NEWTON, Kan.—The Hutchinson Salthawks Girls and Boys left Newton Saturday night with two wins in the pockets as both teams enjoyed victories in the makeup game played on a rare Saturday.
Mya Thompson lef the Lady Salthawks with 16 points has Hutchinson took advantage of Newton turnovers and poor shooting to put the Railers away 54-35. Hutchinson bounced back from the Friday night loss to Campus with Thompson and Hannah Ames scoring inside for the Salthawks. Ames came of the bench to score 12 in her second straight night of double digit scoring.
In the boys game Mya's brother Myles had a great 13 point first quarter to allow the Salthawks to get the quick start on Newton. Thompson scored 32 points to lead the Salthawks to a 79-64 win. Newton outscored Hutchinson 42-6 from 3-point range, but Hutchinson outscored Newton 48-14 from inside the arc and 25-8 from the free throw line.
“I thought we did a good job of just being steady,” Hutchinson coach Bryan Miller said. “We were handling the barrage of threes that they were making. They press a lot. They tried to play at a chaotic pace. Myles Thompson was absolutely tremendous tonight. Garrett (Robertson) did a great job. Every guy had a moment in the game where they stepped up and really helped us. We had a tough turnaround from last night (a 53-51 loss to Campus). I’m proud of our guys for their effort and focus.”
The Salthawks won their first game in AVCT League competition since 2017. It is also the first win for Coach Bryan Miller in his high school coaching career.
Hutchinson returns home on Tuesday to take on the newest member of the AVCT League in the person of Maize South.