Worth County’s teams might as well have not made the road trip to Pattonsburg last Thursday as they both suffered blowout losses in the dome.
The girls had every right to expect a win as Pattonsburg came into the game at 5-8. But it was Pattonsburg who was able to dictate the tempo, running up and down the floor at will with Webby Bailey, Jillian Plymell, and Jenna Heath hurting the Tigers all night long in a 69-46 win for the Panthers.
Worth County scored the first seven points of the game, but instead of slowing the game down, playing defense, and using their 10-player bench to wear down the Panthers, they tried to run with the fast-paced Pattonsburg squad, throwing up quick shots. They were able to keep up with the Panther squad in the first quarter, taking an 18-12 lead after one. But in the second, they went through a scoreless stretch that lasted from early in the second to early in the third. That fueled the Panther run as the Tiger lead was soon erased, as Bailey and Heath were able to get out on the break at will.
Meanwhile, nobody guarded Jillian Plymell, who made a bunch of 3-pointers in a quick span last year to force Worth County to put their starters back in last year. Plymell did the exact same thing Thursday, hitting five 3-pointers in a three minute span from the end of the second quarter to the first two minutes of the third quarter as the Panther lead grew to 42-20 at the 6:11 mark.
The rest of the game was a futile effort to play catchup, as the Tigers didn’t have an answer to Bailey and Heath slashing to the basket at will.
Megan Cassavaugh had 15 points. Morgan Beagle had 11, Jill Hardy 10, EmiLee Brown 7, Braidy Hunt 2, and Kynah Steele 1.
The boys gave up too many second chances to an explosive team like Pattonsburg; the Panthers came in averaging 60 points a game. Worth County scored above Pattonsburg’s defensive average of 48 points per game, getting 56 in the effort. But they gave up 14 offensive boards, far too many for a team like the Panthers. The result was a 74-56 loss in the nightcap.
The game stayed close throughout the first half, and Aydan Gladstone’s drive put Worth County in front 34-33 to start the second half. Pattonsburg jumped out in front 42-34, but Worth County put on a terrific rally to end the third quarter and close to within 46-43 after three.
Pattonsburg scored the first eight points to go up 54-43 to start the fourth. Jackson Runde’s triple cut it to 57-51 at the 4:30 mark, but Worth County had to start fouling to get the ball back and throw up some quick shots; nothing dropped, and Pattonsburg made 9 of 12 from the line and ran at will in the last few minutes to pull away to the 74-56 win.
Alex Rinehart had 19 points. Aydan Gladstone had 15, Jackson Runde 11, Grant Cameron 7, and Tyler New had 4.
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