Northeast Nodaway's boys pulled away to an easy 64-33 win over Stewartsville/Osborn Tuesday as they successfully overcame one of the toughest places to play in. Earlier in the season, the Bluejays had only beaten the Wildcards by nine, 42-33 in the second round of the Platte Valley Invitational. But that game was without the football boys. They were determined to move past a sloppy win over South Holt, a team that the Wildcards have beaten. And the Wildcards were without their best player, Doran Saunders, who had victimized a lot of teams this year with his size and athletic ability.
Eli Martens' three pointer tied it up at 4-4 early, but then Auston Pride got loose in transition and got a pass from Dylan McIntyre and a three point play. Northeast got a rare turnover, but it turned to gold as Zach Pride stole it right back and fed Dylan McIntyre. Northeast would not turn the ball over again until the midpoint of the second quarter and only turned it over four times by the end of the third quarter. Dylan McIntyre got a tip and Colton Swalley a steal, and then Ben Boswell got a steal and fed Swalley to make it 13-4 at the 4:16 mark of the first quarter.
From there, both teams were red hot for a while, and everything they were throwing up was going in. The game stayed between seven and 10 points until the midpoint of the second quarter, when Dylan McIntyre hit Auston Pride in the high post and Ben Boswell hit Lane Dack backdoor to make it 29-17 with 3:29 left in the first half. Alan Corkins' free throws cut it to 29-19 at the 3:10 mark, but then Stewartsville switched to a 1-2-2 halfcourt trap similar to what hurt Northeast against South Holt the game before. It worked initially as they forced a turnover out of it, but then Ben Boswell hit a 3-pointer off a pass from Lane Dack and Colton Swalley drove and hit Dylan McIntyre backdoor to make it 34-19.
Northeast went to a 1-3-1 of their own, and it got them dividends as Ben Boswell got a steal and a layup, and then he slashed down the left side after a pass from Zach Pride. Then, in the closing seconds of the half, Lane Dack inbounded to Dylan McIntyre, who leaned in over a Wildcard defender to score and make it 40-19 at the break.
There were some interesting numbers at the half. Northeast had more assists (16) than rebounds (10); both teams were red hot from the field in the first half. Dylan McIntyre and Colton Swalley were the only Bluejays to get boards in the half until Boston Adwell got one with two minutes left in the half.
It didn't matter what defense Stewartsville/Osborn tried in the third quarter as Northeast could do no wrong in the period. Ben Boswell scored off a drive after getting a pass from Lane Dack. Zach Pride made a perfect high low pass to Dylan McIntyre down low, then Dylan got a steal and converted. Ben Boswell got a steal and converted it to a three point play, Ben Boswell handed one off to Dylan, who got the benefit of a charge/block call and converted a three point play, Dylan jumped a pass and turned it into a three point play, Dylan stole a forced pass and fed Ben Boswell for two, and then Ben Boswell fed Dylan McIntyre inside for a three point play.
By the time the dust had settled, Dylan McIntyre had 13 points in the third quarter and Ben Boswell 7. The Bluejays had converted four three point plays in the period, three of which were converted by McIntyre and the other by Boswell. Zach Pride got loose in transition in the fourth quarter and Colton Swalley fed Jake Redden for two in the running clock portion of the game.
Dylan McIntyre had 25 points for the Bluejays. Ben Boswell had 20, Auston Pride 9, Colton Swalley 4, and Lane Dack, Zach Pride, and Jake Redden 2 each.
Colton Swalley had 7 boards. Lane Dack had 5, Auston Pride and Dylan McIntyre 3 each, Jake Redden 2, and Boston Adwell, Ben Boswell, Jack Boswell, and Landon Wilmes 1 each.
Ben Boswell and Lane Dack had 5 assists each. Dylan McIntyre and Colton Swalley had 4 each, Zach Pride 3, and Auston Pride 2.
Zach Pride had 4 tips. Colton Swalley and Dylan McIntyre had 3 each, Ben Boswell 2, and Auston Pride and Lane Dack 1 each.
Dylan McIntyre had 5 steals. Ben Boswell had 4, Colton Swalley 3, and Zach Pride and Lane Dack 1 each.
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