Hays took to the road for the first time in the 2020-21 season with a trip to Hoisington.
Girls
Hays 56 - Hoisington 32
Hays matched their season average in points and total field goals made in the first half against Hoisington on their way to a 56-32 victory. The Indians trailed just once at 1-0 the rattled off a 10-0 run started by an Ashlyn Flax three point play.
Following the 10-1 lead the game was never closer than eight points rest of the night. Ginny Ke in her first career start dumped in ten first half points on the way to a career high thirteen...her first career varsity points. Ke would hit a three with one minute remaining in the second quarter for a 29-13 halftime lead.
Highlights
The Indians pushed the lead to as high as 26 late in the third quarter before the Lady Cards made their first big push. Leading 44-18 the Indians watched Hoisington go on a 12-0 run. That run through only cut the lead down to 14 at 44-30. Hays would only allow two points over the final four minutes for the final margin of 56-32.
Coach Len Melvin
Hays was led by the double double of Aleyia Ruder with 15 points and 12 rebounds. Ginny Ke scored her first career varsity points and dumped in 13 in the process.
Hays improves to 1-3 and will open Western Athletic Conference play Friday by hosting Liberal. Hoisington falls to 2-3.
Boys
#6-5A Hays 64 - #5-3A Hoisington 63
Hays and Hoisington each led in each of the first two quarters in the state ranked show down. Hays entered #6 in 5A while Hoisington came in #5 in 3A. Hoisington had the advantage by halftime using eight of twelve shooting beyond the arc for a 37-31 lead.
The Cardinals broke a nine all time in the first quarter with an 8-0 run. Hays took the lead back early in the second quarter capping a 13-4 run for a 22-21 advantage. Hoisington took the lead back just fifteen seconds later on a three pointer and kept the lead for the rest of the quarter.
Highlights
Hoisington continued to lead for the entire third quarter and built their lead to a game high nine at 48-39 with thirty seconds left in the quarter. Hays cut the lead down to seven 48-41 before the end of the third and continued to chip away. The Indians tied the game on free throws at 52 and then on a three pointer at 58 with 2:40 remaining.
Neither team would score over the final two plus minutes. Hays struck first in over time and never trailed. Hoisington tied the game at 60 with two minutes left and had the ball back but turned it over on a charge.
Hays had a chance to ice the game from the free throw line and did it in a dramatic way. The Indians made just four of eight free throws over the final thirty seconds. But on misses with nine seconds and six seconds left Jordan Dale and Dalyn Schwartz secured offensive rebounds. Schwarz then gave Hays a 64-60 lead with 3.6 on the clock. The Cardinals banked in a three at the buzzer for a 64-63 victory for Hays.
Coach Alex Hutchins
Carson Kieffer tied a career high with 19. Jason Krannawitter set a career high with 16. Dalyn Schwarz added 12 for the now 4-0 Hays High Indians. Drew Nicholson scored 25 to lead 4-1 Hoisington.