Worth County’s junior high boys pulled out an 11-6 squeaker over Albany for their third win of the year. Much of the game was played on Albany’s end of the floor; Albany couldn’t buy a bucket, while Worth County couldn’t buy a board, surrendering 22 offensive boards to the home side last Monday. The referees were letting everyone play, which suited the players fine, but which kept the score way down.
Albany had their way on the offensive glass in the first quarter, picking up five in the first 1:23 and nine for the quarter, but somehow only managed Timothy Poppa’s putback with 3:18 left against a shorthanded, smaller Tiger squad which only dressed out six for the game. Finally, Worth County answered as Tyler New went coast to coast with 2:11 with the equalizer to knot it at 2-2 going into the second.
Worth County did a much better job tightening up the defensive boards in the second, only surrendering two as they moved out to a 6-2 lead. Tyler New had all six of Worth County’s points in the first half, going coast to coast with 3:20 left and scoring inside off a pass from Tanner Ridge with 2:38 left to put Worth County up 6-2 at halftime.
Poppa scored again for Albany to cut it to 6-4, but New’s drive reestablished Worth County’s four point margin after three. Someone else besides New finally got on the board for Worth County in the fourth as Tanner Ridge split two defenders for a basket with 3:26 left. With Worth County trying to dribble out the clock, Levi Cassavaugh hit an important free throw with 2:09 left that made it a three possession game at 11-4, an eternity given the nature of the contest. Albany could only muster a Bryce Landuyt putback with 23 seconds left to make it 11-6.
Worth County dribbled off nine seconds before Albany could get the clock stopped; Worth County put up a wild shot, but Albany missed a runner before Tanner Ridge got a defensive board to secure the game.
Tyler New had 8 points for Worth County. Tanner Ridge had 2 and Levi Cassavaugh had 1.
Tanner Ridge had 2 blocks.
Elias Alarcon had 7 boards for Worth County. Tyler New had 5, Tanner Ridge 5, Levi Cassavaugh 4, Tuker Riley 2, and Tucker Owens 1.
Elias Alarcon had 2 assists, while Tanner Ridge and Levi Cassavaugh had 1.
Tyler New had 12 tips for Worth County. Elias Alarcon had 4, Tanner Ridge 3, and Levi Cassavaugh 2.
Tyler New had 8 steals for the Tigers. Tuker Riley had 2, and Tanner Ridge, Tucker Owens, and Levi Cassavaugh had 1.
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