Sunday, November 21, 2021

Caleb New Scores 13, but Junior High Tigers Fall Short in Tourney Final

Caleb New scored 13 points, but Worth County fell short in the final round of the Northeast Nodaway Tournament falling to Maryville 30-22. The Tigers finally ran into someone who was just as good as them talentwise, as Maryville had a ton of size and athletic ability. Worth County could not overcome their ice cold shooting that had hurt them in the Avenue City game.

New on offense and Brayden Stevens kept Worth County in the game. Caleb New was the one Tiger hitting in the first half, scoring all 10 of Worth County's points. They overcame an early 4-0 deficit as New hit two three pointers to make it 6-4 before Phoenix Phillips, who is bigger than Bo Collins, tied it up at 6. Brayden Stevens got a top of tips and steals to knock Maryville out of their rhythm, but Worth County could not solve the tight man to man defense that Maryville had.

It didn't help Worth County that they were missing their free throws as well. New was fouled on a 3-point try and made all three tries to shoot his squad into the lead, but sharpshooter Colsen Freeman hit a triple to put Maryville back in front 11-10 at the half. 

Brayden Stevens cleaned up after a steal to put Worth County up 13-11, and the game was tied at 11, 13, 15, and 17. Bo Collins finally got untracked inside for Worth County after getting stuffed a couple of times in the first half by the Maryville squad. But then Colsen Freeman took over the game for Maryville in the fourth, hitting two 3-pointers and scoring eight points to help his team pull away.

Caleb New had 13 for the Tigers. Bo Collins had 6, Brayden Stevens 2, and Ethan Lininger 1.

Bo Collins had 5 blocks for the Tigers.

Bo Collins had 9 rebounds. Ethan Lininger had 6, Brayden Stevens 4, Franklynn Hoff and Caleb New 3, and Hayden Sanders 1.

Brayden Stevens had 2 assists. Bo Collins, Caleb New, and Franklynn Hoff had 1 each.

Brayden Stevens had 9 tips. Caleb New had 6, Hayden Sanders and Cole Ruby had 2, and Ethan Lininger, Franklynn Hoff, and Bo Collins had 1.

Brayden Stevens had 6 steals. Hayden Sanders and Bo Collins had 3 each, Ethan Lininger 2, and Caleb New 1.

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