Alex Rinehart has 27, Caleb Parman 22 as Worth County Boys Win

Alex Rinehart had 27 points for a career night and Caleb Parman 22 as Worth County’s boys won 66-60 over Northeast Nodaway Wednesday. Rinehart, who had battled a nagging injury from football, finally healed, allowing him to play at his full potential and get a breakout game against the Bluejays. The game was back and forth, with several lead changes until Worth County moved ahead in the fourth to stay.

The game was Senior Night for Worth County, who will graduate three seniors from the boys team. Seeing their last home game were Jacob New, Bryant McCord, and Caleb Parman, all of whom were honored before the game.

A tip from Aydan Gladstone and a steal from Jacob New led to Alex Rinehart’s first basket at the 7:07 mark. Dylan Vore scored from inside off a pass from Chet Spire, but Alex Rinehart got a steal and drive, Caleb Parman got a putback, and Alex Rinehart got another steal to put Worth County up 8-2 at the 4:11 mark of the first quarter.

But then Mitchell Sherry hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key, Spencer Weir scored off a backdoor layup, and Reed McIntyre scored off a drive with 2:39 left in the first to put NEN back in front 9-8. Worth County fought their way back I front as Alex Rinehart hit Aydan Gladstone for a drive, Ben Boswell countered with a pullup from the left wing, but Caleb Parman’s third-chance putback with 59 seconds left put Worth County back in front 12-11 after one.

Alex Rinehart threatened to take over to start the second quarter as he scored on consecutive three-point plays to put Worth County in front 18-14 with 7:14 left in the second. But Ethan Adwell scored on a backdoor look and Spencer Weir scored twice from behind the arc to put NEN right back in front 22-20.

Alex Rinehart knotted it up again at 22 and then fed Jacob New for a 3-point play to put Worth County up 25-22. But then Dylan Vore started making use of his size advantage, getting a free throw, and then a 3-point play for four straight points after Adwell kept the possession alive with an offensive board to make it 26-25 Northeast. Mitchell Sherry got a steal and a reverse layup to put the Bluejays up 28-26 with 3:33 left in the second.

NEN stayed ahead 30-28 at the break before Aydan Gladstone’s 3-pointer to start the third put Worth County back in front 31-30. It looked like Dylan Vore would make use of his size in the third as he got going for six straight to put his team up 39-35 with 4:50 left. But then Caleb Parman took over for Worth County, scoring seven straight to put the Tigers back in front 42-39 with 2:59 left, scoring off a couple of drives and a 3-pointer. Mitchell Sherry’s triple put Northeast back ahead 47-46, Caleb Parman scored with one of his own to put Worth County back in front 49-47 with 17 seconds left. But Chet Spire’s drive with 6 seconds left tied it back up at 49 going into the fourth. Caleb Parman carried the Tigers in the third, scoring 12 of his 22 points in the period.

Alex Rinehart took over for Worth County in the fourth, getting 10 points in the frame. He hit a guarded three to start the period that put the Tigers up for good at 52-49. Auston Pride countered with an inside shot, but Alex Rinehart drove into traffic and hit Jackson Runde for three, his only points of the game, to put Worth County up two possessions at 55-51.

Dylan Vore scored from inside, but Alex Rinehart struck again for Worth County, getting a drive after Aydan Gladstone got a steal and two free throws to make it 57-53. It was a charge/block call that could have been called either way. Alex Rinehart got a tip and Caleb Parman got a steal, getting it to Jackson Runde, who kicked it out to Rinehart for three to make it 60-53 with 4:35 left, prompting a Northeast Nodaway timeout.

Out of the timeout, Dylan Vore alley-ooped it to Spencer Weir for two to revive NEN’s chances and make it 60-55 with 4:30 left. Caleb Parman got a third-chance putback, but Ben Boswell hit a guarded three to make it four again at 62-58. Alex Rinehart scored off a drive, but Spencer Weir got two free throws to make it 64-60 with 1:46 left.

Caleb Parman had been clutch all year for Worth County, but he missed a 1-1 with 1:32 left and Northeast had a chance to make it 1 or 2. Spencer Weir got a good driving lane, but missed a scoop shot. The ball was tipped around and Aydan Gladstone came away with the board, going to the line with 1:13 left. Gladstone missed a 1-1 with 1:13 left, but Spencer Weir missed a layup on the other end, and Caleb Parman hit two free throws with 59 seconds left to make it 66-60.

In the frantic final sequence, the teams exchanged turnovers before Chet Spire and Ben Boswell both missed threes in the closing seconds to keep Northeast from getting any closer.

Alex Rinehart had 27 for Worth County. Caleb Parman had 22, Aydan Gladstone 9, Jacob New 5, and Jackson Runde 3.

Alex Rinehart had 2 blocks. Aydan Gladstone and Caleb Parman each had 1.

Caleb Parman had 8 boards. Alex Rinehart had 6, Jacob New 5, Jackson Runde and Aydan Gladstone 3, and Bryant McCord 2.

Alex Rinehart had 6 assists. Aydan Gladstone had 4, Jackson Runde 3, Caleb Parman 2, and Jacob New 1.

Aydan Gladstone had 4 tips. Alex Rinehart had 3, Jacob New 2, and Bryant McCord and Caleb Parman 1.

Alex Rinehart had 4 steals. Caleb Parman, Jacob New, and Aydan Gladstone all had 3.

For Northeast Nodaway, Dylan Vore had 18. Mitchell Sherry had 14, Spencer Weir 12, Ben Boswell 8, and Reed McIntyre, Ethan Adwell, Chet Spire, and Auston Pride all had 2.

Mitchell Sherry had 1 block.

Spencer Weir had 10 boards to complete a double double. Dylan Vore had 7, Chet Spire 5, Mitchell Sherry 4, and Reed McIntyre, Ethan Adwell, and Ben Boswell had 1.

Chet Spire had 10 assists. Spencer Weir had 5, Dylan Vore and Mitchell Sherry had 2, and Reed McIntyre and Ben Boswell had 1.

Mitchell Sherry had 3 tips.

Mitchell Sherry had 6 steals. Chet Spire and Dylan Vore had 1.