Thursday, November 14, 2013

Junior High Boys Drop Jefferson 57-17

Drake Kinsella had 20 points and Mason Hawk had 12 and a monster stuff as the Worth County Junior High boys remained unbeaten with a 57-17 win over Jefferson last Tuesday. Drake Kinsella led the scoring with 6 in the first quarter, putting up his usual steady production. Drake Simmons added a pair of steals and a free throw. Ryan McClellan added a putback at the buzzer for two. Cade Allee had a 3-pointer while Mason Hawk scored one from inside.

Jefferson hung around in the second frame as Worth County led by as much as 24-3 at the 3:59 mark. But Jefferson chipped away and trailed 28-12 at the break. Caleb Parman scored off a couple of steals to lead the Tigers with four in the period. Cade Allee and Drake Kinsella had 2 each while Wayde Parman and Issac Alarcon had one each.

But Drake Kinsella carried the Tigers in the third quarter as they pulled away with 19 unanswered points to lead 47-14 after three. Drake had 11 and Mason Hawk added 8 in the period as Worth County went back to working the ball to their taller post players. Drake Simmons had 3 in the fourth quarter as Worth County used a balanced attack to pull away. Ryan McClellan and Cade Allee had 2 each along with Mason Hawk, who added a monster stuff that he sent into the stage as an exclamation point. Caleb Parman and Ryan McClellan added steals and Drake Kinsella added a free throw.

The "B" team won 20-0 in the nightcap. Issac Alarcon led the reserves with 8 in the extra period. Bobby Lynch added six off a pair of steals and a backdoor layup from Issac Alarcon. Jimmy Raymond, Caleb Parman, and Wayde Parman added two each in the frame. Jefferson had trouble getting the ball up the court against Worth County's pressure, a major reversal from previous years.

The Junior High girls lost 21-15. They were tied with Jefferson at 11 after three, but the Eagles scored the first eight points of the fourth to put the game away in the tight defensive struggle. Grace Schottel had 9 to lead the Tigers. Haley Hunt followed with 4 and Kennedy Galanakis had 2. The B team won the nightcap with Darbi Weddle leading the reserves with 4.

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