Junior High Mustangs Rally Falls Short

The North Nodaway junior high Mustang girls fell behind 13-2, then put together a rally that came up just short against Worth County as they fell 13-7 last Tuesday. They remained searching for their first win after that game. They remained in the game despite only dressing out five players due to injuries and the Coronavirus pandemic.

Brylea Paxson hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key for Worth County, and then Bridgette Hightshoe hit a shot from the right wing to make it 5-0 four minutes into the game before Nevaeh Halvin cut it to 5-2 after one following a Lacy Riley drive. 

The game settled down into a defensive struggle for the rest of the game. Worth Country gradually pulled away, as they took control of the boards; they outrebounded North Nodaway 35-26 in the game. Abbi Brown hit Chloe Gladstone backdoor to make it 7-2 at the halftime break, then Rylee Ruckman scored four in the third and Brown scored in transition after a long bounce pass from Ruckman to make it 13-2 after three.

North Nodaway did not go quietly as Lacy Riley started working the glass and got a putback and added a free throw, while Nevaeh Halvin added another shot from the wing as North Nodaway got to within six with a chance to cut it to three or four.

For North Nodaway, Nevaeh Halvin had 4 and Lacy Riley had 3.

Emily Keho had three blocks. Sadee Clapp and Nevaeh Halvin had 1.

Nevaeh Halvin had 8 boards. Lacy Riley had 7, Addalea Barcus and Emily Keho had 4, and Sadee Clapp had 3.

Lacy Riley, Emily Keho, and Nevaeh Halvin had 1 assist each.

Emily Keho had 7 tips. Addalea Barcus had 6, Nevaeh Halvin 2, and Sadee Clapp and Lacy Riley 1.

Addalea Barcus had 4 steals. Nevaeh Halvin had 3, Emily Keho 2, and Sadee Clapp and Lacy Riley 1.

For Worth County, Rylee Ruckman had 4. Brylea Paxson had 3, and Bridgette Hightshoe, Chloe Gladstone, and Abbi Brown had 2.

Bridgette Hightshoe and Rylee Ruckman had 1 block each.

Abbi Brown had 14 boards. Bailey Steele had 5, Bridgette Hightshoe, Rylee Ruckman, and Marissa Schmitz all had 4, and Chloe Gladstone and Brylea Paxson had 2.

Rylee Ruckman had 2 assists, while Bailey Steele and Abbi Brown had 1.

Brylea Paxson had 6 tips. Rylee Ruckman had 4, Chloe Gladstone and Bridgette Hightshoe had 3, Bailey Steele 2, and Abbi Brown 1.

Rylee Ruckman had 6 steals. Chloe Gladstone had 2, while Brylea Paxson, Marissa Schmitz, and Bailey Steele had 1.