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Piper boys outlast Hayden 74 – 61
by Brian Turrel
The Piper boys basketball team took a 74 – 61 victory over Topeka’s Hayden Catholic High School on Tuesday night, holding off a third quarter Hayden scoring run and sinking key free throws in the final minutes.
Hayden led 19 – 16 after the first quarter on strong three-point shooting. Piper trailed most of the second quarter before a series of fast breaks by Braijion Barnes and Trey Bates allowed the Pirates to pull into a 7-point lead at halftime.
With seven minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, Hayden crept back within 2 points, but could not get any closer. As the clock ticked down to three minutes remaining, Hayden turned to fouling the ball handler in order to extend the game. Piper hit 13 of 18 free throws in the fourth quarter, led by Bryce Yoder, who hit all 6 of his attempts.
Piper improved its record to 3 – 2 for the season, and will head into conference play this Friday against Tonganoxie.