The Hays girls finished runner-up after making the Hays City Shootout finals for the 13th time. The Indians trailed by ten with less than three minutes remaining but couldn't not get a buzzer beating three pointer to drop in, falling 39-36.
Hays had just one lead in the championship game at 4-2. The game was tied four times in the first quarter, including 10-10 after the first eight minutes. Hays tied the game at 14 points and trailed 18-15 at halftime.
Highlights
Northside led 24-20 heading to the fourth quarter and pushed their advantage to 36-26 with 2:40 left in the game. The Indians started chipping away at the lead making six straight free throws to get within five at 38-33. Carly Lang hit a deep three with one minute remaining for a 38-36 score.
That made field goal proved to be the Indians final points. Northside made just one of their final six free throws leaving the chance for Hays to tie the game but the Indians missed a pair of threes and had a turnover.
Coach Len Melvin
Jillyan Sheldon led Hays with a season high ten points. Carly Lang and Molly Martin were named to the All-Tournament team. Lang was named Most Inspirational Player. Erianna Gooden scored 21 and Karys Washington added 15, both were named to the All-Tournament team as well.
Lang was the Most Inspirational Player and Gooden the Most Outstanding Player. Gooden, a sophomore, earned the honor last year as well.
Hays falls to 2-1 and will travel to Manhattan on Tuesday.
Boys
The Hays High boys wrapped up their appearance in the 40th Gerald Mitchell Hays City Shootout with a third place finish on Saturday afternoon.
It took overtime before the Indians could finish off the Hugoton Eagles 57-56. Hugoton scored the first two points of the game before the Indians scored three quick points and did not trail again until fourth quarter.
Hays built the lead up to ten points in the second quarter when the Eagles answered with a 7-0 run. The Indians scored just before the halftime buzzer to take a 32-27 lead to the locker room
Highlights
Hays rebuilt their lead to nine points at 38-29 with five minutes left in the third quarter. That's when Hugoton started chipping away at the lead and pulled within one at 40-39 though the end of the quarter.
The Eagles grabbed the lead back at 44-42 and 52-50. The final with forty-five seconds left in regulation. Jack Weimer hit a basket with twenty seconds left and Hugoton didn't get a good luck at the buzzer.
Coach Sean Dreiling
It took nearly half of the overtime period for either team to get onto the scoreboard. Weimer knocked in a pair of free throws for a two point lead but it was answered back by a Hugoton three. An Eagle free throw pushed the lead for Hugoton up to 56-54.
Following a Hays timeout Weimer knocked down a right sideline three for a 57-56 score with :08 left. Hugoton used their final two timeouts but missed on three pointer at the buzzer.
Jack Weimer led Hays with 14 points. Keamonie Archie and Kyzer Fox each recorded double doubles. Archie with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Fox at 13 points and 10 rebounds. Rylee Riddlesperger had 22 for Hugoton.
Hays finishes the tournament at 2-1 and will be in Manhattan on Tuesday.