Monday, December 21, 2020

Swarming Defense Gives Bluejay Girls Second Win

 Northeast Nodaway’s girls used swarming defense and several timely runs to beat East Harrison 51-29 last Tuesday and secure their second win. Jill Boswell had 13 points, Jaden Atkins had a double double with 10 points and 11 tips, and Dalanie Auffert went beast mode with 15 boards in the winning effort.

The Bluejays had something rare happen to them at the start of the game – they saw the ball go in the basket. Jill Boswell opened with a free throw, Anne Schieber hit Jaden Atkins for a basket from the right side, Atkins got a steal after Jill Boswell tipped a pass and converted, Anne Schieber scored after Jill Boswell got a steal, Anne lobbed one into Dylanie McIntyre inside, and Cassy Redden hit Anne Schieber on the right baseline. Just like that, Northeast had put 11 points on the board just 2½ minutes into the game. Over the last two years, they have struggled to put up 11 points in an entire game sometimes.

From there, the Bluejays battled foul trouble, but continued to slowly pull away, growing the lead up to 29-13 by half. At the start of the third, Anne Schieber scored off a steal, Dalanie Auffert hit Cassy Redden in the high post, Anne Schieber added two free throws, and Schieber hit Redden inside to make it 37-13. 

Once again, foul trouble took its toll as Jill Boswell and Cassy Redden both went to the bench with their fourth foul, as East Harrison closed to within 41-24 early in the fourth. But Boswell returned and put up 10 points in the final frame as the Bluejays pulled away to lead by as much as 25.

The Bluejays had another rarity – eight players got in the scoring column. Jill Boswell had 13, Jaden Atkins 10, Anne Schieber 9, Cassy Redden 7, Dalanie Auffert 6, and Saige Kohlleppel, Delaney McIntyre, and Lauren McIntyre all had 2 each.

Dalanie Auffert had 15 boards for the Bluejays. Meredith Adwell and Jill Boswell had 5 each, Cassy Redden 4, Saige Kohlleppel and Anne Schieber 3 each, Delaney McIntyre and Jaden Atkins 2, and Lauren McIntyre 1.

Anne Schieber had 7 assists. Cassy Redden had 3, and Jill Boswell, Lauren McIntyre, Delaney McIntyre, Dalanie Auffert, and Meredith Adwell all had 1.

Jaden Atkins had 11 tips. Jill Boswell had 8, Anne Schieber 6, Lauren McIntyre 5, Dalanie Auffert 3, Cassy Redden 2, and Tierney Privett 1.

Anne Schieber had 7 steals. Jill Boswell and Jaden Atkins had 4 each, Dalanie Auffert and Cassy Redden had 2, and Delaney McIntyre, Meredith Adwell, and Lauren McIntyre all had 1.


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