By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Hayden's boys basketball team fell short of a second straight Class 4A state tournament berth Friday night, with Atchison scoring the final three points of the game to take a 46-43 win on its home floor.
The game was tied at 43 with 1:20 remaining before the Phoenix scored the last three points, including two Trey Carter free throws with 20 seconds remaining to account for the final margin.
Senior Joe Otting scored a game-high 18 points in Hayden's 46-43 Class 4A sub-state championship game loss at Atchison Friday. [File photo/TSN]
Atchison, which improved to 19-3, hit two of three field goal attempts and nine of 10 free throws in the fourth quarter.
The game was close throughout, with Hayden leading 9-5 at the end of the opening quarter before the game was tied 22-22 at the half and Hayden held a 35-33 advantage at the start of the fourth.
Xiomar Hernandez led the Phoenix in scoring with 14 points, while Simon Rowley had 12 points off the bench and Carter eight points.
Senior Joe Otting led Hayden (11-11) with a game-high 18 points while senior Jake Muller added eight points, including two fourth-quarter 3-pointers.
Atchison will compete in next week's 4A state tournament at the Tony's Pizza Events Center in Salina.
PERRY-LECOMPTON BOYS 38, SILVER LAKE 28 -- Silver Lake put itself in position for an upset with a 19-17 lead at the half Friday night at Perry-Lecompton, but the Kaws turned the tide with a 21-9 second half to take the 38-28 Class 3A sub-state semifinal decision.
Silver Lake, which finished its season 8-14, led 11-9 at the end of the opening quarter and still led by a bucket at the break, but the Kaws turned the tide with a 9-0 shutout in the third period to take a 26-19 advantage.
Perry-Lecompton (18-4) then closed out the win with a 12-9 scoring edge over the final eight minutes.
Silver Lake had five players crack the scoring column, but none with more than six points.
Spencer Johnson and Ian Stithem led the Eagles with six points each.
Perry-Lecompton will play Olathe Heritage Christian in Saturday's sub-state final. Heritage Christian took a 54-52 sub-state semifinal win over Kansas City-Bishop Ward.
