Monday, January 22, 2018

Drake Kinsella Scores 25 as Tiger Boys Demolish Rockets

West Nodaway came into Monday night’s game with a vastly improved team from last year’s 4-20 campaign. They came in with a record of 6-6 and were an explosive team, scoring 75 in a win over Osborn, 84 in another win over Union Star, and 73 in a losing effort against NEN. But Worth County totally demolished them 78-42 after not getting anything to fall against Pattonsburg the game before.

Coach Bryce Schafer said that the team didn’t do all that badly in the Pattonsburg game. “We had a lot of good looks and missed them. We worked hard and battled through it for the win,” he said.

Drake Kinsella and Ryan McClellan both had 8 points in the fourth quarter as Worth County flipped the script, going from 7 down at one point in the fourth to up seven at the end. With the win, they will likely secure the top seed in Albany, with either Pattonsburg or Mercer taking the 2nd seed and the other taking the third. Likely fourth and fifth will be North Harrison and Gilman City, with East Harrison, Albany, and Newtown-Harris likely rounding out the field.

But against West Nodaway, the Tigers went off on a hot streak to start the game. West Nodaway tried to make a stand in the second, only for Worth County to put the game away in the third and pull away in the fourth for the win.

Ryan McClellan hit Mason Hawk inside, Caleb Parman got a putback, and Cade Allee hit a 3-pointer from Mason Hawk, and the Tigers were off and running. Baskets from Eli Sanders and David Hull kept it at 9-4, but Ryan McClellan scored in transition after Hull’s basket, Cade Allee got loose in transition, and Mason Hawk and Drake Kinsella worked a high-low to make it 15-4.

Worth County kept getting loose in transition with Drake Kinsella getting a pass from Caleb Parman, Kinsella getting a quick outlet after a defensive board to Ryan McClellan for another basket, Cade Allee getting a third-chance putback and adding a 3-pointer to make it 24-6 after one.

The Tigers cooled off to start the second and Korbin Koch carried the Rockets on his back, scoring five in a two minute span to bring West Nodaway to within 26-16. Drake Kinsella’s putback made it 30-18 at the 3:41 mark, but then Eli Sanders’ drive and 3-point play made it 30-21 with 3:36 left, putting it under double digits again.

But then Drake Kinsella went off, fueling a 12-0 Tiger run by getting an inside shot from Ryan McClellan and another one where Ryan aired it out to him for a basket. The backbreaker came when Mason the Hawk got a block and board on the defensive end, got it to Caleb Parman, who threw to Cade Allee in transition for a 3-point chance. Cade missed the free throw, but Mason the Hawk was there for the putback to make it 38-21. Drake Kinsella scored off a putback and Ryan McClellan scored off a drive to make it 42-21. Worth County led 44-23 at halftime.

West Nodaway continued to try to make something happen, but they had nobody to counter Drake Kinsella on the inside in the third. Ryan McClellan, Caleb Parman, and Tevin Cameron all got him the ball inside, opening everything else up in the third. Cade Allee cleaned up on a Ryan McClellan steal and got a steal of his own after Jacob New and Ryan McClellan both got their hands on an errant Rocket pass. He also got a backdoor look from McClellan. Tevin Cameron got in on the act, hitting a 3-pointer and adding a tip and steal, while Ryan McClellan and Jaxon Anderson also chipped in on Worth County’s 21-point third quarter as they led 65-35.

Worth County continued to pull away in the fourth as Jacob New got one inside to Mason Hawk, Drake Kinsella got loose inside and stepped outside and hit a 3-pointer. Jaxon Anderson showed a burst of speed and went coast to coast for a layup, and Tevin Cameron added two tallies off a drive along with an Ethan Thomas steal and save.

Drake Kinsella led the Tigers with 25 points. Cade Allee had 18, Ryan McClellan 14, Tevin Cameron 9, Mason Hawk 6, Jaxon Anderson 4, and Caleb Parman 2.

Worth County blocked nine shots for the game. Mason Hawk had 9, Drake Kinsella 2, and Ryan McClellan and Jacob New 1 each.

Drake Kinsella had 13 boards to go with his 25 points. Mason Hawk had 10, Cade Allee 6, Tevin Cameron 3, Caleb Parman, Ryan McClellan, Jacob New, and Jaxon Anderson 2 each, and Ethan Thomas and Bryant McCord had 1 each. Ten different Tigers had boards.

Ryan McClellan and Caleb Parman had 5 assists each. Mason Hawk had 3, while Cade Allee, Drake Kinsella, and Tevin Cameron had 2 each. Jacob New and Ethan Thomas had 1 each.

Ryan McClellan had 4 tips for the Tigers. Caleb Parman, Mason Hawk, and Tevin Cameron had 3 each. Cade Allee, Jacob New, and Jaxon Anderson had 1 each.

Cade Allee and Mason Hawk had 2 steals each. Ryan McClellan, Tevin Cameron, and Ethan Thomas had 1 each.

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