Friday, November 23, 2018

JH Tiger Girls Snap Skid, Back On Winning Track as Kara Staton Sparks Tigers

Worth County’s junior high Tiger girls snapped a five game losing streak against a brutal schedule and got back on the winning track, beating Albany 39-18 last Monday. It took Worth County nearly a whole quarter to realize that they were the better team as the score was stuck at 2-0 Albany for a long time. Finally, Kara Staton scored four quick points, going backdoor with 1:14 left and hitting a shot in the paint at the buzzer off a pass from Kynah Steele to put Worth County in front 4-2.

That seemed to open the floodgates as Taylor Sanders lobbed it into Hailey Adwell to start the second quarter. Kynah Steele added an offensive board, Ali Brown got untracked inside as she got a pass from Staton, Hailey Adwell scored off a steal, and Kara Staton went coast to coast to put Worth County in control at 13-2 with 2:18 left.

Addisyn Crawford’s free throw cut Worth County’s lead to 13-3, but Kynah Steele hit Ali Brown inside. Steele added a putback after a in which Steele stole the ball, lost it, but Ali Brown recovered and got it to Hailey Adwell. Adwell missed the layup, but Steele was there for the putback to make it 17-3 at the break.

Consecutive shots by Ali Brown put Worth County in control at 21-3 to start the third, but Albany picked up the pressure and intensity as they tried to make a run, cutting it to 15 at 23-8 after Corey Worrell’s steal and prayer went in. But Ali Brown scored twice more before Tatum Peterson connected for Albany to make it 29-10 going into the fourth. Brown scored 10 of Worth County’s 12 points in the third.

The fourth quarter was all Worth County as Ali Brown hit Kynah Steele backdoor, Brown aired one out to Hailey Adwell for a basket, Adwell hit Brown in transition, Steele added a putback, and Kara Staton hit Autumn Cousatte inside to make it 39-10 before Worth County began subbing freely.
Ali Brown had 16 points for the Tigers. Kynah Steele had 9, Kara Staton and Hailey Adwell 6, and Autumn Cousatte had 2.

Ali Brown had 5 blocks for Worth County. Kynah Steele, Kara Staton, and Madelyn Runde had 1.
Kynah Steele had 12 boards to lead the Tigers. Ali Brown had 8, Kara Staton 5, Taylor Sanders and Alison Anderson 4, Hailey Adwell 2, and Elizabeth Brown 1.

Kynah Steele had 6 assists for Worth County. Taylor Sanders had 3, Kara Staton and Ali Brown 2, and Hailey Adwell 1.

Taylor Sanders and Hailey Adwell had 4 tips for Worth County. Ali Brown and Kynah Steele had 4, Alison Anderson and Autumn Cousatte 2 each, and Elizabeth Brown 1.

Kynah Steele had 4 steals. Alison Anderson had 2, while Taylor Sanders, Hailey Adwell, Ali Brown, Elizabeth Brown, and Madelyn Runde all had 1.

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