Eli Scroggie hung 25 on Union Star as Northeast Nodaway’s boys won six out of their last seven and won their 16th game Friday 57-30. Like the girls, Union Star’s boys have had a tough luck season, with their only two wins of the year being against Osborn. They started off strong, as they have most of their games this year. But then, like most of their games, they wore down about a quarter and a half into the game; what started off as a close contest turned into a rout by the half and a running clock by the end of three.
The place has so much potential, with a screaming crowd ready to back up any Trojan team that becomes competitive and that gets out of the cellar. They have nowhere to go but up, with nine out of the ten players listed on their roster coming back. Like they have all year, Union Star gave Northeast everything they could handle for a while. NEN jumped out to a 7-2 lead, only for Star to come back and tie it at 7 and 9 before moving in front 11-10 after Kagen Barnett sliced right through NEN’s press at the end of one.
The place was going nuts at the start of the second quarter as Barnett struck again, knocking one down from the right wing to make it 17-13 Union Star. But just like what has happened all year, the bottom dropped out for Union Star, as they had nobody who could match up with 6’4” Eli Scroggie, and Northeast started making use of their height advantage. Scroggie made full use of his size, scoring 13 in the second as Northeast quickly erased their deficit and took control, getting some second chance points, some drives, and some backdoor looks as they quickly moved in front 23-17 at the 3:26 mark.
Eli Sharp’s free throw cut it to 23-18, but then Mitchell Sherry scored off a drive, Spencer Weir scored off another, Eli Scroggie got loose inside and got a pass from Weir, Dylan Mildfeldt got a pair of steals, and Cameron Staples hit Scroggie inside at the buzzer to make it 35-18. That turned out to be the backbreaker for the Trojans.
Northeast’s press kicked in during the third, generating some turnovers, and Spencer Weir, who had been quiet in the first half, scored nine in the period. Eli Scroggie got a putback to start the scoring, then Weir got untracked with a 3-pointer from Dylan Mildfeldt to make it 40-18. Caiden Sharp cut it to 40-19, but then Cameron Staples hit Scroggie for a three point play, Spencer Weir scored off a steal, Staples drove and hit Scroggie inside, Dylan Mildfeldt hit a driving layup off a pass from Staples, Weir hit a free throw, and Mitchell Sherry hit a 3-pointer to make it 53-19 and give NEN its biggest lead of the night. Union Star did not get below the 30 point margin until 2:36 was left in the fourth.
Eli Scroggie had 25 points to pace Northeast. Dylan Mildfeldt had 13, Spencer Weir 12, Mitchell Sherry 5, and Brayden Welch 2.
Eli Scroggie had 3 blocks and Spencer Weir 1.
Eli Scroggie had 9 boards for Northeast. Brayden Welch had 4, Cameron Staples 3, Spencer Weir 2, and Dylan Mildfeldt, Chet Spire, Dylan Vore, Reed McIntyre, Levi Boulting, Nathan Schieber, and Rory Bredlow had 1 each.
Cameron Staples had 7 assists for Northeast. Dylan Mildfeldt had 5, Spencer Weir 3, Dylan Vore 2, and Brayden Welch 1.
Dylan Mildfeldt had 3 tips for NEN. Mitchell Sherry, Spencer Weir, Chet Spire, and Rory Bredlow had 2 each, while Brayden Welch, Cameron Staples, Eli Scroggie, and Ethan Adwell had 1 each.
Spencer Weir had 5 steals. Dylan Mildfeldt had 4, Eli Scroggie 2, and Mitchell Sherry, Brayden Welch, and Chet Spire had 1.
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