GREAT BEND - Hays High continued a stretch of three straight Western Athletic Conference games with a trip to Great Bend on Tuesday.
Girls
Hays 63- Great Bend 45
Hays never trailed and was only tied once on their way to a 63-45 win.
A 14-3 run by Hays in the first quarter opened up a lead for the Indians after Great Bend tied the game at two. The Panthers scored the last four points of the first quarter to close the gap down to 16-9.
Hays used another big run in the second quarter to seize control of the game. Great Bend pulled the lead down to six at 25-19 with four minutes to go in the half. The Indians finished the next four minutes on a 14-0 run. Six different players scored during the stretch.
Highlights
Hays only scored six points in the third quarter, making two of ten shots. But their defense kept the lead in double figures allowing Great Bend to score only nine and trim the lead down to 44-28.
The Indians found their offense again in the fourth quarter scoring 19 points and keeping the Panthers at arms length, winning 63-45.
Coach Len Melvin
Katie Linenberger scored a career high 16, with 14 of those occurring in the first half. Molly Martin and Carly Lang each scored 14. Claire Humphry and Jillyan Sheldon added 8. MaKenzie Premer scored a season high 17 for Great Bend.
The Indians improve to 5-3 and 1-1 in the Western Athletic Conference. Great Bend has lost four of five games and is 4-4 on the year, 0-2 in conference play.
Boys
Hays 47 - Great Bend 64
Hays was outscored in each of the first three quarters as they fell to Great Bend 64-47, snapping the Indians 20 game Western Athletic Conference game winning streak.
The Panthers used 20-8 first and third quarters to build their lead up to 27 by the end of the third.
Highlights
Hays led 2-0 before a Panther 13-2 run opened the lead up for Great Bend. Hays pulled within five at 13-8 and had the ball but turned it over. Great Bend responded with a 10-0 run.
Coach Sean Dreiling
Edwin Muller led the Indians with a career high 13. Ian Premer scored a career high 25 for Great Bend.
Both teams are now 4-4 on the season and 1-1 in the WAC.
Hays is home for the only time in January as they host Garden City on Friday.