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No. 5 Tiger women take down top-ranked Emporia State

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Fort Hays State women’s basketball had never played a No. 1 ranked team. Saturday the Tigers both played and beat top-ranked Emporia State University 71-70.

The Lady Hornets jumped out to a 6-4 lead on Fort Hays State over the first two and half minutes of Saturday’s showdown. Most of the first quarter was a free throw contest with the Hornets going 10-10 and the Tigers 8-10 over the first ten minutes. The Tigers built a six point lead at 16-10, only to have it erased by the end of the first quarter when Emporia State scored six straight concluding with a basket at the buzzer.

Highlights


The Tigers opened the second quarter with a 12-4 run going up 28-20 on back to back three point plays from Paige Lunsford and Taylor Chandler. Fort Hays State pushed their lead to ten with one minute left in the first half on a Lunsford field goal. The two teams traded baskets over the final minute leaving the Tigers with a 37-30 halftime lead.

Coach Tony Hobson


Fort Hays pushed their lead as high as ten on two occasions in the third quarter, the latest at 50-40 with 5:58 remaining. Emporia State though would respond with a 15-4 run to grab a lead at the end of three quarters 55-54. Fort Hays would grab the lead for good on a Bohuslavsky three pointer at 61-58 after trailing by two points early in the fourth quarter. Fort Hays built their lead to seven with ninety second remaining, when Emporia State hit two deep three pointers bringing the game within one point at 71-70. The Tigers turned the ball over on their next possession, but Emporia State would never get a shot off after being tied up in the lane and turning the ball over with two seconds left.

Beth Bohuslavsky scored a game high 21. Paige Lunsford a career high 16 and Chelsea Mason added 11.

Fort Hays moves to 8-0 and 2-0 in the MIAA. Emporia State falls to 7-1, 1-1. The Tigers are off until next Saturday when they host Nebraska Kearney.

Tigers fall short in Mineral Water Bowl

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By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

Minnesota Duluth scored 23 unanswered points, holding Fort Hays State to two second first downs then hold off a late Tiger rally for a 30-22 win Saturday in the 50th Mineral Water Bowl at Tiger Stadium in Excelsior Springs, Missouri. The Tigers end their season 8-4, tying the school record for wins. The Bulldogs finish 9-3.

Chris Brown Postgame Interview

 


Nathan Shepherd / Garrett Holle Postgame Interview

 

UMD held the Tigers to 181 yards of offense and dominated the time of possession 44:10 to 15:50. Fort Hays State was 1-for-11 on third down and had the games only turnover.

Treveon Albert led the Tigers rushing attack with 67 yards and a touchdown. Shaquille Cooper was held to 35 yards on eight carries. Albert completed 7-of-18 passes for 78 yards and a touchdown.

A mishandled snap on their Tigers first possession led to a Duluth five-yard touchdown pass, giving them the early lead midway through the first quarter. Fort Hays State answered with 14 straight points to grab a 14-7 second quarter lead. Albert connected with tight end J.J. Lewis on a 32-yard touchdown pass to tie the game late in the first. Two possessions later, Albert ripped off a 72-yard touchdown run up the middle to five the Tigers a 14-7 lead.

Duluth scored the final 10 points of the second quarter to take a 17-14 halftime lead. They held the Tigers to no first downs and no yards in the third quarter to push the lead to 20-14.

A controversial pass interference penalty led to a Duluth field goal to push their lead to 23-14 early in the fourth quarter. They would drive 62 yards in 11 plays and score on a one-yard run from 305 pound defensive lineman Jonathan Harden to push the lead to 30-14 with 4:36 to play.

Daniel Lindsey returned the ensuing kickoff 72 yards for a touchdown. The two point conversion pulled the Tigers within eight with 4:22 to go.

FHSU would get the ball back with 2:13 to play. After a first down pass to Garrett Holle moved the ball to their own 31, three incomplete passes and a sack on fourth down ended the comeback bid.

Nathan Shepherd, who was named the Mineral Water Bowl’s Defensive MVP, had 14 tackles. Alex Schmidtberger added 14 and Brock Long 12 to set the FHSU single season record with 171.

Albert finishes the season with 1,228 yards rushing, the fifth most in a single-season in FHSU history. Cooper ends with 1,441, the third most by a Tiger in a single-season. Albert also becomes the FHSU career leader in total offense.

Hays High boys place 3rd; girls 5th at the Hays City Shootout

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JONATHAN ZWEYGARDT
Hays Post

The Hays High Indians used a strong second half to pull away from the Garden City Buffaloes on their way to a 55-38 win and third place at the 33rd annual Gerald Mitchell Hays City Shootout Saturday afternoon in Hays.

Hays High 55, Garden City 38
The Hays High Indians and the Garden City Buffaloes traded basketball back-and-forth for much of the first quarter with Hays High leading 12-11 after one thanks to a Laken Jacobs three-pointer. Garden City took a 16-14 lead on a Garrett Dole three-pointer but that would be the last time they would have the lead.

Drew Younger hit two free throws to tie the game at 16 and Xander Swayne gave Hays the lead for good at 18-16 on a late second quarter layup. Hays led at the break 21-19.

Early in the third quarter Isaiah Nunnery hit back-to-back three pointers putting Hays up 11 at 33-22. Nunnery led all scorers with 21.

Highlights

Hays led by 11 after three and while Garden City cut the deficit to nine a couple of times to start the fourth Hays closed the game on a 16-8 run and picked up the 55-39 win.

Nunnery scored in double-figures in the final two games of the tournament and averaged 14 points through three games. Shane Berens and Drew Young also chipped in eight apiece as Hays moves to 2-1 on the season.

Rick Keltner Post-game Interview


Newton 60, Hays High 41
The Hays High Lady Indians couldn’t overcome a quick start and dominant inside play from Newton falling in the third place game 60-41.

Newton opened the game on a 15-4 run with Payton Roberts scoring the first eight points of the game for Newton. She had 13 in the first quarter and finished with 31 to lead all scorers.

After being outscored 15-6 in the first quarter Hays answered back, outscoring Newton 16-8 in the second quarter and finishing the quarter on a 12-2 run cutting the halftime lead to three at 25-22.

Highlights

But that was as close as the Indians would get. Newton started the second half on a 15-1 run to go up 17 and they led 45-27 after three.

Hays did rally within 10 twice in the fourth quarter but couldn’t overcome the large deficit as they fell 60-41.

Talyn Kleweno led the Indians with 10 points and Mattie Hutchison and Haley George each scored seven. The Indians fall to 1-2 with the loss and finished fifth.

Kirk Maska Post-game Interview

Big second half lifts Emporia State over Fort Hays State

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Fort Hays opened Saturday’s MIAA showdown with Emporia State with a 12-5 run over the first five minutes, as the Tigers looked to rebound after their Wednesday night loss to Washburn. The Tigers pushed their lead up to 14 at 25-11, holding Emporia State with out a field goal for nearly eight minutes.

Emporia State managed just 11 points over the first 13:00 of the game, but scored 10 in the next 1:40 to get back with in 6 at 27-21. The Hornets got a three pointer with 1:22 left in the first half to get three at 31-28. Kenny Enoch hit a basket with :39 remaining to give the Tigers a 33-28 half time lead.

Highlights


After Emporia State tied the game at 33, Fort Hays scored five in a row to take a 38-33 lead with 16:40 remaining. The Hornets took the lead for good on an 11-0 run at 44-38. The Tigers twice got back within three at 44-11 and 46-43, but couldn’t close the gap.

After trailing 25-11 with 7:15 left in the first half, Emporia State outscored the Tigers 41-18 over the next 17 minutes.

Coach Mark Johnson


Four Tigers scored in double figures as Dom Samac, Rob Davis, and Kenny Enoch scored 11. Kyler Kinnamon added 10. Emporia State was led by the career high 23 points of Josh Pedersen.

Fort Hays falls to 5-2 on the year and 0-2 in the MIAA. Emporia State is 4-3 and 0-2.

High School Basketball Scoreboard December 11th

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Girls

Mid-Continent League

Hill City  55  TMP  42

 

Western Athletic Conference

*Junction City  64   Great Bend  65

 

Purple and Gold Tournament

*Stockton  46  Victoria  40

 

Castle Rock Tournament

*Ellis  41   Dighton  50

*Rawlins Co.  30   Wheatland-Grinnell  49

 

Sagebrush Shootout

*Triplains-Brewster  49   Weskan  52

*Logan  45  Healy  13

 

Amos-Morris Tournament

*Lincoln  34   Phillipsburg  42

 

*Nickerson  52   Plainville 34

 

Keady Classic

*Hoisington  40   Kiowa Co.  30

 

 

Lakeside Tournament

Thunder Ridge  62   St. John’s  34

Osborne  33  Lakeside  49

 

Tiger Classic

Pawnee Heights  33   Palco  45

 

 

 

Topside Tipoff

Oakley  22   Norton   56

 

Southwest Basketball Classic

*Garden City  36   Trinity  31

*Holcomb  18   Pueblo East  41

*Scott City  39   Canyon Randall  83

 

 

Boys

Mid-Continent League

Hill City  41   TMP  62

 

Western Athletic Conference

*Junction City  65   Great Bend  45

 

Purple and Gold Tournament

*Stockton  30   Victoria  37

*Trego  49   Northern Valley  29

 

Castle Rock Tournament

*Hoxie  73  Ellis  74

*Dighton  48   Wheatland-Grinnell  49

 

 

Sagebrush Shootout

*Triplains-Brewster  71   Weskan  46

*Logan  71   Healy  30

 

Amos-Morris Tournament

*Central Plains  53   Plainville  24

*Russell  50   Nickerson  74

 

Keady Classic

*Larned  59  Hoisington  52

*Spearville  33   St. John  74

 

Lakeside Tournament

Thunder Ridge  33   St. John’s  74

 

Tiger Classic

Pawnee Heights  46   Palco  41

 

Thunderbird Invitational

*Pike Valley  61  Smith Center  47

 

Topside Tipoff

*Wallace Co.  50   Norton  56

 

Southwest Basketball Classic

*Holcomb  63  Pueblo East  48

*Scott City  35   Canyon Randall  43

 

*Non-league

 

BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Abilene 63, Augusta 62, OT
Andover 56, Andover Central 49
Argonia 53, Central Burden 40
Atchison 53, Savannah, Mo. 50
Axtell 53, Linn 20
Basehor-Linwood 64, Topeka Hayden 36
Bishop Miege 86, Gardner-Edgerton 66
BV Randolph 67, St. Xavier 26
BV West 54, Blue Valley Southwest 53
Centralia 64, Wetmore 20
Concordia 72, Smoky Valley 52
Derby 60, Wichita Campus 32
DeSoto 59, Excelsior Springs, Mo. 47
Doniphan West 62, Frankfort 56
Garden City 40, Wichita Trinity 28
Girard 60, Baxter Springs 40
Goddard-Eisenhower 81, Arkansas City 58
Hays-TMP-Marian 62, Hill City 47
Heritage Christian 44, Pleasant Ridge 29
Holcomb 63, Lewis-Palmer, Colo. 48
Holton 57, Atchison County 37
Labette County 65, Santa Fe Trail 41
Lawrence Free State 68, Mill Valley 63
Lyndon 37, Chase County 32
Maize 63, Hutchinson 44
Maize South 64, Goddard 42
McPherson 83, Winfield 28
Medicine Valley, Neb. 59, Oberlin-Decatur 32
Rock Creek 65, Council Grove 47
Royal Valley 63, Hiawatha 54
Sabetha 47, Jefferson West 30
Salina Central 73, Newton 64
Salina South 62, Buhler 53
SM Northwest 46, Washburn Rural 43
SM South 39, Booker T. Washington, Okla. 38
St. Thomas Aquinas 58, BV North 53
Sylvan-Lucas 36, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 19
Topeka Seaman 67, Lansing 51
Troy 70, Hanover 66
Valley Falls 44, Oskaloosa 28
Wamego 59, Nemaha Central 41
Washington County 64, Wakefield 41
Wichita East 50, Wichita Bishop Carroll 48
Wichita Heights 76, Wichita Northwest 42
Blue Valley Tournament
Seventh Place
KC Wyandotte 60, KC Sumner 58
Third Place
Blue Valley Stillwell 70, Highland Park 62
Brewster (SageBrush)Tournament
Logan 71, Healy 30
Chapman Tournament
Chapman 37, El Dorado 32
Salina Sacred Heart 69, Rossville 62
Fairfield Tournament
Flinthills 39, Otis-Bison 37
Oxford 41, Fairfield 27
Garden Plain Tournament
Emporia 62, Rose Hill 30
Goessel Tournament
Burrton 60, Hutchinson Central Christian 37
Goodland Tournament
Semifinal
Norton 56, Wallace County 50
Herington Tournament
Southeast Saline 69, Centre 26
Hugoton Tournament
Semifinal
Ulysses 39, Lakin 38
Kingman Tournament
Sterling 75, Wichita Sunrise 65
Lakeside Tournament
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 74, Thunder Ridge 33
Larned Tournament
Semifinal
Larned 59, Hoisington 52
St. John 59, Spearville 36
Leavenworth Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
KC Washington 56, Topeka 54
Wichita Life Prep 55, William Chrisman, Mo. 48
Lincoln Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Nickerson 74, Russell 50
Semifinal
Central Plains 53, Plainville 24
Louisburg Tournament
Third Place
Chanute 59, Burlington 38
Marion Tournament
Berean Academy 55, Peabody-Burns 27
Minneapolis Tournament
Minneapolis 49, Halstead 45
Moundridge Tournament
Hillsboro 42, Lyons 40
Pike Valley Tournament
Pike Valley 61, Smith Center 47
Pleasanton Tournament
Drexel, Mo. 64, Pleasanton 45
Prairie View 39, Jayhawk Linn 28
Quinter Tournament
Semifinal
Ellis 79, Hoxie 75
Rolla Tournament
Moscow 53, Elkhart 39
Shawnee Mission North Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
St. James Academy 57, SM East 55
Semifinal
Olathe East 63, Barstow, Mo. 50
St. Mary’s Tournament
Onaga 45, Mission Valley 44
Trego Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Trego 49, Northern Valley 29
Semifinal
Victoria 37, Stockton 30
Udall Tournament
Cedar Vale/Dexter 50, ACCA 28
Yates Center Tournament
Seventh Place
Cherryvale 64, Altoona-Midway 6
Third Place
Hartford 52, Southern Coffey 39
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Abilene 75, Augusta 35
Andover Central 43, Andover 37
Argonia 44, Central Burden 23
Axtell 64, Linn 42
Beloit 41, Republic County 35, OT
Bishop Miege 55, Gardner-Edgerton 36
Buhler 38, Salina South 30
BV Randolph 39, St. Xavier 9
Centralia 52, Wetmore 32
Chapman 36, El Dorado 23
Chase County 55, Lyndon 26
Council Grove 43, Rock Creek 29
Derby 54, Wichita Campus 33
Doniphan West 48, Frankfort 45
Garden City 36, Wichita Trinity 31
Girard 59, Baxter Springs 29
Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 55, Sylvan-Lucas 41
Goddard 42, Maize South 31
Goddard-Eisenhower 58, Arkansas City 31
Great Bend 65, Junction City 64
Hanover 57, Troy 42
Hiawatha 51, Royal Valley 45
Hill City 65, Hays-TMP-Marian 42
Holton 62, Atchison County 27
Horton 46, Jefferson North 32
Labette County 76, Santa Fe Trail 41
Lansing 47, Topeka Seaman 32
Maize 41, Hutchinson 26
McPherson 68, Winfield 52
Natoma 48, St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 34
Nemaha Central 61, Wamego 40
Norwich 43, Caldwell 19
Olathe Northwest 52, DeSoto, Mo. 46
Ottawa 46, Tonganoxie 34
Palmer Ridge, Colo. 60, KC Christian 13
Parsons 59, Galena 46
Perry-Lecompton 53, Riverside 28
Pratt 45, Andale 37
Sabetha 48, Jefferson West 40
Salina Central 44, Newton 41
Shawnee Heights 42, Lawrence 30
Silver Lake 53, Riley County 49
SM Northwest 49, Washburn Rural 48
Smoky Valley 47, Concordia 42
St. Thomas Aquinas 46, BV North 35
Valley Falls 61, Oskaloosa 23
Wichita Bishop Carroll 58, Wichita East 28
Wichita Heights 68, Wichita Northwest 24
Wichita West 51, Wichita Southeast 49
Wilson 39, Tescott 21
Brewster (Sagebrush) Tournament
Logan 45, Healy 13
Central Heights Tournament
Seventh Place
Central Heights 28, Osawatomie 18
Third Place
Independence 51, West Franklin 32
Chapman Tournament
Rossville 69, Salina Sacred Heart 32
Cimarron Tournament
Semi-Finals
Meade 50, Sublette 37
Consolation Semifinal
Satanta 58, Minneola 44
Circle Tournament
Wichita Life Prep 52, Circle 35
Fairfield Tournament
Fairfield 31, Oxford 18
Flinthills 59, Otis-Bison 47
Fowler Tournament
Fowler 54, Deerfield 23
Ingalls 62, Ashland 33
Garden Plain Tournament
Emporia 48, Rose Hill 34
Garden Plain 54, Hesston 48
Goessel Tournament
Hutchinson Central Christian 40, Burrton 32
Goodland Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Norton 56, Oakley 22
Semifinal
Goodland 48, Wallace County 42
Herington Tournament
Herington 43, Rural Vista 30
Southeast Saline 44, Centre 23
Hugoton Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Hooker, Okla. 63, Southwestern Hts. 32
Lakin 48, Ulysses 44
Semifinal
Hugoton 67, Perryton, Texas 50
Humboldt Tournament
Humboldt 51, Erie 32
Uniontown 44, Crest 26
Kingman Tournament
Kingman 43, Conway Springs 34
Sterling 57, Wichita Sunrise 28
Lakeside Tournament
Lakeside 49, Osborne 33
Thunder Ridge 62, St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 34
Larned Tournament
Semifinal
Hoisington 40, Kiowa County 30
Spearville 48, St. John 36
Lincoln Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Nickerson 52, Plainville 34
Semifinal
Phillipsburg 42, Lincoln 34
Louisburg Tournament
Fifth Place
Anderson County 50, Louisburg 43
Championship
Chanute 43, Burlington 31
Marion Tournament
Berean Academy 44, Peabody-Burns 4
Remington 44, Marion 35
Marmaton Valley Tournament
Olpe 75, Northeast-Arma 23
Minneapolis Tournament
Bennington 48, Solomon 44
Minneapolis 43, Halstead 33
Moundridge Tournament
Lyons 60, Hillsboro 57, OT
Moundridge 51, Inman 18
Paola Tournament
Fifth Place
Wellsville 36, Eudora 30
Pike Valley Tournament
Smith Center 55, Pike Valley 39
Washington County 64, Wakefield 41
Washington County 60, Wakefield 29
Pleasanton Tournament
Drexel, Mo. 51, Pleasanton 22
Prairie View 46, Jayhawk Linn 28
Quinter Tournament
Semifinal
Dighton 50, Ellis 41
Hoxie 62, Golden Plains 34
Rolla Tournament
Moscow 50, Elkhart 33
St. Mary’s Tournament
Mission Valley 39, Onaga 26
Trego Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Northern Valley 49, Trego 31
Semifinal
Stockton 46, Victoria 40
Udall Tournament
Attica 55, Udall 38
Cedar Vale/Dexter 52, ACCA 21
Yates Center Tournament
Seventh Place
Hartford 62, Altoona-Midway 10
Third Place
Cherryvale 69, Southern Coffey 46

TMP girls win, boys lose Friday

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By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post

Girls: TMP 56, Garden City 41

TMP fell behind 15-8 early in the second quarter against Garden City on Friday afternoon in the 2nd round of the Hays City Shootout.  The Lady Monarchs would use a 18-7 the rest of the quarter to take a 26-22 lead at halftime.  TMP would lead by as many as 10 points in the third quarter before the Lady Buffaloes would close the gap to 37-32 at the end of the third quarter.

The fourth quarter would belong to TMP as they outscored Garden City 19-9 to pick up their first win of the season, 56-41.  Megan Koenigsman led TMP’s balanced attack with 12 points.  The Lady Monarchs will play Olathe North for fourth place on Saturday afternoon at 1:30.

ROSE MCFARLAND POSTGAME

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

 

Boys:  Newton 61, TMP 57

The TMP boys dug an 18 point first half hole that they could not overcome.  The Monarchs had the game tied at 10 before Newton closed out the first quarter on a 12-3 run to take a 22-13 lead. The second quarter was much of the same and TMP saw themselves down 39-21 at halftime.

TMP would make a run in the second half to get within seven by the end of the third quarter.  The Monarchs would close that gap to three points midway through the fourth quarter but wouldn’t get any closer eventually losing 61-57. TMP drops to 0-2 and will face Colby in the 7th place game at 11:45 Saturday morning at Hays Middle School.

JOE HERTEL POSTGAME

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

Hays Boys and Girls Fall in Semi-Finals

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Great Bend 57 Hays 56
The Hays High Lady Indians jumped out to a 6-1 lead over Great Bend in the semi-finals of the 33rd Annual Gerald Mitchell Hays City Shootout but could not extend their lead over the next four minutes. Great Bend went on a 7-0 at the end of the first quarter and beginning of the second to grab a 17-11 lead over Hays. The Lady Indians immediately responded with a 10-0 run to regain a four point lead with 4:35 left before half time. Hays would only score two more points in the remainder of the second quarter and trailed at half time 31-23 as Great Bend finished the half on a 14-2 run.

Coach Kirk Maska

The Lady Indians opened the second half with a 11-3 run to tie the game at 34 and had three opportunities to score and the take lead but could not capitalize. Great Bend pushed their lead back to seven with 6:30 remaining before Hays ripped off a 8-0 run, giving the Lady Indians a 44-43 lead with 5:45 left. The lead changed hands several times over the final four minutes with Hays getting a Haley George basket with six second remaining for a 56-55 lead. The Indians though fouled on the ensuing in-bound play and Great Bend hit two free throws for a 57-56 victory.

Hays senior Haley George tied her career high set the night before with 12 points to lead the way. Audra Schmeidler scored 11 for a second straight night. Hays is 1-1 and will play Newton for third place Saturday afternoon. Great Bend will Manhattan for the title Saturday evening. The Panthers were led in scoring by Carley Brack with 19, she was 10-13 from the free throw line.

Olathe North 58 Hays 42
The Hays High Indians seemed to rattle Olathe North a bit in the first three minutes of the game, but the Indians made just 1 of their first 9 shots falling behind 6-2. Hays tied the game at eight after Maddux Winter score six consecutive points. Olathe North took the lead for good 10-8 at the end of the first quarter. Hays did draw within one point at 12-11 early in the second quarter, but Olathe North responded with a decisive 11-2 run to go up 23-13.

Coach Rick Keltner

Hays did draw within seven twice in the fourth quarter, the last with 4:50 remaining. Olathe North finished the game outscoring the Indians 15-6, winning 58-42.

Hays falls to 1-1 and will play Garden City in the third place game. Olathe North plays Manhattan in the championship. Hays was led by 12 points from Drew Young. Olathe North got 15 from Alonzo Williams to lead four in double figures.

Friday Night’s Highlights

Manhattan sweeps TMP

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By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post

Boys: Manhattan 69, TMP 53

TMP trailed by only six points, 31-25, at halftime against 6A Manhattan but were outscored 19-9 in the third quarter and couldn’t mount a comeback in the fourth.  The Monarchs took an early 2-0 out of the gate on a Peyton Hoffman layup and would not lead again the rest of the game.  TMP was tied at the end of the first quarter, 11-11, and trailed by as many as eight in the second quarter when sophomore Michael Lager hit a buzzer beating put back to end the half.

Manhattan pulled away in the third quarter and led by as many as 21 in the fourth quarter.  TMP was led by 23 points from senior Jared Vitztum.  The Monarchs will take on Newton in the consolation semi-final matchup at 4:45 on Friday afternoon at Hays Middle School.

Girls:  Manhattan 56, TMP 47

Rose McFarland’s TMP Lady Monarchs fought valiantly on Thursday night in the opening round of the Gerald Mitchell Hays City Shootout in a losing effort, 56-47.  TMP took an early 9-5 lead before Manhattan stormed back with an eight-nothing run to end the quarter.  The Lady Monarchs would score the first six points of the second quarter to take their last lead of the game,15-13.

Manhattan slowly pulled away in the third quarter, leading 38-31 heading to the fourth.  The Lady Indians would build their lead to 11 midway through the fourth quarter before TMP made a charge.  The Lady Monarchs cut the lead to two at 47-45 but would not get any closer.  Kayla Vitztum led three Lady Monarchs in double figures with 13 points followed by Melissa Pfeifer with 12 and Katelyn Zimmerman with 11.  TMP will take on Garden City in the consolation semi-finals at 3 0’clock on Friday afternoon at Hays Middle School

ROSE MCFARLAND INTERVIEW

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

Hays Sweeps Colby in Hays City Shootout openers

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The Hays High Lady Indians started off the new basketball season with one of the teams they beat twice last year during a six win season. Hays hosting the 33rd Annual Gerald Mitchell Hays City Shootout took on Colby to start the 2015-16 basketball season.

Colby hit three free throws in the first two minutes to take the early 3-0 lead. Hays responded with six straight points, but once again fell behind at 8-6. That was the last time Hays would trail in the first half. Talyn Kleweno scored ten consecutive points for the Lady Indians in the first quarter and Hays led 15-9 after the first.

Kleweno continued her hot shooting in the second quarter putting up 15 points to set a new career high. Hays pushed their lead as high as twelve before half time and led 30-20 at the break.

Lady Indian Highlights


Hays built their lead to 15 in the third quarter then hit an offensive stall. Colby took advantage to make the game close with a 15-5 run over the next six minutes, getting within five at 41-36. Hays finally broke out of the funk with a three from Audra Schmeidler and a jumper from Nicole Dinkel, pushing the lead back ten and providing enough cushion down the stretch in the 51-41 win.

Coach Kirk Maska


Hays was led by the career highs of 17 from Talyn Kleweno and 12 by Haley George. Schmeidler scored in double figures for the 16th time in her career adding 11. Colby was led by 17 from Brenly Terrell and 11 by Allie Friesen.

Hays moves on the to the semi-finals to face off against WAC foe Great Bend who they beat at the end of last season. Great Bend beat Olathe North 42-36.

The Hays High Indians raced out to a 9-0 lead over Colby in the first 80 seconds of the game and then backed it up with a 16-3 run to lead 27-7 after one quarter. The Indians pushed the lead to 30 at half 50-20. Twelve different players saw time in the first half with nine scoring.

Indians Highlights


The Hays starters played roughly the first four minutes of the third quarter as the Indians pushed their lead to 39 by the end of the third leading 66-27. Both teams cleared the benches in the fourth quarter as Hays moved to 1-0 with a 77-40 victory.

Isaiah Nunnery and Keith Dryden led the team with 14. Maddux Winter scored a career high 10. In all 15 played for the Indians and 12 scored.

Coach Rick Keltner


Hays will take on Olathe North in the semi-finals. The game is a rematch of the 2014 championship won by the North Eagles.

Albert, Cooper an exciting 1-2 punch for FHSU football team

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By DIANE GASPER O’BRIEN
University Relations

They both wanted the jersey bearing the number 1. The coach gave it to the senior, so the sophomore took No. 2.

It didn’t matter what number they wore. Any way you look at it, all season long, Treveon Albert, Atlanta senior, and Shaquille Cooper, Coral Gables, Fla., sophomore, have provided a 1-2 punch that helped propel the Fort Hays State University football team into post-season play for the first time in 20 years.

The Tigers will take on the University of Minnesota-Duluth at noon Saturday, Dec. 5, in the Mineral Water Bowl in Excelsior Springs, Mo. Both teams are 8-3, which ties Fort Hays State’s record for most wins in a season.

Cooper, a 5-foot-10, 190-pound running back, is first on the FHSU team in rushing with a per-game of 127.8 yards. Albert, a 6-0, 195-pound quarterback, is second (105.5 average).

Tiger fans hope the dynamic duo that has given defenses fits all season has one more thrilling performance in it. A win over Minnesota-Duluth would set a record for most victories in a season.

The Tigers’ No. 1 and 2 are on pace to set individual records, too.

Most likely sometime during the first quarter Saturday, Albert will set a new school record for total offense for quarterbacks. He needs just 10 yards to break the record, so that mark could fall in the Tigers’ first series.

Considering he is averaging 257.7 total yards passing and rushing per game this season, Albert should become the first QB in Fort Hays State history to reach 8,000 yards in total offense. He enters the game with 7,966 total yards, sitting behind only Mike Garrison, who played from 2008-10. Albert also has a good shot at moving past Garrison into the No. 4 spot on the single-season total offense list.

Cooper is 213 yards shy of FHSU’s single-season rushing record — 1,169 yards set by Clint Bedore in 1993. Cooper’s 1,406 all-purpose yards also are in the single-season top 10 at ninth, and with a good day Saturday, he should move several rungs up the ladder.

Considering neither No. 1 nor No. 2 are playing the same position they played in their first season at FHSU, it makes this year’s production even more impressive.

Albert, who was recruited as a quarterback, played a good share of his first season at wide receiver in 2012. Cooper bounced back and forth between the offensive and defensive backfields that same year, then laid out of school two years before returning this year.

While Albert is in his third year calling signals for the Tigers, steadily improving each year, Cooper splashed back onto the scene in style, rushing for more than 100 yards six times this season, including two games of 200-plus yards. Cooper, who puts the scat in scatback, has caught 33 passes for 301 yards and five touchdowns to go along with his 1,406 yards and 14 TDs rushing.

He started the season with a bang, rushing for 163 and 263 yards, respectively, in his first two games.

Just when it looked like defenses figured out how to slow down Cooper, Albert perfected the zone read play, handing the ball off to Cooper and often pulling it back out and taking off downfield himself, making it tough for defenses to determine whether No. 1 or No. 2 had the ball. Albert’s 1,161 yards rushing, coupled with Cooper’s 1,406 on the ground, gave Fort Hays State its first pair of 1,000-yard rushers in a season for just the second time ever.

“I think it makes it tougher for our opponents,” Cooper said. “They never know who has the ball.”

After the top two running backs went down with injuries early in the season, Tiger coaches knew who they wanted to have the ball.

“Once we lost two running backs, it hindered us a little bit,” Head Coach Chris Brown said. “But we didn’t really think of Shaq as our No. 3 back anyway. We thought he was going to be a big part of what we did all along.”

That also holds true for Albert, who was challenged for the starting QB spot every year. But persistence won out.

Each of his first three seasons, Albert had to wait his turn behind older players for that coveted No. 1 jersey. When Edward Smith used up his eligibility after the 2014 season, Albert asked Brown if he could switch from the No. 6 he had the past two years and grab No. 1 this year.

“Actually, I had always worn No. 5 when I was young, so that’s why I took 6,” Albert said. “But this year, I felt like I earned the chance and wanted to be a leader on the team. It has felt good wearing No. 1.”

Cooper said he doesn’t mind wearing No. 2 now, either. And no one can argue with the results.

Late 3-pointer lifts Washburn past Fort Hays State

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By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

HAYS, Kan. – Randall Smith hit a 3-pointer with 14 seconds to play to break an 82-all tie as Washburn rallies from an 11-point second half deficit to beat Fort Hays State 86-82 Wednesday at Gross Coliseum. The Ichabods shot 64-percent in the second half and 57-percent for the game as they improve to 5-1. The Tigers, who played the final 19 minutes without senior point guard Craig Nicholson who suffered a foot injury trying to draw a charge under the basket, falls to 5-1.

Mark Johnson Postgame


Kyler Kinnamon Postgame


Game  Highlights


The Tigers, who hit 11 three-pointers, led by 11 with 14:06 to play but the Ichabods used a 24-9 run to go up four with just over five minutes to play. A Kyler Kinnamon three-point play keyed a 5-0 which gave the Tigers a one-point lead. Dom Samac hit two free throws with three minutes to play to put FHSU up 76-75 lead but Washburn scored the next four and would never trailed again.

The game saw 64 combined free throws 47 fouls.

Rob Davis led FHSU with 24 points. Kinnamon added 18 while Dom Samac and Nicholson both added 12.

Washburn was led by Cameron Wiggins who scored 21.

Tiger women overcome poor shooting to rally past Washburn

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By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

HAYS, Kan. – Fort Hays State outscored Washburn 17-4 over the final 7:23 as they rally for a 62-54 win Wednesday night in the MIAA opener for both. The Tigers used superb defense to overcome a poor shooting night to start the season 7-0. The Tigers forced 26 turnovers and outscored the Ichabods 23-2 off of turnovers.

Tony Hobson Postgame Interview

 

Game Highlights

 

Down 10 early in the third quarter, the Tigers used an 11-2 run to pull within one on a Beth Bohuslavsky three-point play. The Ichabods led by five with 7:23 to play but were held to just four points the rest of the way as they fall to 4-3.

Chelsea Mason, who missed her first six 3-point tries, hit a runner from the left baseline to give FHSU the lead for good with 2:15 to play.

The Tigers hit just two of their first 15 shots to open the game but only trialed by one after the first quarter. They started 0-for-11 from the floor to start the second quarter and fell behind by 11 before closing on a 7-0 run to pull within 28-24 at the half.

Bohuslavsky led Fort Hays State with 17 points. Mason scored 12 and Paige Lunsford added 11.

Washburn was led by Erika Lane and Jayna Smith who both scored 13.

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