{"id":57942,"date":"2021-01-22T09:25:12","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T15:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=57942"},"modified":"2021-01-22T09:25:53","modified_gmt":"2021-01-22T15:25:53","slug":"hays-high-wins-first-round-of-orange-and-black-tourney%ef%bb%bf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=57942","title":{"rendered":"Hays High wins first round of Orange and Black tourney\ufeff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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

COLBY — On the road? No problem so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hays High School boys’ basketball team traveled to Colby on Thursday afternoon for its first-round game of the Orange and Black Classic. What resulted was a dominating 76-35 win over Ulysses for the Indians, who jumped to No. 1 in the Class 5A KBCA rankings this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hays High started off strong with a nine-point lead early in the first quarter. The undefeated Indians led the entire first quarter, pulling ahead 23-7 after the first period. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The defense dominated the second quarter, allowing Ulysses to score only seven points. That left HHS with a 47-14 advantage at halftime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hays High came out after the half and pushed its lead to 33 over Ulysses. That helped the Indians enjoy a 66-30 margin entering the final quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dalyn Schwarz paced the Indians with 19 points, and Jace Linenberger added 15. Wesley Oakley had 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hays High will play Garden City today in the semifinal round of the tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hays High girls lost 54-41 to Goodland in their tourney opener Thursday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n