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Back to web versionPosted on Wed, Mar. 11, 2009Topeka Hayden knocks out Sumner 66-57By RICK DEANSpecial to The StarSALINA, Kan. | Sumner Academy picked the worst possible time to have what coach Dan Parra called his team’s worst shootingnight of the year.The fourth-seeded Sabres, struggling to shoot over a Topeka Hayden zone, hit a tepid 31 percent of their 66 field-goal attemptsand fell 66-57 to the defending champions in a quarterfinal game of the Class 4A boys state tournament at the BicentennialCenter.“We were four of 22 on three-pointers, and normally we’re a better shooting team than that,” Parra said.Hayden’s rarely shown zone limited the Sabres to five of 16 shots in the first quarter, and eight of 27 for the first half. Hayden useda 17-2 run beginning late in the first quarter to turn an 11-9 deficit into a 26-13 lead, and Sumner spent the rest of the afternoontrying to catch up. In vain, as it turned out.Sumner was led by Reese Holliday’s 27 points. The Sabres never got closer than nine, that coming on Holliday’s final threepointerjust before the buzzer. Hayden was led by 21 points from senior Jeff Reid, who will play at St. Louis next year. Sophomoreguard Kurt Walker made only four turnovers in the face of Sumner’s pressure defense and generally controlled the pace of thegame to Hayden’s liking.“If there was a big difference in the game, it was him,” Parra said of Walker. “He played beyond his years.”Basehor-Linwood 61, Wichita Trinity 53Ryan Murphy had 15 points and twin brother Colin added 13 as Basehor-Linwood pulled off an upset in the evening session,handing third-seeded Trinity only its second loss of the season. Basehor-Linwood, making its first state tournament appearancesince 1995, fell in a 12-4 hole early, then battled back, leading 35-28 at halftime.Ryan Murphy had 11 points in the first half.© 2009 Kansas City Star and wire service sources. All Rights Reserved. http://www.kansascity.comFriday, Mar 13, 2