the extra period then scored seven straight after Fort Hays State closed the gap to two with 1:10 to play and beat the Tigers 73-68 Saturday at the Meyer Sports Center.

Mark Johnson Postgame Interview

Game Highlights

Both teams struggled from 3-point range but SBU (9-5, 3-2 MAIA) hit two of their four in overtime.

The Bearcats, who came into the game as the nation’s top 3-point shooting team, was held to 4-of-19 while the Tigers connected on 5-of-23.
FHSU (10-5, 3-3 MIAA) trailed early by five but used an 11-0 run to take a six-point lead and were up three at halftime.

The Tigers scored the first basket of the second half to go up five but neither team would lead by more than three until overtime.

Gillum led the Tigers with 17 points and nine rebou nds. Grant Holmes came off the bench to score 15 with Trey O’Neil chipping in 13 and Brady Werth 10.
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he Tigers played without Payton Stephens who injured his ankle Thursday against Central Missouri. Kyler Kinnamon only played five minutes after injuring his ankle early in the game.

Legette leads Tiger women to win over SBU

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By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

BOLIVAR, Mo. – Tatyana Legette scored eight of her team-high 18 points in the fourth quarter and dished a key assist to Emma Stroyan on the go-ahead basket to lead the Fort Hays State women to a 62-61 win Saturday afternoon at the Meyer Sports Center.

Tony Hobson Postgame Interview

Game Highlights

Legette, who had to sit most of the third quarter because of foul trouble, scored the Tigers first six points of the fourth to give them the lead. Down 61-60, Legette found Emma Stroyan cutting down the lane for a layup to give FHSU the lead for good with 31 seconds to play.

Legette secured two rebounds in the closing seconds to seal the win.

Kacey Kennett scored 12 with Taylor Rolfs and Carly Heim both adding 10.

Caylee Richardson led the Bearcats with 19 points and 12 rebounds. Megan Rosenbohm, who came into the game as the MIAA’s leading scorer, was held to four points on 1-of-10 shooting.

Friday night high school scoreboard

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Girls

Western Athletic Conference
Liberal  41  Hays  48
Garden City  34   Great Bend  46
*Cimarron  34   Dodge City  36

Mid-Continent League
Ellis  15  TMP  52
Oakley  53  Smith Center  44
Plainville  59  Phillipsburg  56
*St. Johns-Tipton  21  Hill City  35

Central Prairie League
Western Plains  16  LaCrosse  67
Central Plains  78  Macksville  18
St. John  61  Ness City  36
Victoria  49  Otis-Bison  39

Northern Plains
Lakeside  62  Pike Valley  34
Osborne  55  Lincoln  46
Sylvan Lucas  49  Tescott  35

North Central Activities Association
Russell  44  Beloit  45
Ellsworth  51  Republic Co.  29

Northwest Kansas League
Quinter  42  Dighton  35
Wallace Co.  21  Rawlins Co.  40

Central Kansas League
Hesston  53   Lyons  34
Hillsboro  35  Larned  28

Western Kansas Liberty League
Cheylin  46  Northern Valley  49
Logan  37  Golden Plains  42

Great Western Kansas League
Colby  56  Hugoton  46
Scott  39  Ulysses  37
Holcomb  57  Goodland  34

Boys

Western Athletic Conference
Liberal  56  Hays  74
*Cimarron  44  Dodge City  85

Mid-Continent League
Ellis  38  TMP  74
Oakley  53  Smith Center  44
Plainville  33  Phillipsburg  60
*St. Johns-Tipton  45  Hill City  33

Central Prairie League
Western Plains  20  LaCrosse  73
Central Plains  64  Macksville  54
St. John  50  Ness City  46
Victoria  41  Otis-Bison  40

North Central Activities Association
Russell  47  Beloit  68
Ellsworth  60  Republic Co.  56

Northwest Kansas League
Quinter  48  Dighton  63
Hoxie  66  Greeley Co.  57
Wallace Co.  54  Rawlins Co.  65

Central Kansas League
Hesston  59  Lyons  18
Hillsboro  71  Larned  49

Western Kansas Liberty League
Cheylin  27  Northern Valley  73
Logan  69  Golden Plains  45

Great Western Kansas League
Colby   61  Hugoton  58
Scott  68  Ulysses  53
Holcomb  63  Goodland  45

*Non-league

AP-KS–Kansas Prep Scores,
Friday’s Scores
By The Associated Press
BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Beloit 68, Russell 47
Cheney 66, Douglass 34
Hays-TMP-Marian 74, Ellis 38
Hesston 59, Lyons 18
Holton 49, Atchison 36
Labette County 56, Pratt 31
Lawrence 77, Gardner-Edgerton 43
McPherson 80, Circle 44
Olathe North 46, Lawrence Free State 42
Ottawa 39, Paola 36
Perry-Lecompton 58, Atchison County 20
Phillipsburg 60, Plainville 33
Rawlins County 65, Wallace County 54
Valley Center 67, Goddard 63
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Abilene 46, Marysville 43
Andale 55, Mulvane 24
Atchison County 42, Perry-Lecompton 15
Augusta 59, El Dorado 33
Axtell 47, Clifton-Clyde 31
Basehor-Linwood 55, Tonganoxie 24
Beloit 45, Russell 44
Berean Academy 43, Moundridge 25
Blue Valley 44, BV West 35
Bucklin 59, Ingalls 50
Buhler 48, Winfield 45
Central Plains 78, Macksville 18
Centre 42, Herington 27
Cheney 65, Douglass 26
Cherryvale 48, Neodesha 38
Clay Center 54, Chapman 50
Colby 56, Hugoton 46
Conway Springs 58, Medicine Lodge 36
Derby 47, Hutchinson 39
DeSoto 30, Eudora 26
Dodge City 36, Cimarron 34
Doniphan West 46, Linn 43
Ellsworth 51, Republic County 29
Emporia 40, Topeka Hayden 37
Fairfield 49, Burrton 29
Frankfort 66, BV Randolph 43
Galena 50, St. Paul 45
Gardner-Edgerton 45, Lawrence 42
Goddard 39, Valley Center 22
Goessel 61, Solomon 20
Golden Plains 42, Logan 37, OT
Great Bend 46, Garden City 34
Halstead 45, Smoky Valley 40
Hanover 42, Centralia 27
Hartford 62, Lebo 33
Haven 42, Nickerson 26
Hays 48, Liberal 41
Hesston 53, Lyons 34
Hill City 35, St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 21
Hillsboro 35, Larned 28
Holcomb 57, Goodland 34
Holton 51, Atchison 22
Jefferson North 51, Maur Hill – Mount Academy 23
Jefferson West 46, Royal Valley 42, OT
KC Piper 56, Lansing 43
Kingman 54, Hoisington 33
Kiowa County 48, Spearville 29
Labette County 48, Pratt 15
Lakeside 62, Pike Valley 34
Little River 34, Canton-Galva 30
Maize South 49, Andover 45
Manhattan 71, Highland Park 44
Maranatha Academy 43, Lee’s Summit Community Christian, Mo. 12
McPherson 62, Circle 37
Meade 43, Syracuse 31
Minneapolis 52, Southeast Saline 26
Nemaha Central 77, Riverside 20
Newton 58, Salina South 30
Northern Valley 47, Cheylin 46
Olathe East 40, Leavenworth 34
Olathe North 46, Lawrence Free State 42
Olathe Northwest 57, SM West 47
Olathe South 47, SM South 29
Oskaloosa 54, KC Christian 17
Paola 51, Ottawa 21
Pawnee Heights 50, Ashland 25
Plainville 59, Phillipsburg 56
Pleasant Ridge 57, Horton 48
Quinter 42, Dighton 35
Rawlins County 40, Wallace County 21
Rose Hill 63, Wichita Collegiate 47
Sabetha 54, Hiawatha 14
Salina Central 47, Goddard-Eisenhower 43
Scott City 39, Ulysses 37
Shawnee Heights 37, Bonner Springs 20
SM North 51, SM East 50
South Central 64, South Barber 36
St. Francis 51, Idalia, Colo. 44
Topeka West 46, KC Washington 28
Victoria 49, Otis-Bison 39
Wamego 35, Concordia 28
Wellington 56, Clearwater 18
Wellsville 63, Anderson County 34
Wetmore 43, Onaga 12
Wichita Campus 46, Arkansas City 36
Wichita Independent 51, Belle Plaine 18
Wichita Northwest 72, Wichita North 15
Wichita South 45, Wichita West 12

Hays opens WAC play with Liberal

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Girls

Hays 48 – Liberal 41

Hays High opened the 2018 portion of their basketball schedule by hosting Liberal on Friday night.  For both the Indians and the Redskins the game also marked their first Western Athletic Conference games of the season.

Hays took two early four point leads in the first quarter but could not pull away over a three minute scoring drought.  Liberal tied the score at six with two minutes left in the first quarter.  The Indians hit a three late in the first quarter and then another three on the first possession of the second quarter to lead 12-6.

The Redskins brought the score back to within one at 14-13 with five and half minutes left in the second quarter.  The Hays defense stiffened though and allowed just one more point the rest of the quarter.  The Indians did piece together a 7-0 run to take a 21-14 lead at half time.

Highlights

Hays added to their halftime lead on their first touch of the ball of the second half.  Isabel Robben scored two of her career and game high 14 points to give the Indians a 23-14 lead.  Liberal then went on their best run of the game outscoring the Indians 14-4 over a four plus minute span.  Liberal took their first and only lead of the game at 28-27 with 3:15 left in the third quarter.  The Indians answered with a three pointer to take the lead back and then broke a 30 all tie at the third quarter buzzer to grab a 32-30 lead.

Hays pushed their lead to 39-34 when Liberal answered with a three and had to chances to tie or take the lead.  Robben scored the next five points for Hays to give the Indians a 44-37 advantage.  Liberal pulled back within three with just under two minutes left in the game but would not score again.  The Indians hit four of their final six free throws for the 48-41 win.

Coach Kirk Maska

Hays moves to 6-1 on the year and 1-0 to start conference play.  Liberal falls to 5-1 on the year and 0-1 in the WAC.  Hays is ranked #8 in 4A-1.  Liberal entered ranked #7 in 5A.

 

Boys

Hays 74 – Liberal 56

Hays took control of the game from the very beginning scoring the first nine points of the game and pushing their early advantage to 14-2.  Liberal pulled back to within single digits just one more time at 16-7 late in the first quarter.  The Indians pulled away on a 13-0 run to go up 29-7 early in the second quarter.  Hays never let Liberal within 13 rest of the night.

Highlights

The Indians took a 36-19 lead into the locker room at half time and pushed that lead as high as 27 in the second half.  The Indians continued to lead by more than twenty until final five minutes of the game when Liberal went on a 16-5 run to get pull within 66-52.  Hays took a 74-56 victory closing the game on a 8-4 run.

Kyler Koenke led the Indians with 16.  Peyton Kieffer and Tradgon McCrae each scored 14.  Cole Murphy hit four three pointers for 12 points.  Liberal was led by Tristen Bigham led all scoring with 18.

Coach Rick Keltner

Hays improves to 5-2 on the season and 1-0 in the WAC.  Liberal is 3-4 and 0-1 in the conference.

The Indians host Great Bend on Tuesday.

TMP takes pair from Ellis

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By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post

Girls: TMP 52, Ellis 15

HAYS, Kan.-After a sluggish start the TMP Lady Monarchs caught fire and took control in their 52-15 victory over Ellis on Friday night at Al Billinger Fieldhouse. TMP got a spark off the bench from Adell Riedel in the first quarter with two three pointers which started a 16-0 Lady Monarch run which spanned into the second quarter. TMP led 15-2 after the first quarter and 32-10 at halftime.

The Lady Monarchs held Ellis scoreless in the third quarter while scoring 17 points and led 49-10 after three quarters and finished the game with the 38 point win. Emily Schippers led the way for TMP with 14 points, Kayla Vitztum 11 and Riedel 11.

Ellis drops to 5-3 and 1-1 in the Mid Continent League and will host Hill City on January 12th.  TMP improves to 6-1 on the season and 3-0 in the MCL and will host Sacred Heart on Saturday.

ROSE MCFARLAND INTERVIEW

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

Boys: TMP 74, Ellis 38

HAYS, Kan.-TMP used their inside dominance early and built a double digit first quarter lead that helped them to an important 74-38 home win over Ellis on Friday night. David McFarland and Creighton Renz both scored 13 first half points to help the Monarchs to a 42-20 lead. TMP was also helped by a 21-8 lead on the boards.

TMP scored the first seven points of the third quarter to remove any doubt of a Railer comeback. The Monarchs outscored Ellis 24-7 in the period and led 66-27 going to fourth quarter. The 39 point lead was the biggest of the game for TMP.

With the loss Ellis falls to 4-4 on the season and 0-2 in the Mid Continent League and will host Hill City on January 12th. TMP improves to 5-2 on the year and 3-0 in the MCL.

JOE HERTEL INTERVIEW

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

 

Hays High wrestling beats Liberal in WAC dual

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HAYS – The Hays High wrestling team picked up a 49-26 dual win over Liberal Thursday night in Hays.

The Indians picked up five falls and two forfeits in the win.

Hays got three straight falls at 120, 126 and 132 pounds by Corey Hale, Cesar Macias  and Creighton Newell.

Taron Burkhart also picked up a fall at 160 pounds and at Trey VanPelt after a fall at 220 pounds as well.

Hays (HAYS) 49.00 Liberal (LIBE) 26.00
106: Jordan Zimmerman (HAYS) over (LIBE) (For.)
113: Grant Karlin (HAYS) over (LIBE) (For.)
120: Corey Hale (HAYS) over Cristobal Sanchez (LIBE) (Fall 1:22)
126: Cesar Macias (HAYS) over Aaron Barboza (LIBE) (Fall 1:22)
132: Creighton Newell (HAYS) over Juan Pablo (LIBE) (Fall 0:43)
138: Colton Vajnar (HAYS) over Jose Beltran (LIBE) (Dec 7-0)
145: Emanuel Rivero (LIBE) over Kyle Casper (HAYS) (Dec 8-5)
152: Carlos Mora (LIBE) over Landon Summers (HAYS) (Fall 5:21)
160: Taron Burkhart (HAYS) over Quinton Benton (LIBE) (Fall 0:42)
170: Kreighton Meyers (HAYS) over Ivan Cruz (LIBE) (MD 8-0)
182: Misael Monarrez (LIBE) over Chase Voth (HAYS) (TF 20-5 5:48)
195: Edgar Bautista (LIBE) over Colter Conger (HAYS) (Fall 1:52)
220: Trey VanPelt (HAYS) over Jaime Arenivas (LIBE) (Fall 1:56)
285: Elwin Trejo (LIBE) over Logan Schulte (HAYS) (Fall 1:25)

Hot shooting first half carries Mules past FHSU

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By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

WARRENSBURG, Mo. – Central Missouri shot 60-percent in the first half and 54-percent for the game as they end Fort Hays State’s four-game win streak with an 81-66 win at the Multipurpose Building.

UCM (11-2, 3-1 MIAA) has won four straight and nine of their last 10.

Mark Johnson Postgame Interview

Game Highlights

The Tigers (10-4, 3-2 MIAA) were held to six field goals in the first half and shot 42-percent for the game. They turned the ball over 20 times which resulted in 30 Mules points.

UCM led by as many as 29 in the first half and never let the Tigers closer than 19 until late in the game when FHSU closed on a 12-2 run.

Jared Vitztum was the only Tiger to reach double-figures, scoring 10 on 4-for-4 shooting. KeShawn Wilson and Aaron Nicholson both added nine.
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akob Lowrance and Spencer Reeves both scored 19 to lead the Mules.

No. 9 Wichita State cruises past Houston

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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — After watching his team get blown out fairly quickly, Houston coach Kelvin Sampson wished he had spent Thursday night at the movies.

He felt like he was in one as No. 9 Wichita State cruised past his Cougars 81-63.

“You know that movie ‘Gladiator’?” he asked. “I felt like one of those guys, like they just threw us in the middle of the ring with no chance.”

Wichita State (12-2, 2-0 American Athletic Conference) made nine of its first 11 3-point shots, led by as many as 25 in the first half and by 32 with 6:32 remaining.

Landry Shamet scored 18 points in just 22 minutes to lead the Shockers — “Easily the best player we’ve faced this season,” Sampson said — but Wichita State had four players in double figures before halftime.

Starting guards Shamet and Conner Frankamp (15 points) were a combined 12 of 15 from the field.

Shaquille Morris scored 14 points for the Shockers while Markis McDuffie added 11.

Rob Gray led Houston (12-3, 2-1 American) with 13 points, six below his season average. He was 6 of 14 from the field. Corey Davis scored 12 points for the Cougars, and Wes Van Beck had 11.

Shockers players and coaches credited Zach Brown, a Houston native, with leading the defensive effort.

“Our guys really followed the defensive game plan,” Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall said. “Zach did a great job on Gray. Zach was tremendous.”

Wichita State led 53-32 at halftime, going 10 of 16 from the 3-point line to build that lead. The Shockers had 14 assists and five turnovers in the first half.

“We were doing a great job of moving and getting open shots, which Coach has been harping on,” Frankamp said. “That made a big difference.”

The Shockers quickly built on that monster first half. Shamet’s dunk with 18:02 remaining gave Wichita State a 62-32 lead.

Brown’s 3-pointer with 15:32 remaining was Wichita State’s 12th 3-pointer of the game, three shy of the school record.

Marshall started inserting seldom used players off his bench with 9 minutes remaining.

“That probably hurt us a bit, took away the momentum,” Marshall said. “But it was good to be in that position.”

The Shockers finished 12 of 27 from the 3-point line while Houston was 4 of 15.

PROUD TO BE

This was Wichita State’s first home game as a member of the American Athletic Conference.

Sampson lauded the addition, saying he has always respected the Wichita area for basketball since his days as the head coach at Oklahoma.

“There was an electricity in the building tonight,” Sampson said. “Wichita State will do fine in our league. They would be good in any league, 1-2-3 in any league in America.”

IMMEDIATE IMPACT

After missing the season’s first 11 games with a foot injury, McDuffie was 2 of 10 from the field in his first two games.

McDuffie broke out of that slump quickly Thursday night. In his first minute of action off the bench, McDuffie hit a 3-point shot while being fouled, made the free throw and added another 3-pointer.

“I was just hyped,” McDuffie said. “I just kept telling myself that’s what I do.”

That first minute was the highlight for McDuffie, who finished 3 of 7 from the field in 13 minutes.

BIG PICTURE:

Houston: The Cougars lost to a hot-shooting Wichita State team but get another chance at the Shockers on Jan. 20.

Wichita State: The Shockers have not had an overabundance of games looking like a top 10 team and needed one.

UP NEXT

Houston: The Cougars play host to Tulsa on Jan. 11.

Wichita State: The Shockers host South Florida on Sunday.

Hot shooting Jennies shut down the FHSU women

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By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

WARRENSBURG, Mo. – No. 11 Central Missouri shot 62-percent in the first quarter then 67-percent in the fourth quarter while holding Fort Hays State women to a season-low in points and cruised to a 71-51 win Thursday at the Multipurpose Building.

The Tigers (11-3, 2-3 MIAA), who had their four-game win streak snapped, trailed by 18 in the second quarter. They closed the gap to 12 at halftime and pulled within 10 early in the fourth only to see UCM (10-1, 4-0 MIAA) answer with 10-0 run to push the lead to 20 with 6:18 to play.

Tony Hobson Postgame Interview

Game Highlights

Kasey Kennett was the only Tiger reach double-figures with 13 points.

The Tigers were held to 38-percent shooting including 4-of-12 from beyond the arc and 11-of-20 from the free throw line.

Royals trade Soria, Alexander in three-team deal

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The NL champion Los Angeles Dodgers have acquired left-handed reliever Scott Alexander from Kansas City in a three-team trade that also included the Chicago White Sox.

The White Sox got veteran relievers Luis Avilan and Joakim Soria and cash. The Dodgers also obtained minor league infielder Jake Peter and the Royals added a pair of minor leaguers in the deal Thursday.

The 28-year-old Alexander emerged as a key pitcher for the Royals last season, going 5-4 with four saves and a 2.48 ERA in 58 games. The Dodgers lost durable Brandon Morrow from their bullpen when he signed with the Chicago Cubs, and lefty Tony Watson became a free agent.

Avilan was 2-3 with a 2.93 ERA in 61 games last season for the Dodgers. The 28-year-old lefty struck out 52 in 46 innings.

Soria was 4-3 with one save and a 3.70 ERA in 59 games for the Royals last season. The 33-year-old righty has 204 career saves.

The 24-year-old Peter hit a combined .279 at Double-A and Triple-A in the White Sox organization.

Kansas City got 24-year-old starter Trevor Oaks, a righty who went 4-3 with 3.83 ERA at Triple-A for the Dodgers, and 23-year-old infielder Erick Mejia, a switch-hitter who spent most of the season at Double-A for Los Angeles, batting .278 with 28 stolen bases overall in the minors.

Chiefs to hold training camp at Missouri Western in 2018

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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) – The Chiefs and Missouri Western State University agreed to a deal Thursday that will keep the NFL franchise on the school’s campus for training camp next season and potentially beyond.

The Chiefs moved their camp from Wisconsin to the Division II school about an hour’s drive north of Kansas City beginning in 2010. The two sides reached a contract amendment in 2015 that expired after this past fall, though both sides had indicated a desire to continue their relationship.

Chiefs coach Andy Reid in particular prefers taking training camp away from Kansas City, citing not only the team-building benefits but also the expansive facilities in St. Joseph.

As part of the agreement for 2018, which includes an option for a one-year extension, the sides agreed to cost-reducing measures related to rental equipment and labor expenses to drive down costs.

FHSU Women’s Basketball inks two for 2018 signing class

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HAYS, Kan. – Fort Hays State women’s basketball head coach Tony Hobson has announced the signing of two players for the 2018-19 season. Kinly Grubb and Hailey Walker both signed National Letters of Intent to join the Tigers next season.

Kinly Grubb joins the squad from Odessa High School in Odessa, Mo. A 5-10 guard, Grubb earned all-district and all-conference honors as a sophomore and junior. She has helped the Bulldogs to a strong start in her senior season, averaging 19 points, eight rebounds and six assists per game.

Grubb also excels in the classroom, ranking third in her class while serving as the president of the National Honor Society and the senior class president. She also competes in track and field, earning All-State honors as a sophomore in the high jump.

“Kinly is a high-energy player with a terrific motor,” said Hobson. “These strengths will allow her to excel in the full-court type of game you routinely see in the MIAA.”

Hailey Walker comes to Hays from Mesquite High School in Gilbert, Ariz. The 5-7 guard plays for one of the best high school teams in the country, recently ranked No. 10 in the USA Today Super 25 Rankings. Walker is known for her dynamic 3-point shooting, knocking down more than 46 percent from behind the arc. She earned second team all-conference honors as a junior, helping the Wildcats win the 5A state championship.

Hailey is a fantastic shooter with deep range,” said Hobson. “Playing for one of the best high school programs in the country will help her transition to the collegiate game.”

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