Northeast Nodaway's boys had a 21 point 4th quarter against CFX, but it was not enough as the Hornets beat Northeast 55-49 in the championship game of the Northwest Missouri Tournament. The Northeast Nodaway boys settled for second place in the event. Coach Charley Burch said that the Hornets completely collapsed the inside, taking away Northeast's size advantage. "In the first three quarters, we were not hitting anything; in the fourth quarter, we finally started making some shots," he said. Burch said that CFX controlled the defensive glass as they were able to have three people rebounding and two people flying down the court, creating many different layup opportunities. The game lived up to its billing; Northeast and CFX played two games last winter and two more in summer ball; all four games were decided by one possession.
Northeast got off to a quick start in the game. Tyler Davis cut inside for a shot and Bryce Farnan got a quick outlet to Josh Wideman for a layup for Northeast's first four points of the game. Bryce Farnan hit a pair of free throws, Tyler Davis scored from inside, and Bobby Welch beat the Hornet defense down the court for a layup to make it 10-4.
But Colby Wiederholt picked up his second foul soon after, which seemed to take the wind out of Northeast's sails. Kevin Dodson scored off a drive and Spencer Barnes hit four straight free throws to tie the game up. Wideman scored on a drive over two defenders, but Garrett Hinrichs countered with a 3-pointer to give CFX its first lead at 13-12. Bryce Farnan scored from inside and Chad Messner scored from the right baseline to put Northeast back in front 16-13 before Dodson scored from inside to leave Northeast up 16-15 after the first quarter.
Colby Wiederholt came back in and got a putback and Bryce Farnan scored from the left wing to put Northeast up 22-19, but Nathan Hinrichs tied it with a 3-pointer from the left wing and then Jordan Showalter scored from the baseline to put CFX up for good. Showalter hit a pair of free throws to make it 26-22. Wideman's freethrows cut the lead to 26-24, but CFX scored the next six points to make it 32-24. Northeast made a late run in the quarter as Bryce Farnan scored from inside, Bobby Welch took a charge, and Colby Wiederholt scored off a drive to make it 32-28, but Jacob Beck got loose for a couple of baskets in the last minute to put CFX back up 36-28 at the half.
Northeast made the same mistake that Worth County did in the semifinal game, as they let Beck run wild in the third period. Colby Wiederholt hit six points in the first four minutes of the third to keep Northeast's deficit at 8 at 42-34, but Beck scored eight in the period, all on steals and fast breaks, to lead CFX. The Hornets closed the period with an 8-0 run to lead 50-34 after three quarters.
But then Northeast finally started getting their shots to drop as Wiederholt started them off with a fast break. Tyler Davis followed with a pair of free throws with 5:28 left to make it 50-38. CFX hit a free throw, but then Bryce Farnan hit a pair of free throws and Davis hit a 3-pointer and a shot from the top of the key to make it 51-49 with 2:44 left in the game. But then Kevin Dodson broke the run with a shot from the right side with 2:25 left to make it 53-49. Northeast had a pass stolen on their next possession and the Hornets ran the clock all the way down to 1:14 before losing the ball on a traveling call. Northeast missed their last three 3-point attempts and Beck hit two free throws with 33 seconds left to round out the scoring.
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