Worth County had been mired in a slump, having dropped four out of their last five after getting off to a promising start by winning the Albany Tournament and beating Jefferson in the process. Their low point came in a 49-45 loss to Stanberry in which they shot ice cold.
Braymer was next on the schedule and another loss would mean a long road trip back. They still had some horses from last year’s team that made it to sectionals before falling to Worth County; however, both of their post players graduated and they had nobody to match up with Drake Kinsella and Mason the Hawk. Even more alarming, Cade Allee came back fully recovered from his calf injury. The worry was that he would need a few games to get his shooting range back, but that was not the case as he had a 14 point outburst in the second and scored eight more in the third on his way to 25.
The defense had been holding up well for Worth County; they have given up only 42 points a game despite their recent slump, a stat that pleased Coach Bryce Schafer very much. They held Braymer to a season low point total; they had averaged 59 points coming into the game and only scored 36. Gabe Rogers came into the game averaging 22 points a game; however, Worth County held him to 9 points. Keaton O’Dell came into the game averaging 13 points a game; however, Worth County held him to six.
Caleb Parman had two triples in the first quarter, Drake Kinsella worked the inside, and Ryan McClellan and Mason Hawk chipped in as Worth County built up a 14-2 lead despite Kinsella picking up two fouls by the 2:28 mark.
The game turned into a track meet in the second quarter after Tevin Cameron jumped a pass for a layup and Cade Allee knocked one down from the high post to make it 18-2. Tanner O’Dell countered with a putback, but Drake Kinsella got loose for a high-low look from Cade Allee and added a putback to make it 21-4. Cade Allee’s first 3-pointer was countered by Keaton O’Dell’s, but then Cade Allee continued to have the hot hand, hitting three more; Tevin Cameron added one late as Worth County pushed it to 40-20.
Bobcat Coach Joe Mallory kept his team in the locker room the whole intermission, and the Bobcats were late in showing up for the second half. Gabe Rogers got loose a couple of times for the Bobcats, but for all Mallory’s ranting and raving and his team’s efforts to turn the game into a track meet, it was Worth County who benefited from the faster pace as they outscored Braymer 22-8 to take a 62-28 lead after three. It simply meant more open looks for Drake Kinsella in the post, as he had eight in the period, Cade Allee scored eight right in a row, while Caleb Parman, Mason Hawk, and Jacob New also chipped in.
Jaxon Anderson got loose in transition, Cade Allee hit a pullup 3-pointer, and Bryant McCord got behind the defense and got a long pass from Jacob New to give Worth County its largest lead of the night at 69-28 in the fourth. Normally not given to emotions, Cade Allee couldn’t help celebrating a little in the hall after coming out of the locker after having returned to full strength.
Cade Allee led the Tigers with 25 points. Drake Kinsella had 16, Caleb Parman 8, Tevin Cameron 7, Ryan McClellan 5, Mason Hawk 4, and Jaxon Anderson, Jacob New, and Bryant McCord all had 2.
Braymer made numerous futile efforts to get to the rim as Mason Hawk protected it with a vengeance, blocking 7 and altering a lot more. Jason Anderson, Ryan McClellan, and Bryant McCord had 1 each.
Worth County was able to control the glass on both sides of the court, getting 51 boards for the night. Mason Hawk had 12, Drake Kinsella and Cade Allee 8 each, Caleb Parman 7, Tevin Cameron 6, Jacob New 5, Ryan McClellan 4, and Ethan Thomas and Jaxon Anderson 1 each.
Mason Hawk and Jacob New had 4 assists each. Cade Allee and Caleb Parman had 3 each, Ryan McClellan 2, and Ethan Thomas 1.
Jacob New and Mason Hawk had 3 tips each. Ryan McClellan had 2, while Caleb Parman and Bryant McCord had 1 each.
Ryan McClellan had 5 steals. Drake Kinsella, Tevin Cameron, Jacob New, and Jaxon Anderson had 1 each.
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