{"id":58007,"date":"2021-01-26T08:54:24","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T14:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=58007"},"modified":"2021-01-26T08:54:27","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T14:54:27","slug":"no-sweat-as-hhs-boys-claim-tourney-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=58007","title":{"rendered":"No sweat as HHS boys claim tourney title"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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

COLBY — Normally a championship game of a tournament is a close battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the Hays High School boys’ basketball team made sure that wasn’t the case by bolting out of the gates early en route to a 56-47 victory Saturday night over Colby in the title game of the Orange and Black Classic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With lockdown defense the entire first quarter, the Indians held the host Eagles to only eight points, allowing HHS to pull out to an 18-8 advantage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The undefeated Indians, ranked No. 1 in Class 5A in the latest KBCA poll, were able to push the lead to 16 before halftime. That helped HHS build a comfortable 35-19 lead at the break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Colby was hot from the 3-point line the third quarter, getting within 13. Never losing the lead, the Indians went into the fourth ahead 47-34. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Eagles got within 10 of the Indians in the final quarter, but it would be as close as the host team would truly get until a last-second shot set the final margin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carson Kieffer, Jace Linenberger, Dalyn Schwarz and Jordan Dale were named to the all-tournament team, along with Schwarz being a part of the all-academic team.
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Kieffer claimed the MVP award, and Dale claimed the Off the Bench award. <\/p>\n\n\n\n