By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Hayden rallied from a 15-point halftime deficit to outlast host Baldwin 74-68 in double overtime Monday in the weather-delayed final round of the Baldwin Invitational to claim the tournament championship.
Hayden's boys basketball team captured the championship in the 2026 Baldwin Invitational on Monday with a 74-68 double-overtime win over Baldwin. [Submitted photo/Hayden basketball]
The two-time Baldwin Invitational champs went 3-0 in the tournament, with Monday's thriller following a 62-39 first-round win over Wellsville and a 78-53 win over Bishop Seabury in the second round.
Junior Carter Compton led the Wildcats with 13 points in Monday's win over Baldwin while junior Mason Becker added 12 points, senior Makhi Kidd 11 and junior Everett Tourtillot 10 points as Hayden improved to 7-8 on the season while posting its fourth win over its past five games.
Hayden senior Kade Mitchell (2), junior Carter Compton (12) and junior Mason Becker (4), with Wildcat coach Dwayne Anthony, were named to the Baldwin Invitational All-Tournament Team. [Submitted photo/Hayden basketball]
Compton and Becker were named to the all-tournament team along with senior Kade Mitchell.
Hayden will return to action Wednesday, hosting Shawnee Mission West in a non-league contest.
