Northeast Nodaway’s boys, after winning the Platte Valley Invitational, hit a rough spot, losing to Worth County and then by a lot to Stanberry, which is ranked in the state. But then, they recovered with a 60-31 win over King City the next night. They played two tough games against Nodaway Valley and Rock Port, beating the Thunder 54-48 and Rock Port 41-37 before last Tuesday’s 75-36 win over DeKalb.
Coach Rory Jackson said that he didn’t make any special adjustments following the back to back losses; he said it was just a matter of getting football players Auston Pride and Dylan McIntyre worked into the rotation. The patience paid off as the Bluejays began turning things around in their next three games before playing their most complete game of the year.
DeKalb came into the game looking to improve on last year’s three win season; they won the consolation at the Platte Valley Invitational and were looking to drive and set up threes all night long. The gym is a difficult place to play, very tiny and noisy, and the drive is difficult, as there is no good way to get there; the team bus made it almost all the way to Plattsburg before discovering their mistake and turning back.
The game started off tight as Devin Hall kept DeKalb in the game and the Bluejay lead was only 12-10 at the 2:07 mark. The Bluejays were getting scoring from everyone, but they could not buy a stop on defense. But finally, Northeast locked down on defense and shut out DeKalb for six minutes as they gained separation and put the game away.
Dylan McIntyre got a tip, Ben Boswell got a steal, and Zach Pride got a finish to spark the run. Boswell got another steal and finish, Zech Pride got a triple, and then Ben Boswell hit a free throw to put Northeast up 20-10 after one.
McIntyre got untracked in the second quarter with eight points during the next stretch. He started off with a steal, then Auston Pride aired one out to Ben Boswell. Pride hit Dylan McIntyre on a high-low look, and then Ben Boswell hit Dylan for a layup after Zach Pride got a steal and Auston got a tip. Dylan McIntyre finished with a steal and Auston Pride scored from inside to cap the run with Northeast up 32-10 at the 4:45 mark of the second.
But DeKalb didn’t give up easily and they fought back, finding the range from downtown to get their deficit down to 36-20 late in the first half before Dylan McIntyre got a steal to make it 38-20 at the break.
Colton Swalley hit Dylan McIntyre cutting inside, Auston Pride cutting inside, and then Zach Pride in transition to start the Bluejays in the second half. Dylan McIntyre aired one out to Zach Pride to make it 46-20.
Once again, DeKalb fought back, with Devin Hall’s steal bringing the Tigers back to within 46-25. But then Auston Pride’s free throw and Ben Boswell’s triple killed the rally. Auston Pride got a putback, drew a foul, and missed the ensuing free throw, but then Dylan McIntyre was there for the putback for a four point play. DeKalb hit a guarded three, but then the rest of the quarter featured a scoring outburst from McIntyre, who proceeded to score 16 in the period as the Bluejays scored 31 in the quarter. Ben Boswell added a 3-point play after he got a tip and Dylan got a steal and fed him for the finish. When the dust had settled, Northeast was up 69-34 at the end of the third quarter and well in control.
Colton Swalley hit a 3-pointer to get on the board, Dylan McIntyre got his 30th point, and Ethan Gascoigne added a free throw for the Bluejays in the fourth quarter.
Dylan McIntyre had 30 for the Bluejays. Ben Boswell had 19, Zach Pride 11, Auston Pride 9, Colton Swalley 3, Lane Dack 2, and Ethan Gascoigne 1.
Dylan McIntyre had 2 blocks. Lane Dack and Ben Boswell had 1.
Dylan McIntyre had 12 boards to go with his 30 points. Auston Pride had 7, Lane Dack 4, Zach Pride 3, Colton Swalley, Ben Boswell, and Ethan Gascoigne 2 each, and Brycen Kennard and Boston Adwell 1 each.
Dylan McIntyre, Ben Boswell, Auston Pride, and Colton Swalley all had 4 assists. Zach Pride had 3, Boston Adwell 2, and Ethan Gascoigne 1.
Ben Boswell had 5 tips. Dylan McIntyre had 4, Zach Pride 2, and Auston Pride and Lane Dack 1.
Dylan McIntyre had 6 steals. Ben Boswell and Colton Swalley had 3 each, Zach Pride 2, and Boston Adwell and Brycen Kennard 1 each.
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