The Indians started their week of three games on Feb. 14 against Liberal and won 67-56. They were able to take the lead early and Liberal never had a chance of catching up.

They started the second quarter with a 16-point lead but ended the quarter only ahead by eight. Going into halftime, the score was 32-19 in favor of the Indians.

In the fourth quarter, the Indians were at the free throw line 18 times and made 13 of those shots.

Sophomore Carson Kieffer had a career high of 17 points, junior Dalyn Schwarz had 15 points and junior Jason Krannawitter had 10 points.

They move to 10-6 on the season and are 5-1 in the Western Athletic Conference.

On Feb. 18, the Indians took on Abilene and won 56-46. By the end of the first quarter, Hays was ahead 12-11, and they never looked back.

Hays had the lead for the most second quarter and went into halftime 25-20.

In the second half, Abilene used two 7-0 runs that tied the score at 29 and then again at 38. The Indians then used a 12-3 run to regain the lead and continue their way to a win.

Sophomore Jace Linenberger had 12 points, Krannawitter scored 11 and senior Dylan Ruder had 10.

Hays moved to 11-6 on the year.

For the last of their three games. the Indians took on Garden City at home and won in overtime 59-50.

The whole first half of the game, the Indians had the lead by at least four points, but with 30 seconds left in the second quarter, the Indians had a game high lead by 10 points.

An early third quarter 15-2 run for the Buffaloes put Hays behind by 10 with 2:30 left in the third quarter.

About halfway through the fourth quarter, the lead started changing hands, and the Buffaloes led by three with 6.6 seconds left.

Krannawitter then made a three pointer that sent the game into overtime, and the Indians then outscored the Buffaloes 10-1 in the overtime period.

Junior TJ Nunnery lead his team with 16, both Krannawitter and Schwarz had 11.

The Indians are now 12-6 on the season and are 6-1 in the Western Athletic Conference, and they will host Dodge City on Feb. 25 for Senior Night.

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