North Nodaway's girls had a rough week last week, facing two of the top junior high teams in the area in Mound City and St. Gregory's. Needing some scoring punch, they got some Monday against Rock Port, but fell short 24-16. Mya Hansen, only a seventh grader, showed that she was one of the most improved players from the early part of the year as she scored 10 points for North Nodaway.
But the effort wasn't enough against another solid team in Rock Port, which played a stiff man to man defense; Ella Meyerkorth ran wild for the Blue Jays, getting 19 of Rock Port's 24 points in the win. North Nodaway turned the ball over 25 times against Rock Port, didn't get a single steal against a good ball handling team until the second half, and got too far behind. To their credit, their rebounding kept them in the game, with the Mustangs getting 42 boards as a team and only giving up four offensive boards. Lacy Riley had 10 boards despite playing with foul trouble; Jackie Wray had 9 and Hansen 7.
Despite 9 turnovers in the first quarter, North Nodaway was somehow still in the game after one, only down 5-2 after Hansen's inside shot broke the ice. Lily Blaine took a charge on Meyerkorth, but the Rock Port guard had her way, getting 8 of Rock Port's 11 points by halftime. But Hansen provided a spark late, driving down the right baseline, missing a shot, but Lacy Riley put it back at the buzzer to make it 11-4.
Hansen missed a runner to start the second half, but Jackie Wray was there for the putback to cut it to 11-6, but the rest of the quarter was all Meyerkorth, who was stealing the ball at will. Rock Port led by as much as 18, but Hansen slashed down the left wing after Meyerkorth gambled and missed on a pass and Wray added a third chance putback to cut it to 20-10 after three.
Meyerkorth got a steal midway through the fourth to make it 12 again at 22-10, but Hansen suddenly showed some life for North Nodaway, driving down the left wing again and then getting a steal to cut it to 22-14. But Meyerkorth got loose in transition with 1:49 left for the dagger before Hansen's putback cut it to eight again in the closing seconds.
Hansen had 10 points. Jackie Wray had 4, and Lacy Riley 2.
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