NEN Junior High Teams Sweep West Nodaway

Northeast Nodaway’s junior high teams earned a sweep of West Nodaway Thursday. The Academic Showcase was held that night, with students of different grades showing what they had learned.
The girls won their game 28-13 in the opener. The game was scoreless until Imajen Downing beat the Bluejay press and scored with 1:50 to go in the first quarter. But then Madelynn Mattson had consecutive putbacks for Northeast to put them back in front 4-2 after one quarter.

The lid finally came off the rim in the second quarter for Northeast. Angela Standiford scored from the high post off a pass from Paige West. West hit from the left wing off a pass from Blair Stoll. Stoll and Anne Schieber added putbacks and Stoll went backdoor and got a pass from West to put Northeast up 14-7 at the half.

Cassy Redden opened the scoring for Northeast with a backdoor pass from West. The score was stuck at 16-7 for the next three minutes until Blair Stoll trailed a fast break perfectly and got a pass from Paige West for the and-one. The shot went astray, but out of bounds off West Nodaway and then someone forgot to guard West, who was all alone to put Northeast up 20-7. Anne Schieber hit West for a shot from the left wing to make it 22-7 as Northeast held West Nodaway scoreless.
The reserves took over for the fourth quarter. Saige Kohlleppel scored off a pair of putbacks and Tierney Privett scored a driving layup for the reserves.

Paige West was a disruptive force on the defensive end, getting 13 tips for the night. Cassy Redden had 4, Blair Stoll, Angela Standiford, and Anne Schieber each had 3, Jozlynn Hopper 2, and Kirsten Morrow, Kohlleppel, and Rachelle Rodriguez each had one.

The reserves lost 7-6 in the nightcap. Anne Briney had 4, while Saige Kohlleppel had 2. Kirsten Morrow had 4 steals, while Jozlynn Hopper and Saige Kohleppel had 1. Kohleppel had 4 tips, Morrow 3, and Rachelle Rodriguez and Hopper had 2 each.

The boys took an eight point lead at the half and a nine point lead at the 2:14 mark of the fourth before holding off a Rocket rally and winning 33-30. Tyler Blay had 23 points for the Rockets, and he kept them in the game for much of the night. West Nodaway had a chance to tie it and send it to overtime, but Hunter Dawson’s good look from the top of the key hit the heel of the rim and bounced off.

For Northeast, Levi Boulting had 11, Ben Boswell had 10, Chase Atkins and Drew Wiederholt had 4 each, and Auston Pride and Alex Smith had 2 each. Six landed in the scoring column.
Levi Boulting had 4 steals along with Drew Wiederholt. Alex Smith, Zach Pride, Lane Dack, and Ben Boswell all had 1.

Levi Boulting had 3 blocks, Chase Atkins had 2, and Drew Wiederholt had 1.

Drew Wiederholt had 5 tips, Lane Dack had 4, Levi Boulting and Chase Atkins had 3, and Auston Pride, Lane Dack, and Ben Boswell had 2 each.

The reserves lost 7-6. Brayden Munns had 4, while Craig Burns had 2. Craig Burns had 5 boards. Dawson Vore had 2 tips and 2 steals.