Lauren Herndon nearly got a triple double for the Mustangs as she had 12 points, 11 boards, and 9 steals as North Nodaway won their second straight game, 43-28 over Northeast Nodaway. The pattern for the Mustangs continued; they got off to a hot start, weathered Northeast’s efforts to get back into the game, and pulled away in the second half for the win.
For Northeast, still searching for their third win, they struggled to put five players on the floor leading up to the South Harrison Tournament before Cora Munns came out. Not wanting the season to end, they gave South Harrison all they could handle before losing 53-37, and then rallied back from a seven point deficit against East Harrison, led by 3 at one point, but fell 39-35.
But then, the Bluejays nearly saw their season end again as Makenzie Pride went down (knee) and they had to cancel their game with Mound City. They finally got Lauren McIntyre and Jaden Atkins to come out, and a completely different team took the floor for Friday’s game. Since Munns, McIntyre, and Atkins had all been cheerleading for the Bluejays, the MSHSAA 14 day conditioning period did not apply and they could play right away. Similarly, teams who play in the MSHSAA State Championship can turn around and play basketball the next night, like the football players did for Northeast Nodaway, after they played in the State Championship game.
It looked like a running clock mismatch at first as the Mustangs picked up right where they left off as Jacquelyn Cline went on one of her runs where she scores points in bunches and knocked down three triples on consecutive possessions to put the Mustangs up 9-0. North Nodaway, who won three out of its last four with the win, continued a pattern of starting off fast; against King City, they got off to a 9-2 start. Against Rock Port, they scored the first 15 points of the game and could have won it by 40 if they had wanted to.
But all of a sudden, Northeast, which had been working all year on how to break the press, realized they could play ball with North Nodaway and started breaking the press while the Mustangs went ice cold for the remainder of the first quarter. Hadley DeFreece hit a 3-pointer to get the Bluejays on the board, and then Lauren McIntyre hit from the high post at the buzzer to make it 9-5.
Lauren Herndon hit a 3-pointer to start the second for North Nodaway, and Dylanie Auffert got hit in the nose and sat out for a few minutes. North Nodaway switched to their man to man, with initial success as Saylor Brown got loose in transition to make it 14-5.
But once again Northeast fought back as Baylie Busby was seemingly trapped in the corner, only for her to blow by four Mustangs and get to the line, where she scored two free throws to spark the Bluejays. Jaden Atkins got a tip and Hadley DeFreece got a steal, and DeFreece hit a 3-pointer to cut it to 14-12. Jacquelyn Cline got a drive, but then Dalanie Auffert kicked one out to Busby for three to make it 16-15.
Cline hit a free throw and then Lauren Herndon got a putback and a 3-pointer as the Mustangs stopped the bleeding and moved back in front 22-15 at the half.
North Nodaway regained control in the second half after Lauren Herndon hit two free throws and Saylor Brown got a skip from Jacquelyn Cline to make it 26-15. Cline’s fourth 3-pointer of the night made it 32-19, but Dalanie Auffert got behind the defense and got a pass from Jaden Atkins and Busby followed with a steal with 15 seconds left to make it 32-23. But then Saylor Brown rushed it up the court and found Saryn at the buzzer to make it double digits again at 34-23.
Saryn Brown hit a triple, Cline took on three Bluejay defenders and got on the line to hit two free throws and got behind the defense and got a pass from Saylor Brown, and Lauren Herndon got behind the defense to give North Nodaway its biggest lead at 43-26.
Jacquelyn Cline had 19 points, her second straight night with 19 points. Lauren Herndon had 12, Saryn Brown 8, and Saylor Brown 4.
Saylor Brown, Lauren Herndon, and Kelsi Barcus had 1 block each.
Lauren Herndon had 11 boards. Saylor Brown and Saryn Brown had 10, Ellaina Renfro 5, and Jacquelyn Cline 4.
Saylor Brown and Jacquelyn Cline had 6 assists each. Lauren Herndon had 5.
Saryn Brown had 13 tips. Lauren Herndon had 6, Saylor Brown and Ellaina Renfro 4, Jacquelyn Cline 3, and Kelsi Barcus 1.
Lauren Herndon had 9 steals for the second night in a row. Saryn Brown had 4, while Saylor Brown, Jacquelyn Cline, and Ellaina Renfro each had 3.
For Northeast Nodaway, Baylie Busby had 11, Hadley DeFreece 10, Dalanie Auffert 5, and Lauren McIntyre 2.
Dalanie Auffert had 3 blocks.
Hadley DeFreece had 7 boards. Baylie Busby and Jaden Atkins had 6 each, Dalanie Auffert 4, Lauren McIntyre 3, and Cora Munns 1.
Jaden Atkins had 3 assists. Dalanie Auffert had 2 and Hadley DeFreece and Baylie Busby had 1 each.
Baylie Busby had 5 tips. Jaden Atkins, Hadley DeFreece, and Lauren McIntyre had 1 each.
Hadley DeFreece and Baylie Busby had 3 steals each. Jaden Atkins had 2, while Dalanie Auffert and Lauren McIntyre had 1 each.
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