Basketball Recap: Hill City Sets Scoring Season-High Against Rawlins County

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hill City). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat the Rawlins County Buffaloes 81-54. With that win, the Ringnecks brought their scoring average up to 50.9 points per game.

Carson Keith

Points

02/07/25 @ Rawlins County	29
02/04/25 vs Phillipsburg	25
01/31/25 @ Oakley	18
01/28/25 @ Smith Center	24
01/25/25 vs Smith Center	15
+ 3 more games

Leading Hill City to victory were Carson Keith and Vincent Zohner. Keith went 11 for 22 on his way to 29 points and seven rebounds, while Zohner dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten boards. Keith's evening made it eight games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. Case Haynes also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.

Hill City smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rawlins County only pulled down eight offensive boards.

Several Buffaloes players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Tru Dewey, who went 6 of 8 en route to 14 points and five boards. Dewey has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last seven times he's played. Another player making a difference was Dominique Paz, who posted 11 points.

Hill City's victory bumped their record up to 5-9. As for Rawlins County, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-11 record this season.

Hill City and Rawlins County could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Kansas Rankings. Hill City will challenge Norton at 7:30 p.m. on Monday down 206 places (259 vs. 53). Similarly, Rawlins County (ranked 298th) will meet Weskan (ranked 130th) at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.