North Nodaway's boys moved over .500 again as Cody Wood grabbed 15 boards for the Mustangs and they turned back East Harrison 46-32 Thursday. The Mustangs looked like a completely different squad when Tyler Bix returned, winning handily over Northeast Nodaway last week after barely beating them in the Platte Valley Invitational. Pitted Tuesday against a heavily favored Mound City squad which has designs on adding a state basketball title to its football title, they were down only four late in the third before the Panthers forced three straight turnovers late to go ahead by double digits and win 63-48.
Thursday night pitted North Nodaway against another super-athletic squad in East Harrison, which came into the night with a 2-1 mark, with its loss against a rapidly improving Union Star squad, which has reached three wins and has already improved on its win total from last year. They feature Adam Rinehart, who can shoot from anywhere, along with a solid supporting cast.
A driving layup and a free throw by Arron Coleman put North Nodaway in front 6-3 early, but then Coleman picked up his second foul and sat for the remainder of the first quarter, and Rinehart and the Bobcats moved in front. Mark Willis' free throw, Rinehart's NBA three, and Ethan Billups' steal made it 9-6 in favor of East Harrison. But then North Nodaway moved back in front as Tyler Bix drove in for two and Cody Wood hit a three from the right side to make it 11-9. Ethan Billips' shot from the high post knotted it again at 11, but then back to back threes from Ryan Riley and Tyler Bix put the Mustangs in front 17-11 and swung the momentum in their favor.
Billups connected from the high post again for East Harrison, but then North Nodaway started taking control of the game as they worked the boards to fuel their game. Woody was grabbing boards right and left, starting fast breaks and finding the open person. Arron Coleman added 12, and the Mustangs had 43 boards as a team. Coleman added four rejections in the paint. Coleman had a free throw after an offensive glass, Karson Oberhauser grabbed another offensive carom and put it back in, Tyler Bix hit from the left wing after getting a skip from Karson, Bix hit Woody for three, and Coleman got a free throw after getting a steal off a Wood tip to make it 26-13.
Mark Willis hit from inside to cut the margin to 28-17, but Wood fueled a late push for North Nodaway, hitting Oberhauser in the corner for three, Ryan Riley in transition for another three, and then Riley for another good look at a three with time winding down in the second. Riley's shot went astray, but Arron Coleman's tipin made it 36-17 at the half.
North Nodaway, which has played well in spurts for most of the year, cooled down in the second half, but continued to play stingy defense. Arron Coleman was the only player hitting for North Nodaway in the third, scoring six of his team's eight points as his team kept it at 18 at 44-26 going into the fourth. The Mustangs were content to run out the clock for most of the fourth and East Harrison never got closer than the final score.
Arron Coleman had 13 to lead North Nodaway. Ryan Riley had 11, Cody Wood 8, and Tyler Bix and Karson Oberhauser had 7.
Arron Coleman had 4 blocks for the Mustangs. Tyler Bix and Cody Wood had 1 each.
Cody Wood had 15 boards for North Nodaway. Arron Coleman got his second straight double double, adding 12. Karson Oberhauser had 8, Ryan Riley 5, and Tyler Bix 3.
Cody Wood had 7 assists for North Nodaway. Tyler Bix had 4, Ryan Riley 2, and Karson Oberhauser 1.
Cody Wood had 4 tips. Tyler Bix had 3, Ryan Riley and Austin Bird 2 each, and Karson Oberhauser 1. Cody Wood, Tyler Bix, Karson Oberhauser, and Arron Coleman all had 3 steals. Ryan Riley had 2.
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