Worth County played its best two and a half quarters all year in building up a 33-12 lead at the 3:50 mark of the third quarter. But the young squad is still working on finishing off games. “We played well; we just wore down,” said coach Les New. Finally, after the Aces had closed to within five points with 1:57 left, the Tigers were able to get a long possession before turning it over, get a stop on defense, and run out the clock.
Before that stretch, Tanner Ridge cleaned up on the glass at will, getting 10 points to go with his 17 boards. Everybody else chipped in, with Worth County getting 45 boards as a team in the effort. Part of the solution requires putting everything together on the floor. Against North Harrison, they were red hot from the field at times, but couldn’t buy a board. Against North Nodaway, they collected a ton of steals, but couldn’t buy a bucket.
In the first quarter, Worth County used six second chance points and balanced scoring to build a 9-5 lead. Then, Tyler New got the hot hand in the second period, getting seven points, getting a pair of steals. Tanner Ridge added four and Elias Alarcon added a three as the Tigers had one of their most productive quarters offensively and built a 26-11 lead. Tanner Ridge scored four more in the third as Worth County built up their lead over 20. But then they started turning the ball over and missing their shots, while Avenue City, who saw several good looks go in and out in the first half, started hitting everything they threw up.
Tanner Ridge had 10 points to lead the Tigers. Elias Alarcon had 9, Tyler New 7, Levi Cassavaugh 3, and Kolten Smith and Tucker Owens two each.
Tanner Ridge had 17 boards for the Tigers. Two other post players, Jase Latham and Kolten Smith, also rebounded as well as they have all year, with Smith getting 8 and Latham getting 7. Levi Cassavaugh also had 7, while Elias Alarcon had 3, Tyler New had 2, and Tucker Owens had 1.
Tyler New had 5 assists for the Tigers. Levi Cassavaugh had 2, while Elias Alarcon and Tuker Riley had 1.
Elias Alarcon had 3 tips for Worth County, as did Tyler New. Levi Cassavaugh had 2, while Tuker Riley had 1.
Tyler New had 4 steals. Levi Cassavaugh, Jase Latham, and Elias Alarcon had 2, while Tanner Ridge and Tuker Riley had 1.
The Tigers subsequently lost the consolation game to Northeast Nodaway. “We didn’t have an answer for Dylan McIntyre,” said Coach New.
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