Alex Rinehart scored 31 points a few days after scoring 38 points as Worth County got back on the winning track with a 63-59 win over Albany last Tuesday. Last year, Albany had Worth County’s number, but this year, the Tigers turned the tables after trailing for much of the first half.
The Warriors picked up right where they left off in the previous year against Worth County as Kaeden Hutchinson converted a three point play and Newman hit a shot from the right side to put the Warriors in front 13-7 late in the first quarter.
But Worth County began chipping away after a buzzer beater that would have put Albany up six after one quarter was ruled out, and Grant Cameron scored off a drive at the start of the second to make it 14-12. Hutchinson continued to have the hot hand for Albany, but Alex Rinehart shot the Tigers into the lead at 21-20 midway through the second. The momentum swung back in Albany’s favor late in the half when Rinehart picked up his third foul, and Hutchinson scored the last four points to put Albany in front 26-23.
The Warriors stayed in front until early in the third, when their best defender, Jordan Poppa, picked up his third and fourth foul in the same possession. The second foul was a shooting foul and Aydan Gladstone went to the line with his team trailing 30-27. He made the first shot, but missed the second. But Lucas Wake, who played one of his best games of the year that night, saved it from going out of bounds to Aydan in the right corner. Two Warriors seemingly had him trapped, but he drove right by then and scored to tie it at 30.
The game was tied at 32 and 34, but then Tyler New hit a 3-pointer from the left side to put Worth County up 37-36. Tyler connected again for five straight points to make it 39-36, forcing Albany into a timeout. Hutchinson got the Warriors back to within one at 41-40, and then Tryce Floyd got a steal and went in for a layup try. But the contested shot was missed, and Aydan Gladstone aired it out to Jackson Runde on the other end to put Worth County up by three at 43-40 instead of Albany being up by one.
Worth County spread the ball out well and was able to drive at will during the next sequence as Aydan Gladstone scored off a drive and Alex Rinehart got a three point play to make it 48-40, forcing Albany to put Poppa back in with four fouls. Tryce Floyd hit a 3-pointer to cut it to five, but Jackson Runde’s putback put the Tigers up 50-43.
The Tigers got ahead by as much as 12 when Alex Rinehart scooped up a carom and hit a 3-pointer and Aydan Gladstone hit two free throws to make it 55-43. But Albany got into the bonus and Kaeden Hutchinson got the hot hand for Albany, as the Warriors started to come back. Hutchinson scored 11 straight points to bring his team to within 59-55; Worth County fueled the run with three missed free throws and a bad 3-point shot.
Albany was pressing and trapping to try to get the ball back, and they finally got a steal. But Hutchinson finally missed one as well as a putback try, and he fouled Alex Rinehart scrambling for another rebound. From there, Alex Rinehart carried the team on his shoulders, as he had 11 of his 31 points in the period. He hit both free throws to make it 61-55.
But Tryce Floyd hit a shot from the left baseline to keep Albany’s chances alive. Floyd got a steal, but Aydan Gladstone stripped Hutchinson. Worth County butterfingered a pass, but Floyd missed a tough shot in the paint, and Tyler New tipped it out to Grant Cameron for the defensive board. But Grant Cameron missed both free throws and Floyd hit two free throws to make it 61-59.
With Albany swarming and pressing, Aydan Gladstone uncorked a dangerous pass to Alex Rinehart, who came up with it despite a defender draped on him; he was fouled and hit both free throws with 9 seconds left to make it 63-59. Albany could not answer, as they missed a 3-pointer and a putback try at the end.
Alex Rinehart had 31 points. Aydan Gladstone had 13, Jackson Runde 10, Tyler New 5, and Grant Cameron 4.
Jackson Runde had 9 boards. Aydan Gladstone had 6, Alex Rinehart 4, Lucas Wake 3, Grant Cameron 2, and Tyler New and Jackson Smith 1.
Aydan Gladstone had 5 assists. Jackson Runde had 4, Grant Cameron 2, and Jackson Smith, Lucas Wake, and Tyler New 1.
Alex Rinehart had 7 tips. Aydan Gladstone had 5, Grant Cameron and Jackson Runde 2, and Tyler New 1.
Alex Rinehart had 4 steals. Jackson Smith and Aydan Gladstone had 2 each, and Grant Cameron had 1.
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