Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Swarming Bluejay Defense Gets Girls Fourth Win

Northeast Nodaway’s swarming defense got them their fourth win last Tuesday, beating North Nodaway 33-12. The game followed the script of the boys game; while the effort was there for the younger Mustang squad, the Bluejays continued to put games away by racking up the tips and steals, getting 25 tips and 26 steals.

Jackie Wray, only a seventh grader, did all she could to keep the Mustangs in the game; she was a rebounding machine for North Nodaway, getting 11 boards, and the Mustangs outrebounded NEN 23-18. But the Mustangs turned the ball over 27 times, while Northeast surrendered the ball only 15 times.

Emily Keho opened the scoring for North Nodaway with a nifty runner down the right baseline, but then Baylee Busby started putting on a clinic for the Bluejays, first getting a steal and a layup to knot it at 2-2. Hadley DeFreece got her the ball in the high post, and Baylee Busby took it to the rim and scored, converting the three point play to make it 5-2. Busby, despite playing with two fouls, proceeded to clean up on a pair of misses and score off a steal, while Hadley DeFreece hit Lindsey Jackson for a score as Northeast led 13-2 after one.

The Bluejays usually need a quarter to feel out their opponents, then they turn it into high gear in the second quarter. They did so again last Tuesday as Busby continued to carry the team on her shoulders, getting a steal to start the period and feeding Hadley DeFreece. Busby then got her point total up to 21 for the half, getting two steals, scoring off a drive after getting a pass from DeFreece, and scoring off another play in which she flung it up from the high post and it somehow went in.

Busby scored off a pair of drives in the third before she was done for the night. Jackie Wray got untracked with a putback and a shot from the high post in the third and Lacy Riley added a putback as the Mustangs trailed 31-8 after three. 

Baylee Busby had 25 to lead the Bluejays. Lindsey Jackson had 4, and Hadley DeFreece and Makenzie Pride had 2 each.

Baylee Busby had 8 boards. Gracie Kohlleppel had 5, Hadley DeFreece 3, and Makenzie Pride 2.

While Busby did most of the scoring, it was DeFreece who did a lot of the little things to keep the Bluejays going. She had 5 assists and Lindsey Jackson had 2.

Hadley DeFreece had 10 tips. Baylee Busby had 7, Makenzie Pride 3, Morgan Kohlleppel and Sasha Deardorff 2, and Lindsey Jackson 1.

Baylee Busby had 12 steals. Gracie Kohlleppel, who has shown improvement every game this year, added 5. Hadley DeFreece had 4, Makenzie Pride 2, and Lindsey Jackson, Mylee Wilmes, and Arianna Behrens 1.

For North Nodaway, Jackie Wray had 6, Lacy Riley 4, and Emily Keho 2.

Jackie Wray had 11 boards. Lacy Riley had 4, Emily Keho, Alanis Wray, and Nevaeh Halvin 2, and Addalea Barcus and Sadee Clapp 1 each.

Addalea Barcus and Emily Keho had 1 assist.

Lacy Riley had 3 tips. Emily Keho and Addalea Barcus had 2, and Alanis Wray and Amy Richards had 1.

Emily Keho and Addalea Barcus had 2 steals. Alanis Wray, Lacy Riley, and Amy Richards had 1.


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