Hays finished off the regular season by hosting Great Bend. The games were the final scheduled games at the current high school with plans to be in the new high school for next season.
Girls
#4 Hays 67, Great Bend 23
Three big first half runs pushed Hays to a 67-23 over Great Bend allowing the Indians to capture their first ever perfect regular season.
The Panthers scored the first two points of the game. The Indians scored the next 16 and never looked back. Hays led 16-2 and that lead never dipped under double digits rest of the night.
Great Bend did score back-to-back field goals to make the difference 16-6, but never drew any closer. The Indians added to their lead at the end of the first quarter and beginning of the second quarter with a 13-0 run for a 22-6 lead.
Another run, this time 12-2, put Hays ahead 41-10 at halftime.
Highlights
The best Great Bend run in the game came in the third quarter when they scored seven in a row to bring the score to 46-17. Hays ended that quarter with a 13-2 run for a forty point lead heading to the fourth.
The fourth was played with a running clock and ended with a 44 point difference at 67-23. It is the tenth opponent to score 29 or less points and eleventh to make nine or less field goals.
Coach Len Melvin
All five seniors scored for the Indians on Senior Night. Hays(20-0, 8-0) has won back-to-back undefeated conference titles and 19 straight conference games. Great Bend(6-14, 2-6) turned the ball over 31 times.
Hays will be the #1 seed in 5A West for postseason. They will host Great Bend once again on Tuesday.
Jenna Schmeidler 14; Annie Humphrey 2; Katie Linenberger 16; Molly Martin 11; Kenlee Winter 2; Morgan Armbruster 0; Jaysa Roa 6; Kinslee Newell 3; Riley Dreher 1; Lysni Kanak 0; Molly Buckles 6; Zoe Winter 3; Liz Cunningham 0; Rylen Harrington 3.
Boys
#4 Great Bend 66, Hays 32
Great Bend scored the first 15 points of the game while it took Hays six minutes to get on the board in the Panthers 66-32 victory.
Hays scored five straight to get within ten at 15-5. It would be the closest the Indians would get all night. The Panthers shot lights out the entire evening. They made 15 of 23 shots in the first half for a 34-18 advantage.
Highlights
Great Bend hit their first six shots of the second half, including two three pointers. The Panthers pushed their lead as high as thirty points in the third quarter at 53-23.
Most of the fourth quarter was played with a continuous clock ending with a 66-32 Great Bend victory.
Coach Sean Dreiling
Great Bend(18-2, 8-0) shot 69% from the floor and made seven of eight three pointers. Hays(12-8, 6-2) matched a season low in points.
Sub-state pairings will be made official on Saturday morning. Unofficially, Hays will host Maize South in the first round of sub-state on Wednesday.
Carter Lang 0; Johnny Cano 4; Trace Jacobs 0; Cooper Linenmeyer 3; Trey Oakley 9; Tiger Johnson 3; Izaac Fox 5; Dawson Ruder 8.