Northeast Nodaway fell 55-54 to Rock Port in the closing seconds despite Dylan McIntyre’s 27 points and Colton Swalley’s 10 assists. The Bluejays were pitted against a much taller team in Rock Port, with a front line of 6’3”, 6’3”, and 6’1”. Rock Port made good use of their size early, jumping out to a 7-0 lead as Phillip Herron hit a 3-pointer, Aidan Burke scored off a drive, and Holden Farmer scored off a steal. But Northeast hung around for the rest of the first quarter, getting some good backdoor looks and a 3-point play from Dylan McIntyre to stay close. Ben Boswell’s backdoor layup with 5 seconds left cut the Northeast deficit to 14-11.
Holden Farmer’s shot from the high post put Rock Port up 19-16 after Northeast had closed to within one, but then Northeast moved into the lead for the first time as Ben Boswell hit two free throws and Dylan McIntyre got loose in transition and converted a three point play to put Northeast ahead 21-19. Farmer’s putback tied it up, but then Lane Dack scored off a drive and Dylan McIntyre scored four straight to make it 27-21. Bannack Skillen’s 3-pointer cut it to 27-24, but then Ben Boswell’s free throw and Dylan McIntyre’s inside shot put Northeast up 30-24 at the break.
Northeast picked up right where they left off as Ben Boswell hit a 3-pointer and Dylan McIntyre jumped a pass to make it 35-24. Rock Port fought back as Aidan Burke scored off a drive and Micah Makings hit a guarded shot from the high post to cut the Rock Port deficit to 35-28. But then Dylan McIntyre’s drive, Zach Pride’s triple, Auston Pride’s putback, and Dylan McIntyre’s putback and three point play gave Northeast its biggest lead of the night at 45-32. Farmer hit a backdoor layup and Burke hit a 3-pointer to get the Rock Port deficit under double digits at 45-37, but then Dylan McIntyre scored from inside at the buzzer to make it 47-37.
But Rock Port could afford to be very aggressive on defense with only two team fouls up to that point, and sure enough, the Northeast lead began to shrink away as Holden Farmer started to take over the game, hitting the first six points of the fourth quarter for Rock Port to make it 47-43. Ben Boswell hit a 3-pointer, but then Phillip Herron hit a 3-pointer, Farmer scored off a drive, and Aiden Burke scored off another drive and the Northeast lead was gone. Dylan McIntyre hit two free throws off a drive, but then after the two teams exchanged turnovers, Micah Makings tied it up again for Rock Port at 52-52 with 2:01 left.
Northeast got called for a charge, but Ben Boswell stole the ball with 1:18 left. However, he couldn’t convert the free throws and the game remained tied. Rock Port missed a 3-pointer, but Holden Farmer was there for the offensive board, drew a foul, and hit one of two to put Rock Port in front 53-52 with 54 seconds left.
Dylan McIntyre put Northeast back in front with a drive with 35 seconds left, and everybody knew who the ball would go to for Rock Port’s final shot. It didn’t matter, as Holden Farmer cut to the basket and scored with 7 seconds left to put Rock Port in front 55-54.
Northeast had a final shot, but Colton Swalley missed a contested shot in the paint, Dylan McIntyre grabbed the offensive board, but he was stuck behind the basket as time expired.
Dylan McIntyre had 27 points for Northeast. Ben Boswell had 18, Lane Dack 4, Zach Pride 3, and Auston Pride 2.
Dylan McIntyre had 2 blocks.
Dylan McIntyre had 7 boards. Colton Swalley had 5, Auston Pride 4, Ben Boswell 3, and Lane Dack and Zach Pride 2 each.
Colton Swalley had 10 assists. Zach Pride, Ben Boswell, and Lane Dack had 3 each, while Auston Pride had 1.
Colton Swalley and Ben Boswell had 4 tips. Lane Dack and Dylan McIntyre had 2 each, and Auston Pride and Zach Pride had 1.
Dylan McIntyre, Colton Swalley, and Ben Boswell had 2 steals each. Lane Dack had 1.
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