Worth County’s Junior High boys raced past Albany 45-27 Monday after jumping out to an early 14-2 lead. They remain with only one loss after winning the Northeast Nodaway Tournament. They will play in the North Harrison Tournament in two weeks against Albany, Princeton, and North Harrison.
The Tigers got out to an initial 6-0 lead as Alex Rinehart scored off a backdoor pass from Aydan Gladstone, Jackson Smith got a steal, and Aydan Gladstone’s drive led to two free throws. Jordan Poppa’s putback made it 6-2, but then Jackson Runde got the hot hand at the end of the quarter. He scored off a backdoor look, got behind the Albany defense for another layup, and went coast to coast; Alex Rinehart added a backdoor look as well.
Aydan Gladstone was fueling the Tiger offense that night, getting six assists and getting everyone else the ball so they could score; he had three in the first period.
Cade Newman’s free throw allowed Albany to close to 14-4, but then Alex Rinehart started heating up for the Tigers. Like the Northeast Nodaway game, he got the hot hand in that frame and carried the team on his back; this time, he got 10 points in the quarter. Lucas Wake got one to him for a 3-point play and then Alex went coast to coast to make it 19-4. Then, someone forgot to take the inbounds pass for Albany and by the time they realized it, black and gold shirts were covering it and Worth County got a steal and Aydan Gladstone got a putback. Bobby Dodge got a putback for Albany, but Aydan Gladstone countered with a triple to make it 24-6 with 2:33 left. Cade Newman scored on a drive to make it 24-8 as Albany was trying to match Worth County’s intensity, but then Lucas Wake got behind the Albany defense and got a pass from Jackson Runde, Alex Rinehart scored off a couple of drives and converted one into a three-point play, and Jace Cousatte got behind the defense and got a pass from Aydan Gladstone to put Worth County up 33-8 at the half.
Alex Rinehart continued to carry the Tigers in the third quarter. Aydan Gladstone blocked a shot, aired it out, and found him all alone to start the scoring. Once again, Aydan disrupted the Albany offense as he got a steal and it turned into a 3-point play for Rinehart at the other end. Lucas Wake aired one out to him for his sixth straight point, then Lucas Wake and Alex Rinehart got putbacks. Aydan Gladstone’s coast to coast look with 13 seconds gave Worth County its biggest lead of 45-11.
Alex Rinehart had 22 for the Tigers, his third 20+ point outing in four games. Jackson Runde had 8, Aydan Gladstone 7, Lucas Wake 4, and Jackson Smith and Jace Cousatte 2 each.
Alex Rinehart had 4 blocks for Worth County, while Aydan Gladstone had 1.
Alex Rinehart and Jackson Runde had 7 boards each. Aydan Gladstone and Lucas Wake had 6 each. Levi Cassavaugh had 3, while Jackson Smith, Josh Freed, and Tanner Ridge had 2 each.
Aydan Gladstone had 6 assists for the Tigers. Jackson Smith, Lucas Wake, Alex Rinehart, and Jackson Runde all had 1.
Aydan Gladstone had 11 tips for the Tigers. Alex Rinehart had 10, Jackson Smith 4, Grant Cameron 3, and Jackson Smith, Lucas Wake, Josh Freed, and Levin Cassavaugh 1 each.
Aydan Gladstone had 5 steals for the Tigers. Jackson Smith and Alex Rinehart had 3 each. Lucas Wake, Jackson Smith, Levi Cassavaugh, and Josh Freed each had 1.
The girls were not as fortunate, as they fell to Albany 18-16. Alison Anderson had 11, Ali Brown 4, and Maddie Runde 1.
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