SALINA, Kan.—Both Hutchinson Salthawk basketball teams traveled to Salina and came away with wins on Friday night with the Salthawk girls sliding past the Salina South Cougars 33 to 20 and the boys taking the nightcap game 66 to 40.
GIRLS RECAP
While it wasn't pretty, the Salthawk girls did get the "W", primarily because of playing suffocating defense throughout the whole night.
Hutch led by 10 points at the half 15-5 due in part to Libby Jackson's 6 point effort including going 4 of 6 at the line. The Salthawk defense was superb, holding South to only one field goal and three free throws in the first half. The Salthawk girls pulled away in the fourth quarter hitting 9 of 12 free throws with Grace Posch going 4 for 4 and Aliyah Green hitting 4 for 6 from the line.
Hutchinson was led in scoring with Posch scoring 9, followed by 8 apiece from Aliyah Green and Josie McLean. Libby Jackson added 6 and Kaia Smith came off the bench to score 2.
Hutchinson girls go to 11-3 and host Goddard-Eisenhower (9-4) in a non-conference game at the Salthawk Activity Center on Tuesday.
BOYS RECAP
The Salthawk boys got a huge game from Garrett Robertson on Friday, as he hit 8 treys and scored a game high 24 points on the night. Hutch led at the half 31 to 23 before Salina South's Jake Humphrey scored nine of his 16 points in the third. Hutch answered right back with 21 third quarter points including a Jay Lewis 3 pointer after replacing Terrell King who was sent to the bench in foul trouble. In the fourth quarter, the Salthawk defense took over as Hutch held the Cougars to only 1 free throw to go on a 14-1 run to close out the game.
Hutch was led by Robertson's 24 points, Nic Lange was the other Salthawk in double figures with 12, followed by Terrell King with 7, Dauntay King 6, Wade Meyer 4, Julian Smith 4, Jay Lewis 3, and 2 apiece for Jax Heneha, Brayden Rodriquez and Daylee VanSickle.
Salina South was led with Jake Humphrey's 16, Layson Sajdak 7, Quevon Purucker 8, Owen Bailey 4 and Emory Barth had 2.
Hutch (14-0) hosts Goddard Eisenhower (8-5) on Tuesday at the Salthawk Activity Center. Salina South falls to 1-13.