HAYS – The TMP boys and girls basketball teams closed out the regular season with a sweep of Plainville Tuesday night at Al Billinger Field House. In doing so the girls have clinched a first-round home game next week in the 2A Ellis sub-state while the boys, who had already clinched the top seed, secured their second straight unbeaten regular season league title.
GIRLS: TMP 65, Plainville 22
The TMP girls used a 21-0 run to end the first half and open
the second half on their way to a 65-22 win over Plainville Tuesday.
The Monarchs (14-7, 8-3 MCL) opened the game with seven straight from Jaci VonLintel who scored 13 of her game-high 19 points in the first quarter.
TMP led 22-8 after the first quarter and 25-12 early in the second quarter before TMP put together a 21-0 run to end the first half and open the second half for a 46-12 lead.
TMP led 59-16 after three and with a running clock in the fourth quarter picked up the 65-22 win.
VonLintel led all scorers with 19 points, Brooke Koengisman added 14 and Claire Schippers recorded her first career double-figures scoring performance with 12 points.
With the victory TMP and Ellis’ win over Russell TMP has secured the four-seed in the 2A Ellis sub-state and will host Rawlins County Tuesday at 6 p.m. The brackets will be released on Wednesday.
BOYS: TMP 63, Plainville 36
The TMP boys used a 20-4 first half run to go up double figures
and cruised to a 63-36 victory over Plainville. The win secures the second straight
unbeaten MCL regular season title and their 17th straight win.
With the game tied at five early in the first quarter TMP’s Luke Rome and Landon Rozean hit back-to-back field goals sparking an 11-2 run to end the first quarter for a 16-7 lead.
The Monarchs (18-2, 11-0) extended the run to 20-4 to up the second quarter, holding Plainville to just two field goals while they extended their lead to 35-12. Plainville’s Carter Cellmer banked in a three pointer at the buzzer for a 35-15 TMP halftime lead.
Luke Rome scored seven of his team-high 14 points in the second half as the Monarchs continued to extend their lead on their way to a 63-36 victory.
Joey Mindrup finished with 11 points for TMP and Dylan Werth added 10 points and nine rebounds.
Cellmer led all scorers with 17 points.
The TMP boys finished 11-0 in the MCL and are 21-0 in the last two years winning both the league and tournament championships along with way.
The Monarchs will be the No. 1 seed in the Ellis sub-state and host Smith Center on Monday.