BOYS HAYS CITY SHOOTOUT

1ST—Millwood, Okla. 60, Manhattan 55

3RD—St. Thomas Aquinas 61, Hays High 48

5TH—Hays-TMP50, Great Bend 47

FRIDAY—Millwood 58, Great Bend 48; St. Thomas Aquinas 50, TMP 36; Manhattan 78, Hays High 56

THURSDAY—Millwood 51, St. Thomas Aquinas 47; Hays High 79, Great Bend 44; Manhattan 53, TMP 32

HAYS – The third time wasn't the charm as Hays-Thomas More Prep rallied past Great Bend 50-47 for fifth place in Saturday's Hays City Shootout.

The Monarchs (1-2) outscored the Panthers 11-3 in the fourth quarter after trailing 44-39. Great Bend's Alex Olivas capped a 21-point game with a tying 3-pointer for a 47-47 tie. Monarch Carson Jacobs broke the tie with a free throw and Ryan Karlin converted a score after a steal for a 50-47 lead. The Panthers' final chance to tie failed when Peyton Duvall's 3-pointer missed,

The Panthers committed four turnovers in their final six possessions. The Monarchs had five players score in the fourth quarter.

Olivas started on fire with a 14-point first quarter keyed by four 3-pointers. Dalton Miller added nine points. Brady Kreutzer led the Monarchs with 12 points and Karlin added 11 points.

The Panthers play Junction City in Tuesday's home opener.

MILLWOOD, OKLA. 58, GREAT BEND 48 (FRIDAY) – Oklahoma City Millwood outscored the Panthers 22-11 in the second period to qualify for the championship game.

Dalton Miller paced the Panthers with a career high 10 points and Alex Olivas converted a trio of 3-pointers. Sam Ryan and Brock Blessing each added eight points.

Millwood’s Isaiah Williams led the Falcons with 16 points. Justin Wilson added nine points. Millwood scored inside and outside featuring five players measuring 6-3 or taller.

The Panthers started on fire by converting their first three shots as Brock Blessing, Korbin Widiger and Sam Ryan knocked down shots for a 7-2 lead.

Great Bend 12 11 7 18 – 48

Millwood, Okla. 16 22 7 13 – 58

GREAT BEND (0-2)— Dalton Miller 4 1-1 10; Alex Olivas 3 0-0 9; Sam Ryan 2 3-4 8; Brock Blessing 3 2-4 8; Korbin Widiger 1 2-3 4; Trent Stueder 3 0-0 6; Totals 19 9-14 48

MILLWOOD, OKLA. (2-0)—Mackie 3 1-2 8; Bell 2 0-1 4; Jeffries 3 0-2 7; Williams 6 3-3 16; Crosby 2 0-0 4; Wilson 2 4-4 8; Lewis 1 0-1 2; Totals 23 9-15 58

3-pointers—GB 5 (Olivas 3, Ryan 1, Miller 1), Millwood 3 (Williams 1, Mackie 1, Jeffries 1)

GIRLS HAYS CITY SHOOTOUT

1ST—St. Thomas Aquinas 48, Manhattan 36

3RD—Millwood, Okla. 57, Hays High 40

5TH—Hays-TMP 53, Great Bend 50

FRIDAY—St. Thomas Aquinas 71, Great Bend 41; Manhattan 49, Hays High 39; Millwood 50, TMP 36

THURSDAY—St. Thomas Aquinas 58, Millwood 35; Hays High 79, Great Bend 44; Manhattan 53, TMP 32

HAYS -- The Great Bend girls keep improving game-by-game. A victory was elusive with a hard-fought 53-50 loss to Hays-Thomas More Prep for fifth place in the Hays City Shootout.

Monarch Emily Schippers scored 20 points, eight in the fourth quarter. TMP outscored Great Bend 18-14 in the fourth quarter to pull out the victory.

Great Bend (0-3) was paced by Jaclynn Schroeder with 12 points and a trio of 3-pointers. Sydney Unruh continued to shine with 12 points and a pair of 3-pointers.

The Panthers play Junction City in Tuesday's home opener.

ST. THOMAS AQUINAS GIRLS 71, GREAT BEND 41 (FRIDAY) – Defending 5A girls state champion St. Thomas Aquinas dominated inside to roll past the Panthers.

Sydney Unruh played brilliantly with a career high 17 points, driving the ball fearlessly against the Saints’ height. Eleven Panther scored points.

Freshman 6-3 Beatrice Culliton dominated inside with 23 points and several blocks. Blythe Pearson (12) and Alayna Townsell (10) scored in double figures.

Great Bend 7 16 8 8 – 41

Aquinas 26 14 16 15 – 71

GREAT BEND (0-2)—Sydney Unruh 6 3-8 17; Candice Smith 1 2-4 4; Kaylee Unruh 1 0-0 3; Halle Latham 1 0-0 3; Jaclynn Schroeder 1 0-0 2; Jenna Mauler 1 0-0 2; Taryn Warren 0 2-2 2; Ashlyn Harbaugh 0 2-2 2; Emma Wasinger 0 1-2 1; Cailyn Brack 1 0-0 3; Steele Brack 1 0-0 2; 13 10-18 41

ST. THOMAS AQUINAS (2-0)—Culliton 9 6-7 24; Pearson 4 3-3 12; Townsell 4 2-4 10; Hartnett 4 0-0 8; Cox 0 2-6 2; O’Keefe 2 0-0 4, Jackson 1 0-0 2; Skelton 1 1-2 3; Elsener 1 0-0 2; Thomas 2 0-2 4; 28 14-24 71

3-pointers—GB 5 (S. Unruh 2, K. Unruh 1, Latham 1, C. Brack 1); STA 1 (Pearson 1)