{"id":53424,"date":"2020-02-19T13:51:21","date_gmt":"2020-02-19T19:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=53424"},"modified":"2020-02-19T13:51:23","modified_gmt":"2020-02-19T19:51:23","slug":"hays-high-girls-get-big-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=53424","title":{"rendered":"Hays High girls get big win"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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

The Hays High School girls’ basketball team was set to face Abilene on Tuesday night. When the game was finished, the Indians were came to battle to a 47-44 victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hays High led the Cowgirls 11-9 after the first quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Indians didn’t let the Cowgirls take the lead, increasing their lead to five with 3:15 left in the first half. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hays High didn’t back down on offense, going into the locker room with a 27-14 advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The closest Abilene would get in the third quarter was nine points, 34-25, entering the final period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the Cowgirls got hot in the fourth quarter, making it a one-point game with 4 minutes to go. With two minutes to play, the Indians had a narrow 40-39 advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abilene hit a 3-pointer with 1:45 remaining, taking its first lead of the game. The Indians trailed by four with 37 seconds to go. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abilene fouled Hays High’s Tasiah Nunnery, and the Indians hoped to make it a two-point game. But Nunnery missed both attempts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reanna Green was able to grab the rebound, though, allowing Nunnery to get an easy layup — pulling HHS with two points with 32 seconds remaining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Later, Green was able to snag another huge rebound and eventually was fouled while making a shot. The free throw was good, giving HHS a 45-44 lead with 10 seconds remaining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Indians played tough defense the final seconds and didn\u2019t allow the Cowgirls to get across half court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abilene fouled Brooklyn Schaffer, and she make both free throws to make it 47-44.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nunnery led the Indians with a career-high 21 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hays High will host Garden City at 6 p.m. Friday at the HHS gym.<\/p>\n\n\n\n