For North Nodaway, Jacquelyn Cline and Saylor Brown had the hot hand early as they raced out to an early 9-2 lead. Cline got loose in transition and got a pass from Karissa Oberhauser, added a 3-pointer from the left wing, and Saylor got loose in transition after a Jadon Dobbins steal as the Mustangs broke a 2-2 tie.
Megan Cassavaugh hit back to back threes for Worth County, and just like that, they were right back in the game down 9-8. Jacquelyn Cline countered with a 3-pointer to put the Mustangs back in front 12-8 after one.
But just like that, Worth County turned to its 1-3-1 trapping defense, and a totally different ballgame ensued. Jill Hardy got a free throw, and then Jenna Smith got a tip and Jill pushed ahead to Anna for the finish. Kaylee McElvain got a high-low pass into Anna to put the Tigers in front, Anna got behind the defense after a Regan Allee steal, Anna got a steal of her own, Regan Allee got a drive, and Kristin New added yet another steal for the Tigers. When the dust had settled, they had held North Nodaway scoreless and had erased their early deficit to take a 21-12 lead at the half. North Nodaway got some good looks at the basket, but nothing fell in that period.
But unlike their 59-31 loss to Platte Valley, in which North Nodaway had continued to fade after a similar collapse in the second quarter, they recovered to make a game out of it for a while. Anna Gladstone’s putback made it double digits at 23-12, but then Saylor Brown cleaned up after a steal and Jadon Dobbins added a 3-pointer after a pass from Karissa Oberhauser to put them right back in it, down 23-17.
Anna Gladstone picked up her third foul, and the Mustangs kept coming again as Jadon Dobbins answered a Kristin New tally with a free throw and Ellaina Renfro got a putback to make it five at 25-20. Despite Anna being on the bench with foul trouble, Worth County restored order for the time being as Kristin New scored off a drive and Jill Hardy hit a 3-pointer to make it 32-22 before Kelsi Barcus hit from the left side to make it 32-24 going into the fourth.
But with North Nodaway threatening to duplicate East Atchison’s lead by erasing a Tiger lead in the fourth quarter, Regan Allee carried the team on her shoulders for Worth County, getting the first eight points of the fourth, driving and getting to the free throw line at will. The Tigers bent, but didn’t break against North Nodaway’s charges as they got it down to seven twice, but no closer. Finally, Anna Gladstone scored from inside off a pass from Kristin New and finished after an Allee steal after Anna got a tip to put Worth County up 44-33.
The teams traded blows over the next minute, but then Kaylee McElvain and Anna Gladstone scored off drives, Anna scored off a Kristin New steal, and Regan Allee scored off an Anna Gladstone steal as Worth County finished the game with an 8-0 run.
For Worth County, Anna Gladstone had 18 points. Regan Allee had 16, Megan Cassavaugh and Kristin New 6, Kaylee McElvain 5, and Jill Hardy 4.
Kaylee McElvain had 8 boards. Anna Gladstone and Merrideth Spiers had 7, Regan Allee and Megan Cassavaugh 3, Jenna Smith and Kristin New 2, and Jill Hardy 1.
Kristin New had 7 assists. Jenna Smith and Regan Allee had 4 each, Anna Gladstone and Megan Cassavaugh 2 each, and Jill Hardy, Kaylee McElvain, and Merrideth Spiers 1 each.
Kristin New had 10 tips. Anna Gladstone had 9, Kaylee McElvain 5, Regan Allee and Jenna Smith 2, and Jill Hardy and Merrideth Spiers 1.
Kristin New, Regan Allee, and Anna Gladstone had 4 steals. Kaylee McElvain had 3, while Megan Cassavaugh and Jill Hardy had 2.
For North Nodaway, Jacquelyn Cline had 11. Jadon Dobbins had 8, Saylor Brown 7, Kandace Damgar 5, Ellaina Renfro and Kelsi Barcus 2, and Karissa Oberhauser 1.
Karissa Oberhauser had 8 boards. Saylor Brown and Kandace Damgar had 6, Jacquelyn Cline 4, and Ellaina Renfro and Jadon Dobbins had 3.
Kandace Damgar had 4 assists. Jadon Dobbins had 3, Karissa Oberhauser and Saylor Brown had 2, and Jacquelyn Cline had 1.
Kandace Damgar had 5 tips. Jadon Dobbins and Saylor Brown had 1.
Saylor Brown had 3 steals. Jacquelyn Cline and Jadon Dobbins had 2, while Kandace Damgar and Karissa Oberhauser had 1.
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