BY JIM MISUNAS
jmisunas@gbtribune.com
HAYS — Great Bend's boys battled to the finish in a 67-59 loss to Millwood, Okla. at the Hays Shootout. Alex Schrmmer led the Panthers with 31 points and six 3-pointers. The Panther girls were routed 76-20 against Millwood in Friday's Shootout.
Millwood is a 15-time Oklahoma state basketball champion, the second most in Oklahoma history. Last year's 3A state runner-up was sparked by 6-foot-5 Isaiah Williams with 30 points. Harold Bagby added 13 points.
The Panthers led briefly when Ray Kuhlman nailed a 3-pointer for a 34-33 lead. Schremmer kept the Panthers within range with a sparkling 12-point scoring burst. Schremmer hit a 3-pointer and converted seven consecutive free throws for a 50-49 score.
"Alex had a great game and kept us in it," said Great Bend coach Tim Brooks. "It says a lot they started to defend him with a 6-5 player."
The Panthers misfired down the stretch with back-to-back turnovers that sparked Millwood's 10-2 run for a 60-51 lead. Jaylen Dillard scored six points during that stretch.
The Panthers performed at a much higher level than their opener — a 71-47 loss to Manhattan. Millwood knocked down eight 3-pointers and made 20 of 44 field goals.
"We played 3-2 zone and gave them trouble," Brooks said. "But they found avenues and shot it well. Give credit to them. We didn't realize they would shoot it that well. We adjusted well to the style of play and we adjusted physically."
Kuhlman played his best career game with 13 points along with a solid floor game.
"Ray Kuhlman is playing with confidence. He's a coach dream because he understands the game," Brooks said. "We played better tonight. We talk about getting better every day and we battled better and played with more flow and moved the ball better. We had good contributions from people off the bench."
MILLWOOD, OKLA. 76, GREAT BEND GIRLS 20 — The nightmare continues for the Great Bend girls basketball team. The Panthers had a challenge doing much right in a 76-20 second-round loss to Millwood, Okla. Sparkplug Sydney Unruh scored nine points plus her usual solid floor game. Jenna Mauler scored four points.
The Oklahoma 3A qualifier from last year overpowered the Panthers with a lethal mix of speed and athleticism. The Panthers converted 7 of 32 field goals and had a challenge getting quality shots against Millwood.
Millwood's TaLiyah Gramling (12), Syncere Herrod (11) and Alysia Pickett (10) scored in double figures.
"From top-to-bottom, they are extremely fast," said Great Bend coach Carrie Minton. "They have size and quickness. Every moment it was an extremely tough match-up for us. We rushed shots because of their quickness. We panicked and didn't get set shooting the basketball. They challenged us every minute. We made two steps forward and one step back. Today, was hopefully a growth day for us."
HAYS SHOOTOUT GIRLS
SATURDAY
1ST—St. Thomas Aquinas 56, Olathe West 23; 3RD—Manhattan 48, Hays High 41; 5TH—Millwood, Okla. 67, Hays TMP 28; 7TH—Great Bend 49, Wichita Life 16
FRIDAY SEMIFINALS—Olathe West 60, Hays High 39; St. Thomas Aquinas 51, Manhattan 26
LOSERS BRACKET—Hays-TMP 52, Wichita Life 12; Millwood, Okla. 76, Great Bend 20
THURSDAY FIRST ROUND—Hays High 59, Wichita Life 7; Olathe West 58, Hays-TMP 44; St. Thomas Aquinas 59, Millwood, Okla. 40; Manhattan 51, Great Bend 41
MILLWOOD 76, GREAT BEND 20
Great Bend 2 11 6 1 — 20
Millwood 25 18 19 14 — 76
GREAT BEND (0-2)—Sydney Unruh 4 1-2 9; Mauler 1 1-2 4; Herter 1 1-2 3; Harbaugh 1 0-0 2; Smith 0 1-2 1; Latham 1 1-2 1; Warren 0 0-1 0; Clark 0 0-2 0; Totals 7-32 5-13 20.
MILLWOOD (1-1)—Gramling 4 4-4 12; Herrod 4 3-5 11; Pickett 4 0-0 10; Areah Brown 3 3-6 9; Vann 2 2-2 7; Williams 3 0-0 6; Cramer 2 2-3 6; Gunn 2 0-0 5; Wilson 1 3-4 5; Anita Brown 1 1-1 3; Smith 1 0-0 2; Totals 27 18-27 76.
3-pointers—GB (Mauler 1), M 4 (Pickett 2, Gunn 1, Vann 1).
AQUINAS 51, MANHATTAN 26
Manhattan 4 5 8 9 — 26
Aquinas 15 10 18 8 — 51
MANHATTAN (1-1)—Claussen 5 2-2 15; A. Ostermann 3 0-0 6; Cordis 2 0-1 4; Martinez 1 0-0 2; Awbrey 0 1-2 1; Totals 11 3-5 26.
AQUINAS (2-0)—Watts 12 3-4 30; Skelton 3 1-2 7; Culliton 2 2-6 7; O'Keefe 2 2-2 6; Harnett 0 1-2 1; Totals 19 9-16 51.
TMP 55, WICHITA LIFE 12
Wichita Life 4 3 3 2 — 12
Hays-TMP 16 14 22 3 — 55
WICHITA LIFE (0-2)—Tomaszuk 3 0-2 8; Lloyea 1 0-0 2; Lepuowsu 0 2-6 2; Totals 4 2-8 12.
TMP (1-1)—Allen 6 0-0 14; Wasinger 6 0-2 13; Lane 3 0-2 6; Yost 3 0-0 6; Miller 3 0-0 6; Mages 1 0-0 3; Balthazor 1 0-0 3; Riedel 1 0-0 3; Hamel 0 1-2 1; Totals 24 1-6 55.
HAYS SHOOTOUT BOYS
SATURDAY
1ST—Olathe West vs. Manhattan; 3RD—Free State 46, Hays High 31; 5TH—Hays-TMP 65, Millwood, Okla. 62; 7TH—Great Bend 75, Wichita Life 62
FRIDAY SEMIFINALS—Olathe West 57, Hays High 43; Manhattan 51, Free State 49
LOSERS BRACKET—Hays-TMP 80, Wichita Life 65; Millwood, Okla. 67, Great Bend 59
Hays High 92, Wichita Life 42; Olathe West 72, Hays-TMP 61
Lawrence Free State 59, Millwood, Okla. 35; Manhattan 71, Great Bend 47
MILLWOOD 67, GREAT BEND 59
Great Bend 14 15 15 15 — 59
Millwood 12 21 14 20 — 67
GREAT BEND (0-2)—Schremmer 8 9-9 31; Kuhlman 3 6-6 13; Sam Hall 1 2-3 4; Miller 1 0-1 3; Duvall 1 0-0 3; Wondra 1 1-3 3; Olivas 1 0-0 2; Totals 16-50 17-22 59.
MILLWOOD (1-1)—Williams 9 6-8 30; Bagby 3 5-9 13; W. Mays 0 1-2 1; Russell 2 0-0 4; Jeffries 0 5-6 5; Caldwell 1 0-0 2; Dillard 2 2-2 6; R. Mays 1 0-0 2; Jones 1 1-2 3; Strong 0 1-2 1; Totals 19-44 21-31 67.
3-pointers—GB 9 (Schremmer 6, Duvall 1, Miller 1, Kuhlman 1); M 8 (Williams 6, Bagby 2).
