Worth County shut out North Nodaway through three quarters as Anna Gladstone collected 13 points and 8 steals for the Junior High Tigers. The Tigers put up 32 unanswered points after three before the Mustangs collected 10 in the fourth against Worth County's reserves as Worth County won 32-10.
The teams played the first two minutes scoreless, but then Regan Allee collected a steal and went coast to coast. She missed the ensuing layup, but Merrideth Spiers collected the ensuing offensive board for the first basket of the season for Worth County. Anna Gladstone followed by jumping a pass and getting a layup and then later proceeded to dive on the floor for another steal, rolled on the floor, and somehow managed to avoid getting called for traveling. The backbreaker came shortly afterwards when Anna faked a drive, pulled back well behind the 3-point line, and drained a triple. Worth County continued to outwork and outhustle the overmatched Mustangs, who only have six players on their roster; Regan Allee chased down a miss and saved it in the corner to Kristin New, who threw it back to Regan for another 3-pointer to make it 10-0. Anna jumped another pass to make it 12-0 after one.
From there, it was a team effort as Kristin New was getting the ball out quickly on the breaks, Anna Gladstone was wreaking havoc on both ends of the floor, Regan Allee was crashing hard on the boards from the wing and following her own shots (something that is rocket science to a lot of players), and post players Merrideth Spiers and Kaylee McElvain also did serious damage on the offensive glass. They didn't score a lot, but they were just as needed on the floor, as they kept numerous possessions alive with their offensive rebounding, leading to points for the other three players.
In the second, Megan Cassavaugh came off the bench and ran the floor well on a break; Anna Gladstone jumped a post entry pass and got a quick outlet to Kristin New, who found Megan spotted up perfectly for a weak side layup. Merrideth Spiers found some new-found passing ability as she found Anna Gladstone for a backdoor layup; Anna had another play where she channeled her uncle Will, still near the top of the scoring charts in the hallways of Worth County R-III. She drove in slightly out of control and threw up a prayer, missing it, but getting the foul call and winding up sprawled on the floor, something Will did all the time. She then broke away after Regan Allee poked a ball loose with her long arms for a layup to make it 22-0 at halftime. Braidy Hunt came off the bench to play solid defense; Jill Hardy and Nevada Hoff also came off the bench in the quarter.
Anna Gladstone had six steals by halftime and was not done yet, showing the same kind of energy and effort that she did in the first half, diving on the floor and collecting a steal right off the bat. If she stays healthy, she has a chance to challenge the single game record for steals held jointly by Keitha Hart and Marcy Ruckman, with 12 each. Kristin New followed with another steal and outmuscled a defender to the basket for a layup; despite her small size, she has shown a knack for doing that. Kaylee McElvain got on the board in the third quarter, taking a pass inside from Anna Gladstone and turning it into a couple of free throws and jumping a pass for a layup after Kristin New had knocked a ball to near the midcourt line. Jill Hardy came off the bench, jumping a couple of passes and turning them into a layup and a free throw. She has grown several inches since last year and will do a lot more of that in the future with her long arms and speed.
Anna Gladstone had 13 to lead the Tigers. Worth County got seven in the scoring column; Regan Allee had 5, Kaylee McElvain 4, Kristin New and Jill Hardy 3, and Merrideth Spiers and Megan Cassavaugh 2 each.
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