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Great Bend boys lose at Hays
Hays Shootout
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HAYS — Newton defeated the Great Bend boys 59-51 in overtime for fourth place Saturday in the Gerald Mitchell Hays Shootout. Newton outscored Great Bend 10-2 after the game was tied 49-49 after regulation.
Cody Crosby led the Panthers with 20 points and Jacob Murray added 11 points. Tevin Berry led Newton with 31 points. Newton outscored the Panthers 22-12 from the free throw line. Trey Ibarra made six free throws and Crosby scored four points in the fourth period.
NEWTON 59, GREAT BEND 51
Great Bend 14 12 8 15 2 — 51
Newton 12 11 13 13 10 — 59
Great Bend — Crosby 9 0-0 20; Murray 4 0-0 11; Ibarra 1 6-6 9; Smith 1 3-5 5; Ireland 1 0-0 3; Elliott 0 2-2 2; Perry 0 1-2 1; Totals 16 12-14 51.
Newton — Berry 10 9-12 31; McKinney 1 6-8 8; Lawrence 1 0-0 2; Baldez 0 3-4 3; Ahrens 1 4-5 7; Peterson 4 0-0 8; Totals 17 22-29 59
GREAT BEND 66, COLBY 27 — Trey Ibarra scored 18 points and Kody Crosby (11) and Konner Ireland (10) scored in double figures for Great Bend in Friday’s consolation round.
Ibarra converted five 3-pointers and the Panthers outscored the Eagles 30-3 from 3-point range.
GREAT BEND 66, COLBY 27
Colby5 4 10 8  — 27
Great Bend 16 27 13 10 — 66
Colby — Schippers 3 2-5 9; Comfort 3 0-0 6; Whitfield 3 0-0 6; Curry 1 1-3 3; Faber 0 1-2 1; Rinehart 1 0-0 2; Sullivant 0 0-2 0; Totals 11 4-12 27.
Great Bend — Ibarra 6 1-2 18; Crosby 5 0-0 11; Ireland 4 0-0 10; Takota Esfeld 1 4-4 7; Perry 2 0-0 4; Ty Esfeld 1 1-2 4; Bicker 1 0-0 2; Murray 2 0-0 4; Boone 1 0-0 2; Andrew Morss 2 0-0 4; Mauler 0 0-0 0; Smith 0 0-0 0; Elliott 0 0-0 0; Totals 25 6-8 66.

GERALD MITCHELL
HAYS SHOOTOUT
BOYS
Saturday’s finals
1st place—Manhattan 80, Olathe North 72
3rd place—Hays High 55, Garden City 38
4th place—Newton 59, Great Bend 51, OT
7th place—Thomas More Prep 73, Colby 30
Friday’s second round
Semifinal—Olathe North 58, Hays High 42
Semifinal—Manhattan 66, Garden City 57
Great Bend 66, Colby 27
Newton 61, Thomas More Prep 57
Thursday’s first round
Hays High 77, Colby 40
Olathe North 58, Great Bend 42
Garden City 49, Newton 41
Manhattan 69, Thomas More Prep 53