Fort Hays State men’s basketball coach Mark Johnson held his weekly news conference Monday afternoon in the Cade Suran Tiger Room. The Tigers open MIAA play at home Wednesday against Central Missouri.
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AUDIO – Weekly FHSU Women’s Basketball Press Conference
Fort Hays State women’s basketball coach Tony Hobson held his weekly news conference Monday in the Cade Suran Tiger Room. The Lady Tigers open MIAA play at home Wednesday against Central Missouri.
The Hays High Boys And Girls Both Win On Saturday
HAYS HIGH 59 KEARNEY 42 (boys)
After a thrilling overtime win to get into the Hays City Shootout championship game, the final game had much less drama as Hays High beat Kearney 59-42. There were four ties in the first quarter and tied at 11 after the first eight minutes. The Indians opened the second quarter on a 15-3 run to go up 26-14 and the Indians were never threatened rest of the way. Hays allowed just four first half field goals, but Kearney made 11 of 13 free throws to stay within eight points at the break.
The Indians allowed only two third quarter free throws and outscored Kearney 12-2. Hays shot 46% from the field and out rebounded the Bearcats by seven. Kearney made just nine field goals with five of them coming in the final five minutes of the game. Kearney went 5-25 behind the arc.
Brady Werth broke his career high for a second consecutive game dropping in 15 points. Jordan Windholz scored 10, all in the fourth quarter.
Nick Petz, Lane Clark, and Brady Werth were all named to the all-tournament team. Lane Clark was also named the Mikey Steinert Most Inspirational Player.
This was Kearney’s last appearance in the Hays City Shootout as the state of Nebraska will be doing all of the basketball scheduling.
HAYS HIGH 37 DESOTO 33 (girls)
The Hays High Lady Indians overcame a sluggish game to beat DeSoto in the third place game on Saturday afternoon during the Hays City Shootout. The Indians made just eight field goals and shot just 25 times in the game. But Hays was 21-27 from the free throw line and made 10 of 12 over the final three minutes of the game to seal the victory. The Indians never trailed in the game, but Kearney did tie the game with 3:2o remaining. No Lady Indian scored in double figures, however seven different players scored in the victory.
Hays moves to 2-1 to start the season. Their lone loss in the tournament was to Newton, who went on to beat Kearney in the title game.
Hays High will make their only road trip of the pre-Christmas schedule on Thursday as they travel to Colby in a rematch of the first round games. Tipoff is set for 6:00.
TMP/Colby Boys and Girls Split
TMP 43 COLBY 33 (Boys)
The TMP boys picked up their first win of the season with a 43-33 victory over Colby in the seventh place game of the Gerald Mitchell Hays City Shootout. The Monarchs trailed 11-8 after the 1st Quarter but led 22-20 at the half. It was nip and tuck the rest of the way for the Monarchs, leading by 3 after 3 Quarters and then finishing off Colby in the 4th Quarter.
Cameron Fouts led TMP in scoring with 11 points. Shane Zimmerman added 9 points to the Monarch cause. TMP will host Phillipsburg December 11th.
COLBY 33 TMP 24 (Girls)
The TMP Lady Monarchs dropped their 3rd straight game to open the season, losing to Colby 33-24. Heather Ruder paced TMP with 14 points, ending the 3 games at the shootout with 40 points. The TMP Girls will also host Phillipsburg on December 11th at Al Billinger Fieldhouse.
Hays Boys To Play For Championship, Girls For Third
The Hays High Indians split their championship semi-final games on Friday night at Hays High School.
The Lady Indians had problems shooting through out the night but trailed by just two points to Newton at half time after the score had been tied five different times in the second half. Hays trailed by as many at seven early in the third fourth quarter, but a Kaitlyn Schumacher three point play brought Hays within four points. It was the closest Hays would get all night as Nnewton went on a 7-0 run to grab their first double digit lead of the night and win 43-31. Schumacher led the Indians in scoring with nine, Janae Gagnon added eight.
Hays shot just 29% from the floor and made just 2 of 13 three point field goal attempts. Newton shot 43% in the victory.
The Hays Lady Indians will play DeSoto for third place at 2:00. Both teams are 1-1.
Last year Lane Clark hit a three pointer at the buzzer to beat Newton 42-39 in the fourth place game of the Hays City shoot out. Early on it looked like there would be no heroics needed as the Indians led 14-5 early in the second quarter. But 17 first half turnovers combined with Newton making 8 of the final 12 shots of the first half including a three at the buzzer put Newton up 23-21 at half time. The Indians missed several point blank shots in the third quarter to keep the game close. Hays trailed by ten with 7:30 left to go in the game and after getting the game with in seven Hays couldn’t score on three consecutive possessions.
Still down 44-35 with less than 3:00 minutes to go, the Indians poured in eight consecutive points on a Brady Werth put back, while Layne Downing and Lane Clark each hit a three making the score 44-43 with one minute remaining. Hays again trailed 47-43 after three consecutive Newton free throws. Nick Petz knocked down his third three of the game to get with in one at 47-46. Again Austin Krogmeier answered at the free throw line with two more making the score 49-46 with 13 seconds remaining. Newton used the foul they had to give with 1.9 seconds remaining…just enough time for more Lane Clark heroics. The ball was in-bounded to Kyler Niernberger who immediately found Clark for a floating three point shot that went in as the horn sounded.
Tied 49 in over time, the Indian’s Brady Werth scored four of the teams five points while Krogmeier missed a running three pointer that went half way around the rim before hopping out giving the Indians a 54-53 victory.
Brady Werth tallied his first career double-double with 14 points and 13 rebounds. Nick Petz and Lane Clark each had three, three point field goals scoring 13 and 12 respectively. Each total was a career high in scoring.
Hays turned the ball over 27 times ans shot just 35% from the field in the overtime win.
Hays will play Kearney, NE in the championship at 7:30 on Saturday.
Hays City Shoot-Out Results Day 2
Girls
Championship Semi-Finals
Newton 43
Hays 31
Kearney, NE 41
DeSoto 31
Consolation Semi-Finals
Great Bend 58
TMP 37
Riley Co. 37
Colby 33
Boys
Championship Semi-Finals
Hays 54 – OT
Newton 53
Kearney, NE 62
DeSoto 55
Consolation Semi-Finals
Great Bend 53
TMP 27
Riley Co. 57
Colby 39
Saturday Schedule
7th Place Girls – Hays Middle School – 10:00 a.m.
TMP (0-2)
Colby (0-2)
7th Place Boys – Hays Middle School – 11:45 a.m.
TMP (0-2)
Colby (0-2)
4th Place Girls – Hays Middle School – 1:30 p.m.
Riley Co. (1-1)
Great Bend (1-1)
4th Place Boys – Hays Middle School – 1:30 p.m.
Riley Co. (1-1)
Great Bend (1-1)
3rd Place Girls – Hays High School – 2:00 p.m.
Hays (1-1)
DeSoto (1-1)
3rd Place Boys – Hays High School – 3:45 p.m.
Newton (1-1)
DeSoto (1-1)
Championship Girls – Hays High School – 5:30 p.m.
Newton (2-0)
Kearney, NE (2-0)
Championship Boys – Hays High School – 7:30 p.m.
Hays (2-0)
Kearney, NE (2-0)
Friday Basketball Scores 11/30
Girls
HAYS CITY SHOOTOUT
Great Bend 58, TMP-Marian 37
Newton 48, Hays High 31
Kearney, Neb. 41, DeSoto 31
Riley County 37, Colby 33
Area
Osborne 47, Plainville 44
Smith Center 54, Victoria 50
Wilson 65, Otis-Bison 45
Rawlins Co. 43, Quinter 41
Ness City 56, Macksville 51
Kiowa Co. 55, La Crosse 30
Dighton 48, Trego 22
Hill City 45, Stockton 35
State-Wide
Abilene 39, Smoky Valley 31
Alma, Neb. 40, Thunder Ridge 37
Andover 55, Maize South 34
Andover Central 69, Wichita Campus 36
Argonia 52, Attica 35
Atchison County 51, Perry-Lecompton 24
Baldwin 56, Jefferson North 43
Basehor-Linwood 47, KC Bishop Ward 37
Belle Plaine 44, Bluestem 37
Beloit 57, Concordia 48
Burrton 42, Chase 34
Central Burden 56, Elk Valley 38
Central Plains 64, Hoisington 35
Chase County 43, Peabody-Burns 20
Cheney 48, Chaparral 42
Cheylin 53, Wheatland-Grinnell 52
Cimarron 64, Ulysses 40
Clay Center 49, Rock Creek 39
Conway Springs 51, Medicine Lodge 17
Council Grove 34, Osage City 18
Cunningham 54, Minneola 23
Dodge City 41, Goddard 31
Ell-Saline 45, Hutchinson Trinity 31
Emporia 43, Lawrence 42
Fairfield 60, Hutchinson Central Christian 23
Fowler 45, Turpin, Okla. 34
Frankfort 44, Pawnee City, Neb. 33
Fredonia 44, Neodesha 36
Garden Plain 55, Wichita Trinity 37
Goodland 49, Norton 27
Goodwell, Okla. 63, Rolla 44
Halstead 44, Remington 37
Haven 61, Pretty Prairie 28
Hodgeman County 47, Deerfield 23
Hope 34, Tescott 26
Ingalls 53, Moscow 24
Inman 60, Goessel 42
Johnson-Stanton County 59, Greeley County 36
Kapaun Mount Carmel 62, Wichita East 45
Kinsley 52, Sublette 35
Leavenworth 72, KC Washington 17
Lincoln 49, Bennington 35
Lyons 51, Ellsworth 39
Manhattan 60, Derby 36
McLouth 75, Heritage Christian 45
Mill Valley 58, KC Piper 34
Moundridge 32, Little River 22
Mulvane 45, Augusta 33
Nemaha Valley 46, Hanover 45
Oakley 54, Wichita County 37
Oberlin-Decatur 42, St. Francis 28
Olpe 49, Sedgwick 25
Pittsburg 53, Louisburg 52
Pratt 50, Garden City 46
Rawlins County 43, Quinter 41
Royal Valley 47, Herington 29
Salina Central 41, McPherson 30
Salina Sacred Heart 44, Solomon 34
Salina South 58, Goddard-Eisenhower 35
SM Northwest 42, SM West 39
South Central 51, Bucklin 33
Southeast Saline 49, Marion 16
Southwestern Hts. 40, Lakin 25
St. John 52, Pratt Skyline 30
Sterling 46, Berean Academy 44
Topeka Hayden 64, Topeka West 8
Topeka Seaman 46, Olathe North 38
Valley Heights 65, Centralia 53
Wamego 36, Holton 32
Wichita Heights 65, Wichita Bishop Carroll 55
Wichita Northwest 57, Wichita North 33
Wilson 65, Otis-Bison 45
Winfield 72, Arkansas City 47
Baileyville B&B Tournament
Baileyville-B&B 45, Axtell 32
Heritage Christian 46, Bishop Seabury Academy 42
Washington County Tournament
Clifton-Clyde 27, Blue Valley 25
Washington County 57, Pike Valley 38
Boys
HAYS CITY SHOOTOUT
Great Bend 54, TMP-Marian 27
Hays High 54, Newton 53 OT
Kearney, Neb. 62, DeSoto 55
Area
Victoria 64, Smith Center 60
Otis-Bison 46, Wilson 41
Plainville 60, Osborne 49
Ness City 68, Macksville 58 OT
Quinter 53, Rawlins Co. 44
Kiowa Co. 37, La Crosse 35
Norton 48, Goodland 35
Dighton 57, Trego 46
State-Wide
Abilene 39, Smoky Valley 31
Alma, Neb. 44, Thunder Ridge 35
Andover Central 68, Wichita Campus 48
Baldwin 63, Jefferson North 43
Basehor-Linwood 80, KC Bishop Ward 52
Burlington 61, Osawatomie 50
Burrton 65, Chase 44
BV West 45, Olathe North 42
Central Plains 57, Hoisington 49
Concordia 54, Beloit 41
Conway Springs 50, Medicine Lodge 31
Derby 78, Manhattan 67
Derby 78, Manhattan Catholic 67
Dodge City 47, Goddard 34
Emporia 67, Maize 55
Fowler 70, Turpin, Okla. 39
Garden City 46, Pratt 27
Girard 60, Iola 52, 2OT
Goodwell, Okla. 46, Rolla 38
Haven 64, Pretty Prairie 26
Holcomb 65, Liberal 47
Hope 34, Tescott 26
Hutchinson Central Christian 78, Fairfield 55
Inman 55, Goessel 26
Johnson-Stanton County 61, Greeley County 50
Kapaun Mount Carmel 72, Wichita East 66
Lansing 73, Tonganoxie 57
Lawrence 62, Junction City 60
Marion 61, Southeast Saline 47
McPherson 66, Salina Central 46
Mill Valley 59, KC Piper 56
Moundridge 58, Little River 48
Mulvane 62, Augusta 53
Nemaha Valley 57, Hanover 38
Northern Heights 56, Wabaunsee 50
Olathe East 51, BV North 48
Ottawa 54, St. James Academy 39
Pittsburg 53, Louisburg 45
Pittsburg Colgan 66, Frontenac 54
Royal Valley 54, Herington 49
Salina South 58, Goddard-Eisenhower 35
Sedgwick 35, Olpe 33
SM Northwest 51, SM West 49
Solomon 44, Salina Sacred Heart 34
St. John 88, Pratt Skyline 19
Valley Heights 48, Centralia 38
Wamego 47, Holton 32
Washburn Rural 59, KC Wyandotte 35
Wichita Bishop Carroll 53, Wichita Heights 45
Wichita North 76, Wichita Northwest 43
Wichita Trinity 58, Garden Plain 47
Winfield 55, Arkansas City 32
Baileyville B&B Tournament
Axtell 43, Baileyville-B&B 36
Heritage Christian 58, Independence Home School 22
Washington County Tournament
Blue Valley 44, Clifton-Clyde 42
Washington County 59, Pike Valley 49
Hays City Shootout Gets A New Name
The 30th edition of the Hays City Shootout received a touching moment between the Hays High girls’ and boys first round games on Thursday night. The tournament was renamed The Gerald Mitchell Hays City Shootout in memory of Gerald Mitchell who was one of the driving forces behind the start of the tournament.
Mitchell passed away in June of 2012 and his wife Kathryn was on hand to receive a plaque in his honor.
Mitchell, a Osborne native, taught in Gorham and Plainville before landing in Hays. He taught in Hays from 1978 through 2005. Mitchell served as head coach for the girl’s basketball team and was also an excellent track coach. Overall Mitchell compiled over 300 wins in his basketball coaching career and athletes to the KSHSAA State Track meet 17 consecutive years.
TMP Boys, Girls Fall to Kearney in Shootout
Boys: Kearney 83, TMP-Marian 44
The TMP Monarchs strugled early and often losing to Kearney 83-44 in the 1st round of the 30th annual Hays City Shootout. The Monarchs scored a layup 5 seconds into the game and lead 2-0 and Kearney went on a 16-0 run and the fun was over for TMP. The Bearcats led 21-6 after the 1st quarter, 37-18 at the half and 64-31 after 3 quarters. Sophomore Cameron Fouts led TMP with 14 points. TMP will take on Great Bend in the consolation semifinals.
Girls: Kearney 47, TMP-Marian 36
The Lady Monarchs let a tight game at halftime slip away in the 3rd quarter, losing to Kearney 47-36. Tied at 19 at halftime, the Lady Bearcats used a 16-2 run to start the 3rd Quarter, built a 14-point lead and never looked back. TMP was led in scoring by Annie Mindrup with 12 points. The Lady Monarchs will also face Great Bend in the consolation semi-finals.
11-29-12 Rose Macfarland Interview
Hays High Sweeps Colby, Advances to Shootout Semifinals
Girls: Hays 43, Colby 33
The Hays High Lady Indians didn’t allow a single point for the first 4:35 of the game, but found themselves down 3-2 after Colby made their first shot. Colby made two more three pointers in a 9-0 run to take a 9-2 lead. But Hays responded with an 11-0 and 8-3 run to grab a 21-14 half time lead.
The Indians lead by as many as 13 early in the fourth quarter before Colby cut the lead to eight with 1:58 remaining, but Hays hit six of eight free throws to close out the 43-33 victory moving to 1-0 on the season.
Katelyn Schumacher led Hays with 16, while Janae Gagnon scored a career high 15. Hays shot 50% from the field (16-32) while holding Colby to just 9-32 from the field.
Hays will play Newton at 6:30 in a rematch of last year’s third place game in this tournament and the sub-state championship game.
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Lady Indian Highlights:
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Boys: Hays 69, Colby 23
The score was tied at two starting in the first minute of the game, but Hays reeled off runs of 8-0, 14-2, 18-0, and 14-3, cruising to a 69-23 victory over the Colby Eagles.
Hays made just one of their first seven three point attempts, but made eight of their final 16.
The Indians shot 50% overall (22/44), but it was the defense that was the key Thursday night. The Indians held Colby to just 7/26 shooting, 1/8 on threes, and forced 25 turnovers.
Hays was led in scoring by Brady Werth and Jordan Windholz who each scored 10 each. Overall Hays played 15 kids in the game with 12 of them scoring.
Hays will play Newton at 8:15 Friday night at Hays High School. The game is a rematch of last year’s 4th place game that was won on a Lane Clark three at the buzzer.
Keltner Post Game Interview:
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Highlights:
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Hays City Shootout Results – Thursday
Girls
Hays 43, Colby 33
Newton 47, Riley County 38
DeSoto 44, Great Bend 28
Kearney 47, TMP 36
Boys
Hays 69, Colby 23
Newton 71, Riley Co. 27
DeSoto 52, Great Bend 44
Kearney (Neb.) 83, TMP 44
2nd Round Match Games
Championship Bracket
(Hays High School)
Girls 3:00
DeSoto v Kearney, NE
Boys 4:45
DeSoto v Kearney, NE
Girls 6:30
Hays v Newton
Boys 8:15
Hays v Newton
Consolation Bracket
(Hays Middle School)
Girls 3:00
Great Bend v TMP
Boys 4:45
Great Bend v TMP
Girls 6:30
Colby v Riley Co.
Boys 6:30
Colby v Riley Co.
Fort Hays State Ends Losing Skid With Big Home Win
The Fort Hays State Tigers closed the first half on a 12-1 then opened the second half with a 33-4 run as they cruise past Central Christian College (Kan.) 94-39 Wednesday at Gross Coliseum. Fort Hays State is now 12-0 all-time against the Tigers and snap a two-game losing streak to improve to 3-2. The game counts as an exhibition for Central Christian who is 9-0 and ranked No. 22 in this week’s NAIA II national poll.
Mark Johnson Postgame 11-28-12
Central Christian closed the gap to 16 with 4:23 to play in the first half when the Tigers responded to build a 27 point halftime.
Carson Konrade went 5-for-5 from 3-point range and scored 21 points to lead Fort Hays State. Dwayne Brunson added 15 points and Lance Russell 12. The Tigers shoot 50-percent from the floor including 9-of-19 from 3-point range.
Carson Konrade Postgame 11-28-12
The Tigers, who had 32 turnovers in their two-point loss at Newman Saturday, had just eight.
Fort Hays State is off until next Wednesday when they open MIAA play at home against Central Missouri.
FHSU Announces Women’s Basketball Signing
Fort Hays State head coach Tony Hobson announced the signing of high school senior Jill Faxon from Beatrice High School in Beatrice, Neb. Faxon will join the Lady Tigers in 2013-14.
Faxon has twice been tabbed as an all-state honorable mention selection by the Lincoln Journal Star and Omaha World Herald. She has also been a first-team all-conference selection at BHS. In 2011-12, she averaged 10 points, nine rebounds, eight assists, and five steals per game. Faxon is a guard that stands at 5’10”. She is also a four-year letterwinner in soccer and a three-year letterwinner in volleyball. She is currently playing her senior year at Beatrice High School. She plans to major in Education at FHSU.
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