ABILENE - Hays High headed to Abilene and the completely revamped Cowboy Stadium. The new Paul Dennis Field, complete with new turf, was finished in the last two years. A brand new orange and gray Ken Russell Track surrounded the orange turf end zones and sidelines. Four press boxes graced the west side home stands that stretched from eighty yards between the ten yard lines. Just passed the south end zone was the new video board.
Hays used eighteen plays over the first six possessions to score 42 points on their way to a fourth win in five games. Gavin Nutting forced a fumble on the second play of the game that was recovered by Iden Balman. Roy Maroni scored the first of his four touchdowns two plays later.
Maroni added a seven yard score followed by a Jaren Kanak 37 yard gallop to the end zone. Maroni then scored from 2 yards out and 36 yards before Kanak hit Kyreese Groen for 20 yards and a 42-0 lead with 7:41 left in the first half. Jack Fields made each of his six extra point attempts.
Highlights
Malik Bah added two rushing scores in the second half and Ben Pfeifer scored his first varsity touchdown to push the lead up to 61-0. The Indians tied a school record in points on a 20 yard field goal by Teegan Turnbull on the first play of the fourth quarter.
Abilene scored on a two yard run in the final two minutes of a continuous clock fourth quarter for the final of 64-7.
Coach Tony Crough
Hays totaled up 438 yards of offense, taking advantage of short fields. Their longest touchdown drive was 53 yards.
Malik Bah ran for a career high 147 yards. Jaren Kanak, Jordan Dale, Corbin Werth, and Kyreese Groen all completed at least one pass. Kyreese Groen, Carson Kieffer, Jordan Dale, Trent Summers, Gavin Meyers, and Charlie Roe all had at least one catch.
Roy Maroni, Malik Bah, Jaren Kanak, Corbin Werth, Kyreese Groen, Derek Quach, Ben Pfeifer and Trent Summers all rushed the ball at least one time.
Hays moves to 4-1 on the year and will head to Dodge City next week to wrap up Western Athletic Conference play. Abilene drops to 0-5 and has lost 21 straight.