What was billed as a good matchup between two of the better guards in the area turned into a shocking rout as Worth County completely outplayed Braymer in a 71-35 win. Braymer had been flying high since joining the GRC and came into the game with a 9-4 record; Worth County had to scratch and claw their way to a consolation prize at Stanberry. There were plenty of doubters before Friday night's game; allegedly, Worth County was no better than last year's eight-win squad because their competition was easier. Allegedly, the chemistry was not there and they were squeaking by teams they should have made quick work of. But all of a sudden, those doubts were put to rest by Worth County's win over a team that had had their number since joining the conference. The question is whether this was a one-time shot by Bryce Schafer's charges or whether it is a turn for the better. Last year's eight-win squad put together a similar effort in getting a running clock win over Nodaway-Holt even though the Trojans had a much better record than Worth County at that point. Worth County was able to match its win total from last year with plenty of time to spare.
Logan O'Dell has established himself as one of the better guards in the conference for the Bobcats; however, it was Jordan Miller who kept them in for much of the first quarter; the inside-outside combo threat scored 10 of their first 12 points as the game was tied at 4, 6, and 10. The game looked everything like it was hyped up to be. But all of a sudden, Brevyn Ross splashed home a 3-pointer off a pass from Ryan McClellan and he put together one of the scoring bursts that he is so capable of doing. He went backdoor for a layup after a pass from Drake Kinsella and tipped in an Isaac Alarcon miss to make it 17-10. He had three steals in the first quarter along with Ryan McClellan.
Ross picked up his second foul and sat most of the second quarter, but Ben Badell carried the Tigers; he jumped a pass and got the call on a charge/block situation and converted a 3-point play to put Worth County up double digits for the first time at 26-14. Miller's backdoor look made it 26-19, something that the Bobcats were able to do much of the night. But then Ben, who played his best game this season, splashed home a 3-pointer after a pass from Drake Simmons after he saw an opening and came from the left side clear over to the right side; Cade Allee followed with another splash and Isaac Alarcon added a free throw to make it 33-19.
At that point, frustration set in for Braymer and they were called for two shoving fouls after some hard screens by Worth County players; their coach protested to no avail. Ryan McClellan's backdoor look made it 40-21 late before Logan O'Dell's putback made it 40-23 at the break.
Normally, when a good team is down, it is only a matter of time before their run comes; conditions looked ripe for it at first in the second half. The score was stuck at 40-23 for the first two minutes, then O'Dell threw up a prayer that went in with 3:25 left to make it 43-27. Long scoreless stretches like this are frequently precursors. O'Dell went in for another layup attempt that could have jump-started a run, but all of a sudden, Brevyn Ross, despite being up to three fouls, came out of nowhere to get a chasedown stuff of O'Dell and the rout was on for Worth County.
Braymer apparently came up with a steal on Worth County's next play, only for Mason Hawk to steal it back and go to the rim; an unguarded Drake Simmons, who had not scored up to that point, hit consecutive 3-pointers and Isaac Alarcon hit Drake Kinsella for another triple; instead of the lead being under double digits, Worth County was up 54-27 after three. Frustration set in again for Braymer as their coach and Miller got into an argument which resulted in Miller sitting the last few minutes of the period.
Cade Allee's drive and pullup after a pass from Ben Badell triggered the running clock and made it 60-30; obviously, Coach Bryce Schafer couldn't believe what was happening and kept his starters in longer than usual. Cade Allee scored off a backdoor look from Mason Hawk and Brevyn Ross and Ben Badell were able to go to the rim at will in the fourth quarter.
Cade Allee led the Tigers in scoring with 16 points. Brevyn Ross had 13, Ben Badell 12, Drake Kinsella 9, Ryan McClellan and Drake Simmons 6, Isaac Alarcon 5, and Mason Hawk 4. Drake Simmons had 4 assists; Brevyn Ross, Ryan McClellan, Drake Kinsella, and Ben Badell all had 3, Isaac Alarcon and Mason Hawk had 2, and Cade Allee 1. Drake Kinsella and Ben Badell had 2 blocks while Ryan McClellan, Mason Hawk, and Brevyn Ross had 1. Worth County's trapping zone caused problems for Braymer all night as they had 18 steals. Brevyn Ross had 6 steals, Ryan McClellan 4, Isaac Alarcon 3, and Ben Badell, Drake Simmons, Mason Hawk, and Wayde Parman all had 1.
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