{"id":56919,"date":"2020-11-02T09:11:22","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T15:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=56919"},"modified":"2020-11-02T09:11:24","modified_gmt":"2020-11-02T15:11:24","slug":"maize-south-ends-hays-highs-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=56919","title":{"rendered":"Maize South ends Hays High’s season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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

A tough first-round playoff game in the Class 5A state playoffs wasn’t a good thing for the Hays High School football team Thursday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It resulted in a 33-12 loss to Maize South at Lewis Field Stadium, ending the Indians season at 5-3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maize South came out swinging, scoring an early safety in the game, then following it up with a touchdown to take control with a 9-0 lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hays High failed to get anything going offensively, being shut out during the first quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Mavericks, a team HHS lost to by one point two weeks earlier, weren\u2019t going to stop there, adding another TD in the second quarter. The lead ballooned to 23-0 at halftime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Mavericks’ defense continued to dominate in the third quarter. Hays High failed to gain any ground on offense, and Maize South scored again to make it 30-0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Indians finally found the endzone on a run by junior Jaren Kanak, trimming slightly into the margin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But penalties didn’t help the Indians’ chances at a comeback. Maize South added a field goal to push the advantage to 33-6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A long pass play from Jordan Dale to Carson Kieffer helped the Indians march down the field in the fourth quarter. It helped lead to another HHS score late.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Indians recovered an onside kick, but an interception ended any hopes of a miracle comeback against the Mavericks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The loss ended the season for HHS, which won the Western Athletic Conference title earlier this year, which was the first time the Indians accomplished that feat in six years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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