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Junior Carly Stuke turned in a game-high 23-point performance, including 14 points in the opening quarter, as Hayden improved to 4-2 with a 65-47 home Centennial League victory over Topeka West.
Stuke hit three 3-pointers on the night, two in the first quarter, and went 6 of 6 from the free throw line, all in the first quarter, while junior Macy Smith added 16 points and senior Rhen Calhoon 12.
Carly Stuke
Hayden led 19-13 at the end of the first quarter and 32-24 at the half before putting the game away with a 33-23 second half.
"We had some sloppy moments, but played really hard and were able to pull away,'' Hayden coach Carvel Reynoldson said.
Freshman Siani Sanchez paced Topeka West (1-4) with 12 points while freshman Saniya Triplett added 9 points, sophomore Makinsey Jones 8 freshman Zoe Clark 7 points.
HAYDEN GIRLS 65, TOPEKA WEST 47
Topeka West 13 11 11 12 -- 47
Hayden 19 13 18 15 -- 65
Hayden (4-2, 4-2) -- Cruz 1 2-2 4, Calhoon 6 0-4 12, Smith 6 3-9 16, Moore 2 0-0 4, Stuke 7 6-6 23, Sandstrom 0 0-2 0, Huscher 2 0-0 4, Schmidtlein 0 0-0 0, Anguiano 0 0-2 0, Gill 1 0-0 2. Totals 24 11-25 65.
Topeka West (1-4, 0-4) -- S. Triplett 4 0-0 9, Sanchez 5 1-1 12, Benson 1 0-0 2, Clark 2 1-2 7, Jones 4 0-1 8, Ford 2 0-1 4, Mosher 0 0-0 0, N. Triplett 0 5-6 5,. Duncan 0 0-0 0, Henderson 0 0-1 0, Bearman 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 7-11 47.
3-point goals -- Topeka West 4 (Clark 2, Sanchez, S. Triplett), Hayden 4 (Stuke 3, Smith). Total fouls -- Topeka West 23, Hayden 17. Fouled out -- none.
