The Worth County Junior High girls played without Anna Gladstone (hamstring), but it didn't matter as other players continued to step up and score for Josh Smith's squad. This time, it was Kaylee McElvain, playing the game of her life and collecting 18 points as the Tigers beat King City 53-7 Tuesday.
Regan Allee started off with the hot hand for the Tigers in the first quarter along with Jill Hardy. Jill got loose on a fast break to open the scoring and took a pass from Kristin New and flung up a prayer that went in. Merrideth Spiers got a putback and then Regan Allee jumped a pass for a layup with 3:16 to prompt a King City timeout.
But that didn't do any good as Kaylee McElvain got loose in transition and got a pass from Allee, Hardy jumped a pass for a layup, Allee went backdoor for a layup and later hit a free throw, and then Merrideth Spiers jumped a pass, threw it to Jill Hardy, who threw it to New for the finish to put the Tigers up 15-0 after one quarter.
Madeline Saunders broke the shutout with a shot from the top of the key for the Wildkats, but then someone forgot to match up with Regan Allee, whose uncontested drive sparked another run. From there, Kaylee McElvain got going as she took a pass from Allee and went backdoor, jumped a pass for a layup, and then took a pass from Megan Cassavaugh in the post. She then had the highlight film play of the night when she took the ball at the free throw line, shot-faked a defender in the air, brought the ball down, and blew by her for a layup to put Worth County up 25-2. Megan Cassavaugh then hit Spiers inside, and she outmuscled a defender to the basket and then Maddie Taute came off the bench for a pair of free throws and a shot from the left wing off a pass from Braidy Hunt to put Worth County up 31-5 at halftime.
Coach Smith took the press off, but the third quarter consisted of Kristin New and Kaylee McElvain flying down the court with reckless abandon; Kristin New went coast to coast to open the scoring. Kaylee McElvain followed with a steal and then got loose in transition as Kristin found her open again. Jill Hardy jumped a pass for an easy layup, and then Regan Allee's quick outlet led to another New layup. Kaylee McElvain, who had three rejections on the night, rejected one that Regan Allee chased down and threw down the court to Kristin New for yet another layup. Megan Cassavaugh grabbed a putback and then Jill Hardy had a driving layup after Merrideth Spiers had chased down an offensive board. Regan Allee then found Spiers in the high post to conclude the scoring in the third quarter. For King City, Victoria Washburn had a circus shot that hit the rim, bounced high in the air and hit the supports, and then caromed in the nets as the third quarter buzzer sounded. The shot, of course, did not count. Megan Cassavaugh hit Kaylee McElvain early in the fourth for another inside look before Coach Smith cleared his bench.
Kaylee McElvain had 18 points for the Tigers. Regan Allee had 9, Jill Hardy 8, Kristin New and Merrideth Spiers 6 each, Maddie Taute 4, and Megan Cassavaugh 2. Regan Allee had 6 assists while Kristin New and Megan Cassavaugh had 4 each, and Jill Hardy, Merrideth Spiers, and Braidy Hunt had 1 each. Kaylee McElvain had 3 blocks, Merrideth Spiers 2 on the same play, and Kristin New had 2.
The B team won 5-4 as Allison Larison had a 3-pointer and Braidy Hunt added two.
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