Northeast Nodaway’s junior high boys raced past Maryville to get into the finals of their home tournament Wednesday 40-15. Maryville had completely outplayed and outclassed the opposition over the last few years, but this time was different. Thaddeus Goudge hit from the left wing to break Maryville on top, but the rest of the quarter belonged to Northeast. Ben Boswell hit from the right wing off a pass from Lane Dack, then Austin Pride hit Brayden Munns inside. Two free throws from Pride made it 6-2, then Dylan McIntyre hit Pride inside. Zach Pride found Ben Boswell on the left wing and then Boswell hit McIntyre in transition to make it 12-2 after one.
The game was slow and played at half-court pace, which suited Northeast fine and allowed them to pick apart Maryville at will. They continued to pull away in the second as Boswell got a pullup after a pass from Zach Pride, then Brayden Munns hit in the high post after a Colton Swalley save, and then Zach Pride cut inside and got a pass from Ben Boswell to make it 18-2.
For a team that was not used to being manhandled, the first half was obviously frustrating. In the second half, Maryville started pressing and had some initial success as Northeast started forcing passes and throwing it away. Goudge’s free throws with 2:53 left got the deficit down to 20-8, and shades of the Worth County game loomed from last year, where the Tigers had led all game, only to fall to ferocious pressure to Maryville in the second half.
But Ben Boswell would not let Northeast Nodaway lose as he scored the next six points to reestablish control for his team. He scored off a backdoor pass from Brayden Munns, got a steal and drive, and then went coast to coast after a quick Munns outlet. Dylan McIntyre scooped up a carom and scored to make it 28-8 after three.
Maryville continued to come hard at Northeast, getting as close as 31-15 off Goudge’s backdoor look. But then Dylan McIntyre got the hot hand for Northeast, scoring off a pass from Zach Pride in the high post to break the run. Dawson Vore hit from the baseline after a Boswell drive and kickout, then McIntyre cleaned up on a miss for a 3-point play and Vore went backdoor for Northeast.
For Northeast, Ben Boswell and Dylan McIntyre had 12 each. Brayden Munns and Austin Pride had 6 each, and Dawson Vore had 4.
Austin Pride had 3 blocks, while Dylan McIntyre and Dawson Vore had 1.
Austin Pride had 6 boards for Northeast. Dylan McIntyre had 5, Brayden Munns and Dawson Vore 3 each, Zach Pride 2, and Lane Dack, Ben Boswell, Colton Swalley, and Boston Adwell had 1 each. All nine Bluejays had boards.
Eight different players had assists. Zach Pride had 4, while Ben Boswell had 3. Lane Dack, Austin Pride, and Brayden Munns all had 2. Dylan McIntyre, Colton Swalley, and Boston Adwell all had 1.
Brayden Munns had 6 tips for Northeast. Ben Boswell had 5, Austin Pride 4, Lane Dack, Zach Pride, and Dawson Vore 2 each, and Colton Swalley 1.
Ben Boswell had 6 steals. Austin Pride had 5, Lane Dack 2, and Boston Adwell and Zach Pride 1.
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