Saturday, November 10, 2018

Jacquelyn Cline hits 14; Junior High Mustang Girls Stampede the Rockets

North Nodaway came off a high after a thrilling victory over Worth County. But West Nodaway came out and tried to make a stand, playing the Mustangs tough for most of the first quarter. The only baskets North Nodaway managed were a couple of baseline looks from Lauren Herndon and Kelsey Barcus. But all of a sudden, Jacquelyn Cline blew by several Rocket defenders at the 1:44 mark of the first like they weren’t even there, and that seemed to set the tone for the rest of the game.

Saryn Brown got loose behind the Rocket defense, hit a free throw, missed her second, but kept the possession alive by saving it to Kelsey Barcus, who passed it to to Cline to start the second. She drove and got on the line, hitting two free throws to make it 9-0. Cline followed with another after getting a steal, walking a tightrope down the left side, and getting to the rim, and Saryn Brown swiped the ensuing inbounds pass to make it 12-0.

Sarah Young finally put the Rockets on the board with a pair of free throws, but then Sarah Chesnut, who was flying all over the gym that night, got a steal and then frustration set in for the Rockets, as one of their players hammered her intentionally on the way up and Chesnut hit both free throws to make it 14-2 with 3:14 left. Angeline Parker won a scrum for a loose ball and got on the line, hitting two free throws with 1:06 left, and then Saryn Brown drove against two Rocket defenders and hit two more to make it 18-2 at the break. The difference between the Worth County and West Nodaway games was that North Nodaway missed most of their free throws and were unable to pull away from the Tigers. But against West Nodaway, they were able to hit their free throws and they pulled away. Ten of their 18 points in the first half came from the line.

Jacquelyn Cline hit from the left side and added a steal; Saryn Brown added another and turned it into two free throws to push the margin over 20 at 24-2. Sarah Chesnut hit Cline for a triple to make it 27-2 to give Cline seven points in the period.

The game was one of those nights where North Nodaway was able to showcase its depth; it didn’t matter who was on the floor. Late in the period, Sarah Wray threw a long skip pass in transition to Sarah Chesnut for a layup, and then jumped a pass and found Chesnut again, this time in the paint at the buzzer to make it 31-4.

Ellaina Renfro got on the board in the fourth quarter as Kelsey Barcus inbounded one to her, Wray got loose in transition and got a pass from Sarah Chesnut, Wray pushed it after another defensive board and skipped one to Kelsey Barcus on the left wing, and Sarah Chesnut inbounded one to Jacquelyn Cline on the right baseline to make it 39-5.

Eight out of the nine Mustang players scored Thursday. Jacquelyn Cline had 14, Saryn Brown 7, Sarah Chesnut 6, Kelsey Barcus 4, and Lauren Herndon, Angeline Parker, Ellaina Renfro, and Sarah Wray all had 2.

MacKenzie Titus had two blocks for North Nodaway.

All nine Mustangs got boards. Saryn Brown had 4, MacKenzie Titus and Kelsey Barcus had 3 each, Sarah Chesnut 2, and Lauren Herndon, Angeline Parker, Ellaina Renfro, Jacquelyn Cline, and Sarah Wray all had 1.

Sarah Wray, Sarah Chesnut, and Kelsey Barcus all had 3 assists. Lauren Herndon had 2, while Saryn Brown had 1.

Jacquelyn Cline had 6 tips; eight of North Nodaway’s players had at least one. Lauren Herndon, Saryn Brown, and Angeline Parker all had 4, Sarah Chesnut 3, Kelsey Barcus 2, and Ellaina Renfro and Sarah Wray 1.

Jacquelyn Cline had 6 steals for North Nodaway; all nine players had at least one. Lauren Herndon had 5, MacKenzie Titus, Saryn Brown, Sarah Chesnut, and Sarah Wray all had 3, and Ellaina Renfro, Kelsey Barcus, and Angeline Parker all had 1.

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