Girls
Manhattan 41, Hays 40
Hays couldn't hold on to a 11 point third quarter lead falling to Manhattan 41-40 on Tuesday night. The two teams were tied at 10 through one quarter and then tied at twelve.
The hometown Indians went on a 13-2 run which lasted through the end of the second quarter and beginning of the third. Manhattan scored just two points over a 10:25 period but started to chip away at the 25-14 Hays advantage.
Manhattan ended the third quarter on an 11-4 run and pulled within 29-25. Hays scored the first four points of the fourth and jumped out by eight points at 33-25. Manhattan though again chipped away at the lead including their only two made three pointers of the game.
The two teams traded the lead before Manhattan took the final advantage at 41-40 inside of fifteen seconds remaining. Hays turned it over on their final possession.
Hays was led by Molly Martin with 14. Hays drops to 2-2 while Manhattan improves to 3-1. They were led by Emery Ruliffson with 16.
Boys
Hays 59, Manhattan 41
Hays weathered two early runs by Manhattan to win 59-41 and even their season record.
Manhattan jumped out to a pair of first half eight point leads at 12-4 and 19-11. The first eight point lead came over the first six minutes of the game when Hays couldn't get the ball to go through the hoop. The second lead occurred with 6:50 remaining before halftime.
Following a Hays timeout, the home team went on a 9-0 run to take the first lead. That run extended into a 17-5 run, allowing Hays to take a 28-24 advantage at halftime.
The biggest run Hays would go on in the second half was 7-0 but it took the lead from three to ten at 40-30. Manhattan never could string together a run for the remainder of the game as Hays wins 59-41.
Dawson Ruder led the charge of nine players scoring at 12 points. Seven players scored five or more points. Hays improves to 2-2 on the year while Manhattan drops to 2-2.
Hays will be in Junction City on Friday for their only road test of 2023.