Worth County’s boys survived a tough South Holt squad that had been making strides throughout the year, getting the 53-42 win Saturday to advance to the semifinal round. Jackson Runde had a monster night for the Tigers, getting 23 points and 18 boards as the Tigers overcame Aydan Gladstone’s foul trouble and a halftime deficit.
Kendall Noland’s free throws put South Holt up 5-4 at the 4:07 mark as both teams started off slowly. But Worth County appeared to take control as Aydan Gladstone got a putback and scored off a Grant Cameron steal to make it 8-5. Cade Kurtz’s three pointer tied it up, but then Jackson Runde scored off a drive and Grant Cameron hit a 3-pointer to make it 13-8. Kurtz hit his second three pointer of the quarter to make it 13-11, but Cameron rushed down the floor and hit one of his own to make it 16-11 after one.
Gladstone’s backdoor look put the Tigers up 18-11 to start the second quarter, but then Kurtz struck again to spark a Knights rally as Tylynn Prussman’s steal cut the Tiger lead to 18-17. The Tiger lead was gone after Cole Medsker got the hot hand for the Knights late in the first quarter, and Gladstone picked up his third foul with 0.7 seconds left in the first half trying to guard Medsker, and he hit both free throws to put the Knights up 26-22 at the half.
Jackson Runde’s third chance putback cut the Tiger deficit to 26-24, but then things threatened to go south in a hurry after Gladstone got called for a charge and sat with his fourth foul. But rather than folding, Worth County rallied as Runde got a putback, Jackson Smith scored from the left side, Levi Cassavaugh got a putback, Jackson Runde hit two free throws, and Tyler New got a putback to put the Tigers back in front 34-26. Jayce Jackson hit a 3-pointer, but Runde answered with one of his own to put the Tigers up 37-29 after three.
Tylynn Prussman chipped away at the Tiger lead to cut it to 37-32 to start the fourth, but Aydan Gladstone came back and this time stayed on the floor. His drive to the basket with 6:44 left made it 39-32. Kendall Noland hit a 3-pointer to cut it to four, but Runde got a drive and a three point play to make it 42-35 at the 5:59 mark of the fourth.
Cole Medsker hit a 3-pointer to cut it to four again, but Aydan Gladstone hit two free throws off a drive and Runde’s putback made it 46-38 at the 4:01 mark. The two teams traded buckets, but then Runde scored from inside, Aydan Gladstone scored another inside shot, and Jackson Runde hit two free throws as Worth County was able to run out the clock.
Jackson Runde had 23 for the Tigers. Aydan Gladstone had 12, Tyler New and Grant Cameron 6, Jackson Smith 4, and Levi Cassavaugh 2.
Jackson Runde had 1 blocked shot.
Jackson Runde had 18 boards. Aydan Gladstone had 7, Grant Cameron and Levi Cassavaugh had 4 each, Tyler New 3, and Jackson Smith 1.
Grant Cameron and Aydan Gladstone had 4 assists. Tyler New and Jackson Runde had 3 each, Jackson Smith 2, and Levi Cassavaugh 1.
Jackson Smith had 3 tips. Grant Cameron, Jackson Runde, and Levi Cassavaugh had 2 each, and Aydan Gladstone and Tyler New had 1 each.
Aydan Gladstone had 4 steals. Grant Cameron and Jackson Smith had 3 each, while Levi Cassavaugh, Tyler New, and Jackson Runde had 1 each.
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