Worth County’s junior high boys overcame ice cold shooting in the first half and broke open the game in the third quarter to pull away for the 43-15 win over Avenue City to get up a final showdown with Maryville at the Northeast Nodaway Tournament. The Tigers were shorthanded, playing without two of their bigs in Andrew Griffin and Ethan Lininger. For the first time all year, they faced a team that was just as big as they were. But they got a ton of tips (29) and steals (33), which meant that they still had the lead at halftime.
The only Tiger hitting in the early going was Hayden Sanders, who hit two early threes to put them up 6-0. Owen Zeit brought his team back to within 8-4 after he got a steal and dropped it in over Bo Collins. But then Hayden Sanders scored off a drive, Brayden Stevens got a steal, Caleb New hit a 3-pointer after Franklynn Hoff kept a possession alive with an offensive board, and Bo Collins cleaned up on a fast break miss to make it 16-4.
At that point, one of the Avenue City fans protested a non-call after Caleb New jumped a pass and stole it and Referee Dan Gallagher tossed him out. New connected with a 3-pointer on the subsequent Tiger possession to make it 19-4.
Avenue City made a run at the Tigers to close to within 19-7 at the half. Worth County switched from a man to their 1-3-1 trapping zone, but the Aces scored the first basket of the third quarter to make it 19-9. They then got a stop on defense. But then the pressure kicked in as Brayden Stevens got a steal, got it to Caleb New, who threw it to Bo Collins for the finish to break the run. Bo Collins got a steal and Hoff fed him inside to make it 23-9.
Brayden Stevens then followed with a steal and then got another one and fed Franklynn Hoff for two to make it 27-9. Avenue City burned its second timeout of the period, but Franklynn Hoff got a steal and fed Stevens, Bo Collins kicked one out to Hayden Sanders for his third triple of the night, and Brayden Stevens scooped up a loose ball and scored to make it 34-9.
At that point, Avenue City threw in the towel and put five new players in. Worth County continued to pull away as Wyatt Hill scored two late baskets in the third quarter to make it 38-11. Cole Ruby connected on the right side and Brayden Combs added a free throw to give Worth County its biggest lead of the night at 41-11.
Hayden Sanders had 10 points. Bo Collins and Brayden Stevens had 8 each, Caleb New 6, Wyatt Hill 4, Franklynn Hoff, Cole Ruby, and Lucas Frisch 2 each, and Brayden Combs 1.
Bo Collins and Brayden Stevens had 1 block each.
Brayden Stevens had 8 boards. Bo Collins had 6, Cole Ruby 4, Franklynn Hoff, Wyatt Hill, Brayden Combs, and Jace Cameron 2 each, and Caleb New, Brayden Murphy, Lucas Frisch, and Sawyer Thurman had 1 each.
Caleb New and Brayden Stevens had 3 assists each. Franklynn Hoff had 2, while Bo Collins, Cole Ruby, Brayden Murphy, and Jace Cameron had 1 each.
Franklynn Hoff had 7 tips. Brayden Stevens had 6, Caleb New 4, Hayden Sanders and Cole Ruby 3, Brayden Murphy 2, and Bo Collins, Wyatt Hill, Jace Cameron, and Dylan Smith 1 each.
Brayden Stevens had 9 steals. Franklynn Hoff, Bo Collins, Cole Ruby, and Wyatt Hill had 5 steals each, while Hayden Sanders and Caleb New had 2 each.
The boys won their first round matchup against Nodaway Valley 58-2. The girls won handily, getting their best win of the year at 37-15.
The girls were not so lucky against Avenue City, falling 42-20. Down two starters, they got into early foul trouble against the Aces and fell behind 19-4 after one quarter as they were swarming, pressing, and trapping the whole game. Worth County finally got the hang of the press and got the deficit down to 12 in the second quarter and down to 27-17 in the third quarter, but Avenue City pulled away again for the win. Rylee Ruckman had 8, Kristen Tracy 6, and Addison Gray, Kambree Briner, and Rayleigh Smith had 2 each.
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