Hays High played split doubleheader on Friday afternoon and evening at their own Hays City Shootout. The Hays girls team played Northside High School from Fort Smith, Arkansas to open the day. The Hays boys finished the evening with Olathe West.
Girls
Hays 31 - Northside 55
Northside led wire-to-wire, jumping out to a 6-0 advantage and never leading by less than three. The closest Hays would ever get was 8-5. The Indians trailed 15-6 after one quarter.
Hays scored the first two points of the second quarter and had the ball three times down 15-8 but couldn't draw closer and went on a 7:40 scoring drought. During that same time Northside went on a 14-0 run for an eventual 29-11 halftime lead.
Highlights
The Indians doubled their 11 first half points in the third quarter but were still outscored by three. Northside remained undefeated on the season by winning 55-31.
Coach Len Melvin
Hays falls to 0-2 on the year while Northside improves to 4-0. The Grizzlies play in the title game Saturday afternoon at 4:15. The Indians try to pick up their first win of the year at 11:00 Saturday morning at Hays Middle School.
Boys
Olathe West 44 - Hays 63
Hays and Olathe West were tied twice and swapped the lead twice in the first five minutes of the game. The Indians took the advantage on a pair of free throws and didn't trail for the remainder of the first half. Hays went on a 7-0 run and led 12-6 by the end of the first quarter.
Hays hit their first five shots of the second quarter and used a 13-6 run to build up a 13 point lead at 25-12. It was the first of two leads of that size for the Indians but couldn't add to it. West trimmed the lead down to 29-20 with a three right before the halftime buzzer.
Highlights
Olathe West continued to chip away at the lead in the third quarter and eventually pulled within three on two separate occasions. The first at 33-30 capped a 18-18 run with 3:50 left in the third quarter. The Owls trailed by three at 36-33 but was never that close again.
Hays ended the third quarter on an 8-3 run. The Indians extended that run into the fourth quarter, scoring the first ten points for a 54-36 advantage and seize control of the game. Hays stayed up by double digits for the final five minutes and win 63-44.
Coach Alex Hutchins
Jace Linenberger recorded a double-double with 23 points and 10 rebounds. The starters scored all the points in the game for Hays. Carson Kieffer scored 13, Jordan Dale added 10, Noah Weimer 9 and Wesley Oakley 8. Olathe West was led by Harrison Kissling who scored 18 of the bench.
Hays advances to the championship to face the #1 team in 6A, Lawrence Free State.
Day 2 Results
Girls
Hays 31 - Northside 55
Olathe West 54 - TMP 28
Hugoton 58 - Great Bend 39
Boys
TMP 23 - Free State 75
Great Bend 57 - Hugoton 62
Olathe West 44 - Hays 63