Northeast Nodaway’s boys cut down a much taller Rock Port squad on Friday, December 18th, getting the 54-42 road win in what both the players and coaches considered their best game of the year up to that point. Rock Port had a 6’7” post player who was one of the leading scorers in the area up to that point, and a tall, burly guard who could drive and muscle his way into the basket along with some shooters. Dylan McIntyre had 21 points for the Bluejays, getting stronger as the game progressed and getting plenty of help.
NEN got behind 5-0 right off the bat, but got back in it, getting free throws from Colton Swalley and Zach Pride and a Ben Boswell basket after Pride jumped a pass. Rock Port’s big man got loose in transition, but Auston Pride hit from the high post, Ben Boswell jumped a pass and went in for the layup, and then Northeast got a four point play. Auston Pride cleaned up after a missed layup after Zach Pride got a quick outlet to Ben Boswell, and then Colton Swalley got a tip and steal and got it to Dylan McIntyre to make it 12-7. Ben Boswell hit a 3-pointer to cap Northeast’s 15-2 run and make it 15-7.
Rock Port switched to a zone and started slashing to the basket as #12 started getting to the rim at will as the lead disappeared midway through the second quarter and the game was tied up at 19. Rock Port was owning the offensive glass, and Northeast was not finishing around the rim against Rock Port’s big men.
But the Bluejays reasserted themselves when Ben Boswell hit a free throw, Zach Pride converted a steal, and Auston Pride hit free throws before Rock Port hit a 3-pointer to cut it to 24-22 at the half.
Dylan McIntyre started finding driving lanes open for Northeast, but #12 kept getting loose for Rock Port to keep pace. Finally. Colton Swalley got loose after Ben Boswell got a tip and steal, and then Ben Boswell cleaned up off a Swalley steal to make it 38-30 before Rock Port got a putback to make it 38-32 after three. Northeast’s ability to steal the ball from Rock Port was the big difference in the game, as they scored 20 out of their 54 points off steals that game.
Rock Port twice cut it to five early in the fourth quarter and went to a press to try to get the ball back, but then Dylan McIntyre scored nine points in a row for Northeast to put the game away. He scored inside over Rock Port’s big men off a pass from Auston Pride and got a block and went coast to coast for a free throw to make it 46-39. On the next play, Rock Port threw up a quick 3-pointer, but it backfired as it missed and Ben Boswell pushed it ahead to McIntyre for a layup. Then, Dylan found plenty of real estate down the left baseline and converted to make it 50-39. Rock Port hit a 3-pointer, but then had to start fouling, and McIntyre hit two free throws to make it four possessions at 52-42. Ben Boswell then hit two free throws after a technical foul on Rock Port when one of their subs, who had checked in, ran onto the court in the middle of play.
Dylan McIntyre had 21 points for Northeast. Ben Boswell had 16, Auston Pride 8, Colton Swalley 6, and Zach Pride 3.
Ben Boswell had 7 boards. Dylan McIntyre had 4, Zach Pride and Auston Pride 3, and Colton Swalley and Lane Dack 1.
Lane Dack had 5 assists. Ben Boswell had 4, Zach Pride 3, Auston Pride 2, and Dylan McIntyre and Colton Swalley 2.
Lane Dack had 5 tips. Dylan McIntyre and Ben Boswell had 4 each, Zach Pride 3, Auston Pride 2, and Colton Swalley 1.
Ben Boswell had 6 steals. Lane Dack had 3, Zach Pride, Auston Pride, and Colton Swalley had 2 each, and Dylan McIntyre 1.
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