Both Northeast Nodaway and North Nodaway's junior high girls were winless going into Tuesday night's contest, so something had to give. North Nodaway finally got their first win of the year, while Northeast is still searching as the Mustangs came away with the 21-6 victory.
While Northeast was having trouble getting any offense going, North Nodaway slowly built up a lead in the first quarter and a half. Jacquelyn Cline hit a shot from the right wing to open the scoring; Saylor Brown connected from the right wing and added a steal and three point play to put North Nodaway up 7-0 after one. Cline converted a steal into two free throws with 3:19 left, but then Northeast started coming back. Jaden Atkins put on a fake and drove into the lane for a pullup and Anne Briney connected from the high post to make it 9-4, as both teams missed chances from downtown in the last minute.
Both teams played with the kind of desperation expected from teams looking for a win; there were a lot of loose balls and bodies flying around.
Briney tried to shoot Northeast back into the game, but Saylor Brown aired one out to Cline to get North Nodaway going early in the second. Brown went coast to coast on another play, then post player Mackenzie Titus added a putback and a shot from the high post. Brown finished the quarter by taking on all five NEN players and getting a free throw to make it 18-4 after three.
Lauren McIntyre connected for Northeast in the fourth to make it 19-6, but Brown went to the rack again for her 10th point.
In the "B" game, Felicia Wylie scored four quick points right off the bat off steals for North Nodaway and the Mustangs came away with the 4-0 victory.
For North Nodaway, Saylor Brown led the Mustangs with 10. Jacquelyn Cline added 7 and Mackenzie Titus 4. For Northeast, Lauren McIntyre, Anne Briney, and Jaden Atkins all had 2.
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