Hadley DeFreece erupted for eight fourth quarter points as Northeast Nodaway’s girls held off Worth County for its second win of the year 31-27. For Worth County, the Tigers remain winless.
Both teams started off slowly, with each team only scoring twice in the first six minutes. Finally, Northeast gained some separation when Dalanie Auffert hit a free throw and Sasha Deardorff hit a midrange shot set up by a Jill Boswell drive to go up 7-4 after one.
Baylie Busby then took over the second quarter, scoring off a pair of inside shots, going coast to coast after a defensive board, and scoring off a drive to put the Bluejays up 15-5. Frustration was setting in as Tiger skipper Tiffany Bliley was shuttling 10 different people in and out of the lineup, trying to find some combination that would click; their first three losses were not even close to being competitive, and they were down two players due to injuries.
But Hailey Adwell hit a three-pointer late to cut it to 15-8. Somehow, despite being totally outplayed, Worth County kept hanging around until the very end. They threw the ball away 28 times to 16 times for Northeast, and were outrebounded 33-29, but somehow stayed in the game until the end.
Worth County switched to a full court press and did a much better job of jumping the dribble weave, which allowed them to stop the bleeding in the third quarter. Northeast led by nine twice, but Taylor Sanders knocked down a three late to make it 19-13, and then Ali Brown cut it to 19-15 to start the fourth. Jill Boswell knocked down two free throws, only for Sanders to counter again and make it 21-18.
But just as it looked like Worth County would catch the Bluejays, Hadley DeFreece, who had shot 0 for 10 from downtown, suddenly connected to stop the bleeding. She then converted a steal and Mackenzie Pride added a free throw after getting a steal off a Baylie Busby tip to make it 27-18.
But Sanders hit her third 3-pointer of the night, and missed Bluejay free throws opened the barn door again for Worth County as Sanders hit two free throws and Kara Staton hit from the high post to make it 27-25.
Worth County had two chances to take the lead, but missed 3-pointers by Autumn Cousatte and Taylor Sanders kept Northeast in front. Finally, Hadley DeFreece struck again, hitting two free throws with 1:10 left after Northeast had missed their previous five to make it 29-25.
Dalanie Auffert then blocked a shot, but a tieup went back to Worth County. This time, Hadley DeFreece got a steal and made one of two at the line to make it 30-25. Northeast got the ball back and Sasha Deardorff missed a wild three, but Jill Boswell stole the ball back and drew Taylor Sanders’ fifth foul, hitting one of two to make it 31-25. Ali Brown scored with 9 seconds left to cut it to four, but Northeast was able to dribble out the clock for the win.
For Worth County, Taylor Sanders had 11 points. Ali Brown and Kara Staton had 4 each, Brylee Rush and Hailey Adwell had 3, and Paige Sherer had 2.
Ali Brown and Kara Staton had 1 block each.
Ali Brown had 8 boards. Liz Brown had 7, Hailey Adwell 5, Kara Staton 3, and Brylee Rush, Justina Wimer, and Paige Sherer had 2 each.
Paige Sherer had 3 assists. Justina Wimer and Autumn Cousatte had 2 each. Brylee Rush, Liz Brown, and Hailey Adwell had 1.
Autumn Cousatte had 8 tips. Ali Brown had 5, Liz Brown and Hailey Adwell had 4 each, Taylor Sanders and Brylee Rush 3 each, and Kara Staton and Paige Sherer had 2 each.
Hailey Adwell had 3 steals. Liz Brown had 2, while Taylor Sanders, Kara Staton, Justina Wimer, and Ali Brown had 1 each.
For Northeast Nodaway, Baylie Busby had 12. Hadley DeFreece had 8, Jill Boswell 5, Dalanie Auffert 3, Sasha Deardorff 2, and Mackenzie Pride 1.
Dalanie Auffert had 3 blocks. Sasha Deardorff and Baylie Busby had 1 each.
Dalanie Auffert had 11 boards. Sasha Deardorff had 6, Jill Boswell and Mackenzie Pride 5 each, Baylie Busby 4, and Hadley DeFreece 2.
Dalanie Auffert had 4 assists. Jill Boswell had 3, and Baylie Busby 1.
Hadley DeFreece had 10 tips. Baylie Busby had 8, Dalanie Auffert 3, Jill Boswell 2, and Mackenzie Pride and Sasha Deardorff 1.
Dalanie Auffert had 6 steals. Baylie Busby had 5, Jill Boswell and Hadley DeFreece 4 each, Mackenzie Pride 3, and Sasha Deardorff 2.
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