Maywood girls, Card boys roll

Ann Fornoff/Hayes Center Hayes Center's Alex Wach (23) goes up for the layup against two Maywood defenders in high school boys basketball action at Hayes Center Tuesday. The Cardinals defeated the Tigers 59-31.

HAYES CENTER -- Hayes Center's girls and boys basketball team hosted Maywood Tuesday.

The Cardinals won the boys game 59-31. The girls lost to Maywood 70-15.

No details or stats were available on the boys game.

Ann Fornoff/Hayes Center Hayes Center's Keifer Messersmith (11) flies to the hoop past Maywood's Dex Dodson (3) to score for the Cardinals.

Makayla Gardner put in 16 points for Maywood's girls. Gardner also led in rebounds.

Kadee Arensdorf followed with 11 points and had 2 assists. Brooke Koester led in steals with 7 and Melody Norgaard had 6. Susan Koester and Emily Fischer both had 4 assists.

"This was a nice way to come out of Christmas break," said Maywood coach Kim Stengel. "The girls played solid defense and were very focused tonight.

Ann Fornoff/Hayes Center Hayes Center's Lindsay Ridlen (11) snatches the ball from Maywood's Brooke Koester (10) in high school girls basketball action at Hayes Center Tuesday. The Tigers defeated the Cardinals 70-15.

We tried to keep everyone fresh and intense. We'll need to get ready for an athletic, physical Dundy County team on Friday."

Maywood girls 17 20 16 17 -- 70

Hayes Center 2 7 4 2 -- 15

Maywood: Gardner 16, Arensdorf 11, Owens 8, Solie 8, S. Koester 8, Norgaard 5, B. Koester 5, Merritt 5, Messersmith 2.