Worth County’s girls played their best game of the year Saturday and won the GRC Showcase 68-54 over Cady Pauley and the Milan Wildcats. The Tigers had another match against a Class 2 foe at the Northwest Missouri Tournament and came up two points short; however, this time, they built up a 28-10 lead in the second quarter and made it stand up against the green shirts, who had won the GRC East. Worth County had gotten their game with Pattonsburg postponed, but they were paired into the championship game as though they had won.
The Tigers got off to a slow start, as Milan raced out to a 6-2 lead in the early going. But all of a sudden, following a timeout, Regan Allee scored off a drive and added a 3-pointer to put the Tigers right back in it, up 7-6.
The teams traded blows until the latter stages of the first quarter, when a questionable call ignited the Tigers. With Worth County up 9-8, Cady Pauley plowed into Anna Gladstone with her head and shoulders, knocking her backwards several feet, yet it was Anna who was called for her second foul. Pauley hit both free throws, but then Regan Allee hit a 3-pointer from the left wing and added a drive, and Megan Cassavaugh hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key to put Worth County up 17-10 after one.
Worth County continued its red hot shooting at the start of the second as Regan Allee hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key, Kaylee McElvain scored in transition, and Kristin New hit a 3-pointer from the right side, Regan Allee capped the run with yet another 3-pointer to make it 28-10 at the 5:10 mark of the second.
Milan started picking it up defensively and started chipping away as Pauley finally got going and the rest of the cast started chipping in. By the closing seconds of the first half, Milan got as close as 11 before Kaylee McElvain hit a shot from the left wing at the buzzer to put Worth County back in front 34-21.
Anna Gladstone returned for the second half and cut inside to make it 36-21 for her first points of the game, but Pauley hit a guarded three to make it 36-26. The Wildcats got it to within ten several times, but Anna had the hot hand in the second half, always having an answer for the Tigers every time they started to get close. Kaylee McElvain scored from inside with seven seconds left to make it 53-39 going into the fourth.
Gladstone was hitting her free throws to keep Milan at bay, but they kept coming as Pauley hit another guarded three and Tahli Gray got loose in transition to finally get Milan under double digits, down 58-49 with 4:18 left. But then Regan Allee hit two free throws and Kaylee McElvain hit from the left wing to get the Tigers out of danger and put them ahead 62-49.
Pauley again brought Milan to within ten at 64-54, but then Kaylee McElvain hit two free throws, Pauley missed a 30-footer, but Kristin New and Anna Gladstone hit free throws down the stretch.
Regan Allee hit 21 points for the Tigers. Anna Gladstone had 17, Kaylee McElvain 16, Kristin New 8, and Megan Cassavaugh 6. Pauley had 33 for Milan despite Kristin New faceguarding her throughout the contest, but she had to work for her points, while Worth County's balanced scoring paid off for them.
Anna Gladstone had 4 blocks, patrolling the paint effectively as the Wildcats tried in vain to find a second scoring option. Kristin New, who faceguarded Pauley all night, stuffed two of her three-point attempts.
Regan Allee had 10 boards to complete a double double. Kaylee McElvain had 9, Anna Gladstone 8, Megan Cassavaugh 5, Kristin New 3, and Merrideth Spiers 1.
Megan Cassavaugh and Kristin New had 8 assists. Regan Allee had 6, and Anna Gladstone and Kaylee McElvain 1.
Kaylee McElvain had 3 tips. Kristin New had 2, and Regan Allee, Megan Cassavaugh, and Anna Gladstone 1 each. Kristin New had 4 steals and Regan Allee 2.
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