Beavers pick up road sweep at Hugoton
Hugoton, Kan. (westernkansasnews.com)–Thursday night would prove to be big nights in terms of teams making their final push in the sub-state standings, as Hugoton played host to Scott City for Senior Night at Hugoton High School. In their third and final meeting of the season, the Beavers would pick up a pair of wins, as the girls would win 49-38, while the Scott City boys rallied to win 55-45.
Scott City Girls 49, Hugoton 38
Entering Thursday’s matchup, Scott City had never defeated Hugoton three times in a season, and the Lady Eagles haven’t lost three straight games this season. The Lady Beavers would start out in the first 8:29 of the game on a 16-1 run, as they never trailed all night. They would use a 12-2 run to lead 28-6 early in the third quarter, and built their lead to 32-8 with 5:17 remaining in the third frame. When you thought Scott City (11-8, 5-6 GWAC) would run the Hugoton out of the gym, the Lady Eagles had other plans. A run of 17-1 by Hugoton (7-12, 3-8) over an eight-minute stretch would pull them to within 33-25 with 6:10 left. However, the Lady Beavers would settle down and score the next five points of the game to go up 13 with 4:51 remaining. Scott City would never see their lead shrink under 10 points, and held on for the 49-38 win.
Katie Weather came off the bench and tied a career-high 13 points, while Avery Lewis aded 12. Scott City was 3-7 from the charity line and had 15 turnovers. Hugoton got nine points apiece from Emily Tinoco and Amiley Lewis, as the Lady Eagles went 4-6 at the line and had 13 turnovers.
Scott City clinched a first round home game in sub-state play next Thursday with the win, their first postseason home game since 2020. It’s the first time the Lady Beavers have won five straight against Hugoton, as they have won two straight in Hugoton for the first time since 2018-19. The Lady Eagles lead the series 29-18 since 1989.
Coach Justin Faurot Postgame
Box Score
Scott City 14 10 9 16–49
Hugoton 1 5 17 15–38
Scott City (11-8, 5-6): K. Gentry 3 1-2 8; Fox 2 0-0 4; Metzger 2 0-0 5; Irvin 0 0-0 0; P. Gentry 0 1-2 1; Weathers 6 1-2 13; Lewis 5 0-0 12; Felker 1 0-0 2; Trout 2 0-1 4; Team: 21 3-7 49
Hugoton (7-12, 3-8): Tinoco 3 0-0 9; Lewis 4 0-0 9; Armendariz 1 0-0 2; Gaskill 2 2-2 6; Villegas 2 1-2 5; Arredondo 1 1-2 3; Alfaro 1 0-0 2; Niehues 1 0-0 2; Team: 15 4-6 38
Three-Point Goals: Scott City 4 (Lewis 2, K. Gentry 1, Metzger 1), Hugoton 4 (Tinoco 3, Lewis 1); Turnovers: Scott City 15 Hugoton 13; Fouls: Scott City 11, Hugoton 12; Fouled Out: None.
Scott City Boys 55, Hugoton 45
For two-thirds of the game, the Beavers controlled the tempo and the game. In the middle third, it was a dominant run by Hugoton. The No. 9 ranked team in Class 3A jumped out to a 13-6 lead in the first quarter, using a 9-1 run and took a 16-12 lead in to the second qurater. Scott City (15-4, 7-4 GWAC) led 23-14 with 5:19 left before halftime, when the Eagles got hot from the floor, scoring the next 13 points to take a 27-23 lead with under a minute before the break. The Beaves responded with the next four points to tie the game at 27 early in the third quarer. Hugoton (8-11, 5-6) scored eight of the next 10 points to lead 35-29 with 2:46 left in the third frame. That was their largest lead of the night. Scott City responded with a 9-5 run to close the third out to trail 40-38 heading in to the final quarter. The Beavers scored the first four points to recapture the lead wiht 5:29 left at 42-40. Hugoton gied the game up a minute later, at 42. An Alex Tarango with 4:29 left gave Scott City a 45-42 lead, as the Beavers never looked back, using a 13-2 run over a four-minute stretch. The Eagles scored the final point of the game late to make the final 55-45.
Jackson Rumford had 23 points to lead Scott City, his 21st career 20-point performance, while Avery Radke had 13 and Alex Tarango added 12 points. The Beavers went 11-14 at the free throw line and had 10 turnovers. Hugoton got 19 points from Jay Acosta, as the Eagles were 4-7 at the foul line and had 15 turnovers. With the win, Scott City won two games against the Eagles in a season for the first time since 2015, and won in Hugoton for the first time since 2017. The Eagles hold a narrow 24-21 series advantage since 1989.
Coach Brian Gentry Postgame
Box Score
Scott City 16 9 13 17–55
Hugoton 12 15 13 7–45
Scott City (15-4, 7-4): Ruelas 1 0-0 2; Radke 3 6-7 13; Faurot 1 0-0 2; Meza 1 0-0 2; Tarango 5 0-0 12; Wren 0 0-0 0; Rumford 9 4-5 23; Bailey 0 1-2 1; Team: 20 11-14 55
Hugoton (8-11, 5-5): Garza 1 0-0 2; Acosta 6 3-5 10; Slocum 1 0-0 2; Guardado 0 0-0 0; Herandez 2 0-0 5; Delgado 1 0-0 3; Adigun 1 1-2 3; Niehues 2 0-0 4; Willis 3 0-0 7; Team: 18 4-7 45
Three-Point Goals: Scott City 4; (Tarango 2, Radke 1, Rumford 1), Hugoton 5 (Acosta 2, Hernandez 1, Delgado 1, Willis 1); Turnovers: Scott City 10, Hugoton 15; Fouls: Scott City 12, Hugoton 17, Fouled Out: None.
Scott City closes their regular season at home on Friday night against Cimarron, while Hugoton wraps up the regular season with a trip to Hugoton.
