NEN Boys Lose Home Finale to Worth County, But the Band Plays On

Northeast Nodaway’s boys lost their home finale to Worth County 52-40, but you could never tell it by the way the band played on for about 20-30 minutes after everyone else had left. They went through their whole repertoire and even broke out a drum line rhythm at one point.

The teams had plenty to celebrate over the year. The girls won their first tournament since 2011, the boys got their first winning season since that year, and the girls doubled their win total from last year.
The game itself saw Worth County jump out to a 26-10 lead early in the second quarter and then fend off Northeast’s attempts to come back, posting a score nearly identical to the girls game.

Boys coach Vance Proffitt had plenty to be agitated about in the first quarter as Cade Allee dropped nine points on three triples for Worth County. Mason Hawk got a putback, Drake Kinsella scored off a drive, Caleb Parman got another triple and cherry picked a basket that he turned into a three point play to make it 21-10 after one. Dylan Mildfeldt got five in the period and Spencer Weir added a three, but Northeast could do little else right in that period.

Caleb Parman’s putback and Drake Kinsella’s skip to Tevin Cameron made it 26-10, but then Mason Hawk’s third foul opened the barn door for Northeast to stop the bleeding in the second and to make a comeback bid in the third. Spencer Weir hit a guarded three late in the second to cut Worth County’s lead to 30-18.

In the third, after Hawk picked up his fourth foul, NEN made a huge run. Mitchell Sherry hit a free throw and added a fast break after Spencer Weir aired one out and then Dylan Mildfeldt hit back to back jacks to make it 32-27. It was Worth County coach Bryce Schafer’s turn to get agitated as he pounded the bench three times in frustration.

NEN had made a similar run in the third quarter to wipe out a huge Stanberry lead and win 49-45. But unlike Stanberry, Worth County kept its composure and stopped the bleeding, getting an inside shoe from Drake Kinsella, a backdoor look from Kinsella to Caleb Parman, and a drive by Cade Allee after a pass from Tevin Cameron to restore order at 38-27.

Brayden Welch, who did all he could to mix it up with his former football mates, scored inside off a pass at the buzzer from Dylan Vore to get it under double digits at 38-29 after three, but then Caleb Parman hit two free throws off a steal, Ryan McClellan hit Cade Allee for three, and then a highlight film play put Worth County up 16. Wayde Parman tipped a board to Caleb Parman after Mason Hawk got a block; Caleb then aired it out to Ryan McClellan to make it 45-29.

Dylan Mildfeldt hit an NBA three, but his efforts were futile as Wayde Parman took on three blue shirts and got a free throw, Drake Kinsella posted up and got a pass from Cameron in transition, and Tevin Cameron hit a cutting Jacob New to give Worth County its biggest lead of 50-32 with 2:45 left.

For Worth County, Cade Allee had 16, Caleb Parman 12, Drake Kinsella 10, Mason the Hawk and Ryan McClellan 4, Tevin Cameron 3, Jacob New 2, and Wayde Parman 1.

Ryan McClellan had 3 blocks for Worth County. Mason Hawk had 2, and Drake Kinsella and Cade Allee had 1.

The tale of the tape was decided in the rebounding category, where Worth County outrebounded NEN 43-19. Drake Kinsella had 11 to get a double double. Mason Hawk and Cade Allee had 9, Tevin Cameron and Caleb Parman 4, Ryan McClellan 2, and Jacob New and Ethan Thomas 1.

Tevin Cameron had 6 assists for the Tigers. Drake Kinsella had 4, Ryan McClellan 3, Mason Hawk and Caleb Parman 2, and Cade Allee 1.

Tevin Cameron had 5 tips for the Tigers. Drake Kinsella had 4 along with Cade Allee. Ryan McClellan, Caleb Parman, Wayde Parman, and Mason Hawk had 1.

Mason Hawk and Wayde Parman had 2 steals. Cade Allee, Tevin Cameron, Ryan McClellan, and Caleb Parman had 1.

For NEN, Dylan Mildfeldt matched Cade Allee with 16 points. Spencer Weir had 9, Eli Scroggie and Brayden Welch had 4, Mitchell Sherry had 3, and Dylan Vore and Cameron Staples had 2.

Eli Scroggie had 5 boards for NEN. Spencer Weir had 4, Cameron Staples 3, Chet Spire, Dylan Mildfeldt, and Brayden Welch had 2, while Mitchell Sherry had 1.

Spencer Weir had 5 assists for Northeast. Mitchell Sherry had 2, while Eli Scroggie, Dylan Mildfeldt, Chet Spire, Dylan Vore, and Brayden Welch had 1.

Spencer Weir, Brayden Welch, Cameron Staples, Mitchell Sherry, and Dylan Mildfeldt each had 1 tip.

Spencer Weir had 2 steals for NEN. Eli Scroggie, Brayden Welch, Mitchell Sherry, and Dylan Mildfeldt had 1 each.