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KU’s Graham named Big 12 Player of the Week

Posted on February 15, 2016

Big 12 Release

IRVING, Texas – Big wins over top 25 opponents helped Devonte’ Graham garner Phillips 66 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Player of the Week, the conference office announced Monday. Graham is presented player accolade for the first time in his career.

Graham was a key in the Jayhawks’ 2-0 week as Kansas recorded victories over two top 10 opponents. The Raleigh, North Carolina guard’s best performance came at No. 3 Oklahoma as he scored a career-high 27 points on 8-of-13 (.615) shooting, including 6-of-9 (.667) from 3-point range. Graham had 16 points in the final eight minutes of the contest and also turned in a stellar performance on the other end of the court as the primary defender on OU standout Buddy Hield. Graham averaged 18.5 points and 3.5 rebounds for the week while converting 57.9 percent of his shots from the field, 61.5 percent from beyond the arc and 87.5 percent from the free throw line.

Graham is second Jayhawk to be named Big 12 Player of the Week in 2015-16. Wayne Selden, Jr. was the co-player of the week Nov. 30 after earning co-MVP accolades at the Maui Jim Maui Invitational.

Inman claims 184-pound MIAA title; Tigers finish fourth

Posted on February 15, 2016February 15, 2016

FHSU Athletics

ST. CHARLES, Mo. – Fort Hays State wrestling took fourth place at the MIAA Championships in St. Charles, Mo., on Sunday (Feb. 14). The Tigers scored 39.0 points as a team.

At 184 pounds Jon Inman won his second straight MIAA title going 3-0 on the day. Inman’s path to repeat started with back-to-back pins. The first pin came against Lindenwood’s Kyle Summers at 4:22 and the second was a first period fall at 2:04 over Central Missouri’s Tyler Nelson. In the championship bout Inman rolled to a 9-5 decision over Nebraska-Kearney’s Zach Stodden.

Bradley Little was the only other Tiger to see the podium as he claimed second place at 149 pounds. Little cruised through his first two matches of the day on his way to the championship bout. First he scored a technical fall over Newman’s Forlanda Parker, 17-1, then followed up with a pin against Central Oklahoma’s Spencer Rutherford late in the third period at the 6:12 mark. Little was on the brink of his first MIAA Championship but was unable win a nail-biter, dropping the final match to Nebraska-Kearney’s Destin McCauley, 5-4.

Adam Ludwin (125), William Homalon (149), and Joey Dozier (157) were all fourth place finishers for the Tigers and they each went 1-2 on the day.

Dozier’s pin at 2:00 over Zane Heiter from Central Missouri also set a new career high for wins in a season. The senior is now 15-13 for the season.

Nebraska-Kearney won the team title for the fourth straight year scoring 110.5 points. Central Oklahoma was second at 71 points and Lindenwood placed third at 57.5.

The Tigers now have almost two weeks off before they head to Gunnison, Colo., for the NCAA Super Regional which will take place on Saturday, February 27.

MIAA Conference Tournament Results for Fort Hays State
125 – Lawson Ludwin’s place is 4th and has scored 3.50 team points.
Quarterfinal – Lawson Ludwin (Fort Hays State) received a bye () (Bye)
Semifinal – Dustin Reed (Newman) won by decision over Lawson Ludwin (Fort Hays State) (Dec 5-2)
Cons. Semi – Lawson Ludwin (Fort Hays State) won by major decision over Derek Heil (Lindenwood (Mo.)) (Maj 11-1)
3rd Place Match – Connor Bolling (Nebraska-Kearney) won by decision over Lawson Ludwin (Fort Hays State) (Dec 9-3)

133 – Anthony Calderon’s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Quarterfinal – Aaron Hane (Central Oklahoma) won by fall over Anthony Calderon (Fort Hays State) (Fall 3:30)
Cons. Round 1 – Anthony Calderon (Fort Hays State) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Semi – Blake Daupnin (Central Oklahoma) won by decision over Anthony Calderon (Fort Hays State) (Dec 3-2)

141 – Tyler Dryden’s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Quarterfinal – Keith Surber (Nebraska-Kearney) won by major decision over Tyler Dryden (Fort Hays State) (Maj 13-1)
Cons. Round 1 -Tyler Dryden (Fort Hays State) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Semi – Joshua Ailey (Central Oklahoma) won by fall over Tyler Dryden (Fort Hays State) (Fall 2:00)

141 – Jacob Kay’s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Quarterfinal – Joshua Ailey (Central Oklahoma) won by fall over Jacob Kay (Fort Hays State) (Fall 3:54)
Cons. Round 1 – Garrett Whitson (Newman) won by injury default over Jacob Kay (Fort Hays State) (Inj. 3:00)

149 – William Homalon’s place is 4th and has scored 5.00 team points.
Quarterfinal – Destin McCauley (Nebraska-Kearney) won by fall over William Homalon (Fort Hays State) (Fall 0:24)
Cons. Round 1 – William Homalon (Fort Hays State) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Semi – William Homalon (Fort Hays State) won by medical forfeit over Spencer Rutherford (Central Oklahoma) (MFF)
3rd Place Match – Colton Orlando (Lindenwood (Mo.)) won by decision over William Homalon (Fort Hays State) (Dec 16-9)

149 – Bradley Little’s place is 2nd and has scored 12.50 team points.
Quarterfinal – Bradley Little (Fort Hays State) won by tech fall over Forlanda Parker (Newman) (TF 17-1)
Semifinal – Bradley Little (Fort Hays State) won by fall over Spencer Rutherford (Central Oklahoma) (Fall 6:12)
1st Place Match – Destin McCauley (Nebraska-Kearney) won by decision over Bradley Little (Fort Hays State) (Dec 5-4)

157 – Joey Dozier’s place is 4th and has scored 4.50 team points.
Quarterfinal – Joey Dozier (Fort Hays State) received a bye () (Bye)
Semifinal – Jeromy Davenport (Central Oklahoma) won by decision over Joey Dozier (Fort Hays State) (Dec 3-1)
Cons. Semi – Joey Dozier (Fort Hays State) won by fall over Zane Heiter (Central Missouri) (Fall 2:00)
3rd Place Match – Chase White (Nebraska-Kearney) won by major decision over Joey Dozier (Fort Hays State) (Maj 13-5)

165 – Kregg Clarke’s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Quarterfinal – Devin Aguirre (Nebraska-Kearney) won by decision over Kregg Clarke (Fort Hays State) (Dec 9-4)
Cons. Round 1 – Allan Person (Central Missouri) won by decision over Kregg Clarke (Fort Hays State) (Dec 2-1)

174 – Dylan Wiesner’s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Quarterfinal – Calvin Ochs (Nebraska-Kearney) won by decision over Dylan Wiesner (Fort Hays State) (Dec 10-3)
Cons. Round 1 – Dylan Wiesner (Fort Hays State) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Semi – Batchuluun Zulkhuu (Lindenwood (Mo.)) won by decision over Dylan Wiesner (Fort Hays State) (Dec 8-7)

184 – Jon Inman’s place is 1st and has scored 16.00 team points.
Quarterfinal – Jon Inman (Fort Hays State) won by fall over Kyle Summers (Lindenwood (Mo.)) (Fall 4:22)
Semifinal – Jon Inman (Fort Hays State) won by fall over Tyler Nelson (Central Missouri) (Fall 2:04)
1st Place Match – Jon Inman (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Zach Stodden (Nebraska-Kearney) (Dec 9-5)

184 – Micquille Robinson’s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Quarterfinal – Brock Warren (Central Oklahoma) won by decision over Micquille Robinson (Fort Hays State) (Dec 9-4)
Cons. Round 1 – Laurel Landals (Lindenwood (Mo.)) won by decision over Micquille Robinson (Fort Hays State) (Dec 8-5)

197 – Cash Drylie’s place is unknown and has scored 2.50 team points.
Quarterfinal – Cash Drylie (Fort Hays State) won by tech fall over Robert Schneider (Central Missouri) (TF 18-0)
Semifinal – Dillon Archer (Lindenwood (Mo.)) won by injury default over Cash Drylie (Fort Hays State) (Inj. 3:30)
Cons. Semi – Grant Sparks (Central Missouri) won by medical forfeit over Cash Drylie (Fort Hays State) (MFF)

285 – Dakota Gulley’s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Quarterfinal – Luke Petersen (Nebraska-Kearney) won by decision over Dakota Gulley (Fort Hays State) (Dec 8-2)
Cons. Round 1 – Jacob Borgmeyer (Lindenwood (Mo.)) won by fall over Dakota Gulley (Fort Hays State) (Fall 2:30)

Tiger baseball splits Sunday doubleheader with Regis

Posted on February 15, 2016

FHSU Athletics

HAYS, Kan. – Fort Hays State split a pair of games on Sunday (Feb. 14) against Regis University. Regis won the first game 11-6 before FHSU was able to salvage the final game of the three-game weekend series. FHSU moved to 3-3 overall on the season, while Regis starts its year at 2-1.

Regis 11, Fort Hays State 6
Regis put four runs on the board in a hurry in the first game, opening with two singles, a hit batter, and then a grand slam. FHSU starter Kyhle Vogt shook off the rough start and held Regis scoreless over the next two innings. He ran into more trouble in the mid-innings as Regis scored one in the fourth and two in the fifth, and was responsible for the first run scored in the sixth.

FHSU could not put up much resistance against Regis starter Chris Quackenbush in the early going. The Tigers took advantage of a Regis error in the fourth to plate two runs, but Quackenbush went 6.0 strong innings not allowing an earned run. He handed the ball over to the bullpen before the start of the seventh with a 10-2 lead.

The Tigers touched up Regis’ first reliever Jake Griffith for four runs in just two-thirds of an inning, bringing the margin to 10-6, but that was the last of the run scoring for FHSU. Relievers Casey Kennedy and Nick DiPaola combined to throw the final 2.1 innings with just three hits allowed. Regis added an insurance run in the ninth.

Austin Unrein had three RBI in the game with his first home run of the season, a three-run shot in the four-run seventh for FHSU. Clayton Basgall had a two-RBI single in the fourth, and Caleb Cherryholmes tallied an RBI single in the seventh.

Fort Hays State 9, Regis 4
Fort Hays State took an early advantage in the second game when Connor Ross drove home a run in the first inning. It was the start of a four-RBI game for Ross as he recorded three hits in the contest.

Regis came back with three runs in the third, all uneared, but the Tigers answered with two in the bottom half of the inning on a two-run home run by Joe Mapes, who also had three hits in the game.

Both teams scored runs in the fifth before FHSU broke a 4-4 tie in the seventh on a Ross RBI single. The floodgates came open in the eighth as Austin Unrein started a four-run rally with an RBI single. Mapes followed with an RBI double and Ross drove home two with another single.

Justin Hersch allowed only one earned run over 4.2 innings of work in his start. He gave up seven hits and two walks, but struck out four. Jackson Rolfs entered and worked 2.1 innings to move to 2-0 on the season. He allowed only two hits and struck out two. With FHSU leading 5-4, Giles Fox saved the win for Rolfs entering in the eighth to keep a runner stranded on the base paths. Fox went 2.0 innings and struck out four to earn his first save of the season.

Alex Weiss, like Ross and Mapes, recorded three hits in the game and had one RBI in the fifth to get the game tied at 4-4.

Fort Hays State has four games scheduled on the road next week. The Tigers head to Oklahoma-Panhandle State on Wednesday before traveling to Golden, Colo., to take on Colorado Mines over the weekend.

Duran hurls 1-hit shutout; Tiger softball splits on day 2 of 8-State Classic

Posted on February 13, 2016February 14, 2016

FHSU-SB-Duran — Photo courtesy FHSU Athletics

FHSU Athletics

BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Fort Hays State softball got its first win of the season, splitting a pair of games at the 8-State Classic on Saturday (Feb. 13). The Tigers won their first game of the day over Minnesota-Duluth 4-0, but fell to Arkansas Tech 7-5 and now tote a record of 1-3 this young season.

Fort Hays State 4, Minnesota-Duluth 0
Paxton Duran claimed a shutout win in the circle and helped herself at the plate going 3-for-4 with a double, a run, and a stolen base. Claudia Vazquez was key table-setter at the top of the lineup reaching base three times with a single and two walks. Tori Beltz had two RBI on a single, while Chermayne Yogo and Samantha Villarreal also had RBI singles.

All four Tiger runs came in the fourth inning. With one out Erin Elmore walked and Ashley Beavers came in to pinch run and stole second. Duran then hit a ball that the pitcher couldn’t field cleanly, advancing Beavers to third. Duran then stole second, giving the Tigers two runners in scoring position with just one out. Rilee Krier walked to load the bases. A force out off the bat of Vazquez left the bases loaded with two outs. Yago then recorded her RBI with a base knock to left and Beltz followed up with her two RBI single in the next at bat. Villarreal then laced a ball into left field scoring Yago for the fourth run of the inning.

That was all the help Duran needed on her way to the complete game shutout. Duran allowed only one hit and three walks, while recording seven strikeouts in her first win of the season.

Arkansas Tech 7, Fort Hays State 5
The Tigers made a late push but fell two runs short to Arkansas Tech by a score of 7-5. Carrie Clark bounced back from a rough start Friday holding the Golden Suns to two runs over the first three innings, but ran into trouble in the fourth and fifth. She went the distance giving up seven hits, six earned runs, and six walks, while getting one strikeout.

Arkansas Tech wasted no time scoring as they got a run in the very first inning. A single by the leadoff hitter Alex Edinger started the game and she eventually came in on a groundout later in the inning.

The Tigers fought back in the third. A single by Vazquez followed by a double from Yago put Fort Hays State in ideal position with runners at second and third with no outs. After a fly ball that wasn’t deep enough to score the runner from third, Samantha Villarreal grounded out to the right side recording an RBI to tie the game. An error on the Golden Suns’ third baseman off the bat of Kylie Strand allowed Yago to score and gave the Tigers the 2-1 lead.
The lead did not last long for the Tigers as Arkansas Tech came right back in the bottom half and knotted the game up at 2-2 after a walk, error, and RBI single.

The Golden Suns did not let up from there, scoring twice in the fourth and three times in the fifth. Samantha Herweck had four of the five RBI for ATU in that stretch. The Tigers found themselves trailing 7-2 going into their last at bat, but they did not go down without a fight.

Yago led the inning off the seventh with a walk followed by a Beltz single. After a fly out from Villarreal, Strand launched a pitch over the fence in centerfield, cutting the lead to 7-5. That was all the damage for the half inning as the next two batters were retired.

The Tigers were supposed to play two games on Sunday, but due to weather forecasts, Sunday’s play was cancelled. Next up for the Tigers will now be a trip to St. Cloud, Minn., where they will take part in the Kelly Laas Memorial Tournament starting on Thursday.

Strong finish lifts Tigers past Missouri Southern; Johnson wins 300th game

Posted on February 13, 2016February 13, 2016

By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

JOPLIN, Mo. – Craig Nicholson nailed a 3-pointer with 1:35 to play to give Fort Hays State the lead for good as they score the final five points in an 85-82 win over Missouri Southern Saturday at the Leggett & Platt Athletic Center. The Tigers (16-8, 10-8 MIAA) led by 12 in the first half and were up nine with 5:28 to play before the Lions (14-11, 11-8 MIAA) put together a 10-2 run to take the lead 1:56 to play.

The win snapped the Tigers six-game road losing streak and was the 300th for head coach Mark Johnson.

Mark Johnson Postgame Interview

Game Highlights

Rob Davis led five Tigers in double-figures with 24 points. Nicholson added 15, Jake Stoppel and Hadley Gillum 12 and Kenny Enoch 11.

Taevaunn Prince, who leads the country in scoring, led the Lions with 21 points, six below his season average.

The Tigers shot 53-percent from the floor including 8-of-19 from beyond the arc. They hit 23-of-25 free throws and outrebounded the Lions by nine.

Tiger baseball falls in home opener

Posted on February 13, 2016February 14, 2016

FHSU Athletics

HAYS, Kan. – Fort Hays State baseball dropped its home opener to Regis University on Saturday (Feb. 13) by the score of 9-2. With the loss the Tigers now sit even on the season with a 2-2 record. Regis claimed its first game of the season, going to 1-0.

Tiger starting pitcher DJ Carr suffered his first loss of the season going just four innings. He gave up eight runs (six earned) on nine hits with just one strikeout and one walk. Will Amen, Clayton Basgall and Connor Boyer did well in relief allowing just three hits and one run over the final four innings.

The Fort Hays State bats struggled during the chilly afternoon in Hays, collecting just two runs on five hits. A highlight of the offense was Joe Mapes’ second home run of the season, which he blasted down the right field line in the fourth inning. Ty Redington, Austin Unrein and Trevor Hughes also picked up singles, and Casey Sedbrook had a pinch hit double to lead off the ninth.

Brad Thoutt picked up the win for the Rangers going six strong innings, giving up just two runs on three hits while walking five and striking out three. Will Waterman recorded the three-inning save by allowing just two hits and striking out four.

This was the first of three games being played over two days. A doubleheader will be played on Sunday (Feb. 14) starting at noon to wrap up the series. Both games will be 9-inning contests.

Graham’s 27 lead No. 6 Kansas past No. 3 Oklahoma

Posted on February 13, 2016

By CLIFF BRUNT
AP Sports Writer

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Devonte’ Graham scored a career-high 27 points and did a tenacious job defending Buddy Hield to help No. 6 Kansas defeat No. 3 Oklahoma 76-72 on Saturday.

Graham made 6 of 9 3-point attempts for the Jayhawks (21-4, 9-3 Big 12), who swept the regular-season series. Kansas won the first meeting 109-106 in triple overtime on Jan. 4.

Hield, who scored 46 points in the first meeting, scored 18 of his 24 points in the second half for Oklahoma. Isaiah Cousins added 21 points for the Sooners (20-4, 8-4), who fell out of a tie for the conference lead.

It was Kansas’ fifth straight win, and it snapped Oklahoma’s 19-game home winning streak. Kansas was coming off a win over No. 10 West Virginia on Tuesday.

Oklahoma matched a season-low by shooting 33.3 percent from the field. The Sooners, who entered the game leading the nation in 3-point percentage, made just 10 of 32 from beyond the arc.

No. 5 Tiger women hold off Lions

Posted on February 13, 2016February 13, 2016

By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

JOPLIN, Mo. – Chelsea Mason scored 16 and Nikola Kacperska went 8-for-8 from the free throw line and added 15 points to lead No. 5 Fort Hays State to a 68-62 win at Missouri Southern at the Leggett & Platt Athletic Center. The Tigers (21-3, 15-3 MIAA) used a 14-0 first half run to go up 10, then scored eight straight late in the third quarter after the Lions (16-9, 10-9 MIAA) had battled back to tie it.

Tony Hobson Postgame Interview

Game Highlights

Despite going 3-of-11 from beyond the arc, The Tigers shot 46-percent for the game and hit 19 of their 24 free throw attempts.

Deb Holcomb led the Lions with 19 points and Dru Clark added 14. Sharese Jones, who came into the game averaging 18 per game, was held to eight.

Oklahoma State outlasts Kansas State in overtime

Posted on February 13, 2016

By JOHN TRANCHINA
Associated Press

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Tavarius Shine came off the bench to score 11 points, five in overtime, to lead Oklahoma State to an 58-55 victory over Kansas State on Saturday.

Leyton Hammonds led the Cowboys (12-13, 3-9 Big 12) with 13 points, while adding six rebounds, as his team snapped a three-game losing streak. Oklahoma State had lost nine of its previous 11, with five of those defeats decided by five points or fewer.

Justin Edwards scored 14 points and posted 13 rebounds to lead Kansas State (14-11, 3-9).

Oklahoma State nearly won it at the end of regulation, as it appeared that Jeff Newberry hit a 3-pointer from half court just as the buzzer sounded. The officials called it good, but a video review showed that Newberry released the ball a split second after the clock expired, overturning the verdict.

Kansas State missed four shots in the final 15 seconds of overtime.

Northern Iowa holds on to beat No. 25 Wichita State

Posted on February 13, 2016

By DAVE SKRETTA
AP Sports Writer

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Klint Carlson scored 12 points, Wyatt Lohaus had 11 and Northern Iowa held on to beat No. 25 Wichita State 53-50 on Saturday, ending the Shockers’ nation-leading 43-game home winning streak.

The Panthers (16-11, 8-6 Missouri Valley) blew a 15-point second-half lead before pulling back ahead on consecutive baskets by Lohaus with about 6 minutes left in the game.

The Shockers (18-7, 12-2) got within 53-50 when Shaq Morris made the second of two free throws with 40.2 seconds left, then got the ball back when Wes Washpun had his shot blocked with 10 seconds to go.

Ron Baker missed a potential tying 3 at the other end, but the ball bounced off a Northern Iowa player out of bounds. Given another chance, the Shockers got the ball to Connor Frankamp in front of his own bench, but his 3-pointer bounced off the rim as the buzzer sounded.

TMP takes two in Phillipsburg

Posted on February 12, 2016

By JEREMY McGUIRE

Girls: TMP 77, Phillipsburg 54

TMP fell behind early in Phillipsburg on Friday night but quickly made up their ground. After trailing 6-2 after a couple of Katelyn Swanson three pointers TMP scored seven in a row to take a 9-6 lead and would never trail again. The Lady Monarchs led 15-12 after the first quarter and extended the lead to 35-28 at halftime.

The third quarter was big for TMP. The Lady Monarchs outscored Phillipsburg 26-12 in the third quarter to take a commanding lead heading to the fourth and picked up the 77-54 win. Tatum Bartels led the Lady Panthers with 21 points. Swanson added 11.

TMP had four in double figures led by Madyson Koerner’s 22. Megan Koenigsman and Kayla Vitztum had 14 apiece and Melissa Pfeifer scored 12 on four three pointers. TMP has now won 12 in a row and will host Great Bend on Tuesday.

ROSE MCFARLAND INTERVIEW

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

Boys: TMP 59, Phillipsburg 49

Peyton Hoffman led TMP with 13 points to help beat upset minded Phillipsburg on Friday night. The Monarchs were playing in front of an excited Panther fan base as the game tipped off and it only got louder. Phillipsburg used a late three pointer to take a 17-12 after the first quarter.

The Panthers would extend the lead to 23-12 early in the second quarter before TMP kicked things into. The Monarchs would end the half on a 19-5 run to take the lead at the break 31-28. TMP was able to stretch the lead to as many as eight a couple of times in the fourth quarter but Phillipsburg refused to wilt away.

The Panthers cut the lead to one early in the fourth quarter and TMP responded with five straight points to stretch the lead to six. That proved to be enough cushion as the Monarchs won 59-49. Phillipsburg sees their four game win streak come to an end. TMP improves to 13-3 on the season and keeps an unblemished Mid Continent League record at 7-0. The will go out of conference and host Great Bend on Tuesday.

JOE HERTEL INTERVIEW

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

High School Basketball Scores Feb. 12

Posted on February 12, 2016

Girls
Western Athletic Conference
Hays 34 Liberal 42
Great Bend 63 Garden City 53

Mid-Continent League
TMP 77 Phillipsburg 54
*Wichita Co. 39 Trego 52

Central Prairie League
Central Plains 63 La Crosse 40
Victoria 50 St. John 47
Otis-Bison 51 Ness City 36

Northern Plains League
*Stockton 49 Osborne 37
St. Johns-Tipton 75 Chase 24
Wilson 30 Sylvan-Lucas 34
Lakeside 40 Southern Cloud 60

Northwest Kansas League
Quinter 53 St. Francis 46

Western Kansas Liberty League
Logan 43 Cheylin 36

Great Western Activities Conference
Hugoton 62 Goodland 41
Colby 36 Scott City 48
Holcomb 41 Ulysses 35

Boys
Western Athletic Conference
Hays 51 Liberal 57
Great Bend 67 Garden City 62

Mid-Continent League
TMP 59 Phillipsburg 49
Oakley 49 Hill City 73
*Wichita Co. 54 Trego 66

Central Prairie League
Central Plains 82 La Crosse 31
Victoria 40 St. John 69
Otis-Bison 42 Ness City 40
Ellinwood 66 Kinsley 31

Northern Plains League
*Stockton 36 Osborne 41
St. Johns-Tipton 77 Chase 29
Pike Valley 39 Natoma 34
Tescott 61 Thunder Ridge 48

Northwest Kansas League
Quinter 44 St. Francis 57
*Deerfield 66 Greeley Co. 61

Western Kansas Liberty League
Wheatland-Grinnell 64 Triplains-Brewster 73
Logan 39 Cheylin 35
Palco 46 Weskan 52

Central Kansas League
Lyons 23 Hoisington 50

Great Western Activities Conference
Hugoton 51 Goodland 33
Colby 37 Scott City 47
Holcomb 61 Ulysses 35

*Non-league

Friday’s Scores
By The Associated Press
BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Andale 58, Wellington 45
Andover 54, Goddard 52
Andover Central 79, Valley Center 62
Argonia 57, Flinthills 41
Arkansas City 55, Maize South 54
Atchison 81, KC Sumner 69
Augusta 76, Winfield 41
Basehor-Linwood 74, Tonganoxie 45
Baxter Springs 52, Riverton 49
Berean Academy 34, Bennington 31
Bishop Miege 29, BV Northwest 19
Bonner Springs 64, KC Piper 55
Buhler 57, El Dorado 45
Burrton 65, Stafford 51
BV North 70, Gardner-Edgerton 37
BV West 59, Blue Valley Southwest 56
Caney Valley 60, Yates Center 54
Central Plains 82, LaCrosse 31
Centralia 60, Clifton-Clyde 31
Chanute 56, Labette County 41
Cheney 47, Wichita Trinity 46
Clearwater 60, Circle 50
Coffeyville 59, Independence 45
Concordia 49, Chapman 44
Conway Springs 62, Belle Plaine 42
Crest 45, Oswego 37
Deerfield 66, Greeley County 61
Derby 54, Salina Central 52
Douglass 58, Medicine Lodge 52
Ellinwood 66, Kinsley 31
Ellis 54, Smith Center 52
Ellsworth 59, Republic County 58, OT
Elyria Christian 59, Peabody-Burns 42
Emporia 58, Topeka 54
Eudora 49, Spring Hill 43
Fort Scott 59, Heritage Christian 21
Galena 49, Girard 47
Garden Plains 51, Bluestem 33
Great Bend 67, Garden City 62
Hanover 72, Frankfort 51
Hays-TMP-Marian 59, Phillipsburg 49
Hesston 52, Haven 34
Highland Park 45, Junction City 42
Hill City 73, Oakley 49
Hillsboro 53, Kingman 38
Hoisington 50, Lyons 23
Hugoton 51, Goodland 33
Humboldt 70, Fredonia 59
Hutchinson Central Christian 61, South Barber 43
Hutchinson Trinity 53, Canton-Galva 41
Jackson Heights 55, Oskaloosa 25
Jefferson West 65, Atchison County 46
Kapaun Mount Carmel 68, Wichita Northwest 56
KC Christian 69, West Franklin 45
Kiowa County 80, Hodgeman County 54
Lakeside 44, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 39
Lansing 62, KC Bishop Ward 27
Lawrence 64, Olathe Northwest 48
Lebo 57, Burlingame 53, 2OT
Liberal 57, Hays 51
Little River 45, Rural Vista 41
Logan 39, Cheylin 35
Lyndon 60, Hartford 50
Macksville 56, Fowler 26
Manhattan 61, Washburn Rural 51
Marion 49, Ell-Saline 38
Marysville 64, Clay Center 49
McPherson 70, Rose Hill 34
Meade 72, Minneola 40
Mill Valley 56, KC Turner 53
Moundridge 51, Remington 47
Nemaha Central 47, Perry-Lecompton 16
Northern Valley 60, Western Plains 51
Olathe North 75, Olathe East 54
Olathe South 63, Lawrence Free State 59
Osage City 48, Olpe 44
Osawatomie 40, Santa Fe Trail 24
Osborne 41, Stockton 36
Otis-Bison 42, Ness City 40
Ottawa 50, Louisburg 33
Paola 63, Council Grove 47
Pike Valley 39, Natoma 34
Pittsburg 65, Parsons 46
Pittsburg Colgan 57, Southeast 22
Prairie View 48, Central Heights 30
Pratt 65, Nickerson 55
Pratt Skyline 56, Cunningham 49
Rock Creek 60, St. Mary’s 47
Sabetha 47, Hiawatha 46
Salina South 52, Hutchinson 43
Scott City 47, Colby 37
Sedgwick 63, Inman 44
Shawnee Heights 70, Topeka West 69
Silver Lake 48, Rossville 45
SM East 72, SM Northwest 61
SM North 71, SM West 55
SM South 55, Leavenworth 44
Solomon 66, Goessel 38
South Central 59, Pawnee Heights 34
Southeast Saline 73, Minneapolis 37
Spearville 70, Ingalls 34
St. Francis 57, Quinter 44
St. James Academy 69, University Academy, Mo. 59
St. John 69, Victoria 40
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 77, Chase 29
St. Thomas Aquinas 54, Blue Valley Stillwell 47
Sterling 60, Larned 50
Sylvan-Lucas 73, Wilson 40
Syracuse 50, Sublette 48
Tescott 61, Thunder Ridge 48
Topeka Hayden 56, Topeka Seaman 49
Trego 66, Wichita County 54
Triplains-Brewster 73, Wheatland-Grinnell 64
Uniontown 67, Pleasanton 56
Valley Heights 67, Wetmore 43
Wamego 55, Abilene 52
Washington County 42, Onaga 23
West Elk 51, Oxford 27
Wichita Bishop Carroll 71, Wichita Southeast 62
Wichita Campus 43, Maize 41
Wichita Collegiate 84, Mulvane 29
Wichita East 57, Wichita South 54
Wichita Independent 87, Chaparral 65
Wichita West 56, Wichita North 48
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Argonia 65, Flinthills 54
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Bishop Miege 54, BV Northwest 50, OT
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Hays swept in Liberal; Boys in 3OT

Posted on February 12, 2016

By Dustin Armbruster

Hays High returned to Western Athletic Conference play on Friday night with their longest road trip of the season. For the Lady Indians Friday night was a chance to move into a tie for third place in the WAC and surpass their win total from the previous season. For the Indians Friday was an opportunity to put two games between themselves and the rest of the conference for the league crown.

Girls: Liberal 42 – Hays 38

Hays took their only lead of the first half with a Haley George basket with 5:50 left in the first quarter. It was the only basket of the first eight minutes for Hays. Liberal scored the next nine points to take 9-2 lead.

The Lady Indians cut the Liberal lead down to three at 9-6 and had three chances to score but missed two shots and turned over the ball. Liberal responded with a 7-2 run to build their biggest lead of the first half at 16-8. Hays scored the final four points of the half to make the score 35-23.

Highlights

Hays and Liberal traded baskets and free throw for the first six minutes of the third quarter leaving Hays down 25-21. Liberal seized control of the game with a 13-2 run that extended into the fourth quarter with a three pointer to take 38-23 advantage.

Coach Kirk Maska

Hays went on their best run of the game with nine straight points to get the lead down to 38-32. Hays held Liberal with a basket on their next five trips, but Hays could not take advantage. Hays did get within five at 39-34 with 1:20 left, but could not get any closer. Liberal hit three of their final four free throws to win 42-34.

Hays falls to 6-10 on the year and 1-4 in conference. Liberal is 9-7 and 3-2. The Lady Indians were led by Audra Schmeidler’s double-double 13 points and 10 rebounds. It is her fourth double-double of the season and eighth of her career.

Boys Liberal 57 – Hays 51 3OT

Liberal held an early 5-4 lead over the Hays High Indians over the first three minutes of the game. An 8-2 run by the the Indians built their biggest lead of the first quarter at 12-7. Liberal though had an answer in the form of a 9-2 run that lasted into the second quarter and gave the Redskins a 16-14 lead. Hays responded with a run of their own, this time a 7-1 to build their biggest lead of the first half at 23-17. Liberal responded with a three to cut the lead at 23-20 for the half time score.

Highlights

Hays pushed their lead to six after three quarter and scored a basket in the first ten seconds of the fourth quarter to build the biggest lead of the game at eight, leading 33-25. Liberal regained the lead with nine straight points, seven of them from the free throw line. Trailing 34-33, Hays got five straight points from Shane Berens to take a four point lead. The Indians led 40-37 in the final minute of the game, but missed the front end of two one-and-one free throw opportunities to build the lead. Liberal got a three point with six seconds remaining and took a timeout allowing Hays to set up a final play. A Drew Young lay up came off the rim, but was tipped up and in by Isaiah Nunnery. The shot though was ruled to be after the buzzer and the game went to overtime.

Coach Rick Keltner

Tied at 43 in the first overtime, Hays missed four free throws over the last 1:25 and Liberal missed a three to win at the buzzer. Hays led twice in the double overtime period only to fall behind 49-47 inside of two minutes. Hays tied the game at 49 with 1:40 remaining. Liberal worked down the remaining time in double OT but missed shot again at the buzzer.

In triple overtime Hays took a 51-50 lead with 2:50 remaining, but that would be their final points. Liberal finished on a seven point run taking the win at 57-51.

Hays was led by the 12 of Keith Dryden. Shane Berens and Isaiah Nunnery scored 11, Nunnery added a game high 10 rebounds for the double-double. Marcus Altman scored a career high 10, all in the first half.

The Indians shot 41% for the game making 21 of 51 shots while Liberal was 17 of 48 for 35%. Hays was out shot at the free throw line 29-8. Hays was 1-8 while Liberal made 19 of 29.

Hays falls to 13-3 on the year. Liberal is now 12-4. The two are now tied at 4-1 in conference play with three games remaining for each. The Indians are the #6 team in 4A-1, it was their third straight game against a ranked 5A opponent. Liberal was #6 entering the game. The Indians are home versus state ranked Abilene on Tuesday.