![]() In the first game, it was the first time for a lot of these guys on the varsity court. We’re a new team, and I’m sure, they’ve improved as well.” “We’ve played 23 basketball games since we played them. “I don’t think we have to change much,” Roth said. Southeast topped Perry-Lecompton 64-47 to advance, using a 23-4 second quarter to overcome an early 10-point deficit. Hesston lost to Southeast of Saline in the season opener 56-46, but the Swathers haven’t lost since. Hesston, 23-1, advances to the semifinals at 8 p.m. We limited them to five offensive rebounds, one offensive rebound in the second half and that was the difference.” It feels like they played the last two games on the varsity floor. “But watching that game, you wouldn’t know it. “They went on a run and we have a lot of guys who have never played in a state tournament game,” Roth said. A Dahlsten layup with 2:31 in regulation put the Swathers back up by 11. Fry answered with one of two free throws. One of two Tubbs free throws broke the Hesston run. Dahlsten followed with one of two free throws and a layup off a long pass from a rebound. Proctor broke the run with a driving layup with 6:42 in regulation. Vaughn extended the run in the fourth quarter with a 3-pointer. The Swathers got back out by 10, but Colby ended the period on a 5-0 run capped by a Tubbs slam off a turnover to cut the Hesston advantage to 42-37. The pace picked up early in the third quarter. Hesston got back out by 10, but a Ben Busse layup off a steal cut the Swather lead to eight at the half, 28-20. Three Vaughn treys in the first two minutes of the second quarter got Colby back in the game. A Dahlsten trey at the buzzer put Hesston up 12-4. Hesston jumped out 7-0 as Colby missed its first six shots. Tubbs added 11 points on four of five shooting. Vaughn scored 26 points for Colby on 10 of 24 shooting, five of 13 from 3-point range. Jackson and Tyler did a good job on him.” I played with (Vaughn) in a tournament this past summer. “They keyed in on me a little at the beginning of the game. “The pull-up (jumper) felt really good at the beginning of the game,” Proctor said. Dahlsten went five of 10 from the field, two of four from 3-point range. Proctor finished with 20 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, hitting seven of 12 from the field. “Win the rebounding battle and win the game,” Roth said. Hesston was 12 of 16 free throw shooting while Colby was four of 11. Hesston also outshot Colby 56 percent to 46 percent from the field and held a 31-16 rebounding advantage. He’s shifty, but Tyler Rewerts and Jackson Fry did their best and I thought they did enough.” You can tell he’s a natural scorer who has played a ton of basketball in his life. He’s going to be great at the next level. “We kind of knew that coming in (Vaughn and Tubbs) were going to score for them and we really tried our best to stop no. The rest of the Swathers combined for 24 points, while the remainder of the Eagles’ squad combined for nine points and that was the difference in a 59-46 Hesston win. Hesston’s Jake Proctor and Micah Dahlsten combined for 35 points. HUTCHINSON - Colby’s Hunter Vaughn and Guy Tubbs combined for 37 points against the Hesston Swathers Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Class 3A state tournament at the Hutchinson Sports Arena. Newton Kansan Hesston junior Adrian Hernandez guards a Colby player during the Class 3A state quarterfinals Thursday at the Hutchinson Sports Arena. The Newton Kansan is one of several newspapers Gannett owns in the Wichita metropolitan area, including the dailies The Butler County Times-Gazette and Wellington Daily News.Hesston get rematch with Southeast of Saline in semifinals Morris Communications bought Stauffer in 1994, and sold the Kansan to GateHouse Media in October 2007. Stauffer Communications bought the newspaper in 1953. The newspaper's electronic version began in 1996. In 1952, it changed its name from The Evening Kansan-Republican to The Newton Kansan. The paper was founded as a weekly in 1872 and converted to a daily circulation in 1886. The paper covers Harvey County, including the cities of Newton, Burrton, Halstead, Hesston, North Newton and Sedgwick. Quick facts: Type, Format, Owner(s), Publisher, Editor. ![]()
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