North Nodaway got a rare breather last Tuesday, scoring the first 15 points of the game and pulling away for a 56-34 win over Rock Port. Jacquelyn Cline had 19 despite being keyed most of the night by the Rock Port defense, and she occupied the defense to the point where everyone else was open. Saylor Brown had 12, while Saryn Brown and Lauren Herndon both had 11. Herndon played her best game of the year up to that point, flying around the gym on defense and getting 9 steals.
A Jacquelyn Cline drive set up Saylor Brown’s jumper from the left wing and then Brown threw a lob pass to Ellaina Renfro, who finished and converted a three point play to make it 5-0.
As Rock Port got into early foul trouble, North Nodaway continued to pull away. Saylor Brown inbounded one to Lauren Herndon, Jacquelyn Cline got a tip and steal and threw it to Saryn Brown for two free throws. Saylor Brown got a steal to Lauren Herndon, who threw it to Cline spotted up on the baseline for three, and then Cline hit a 3-pointer to make it 15-0.
Avery Meyerkorth, who picked up two quick fouls for Rock Port, came back in and sparked the Blue Jays. She scored four and Addison Mufeld hit a 3-pointer to cut it to 18-7 late in the first. Rock Port was attacking the rim to start the second and got their deficit down to 23-13, but then Lauren Herndon hit a 3-pointer and then got a tip and steal and threw ahead to Saryn Brown to restore order for the Mustangs. Cline hit a 3-pointer after Lauren Herndon pushed one ahead, and Saylor Brown’s fourth chance putback made it 33-13 at the 1:49 mark of the second.
Rock Port fought back to cut it to 36-19 to start the third quarter, but Lauren Herndon hit Jacquelyn Cline from NBA distance to spark the Mustangs again. Then, Saryn Brown got a block, Ellaina Renfro secured the board, and Saryn pushed ahead to Saylor for the finish. Saylor Brown kicked one out to Cline, who drive and finished, and then Saryn Brown got a putback to make it 45-19.
The teams traded buckets until the fourth quarter, when Herndon sparked the Mustangs again with a 3-pointer to make it 52-24. Kelsi Barcus twice hit Saylor Brown for drives to make it 56-24 before Rock Port scored the final 10 points against North Nodaway’s reserves.
For North Nodaway, Jacquelyn Cline had 19, Saylor Brown 12, and Lauren Herndon and Saryn Brown 11 each. Ellaina Renfro had 3.
Lauren Herndon, Saryn Brown, and Ellaina Renfro each had a block.
Saryn Brown had 10 boards. Saylor Brown had 7, Jacquelyn Cline 5, Lauren Herndon and Ellaina Renfro 4, and Kelsi Barcus 2.
Saylor Brown had 7 assists. Jacquelyn Cline had 5, Lauren Herndon 3, Kelsi Barcus 2, and Saryn Brown 1.
Lauren Herndon had 8 tips. Saylor Brown had 4, Saryn Brown, Andrea Jenkins, and Ellaina Renfro had 2 each, and Jacquelyn Cline had 1.
Lauren Herndon had 9 steals. Jacquelyn Cline had 5, Saylor and Saryn Brown had 4 each, and Ellaina Renfro and Andrea Jenkins had 1 each.
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