Ethan Gascoigne got a double double for Northeast Nodaway with 20 points and 13 boards, and Gaige Bodle, a seventh grader and the littlest guy on the team, came up big off the bench as the Bluejays were threatening to implode late in the first half after a promising start as Northeast righted the ship and won 36-27 Monday.
Things started off well for the Bluejays as the two headed monster of Ethan Gascoigne and Jake Redden was too much for King City and the home side raced out to a 9-2 first quarter lead.
But then things threatened to implode in the second quarter as they gave King City hope, something you never do after getting a team down early. They had too many turnovers, gave up too many offensive boards, and gave up a couple of easy transition buckets as King City came back to take a 12-11 lead late in the second quarter. It all threatened to go from bad to worse as Gascoigne picked up his third foul and had to sit late in the period.
That’s when Gaige Bodle, playing in his first-ever game, and the littlest guy on the team, came off the bench. He fed Jake Redden in the post twice on consecutive plays and added a steal on defense as the Bluejays restored order and took a 15-12 halftime lead.
Northeast did a much better job of working the boards in the third quarter; Ethan Gascoigne played smart and did not pick up another foul the rest of the game, and scored eight in the third; six of them were on second and third chance tries. Jake Redden added a couple of free throws and Landon Wilmes added an inside shot as the Bluejays shut down King City on defense, holding them to four points.
Blakely Eaton sparked King City early in the fourth with a 3-pointer and brought his team back to within 30-23 early in the fourth. Missed free throws kept Northeast from sealing the game as they missed several in a row at one point. Finally, Ethan Gascoigne hit one after a fourth chance try, and Drew Dack added two more to make it ten at 33-23 with 2:37 left.
Ryder Sample tried to get the Wildkats back in by hitting four straight free throws to make it 33-27 with 1:30 left, but then Brady Cox hit a free throw and added a drive to seal the game for the Bluejays.
Ethan Gascoigne had 20 points for the Bluejays. Jake Redden had 8, Drew Dack and Brady Cox 3, and Landon Wilmes 2.
Ethan Gascoigne had 13 boards for the Bluejays. Drew Dack and Jake Redden had 5 each, Landon Wilmes had 3, and Brady Cox 1.
Landon Wilmes and Drew Dack had had 3 assists. Gaige Bodle and Jake Redden had 2, and Ethan Gascoigne had 1.
Landon Wilmes had 10 tips. Drew Dack had 7, Ethan Gascoigne 4, Brady Cox 2, and Jake Redden 1.
Landon Wilmes had 7 steals. Ethan Gascoigne and Drew Dack had 4 each, Jake Redden and Brady Cox 2, and Gaige Bodle 1.
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