By Dustin Armbruster
Hays Post Sports
St. George, KS - Hays led just once in a 56-32 loss in the Flurry on Flush tournament championship on Saturday evening from Rock Creek High School.
Hays (6-2) hit a three on the games' first possession. #1-4A Rock Creek (6-0) responded with ten straight points, forcing the Indians to take a timeout at the 3:11 mark.
The Indians came out of the timeout with a field goal to get within five at 10-5. It was as close as Hays would be rest of the game. The Mustangs finished the first quarter with a 14-7 lead.
Hays had opportunities in the second quarter. Trailing 19-9, the Indians had three possessions to make the score a single digit difference. Hays trailed 22-11 with three minutes remaining and missed a shot on their next four possession.
Rock Creek led by twelve at halftime 24-12.
Highlights
The difference on the scoreboard remained in the double digits for the remainder of the game.
The Indians failed to score on three straight possessions down 29-16 midway through the third. Rock Creek led 34-20 after three quarters and ended up winning 56-32.
Coach Sean Dreiling
Hays heads into the Christmas break with a 6-2 record. Both losses have come in tournament championships. Izaac Fox was named to the all-tournament team.
Hays returns to action January 6th when they host Manhattan.
Pfeifer 5, Burkholder 0, Homeier 3, Oakley 5, Harmoney 3, Fox 6, Smalley 0, Day 2, Otte 0, Ruder 8.