HAYS – After five straight on the road the TMP Monarchs boys and girls basketball teams earned a doubleheader sweep of Norton Friday night at Al Billinger Field House.
GIRLS: TMP 52, Norton 32
The TMP Lady Monarchs opened the game on a 17-3 run and
never looked back as they led wire-to-wire in a 52-32 victory.
Hannah Garcia gave the Monarchs (13-7, 7-3 MCL) an early 3-0 lead as the Monarchs made three first quarter three pointers and tied their season-high with seven total three-point field goals in the game.
Graycn Schippers and Brooke Koenigsman also connected on first quarter three-pointers as TMP built a 17-5 lead through the first quarter.
Koenigsman added her second first-half three-pointer giving TMP their largest lead of the first half at 20-5.
Norton (11-9, 6-4 MCL) was able to trim the TMP lead to eight in the second quarter back Garcia connected on her second three-pointer and Jaci VonLintel added a field goal at the end of the second quarter for a 27-16 halftime lead.
TMP held Norton to just two field goals in the third quarter, outscoring the Lady Jays 10-4 for a 37-20 lead.
In the fourth quarter Graycn and her sister Claire Schippers combined to score 13 of the Monarchs 15 points as TMP picked up their second straight victory, 52-32.
VonLintel led all scorers with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Koenigsman added 11 points, Graycn Schippers finished with 10 points and Claire Schippers logged a career-high 8 points.
BOYS: TMP 47, Norton 42
The TMP boys jumped out to an early lead but had to hold off
a Norton rally down the stretch for their 16th straight win. 47-42 Friday.
TMP (17-2, 10-0 MCL) opened the game on a 10-0 run with Dylan Werth and Luke Rome each scoring four first quarter points as the Monarchs jumped out to a 13-3 first quarter lead.
The Blue Jays (12-7, 7-3 MCL) were able to hold the senior big guys at check for most of the second and third quarters and that allowed Norton to trim an 11-point first half deficit to just three at halftime and two through three quarters.
But with TMP up 35-33 heading into the fourth quarter Werth got a pair of buckets and Rome and Landon Rozean added a fourth quarter field goal down the stretch as the Monarchs cliched the 47-42 victory.
Kade Harris scored 11 of his team-high 15 points in the first half, Werth recorded his ninth double-double and Griffin Schumacher matched his career-high with nine points for TMP.
The Monarchs close out the regular season Tuesday with senior night against Plainville.