Kynah Steele Gets 28 Points, 13 Steals in Win

Kynah Steele got 28 points and swiped 13 as Worth County’s Junior High girls got their second win of the year, beating East Atchison’s “B” squad 44-15 Thursday night in elimination round action at the NEN Junior High Tournament. Hadley Roberts, who was tossed from Tuesday’s game by Referee Dan Gallagher, could not coach the game under MSHSAA rules; an ejection carries an automatic one game suspension. April Healy managed the Tigers for Thursday’s game, assisted by Chris Healy.

Kynah got going right off the bat, going to the basket at will and scoring the first six points off drives. Brooklyn Richardson scored off a steal from Kynah, and the Wolves burned a timeout down 8-0 to try to stop the run. But then Kynah got a tip, Autumn Cousatte got a steal, and Kynah finished for the 10-0 lead. She continued to score at will in the first quarter until she put up 15 in the period. Autumn Cousatte finished with a coast to coast layup at the buzzer to put Worth County up 19-3.

East Atchison used up two more timeouts in the second and stopped the bleeding for the first five minutes of the period. But then Kynah Steele got the hot hand again in the last minute, getting a shot from the baseline off a pass from Abbi Brown, got loose inside and took a pass from Kara-Jean Staton for a finish, and then hit Staton at the halftime buzzer to put Worth County up 30-8.

Lizzie Schlueter cut it to 30-10 to start the third quarter, but then Kynah scored seven more and Autumn Cousatte added a steal to put Worth County up 39-10 after three. Kara-Jean Staton hit a 3-pointer in the fourth and Brooklyn Richardson converted a steal for the Tigers in the fourth quarter.
Kynah Steele had 28 points. Autumn Cousatte had 6, and Brooklyn Richardson and Kara-Jean Staton had 5 each.

Kynah Steele had 2 blocks and Kara-Jean Staton had 1.

Kynah Steele and Abbi Brown had 6 boards each. Brooklyn Richardson, Autumn Cousatte, and Emma Spencer each had 3. Kara-Jean Staton, Becca Smith, and Bridgette Hightshoe had 1 each.

Brooklyn Richardson had 4 assists. Abbi Brown, Kynah Steele, and Kara-Jean Staton had 2, while Autumn Cousatte and Emma Spencer had 1.

Kynah Steele had 12 tips to complete a triple double to go with her 28 points and 13 steals. Autumn Cousatte had 9, Kara-Jean Staton and Emma Spencer 3, Brooklyn Richardson, Abbi Brown, and Becca Smith 2, and Bridgette Hightshoe and Eva Engel 1.

Kynah Steele had 13 steals. Autumn Cousatte had 7, Brooklyn Richardson 5, Abbi Brown and Becca Smith 2, and Emma Spencer 1.