Worth County’s teams fell to North Andrew as the boys dropped their second straight and the girls saw their record drop back to .500 again as they are now 3-3. The boys dropped their second straight, falling to North Andrew after falling to Maryville last week.
Both games followed a similar script; the Tigers got off to a fast start, but could not keep it up against the powerhouse North Andrew teams. The girls did better than they did last year against the Cardinals as they went the distance against them this year after losing a running clock game last year. But they fell 52-32 as they went through too many cold stretches and turned the ball over too many times and gave up too many offensive boards. The boys similarly let an early lead slip away against last year’s final four team, falling 61-53.
The presence of post player Kenzie Shunk was a big difference for North Andrew on the girls side. When she was on the floor, Worth County couldn’t do anything offensively; when she went to the bench with foul trouble, Worth County was able to do better. With Shunk on the bench with early foul trouble in the first minute, Worth County raced out to a 9-2 lead. Regan Allee hit a 3-pointer from the right wing, Anna Gladstone converted a three point play off a pass from Kristin New, and New hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key. Worth County led by six again as Anna Gladstone blocked a shot, Merrideth Spiers got a board, and threw it to Regan Allee on the baseline to make it 14-8.
But then Jentry Copple began running wild for North Andrew, scoring seven straight points; by the start of the second period, Worth County’s lead was gone. Emily Cole hit a 3-pointer and Atheah Roberts got loose inside as the Cardinals pushed it to 24-15. Worth County went a whole quarter without scoring a field goal, only managing free throws from Gladstone and Haley Hunt as they trailed 29-17 at the half.
The second half started off well as Kristin New hit Regan Allee on the left side for a 3-pointer and added a steal to make it 29-22. But then Anna Gladstone picked up her third foul as North Andrew pushed it back up to 35-22. Gladstone picked up a pair of free throws off a steal to cut it to 37-26 with 3:57 left, but then had to sit with four fouls and all hell broke loose as North Andrew went on a 13-1 run as it turned into a layup drill; Worth County went 11 minutes without scoring a made basket, only scoring from the field again with 1:59 left when the game was already decided.
Regan Allee led the scoring for Worth County with 11 points. Anna Gladstone had 9, Kristin New had 8, Kaylee McElvain had 2, and Haley Hunt and Jill Hardy had 1 each.
Anna Gladstone had 1 block for the Tigers.
Jenna Smith and Kaylee McElvain had 4 boards for the Tigers. Jessi Badell and Haley Hunt had 3, and Regan Allee, Kristin New, Merrideth Spiers, and Anna Gladstone all had 2.
Kristin New had 4 assists. Regan Allee, Merrideth Spiers, Anna Gladstone, and Jenna Smith all had 1.
Anna Gladstone had 7 tips for the Tigers, Kristin New had 5, Regan Allee had 3, and Jessi Badell, Haley Hunt, and Kaylee McElvain all had 2.
Kristin New had 4 steals for Worth County. Anna Gladstone had 3, Jessi Badell 2, and Regan Allee, Kaylee McElvain, and Jenna Smith all had 1.
The game was the start of a brutal stretch for the girls in which they play an improved team in St. Joseph Christian and then powerhouse teams in Mount Ayr, Stanberry, and North Andrew again in the always-tough Stanberry Tournament.
The boys game started off promising as they started getting the ball into Drake Kinsella at will as they raced out to a 14-2 lead. Caleb Parman got a couple of quick steals and Ryan McClellan got 1 during the run. Kinsella had 7, Jacob New had a 3-pointer, Ryan McClellan had a layup off his steal, and Mason Hawk scored from inside during the run. Worth County got three steals during that five minute stretch; the problem was, they only got one more steal for the rest of the game.
But then Cole Thorburn came into the game for North Andrew and the whole game turned on a dime. The Tigers were intimidated by him as he ran wild on defense and forced some turnovers as the Cardinals got back to within 14-11 with 53 seconds left.
Worth County settled down and built the lead back up to 20-11 early in the second as Caleb Parman got a putback, Mason Hawk hit a pair of free throws, and Ryan McClellan scored off a drive. The lead grew again to 12 as Jacob New hit a 3-pointer in transition off a pass from Drake Kinsella and Mason Hawk got a putback to make it 26-14.
But then Worth County started getting in foul trouble as Drake Kinsella picked up his third foul in the second quarter and Caleb Parman picked up his fourth early in the third. Worth County led 33-23 at the half, but North Andrew started chipping away, starting the second half on a 10-2 run to make it 35-33. Ryan Hughes was starting to run wild for North Andrew, just like he did last year in the sectional game.
Worth County seemingly restored order as Jacob New hit a 3-pointer and Ryan McClellan hit two free throws and went backdoor and got a pass from Tevin Cameron to make it 42-36. But then he was shaken up as he landed on his face trying to block a shot by Hughes and had to go to the locker room to be evaluated for a concussion. By the time he got back, North Andrew had chipped to within one and got a steal and a putback at the third quarter buzzer to take the lead for the first time at 43-42.
Drake Kinsella, who was on the bench for much of the third with four fouls, came back in and tried to carry the Tigers on his shoulders as he scored seven points in the first three minutes of the fourth. But it wasn’t enough as Ryan Hughes started off the fourth with an NBA 3-pointer and ran wild for the whole period, driving to the rack at will and adding some steals. Finally, he got a steal with 3:19 left that fueled a 7-0 North Andrew run that put them up 59-49.
Some missed free throws by North Andrew gave Worth County a glimmer of hope as Mason Hawk scored from inside and Caleb Parman scored in transition to make it 59-53 with 28 seconds, but then Worth County missed two tries to make it 3 or 4 and then Lance Streeby hit two free throws with 11.5 seconds left to seal it.
Drake Kinsella had 14 to lead the Tigers. Jacob New had 12 along with Mason Hawk. Ryan McClellan had 8, Caleb Parman 5, and Jaxon Anderson had 2.
Mason Hawk and Ryan McClellan both had two blocks.
Mason Hawk had 11 boards to lead the Tigers. Caleb Parman and Tevin Cameron had 6, Drake Kinsella 4, Ryan McClellan and Jacob New 3, and Jaxon Anderson 1.
Ryan McClellan had 6 assists for the Tigers. Caleb Parman and Drake Kinsella had 4, Mason Hawk 2, and Tevin Cameron and Jacob New 1.
Drake Kinsella and Ryan McClellan had 4 tips each for the Tigers. Jacob New, Caleb Parman, and Mason Hawk had 2 each.
Caleb Parman had 2 steals for the Tigers. Ryan McClellan and Mason Hawk had 1.
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