Hays Post Sports
HAYS – The TMP-Marian Monarchs girls and boys wrapped up the pre-holiday portion of their schedule with a split-double header Friday night against the Central Plains Oilers.
GIRLS: TMP 46, Central Plains 36
The Lady Monarchs (3-2, 1-0 MCL) only trailed for 30 seconds in the first quarter and used a physical defense to knock off the Central Plains Oilers inside Al Billinger Fieldhouse 46-36.
The Monarchs trailed 3-2, just one possession before an offensive rebound and put-back by Raegan Allen put TMP up 4-3 with six minutes left in the first quarter, and they never trailed again.
TMP built an 8-6 lead after the first quarter, and then the three-point shot started to fall for the Monarchs.
Brynn Schoepf started the quarter with back-to-back three pointers, and Hannah Rose closed the quarter the same way, putting TMP up 25-18 at halftime.
The Monarchs' largest lead came in the third quarter following a three-point play by Claire Schippers and a Paige Koenigsman three-pointer for a 36-23 lead.
Central Plains closed the gap to six twice in the fourth quarter, but the Monarchs secured the victory at the free-throw line, 46-36, their third straight victory.
Claire Schippers led TMP with 11 points.
BOYS: TMP 41, Central Plains 46
The TMP boys led by as many as 13 in the first half but saw that lead disappear in the second half as the Oilers picked up their sixth straight win, 47-41.
Central Plains jumped out to an early 6-3 lead, but the Monarchs answered with an 11-2 run to end the first quarter, for a 14-8 lead. Ty Schmeidler knocked down a pair of three-pointers in the opening frame.
In the second quarter, TMP outscored Central Plains 12-4 to open the quarter. Will Eck connected on one of his two three-pointers in the game, and Caden Dinkel added one of his own, helping TMP to a 26-12 lead.
But Central Plains closed the quarter with five straight, to cut the TMP halftime lead to 26-17.
The Monarchs built an 11-point lead twice in the third quarter and led by 10 with just over two minutes left in the quarter, but the Oilers took advantage of the Monarchs' struggles on offense, outscoring TMP 23-3 over the next 10 minutes as they went from down 10 to up 10 at 47-37.
TMP added a pair of field goals late, but saw their two-game win streak end in a 47-41 loss.
William Eck led TMP with 10 points.
Brodie Crites led all scorers with 20 points, 16 in the second half, for Central Plains.
The Monarchs will return to action on January 6, 2026 at home against Sylvan-Lucas.