It looked like it would be a long bus ride home for Northeast Nodaway’s boys team, but they erased an eight point second half deficit behind Dylan Mildfeldt’s outburst and beat Albany 65-42.
Northeast struggled in the first quarter as they made only one shot from the field in the period while freshman Tryce Floyd was giving Albany, winners of only one game last year, a big lift. Dylan Arthur’s free throw put Albany up 9-5 after one.
Northeast picked up the pace in the second, but the ball kept clanking off the rim and they were missing free throws at the line. They were up to only two field goals by the four minute mark of the second quarter, while back to back putbacks from Carson Wilson put Albany up 15-9.
After a timeout, Spencer Weir finally hit a 3-pointer from the left side off a pass from Dylan Mildfeldt, and Weir drove into Wilson and drew a foul and three point play. But Albany kept pulling away, getting the lead up to 25-17 off Wilson’s free throw and Caden Hutchison’s steal. At that point, we were wondering if folks had pulled our leg when they were telling us about the big NEN win and the sharp play Tuesday. Spencer Weir’s nine points in the second quarter kept Northeast in the game.
Things didn’t look any better when the second half started. Floyd scored from inside and Arthur went backdoor off an inbounds play for Albany as they went up 30-22, seemingly in command of the game.
But then three things happened that swung momentum permanently in Northeast’s favor. First, Arthur picked up his fourth foul when he was caught behind Eli Scroggie in the post and had to come out; he was Albany’s best post player. Then, Northeast finally started hitting their shots. The third factor was assists – Northeast was having trouble getting the ball to the open person in the first half; they only had three assists. They did much better at working the ball, getting 11 in the second half and seven in the third quarter.
The way back was fraught with obstacles – Spencer Weir got called for a charge, getting coach Vance Proffitt agitated. But finally, Cameron Staples hit a 3-pointer on the right wing off a pass from Eli Scroggie, and Spencer Weir hit another one from the left side off a pass from Mitchell Sherry to make it 32-31.
Albany burned a timeout, but without Arthur in the game, Mitchell Sherry got loose on the offensive glass for Northeast and gave them their first lead of the game at 33-32. Spencer Weir aired one out to Dylan Mildfeldt and then Chet Spire swiped one and aired another one out to him to make it 37-32 and prompt another Albany timeout.
Albany was able to temporarily stop the bleeding as Hutchison scored a free throw off a drive to make it 38-36. But the backbreaker followed as, with time winding down in the third, Spencer Weir set a ball screen for Mitchell Sherry, faded to the corner, and took a pass for a 3-pointer at the buzzer to make it 41-36.
Northeast had all the momentum at that point. Spencer Weir grabbed an offensive board to start the fourth, threw up a prayer, and drew a foul and hit both free throws. Dylan Mildfeldt drove to the rack and scored despite Albany Coach Curtis Cox lobbying unsuccessfully for a carry, making it 45-36.
Albany tried to make a stand as Carson Wilson hit two free throws to break the run and make it 45-38. Spencer Weir hit Dylan Mildfeldt backdoor and Mildfeldt hit Spencer Weir for a baseline triple to make it 50-38. Arthur went backdoor for Albany to cut it to 10, but the rest of the game belonged to Dylan Mildfeldt and Spencer Weir. Weir swiped one and got a layup, Chet Spire hit a cutting Mildfeldt, Eli Scroggie hit a free throw, Mildfeldt picked Floyd’s wallet for a layup, Mildfeldt got another steal and turned it into free throws, Chet Spire hit a free throw off a drive and Mitchell Sherry kept the possession going with an offensive board, leading to Spencer Weir’s drive to make it 62-40.
Quentin Manring scored from inside, but Dylan Mildfeldt hit a 3-pointer off a pass from Mitchell Sherry, giving him 13 for the quarter.
Spencer Weir led the scoring for Northeast with 26 points. Dylan Mildfeldt had 21, Cameron Staples 9, Eli Scroggie 6, Mitchell Sherry 2, and Chet Spire 1.
Spencer Weir and Mitchell Sherry had 3 blocks for Northeast. Eli Scroggie had 2, while Dylan Mildfeldt had 1.
Cameron Staples, the new kid on the block, had 10 boards; he nearly had a double double. He showed he could do a little bit of everything, from mixing it up down low, to bringing the ball up the floor, to stepping outside and popping one. Mitchell Sherry had 5, Chet Spire 3, Spencer Weir and Eli Scroggie 2 each, and Dylan Mildfeldt and Brayden Welch 1 each.
Mitchell Sherry had 4 assists for Northeast, as did Spencer Weir. Dylan Mildfeldt and Chet Spire had 2 each, while Eli Scroggie and Brayden Welch had 1 each.
Mitchell Sherry had 6 tips to lead Northeast. Dylan Mildfeldt had 5, Eli Scroggie and Chet Spire 3 each, and Spencer Weir and Cameron Staples 2 each.
Dylan Mildfeldt had 8 steals to lead Northeast. Cameron Staples and Brayden Welch had 3 each, Spencer Weir and Eli Scroggie had 2 each, and Chet Spire had 1.
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