HAYS – The TMP-Marian Monarchs girls had their 13-game winning streak come to an end in a double-overtime loss to Phillipsburg while the Monarch boys used a quick start to a big win over the Panthers.
Girls: Phillipsburg 44, TMP 40 2OT
It took two overtimes for the TMP Lady Monarchs and the
Phillipsburg Panthers to decide a winner Friday night with the Panthers scoring
the final four points of the game on their way toa 44-40 double-overtime win in
a battle of top-10 teams.
Kassidi Yost gave #7 TMP (14-3 & 8-1 MCL) an early 2-0 lead but #9 Phillipsburg (13-4 & 8-1 MCL) answered right back with a 6-2 run to end the first quarter and they extended that to a 17-6 run in the second quarter to build their largest lead of the game at 11 points at 17-6.
The Monarchs were able to close the first half on a 9-0 run capped off by a Sophia Balthazor three-point play that pulled TMP with in two at 17-15.
TMP’s Emilee Lane scored the first five points of the second-half for TMP tying the game at 20. Phillipsburg outscored TMP 8-2 to end the third quarter and take 28-22 lead.
TMP’s Jaci VonLintel, who battled foul trouble in the first half, scored score four straight and then Hannah Grarcia knocked down a 3-pointer to cut the Panthers lead to 31-29. A Lane four-point play tied the game at 33 sending the game to overtime.
That was part of an 11-5 run for TMP.
In the overtime Lane hit second 3-pointer tying the game at 38 to force a second overtime.
Phillipsburg outscored TMP 8-2 in the second overtime on their way to the 44-40 win.
TMP’s Emilee Lane scored a team-high 18 points.
Boys: TMP 61, Phillipsbur 35
The TMP boys led wire-to-wire as they knocked off the Panthers
61-35.
The Monarchs (13-3 & 8-0 MCL) raced out to an early double-digit first quarter lead as they outscored Phillipsburg 19-4 through the first three-quarter.
Kenton Ginther knocked in a pair of 3-pointers and in the first quarter for TMP.
It toom TMP more than five and a half minutes to score in the second quarter while Phillipsburg (9-8 & 4-5 MCL) pulled back within seven on an 8-0 run to make it 19-12.
TMP’s Dylan Werth scored six straight points inside for TMP and Bryce Seib’s 3-pointer at the end of the first half put TMP up 28-14 at halftime.
The third quarter was much of the same for the Monarchs as they outscored 17-9 to take a 45-25 lead into the fourth quarter.
Werth scored 11 of his game and career-high 28 points in the fourth quarter for TMP as they went on to the 61-35 win.
The Monarchs will step out of league play Tuesday to host the Great Bend Panthers.