Drew Dack Gets Triple Double as Bluejays Win 4th

Drew Dack got a triple double for the Bluejays as he got 10 points, 21 tips, and 14 steals as the Bluejays won their fourth game, 38-15 over North Nodaway. He had plenty of help as three Bluejays got into double figures; Ethan Gascoigne had 14 and Landon Wilmes had 12. Wilmes nearly got into triple double territory as well, getting 14 tips and 8 steals. The Bluejays had 42 tips on defense and 26 steals. 

North Nodaway came into the game winless; they were struggling to score, but they showed flashes of potential in last Tuesday’s game. The effort was there, as they outrebounded the Bluejays 22-18, but Northeast forced 28 Mustang turnovers while surrendering the ball only 10 times.

North Nodaway was able to push the Bluejays for a while as Mason Richardson was able to get loose down the right side of the floor several times, getting 5 in the first 3:04 of the game. But Northeast’s swarming defense and balanced scoring began to tell by the end of the period; they moved up 10-5 after one as they forced 12 Mustang turnovers by the end of the frame.

The Bluejays took control in the second quarter, scoring the first 11 points as Ethan Gascoigne scored five during the run, getting inside at will. Drew Dack added four during the run as the Bluejays pushed out to a 21-5 lead at the 3:34 mark of the second. Northeast led 25-7 at the break.

Mason Richardson and the Mustangs made a comeback bid, getting to within 26-11 early in the third, but then Northeast started getting loose in transition and Drew Dack and Landon Wilmes both started stealing the ball at will as the Bluejays pushed ahead to 36-11 after three.

Northeast turned things over to their bench in the fourth; Gaige Bodle took a charge on defense for the Bluejays. Mason Richardson got up to 10 points for the Mustangs.

For Northeast, Ethan Gascoigne had 14, Landon Wilmes 12, Drew Dack 10, and Jake Redden 2.

Ethan Gascoigne and Drew Dack had 6 boards. Landon Wilmes and Jake Redden had 2, and Brady Cox and Kenneth Schieber had 1 each.

Drew Dack had 6 assists. Ethan Gascoigne and Jake Redden had 3 each, and Landon Wilmes had 1. 

Drew Dack had 21 tips. Landon Wilmes had 14, Ethan Gascoigne 3, and Brady Cox and Gaige Bodle 2 each.

Drew Dack had 14 steals. Landon Wilmes had 8, Ethan Gascoigne 2, and Jacob Meyer 1.

For North Nodaway, Mason Richardson had 10. Blaine Clements and Landon Parman had 2 each, while Jordan Daleon had 1.

Landon Parman had 9 boards. Mason Richardson had 7, Blaine Clements 4, and Laythen Ebrecht and Kaeden Nave 1 each. 

Laythen Ebrecht and Kaeden Nave had 1 assist each.

Laythen Ebrecht had 4 tips. Keegan Hansen, Trevin Wyllie, Mason Richardson, Landon Parman, Kaeden Nave, and Lakota Rucker had 1.

Trevin Wyllie had 3 steals. Keegan Hansen had 2, and Blaine Clements and Lakota Rucker had 1.