Northeast Nodaway’s junior high boys raced out to a 3-0 start in their first full week of games. Monday, they took down Nodaway-Holt 48-14. The Trojans have a huge roster, but had nobody to guard the Bluejays, who were swarming, pressing, and trapping the whole game. It was enough to get varsity coach Vance Proffitt just as excited as he was during his baseball team’s run to the quarterfinals last spring.
Northeast started off slowly, but then heated up late in the first quarter. Ben Boswell’s coast to coast look made it 16-3 and then Zach Pride got a steal off the press and a layup at the first quarter buzzer, all in the last five seconds to make it 18-3. Nodaway-Holt tried to make a game of it in the first part of the second quarter, but then Dylan McIntyre sliced his way to the basket with 3:34 left to make it 23-7. Dawson Vore jumped a pass and got it to McIntyre, Boston Adwell aired one out to Ben Boswell, and the rout was on.
Boswell cleaned up after Brayden Munns jumped a pass and missed the layup and Munns got a steal, lasered it to Boswell, who threw to Colton Swalley for a layup as Northeast finished strong to go up 33-7 at the break.
Dylan McIntyre finished strong as he scored six points off two steals and a putback, while Zach Pride scored off a steal in the fourth frame as Northeast gained some more separation from Nodaway-Holt.
Ben Boswell had 15 points for Northeast. Dylan McIntyre had 12, Austin Pride 7, Zach Pride 6, Colton Swalley 5, and Brayden Munns 3.
Zach Pride was a force in the paint, keeping the Trojans off the boards and keeping them from getting going inside. He had 7 boards and one block. Lane Dack did not score, but distributed it to everyone else, getting four assists. Boswell, Boston Adwell, and Zach Pride all had 1.
Brayden Munns had a nose for the ball on defense, getting seven steals, several of which led to fast breaks. Ben Boswell had 3, Dylan McIntyre had 3, Lane Dack 3, while Colton Swalley, Zach Pride, and Dawson Vore all had 2. Northeast had 22 steals on the night.
As coaching guru Jeff Parsons taught during his time at NEN coaching the boys, tips are just as disruptive to the opposition as blocks and steals on defense. He had his managers keep track of tips in games, and Brett Adwell was one of the leaders in that category. His son, Boston, is now playing on the squad. For Tuesday, Zach Pride had 8 tips, Ben Boswell 6, Brayden Munns 5, Colton Swalley 4, Lane Dack 3, and Boston Adwell and Dawson Vore 1.
The girls are still searching for their first win after a last second free throw gave Union Star a 16-15 win over Northeast. They lost to West Nodaway by 13 before falling Monday 25-7. David Carroll, who coached basketball for the varsity Trojans before coaching softball for North Nodaway, and who coached Southwest Baptist starter Megan Rosenbohm, swears that he has not found the second coming. But he obviously saw enough potential in this year’s junior high squad to take them on. Guard Emma Bohannon wreaked havoc defensively, getting a ton of steals and tips, while post player Kloe Jenkins disrupted everything down low for his squad. Any hopes that Northeast had of having an advantage from having two games under their belt to none for Nodaway-Holt did not come to pass.
Northeast fell behind 12-0 after one quarter before playing the Trojans evenly in the second and third quarters. But then things fell apart for them again in the fourth quarter as Nodaway-Holt pulled away for the win.
Anne Briney did all she could to get Northeast back into the game in the third quarter, getting all four of her points in that period before sitting on the bench with foul trouble. Ruby Wilmes had 2 and Kirsten Morrow 1 for Northeast.
Jozlynn Hopper kept things from getting worse, as she stopped some scoring opportunities and got three blocks. Rachelle Rodriguez had 1.
Rachelle Rodriguez had 4 boards for Northeast. Anne Briney had 3, as did Kirsten Morrow. Lauren McIntyre had two boards, while Morgan Cook, Meredith Adwell, and Jozlynn Hopper had 1.
Kirsten Morrow had 2 assists, while Morgan Cook had 1.
Jozlynn Hopper had 3 steals for Northeast. Jaden Atkins, Anne Briney, and Morgan Cook each had 1.
Jaden Atkins had 3 tips to lead Northeast. Anne Briney had 2, as did Kirsten Morrow and Jozlynn Hopper. Meredith Adwell, Kenlyn Grove, and Morgan Cook each had 1.
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