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By JAYCEE DALE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The boys’ championship game of the Gerald Mitchell Hays City Shootout featured city rivals Hays High and TMP-Marian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hays High boys were looking for their first tourney title since 2016, and that\u2019s exactly what they got with a 70-42 victory over the Monarchs on Saturday night at the HHS gym.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a bit of a rough start against the Monarchs, the Indians regained momentum the entire first quarter to maintain a lead by the end of the period, 21-11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monarchs kept it tight the second quarter, battling back and forth. TMP, fighting for a smaller gap at the break, hit a buzzer-beater at the end to go into the locker trailing only 28-25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indians came out with some fire going on a 16-0 run to start the third quarter, giving HHS (3-0) the cushion it needed to secure the victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lead grew to as many as 19 points in the quarter, with the Indians leading 52-33 entering the final eight minutes of play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the huge lead and a lot of room to work with, the Indians battled to pull off the title win. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jace Linenberger had a strong game inside the paint, finishing with 26 points. Dalyn Schwartz added 13, and Carson Kieffer finished with 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TMP was led by Lucas Lang’s 24 points, all coming off eight 3-pointers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hays High Indians are now 3-0 and have a break before matching up with Hoisington on Dec. 15. <\/p>\n\n\n\n