North Nodaway and South Holt laid it all on the line Wednesday night in the district semifinal, but North Nodaway came up one point short at 39-38 when the dust had settled. It was the last game of Saylor Brown’s career; she had 16 points, 13 boards, and 6 assists in the loss.
In the first meeting between the two teams, North Nodaway had dug themselves into a 13 point hole and couldn’t make it all the way back. This time, they dug themselves into an 11-4 hole. The focus of the game was to try to stop Rayleigh Guyer and Chloee Prussman; however, Zoey Prussman and Abby Sipes shot them out of it. North Nodaway switched to a man to man and fought back as Saylor Brown hit a 3-pointer and Saryn Brown twice got behind the press as the Mustangs fought back to tie.
South Holt threatened to take control again as Riley Schroder hit a guarded shot from the right baseline and the Knights, who live and die by the press, got a steal and two free throws from Zoey Prussman and a putback from Chloee Prussman to make it 17-11. Saylor Brown hit a free throw, but South Holt countered with a lob to Chloee Prussman to make it 19-12.
But then Saryn Brown got loose in transition and hit a 3-pointer and Saylor hit a guarded three to get the Mustangs right back in the game. Jacquelyn Cline got on the board, taking on three defenders, getting on the line, and hitting two free throws and she added a drive to put North Nodaway up 22-19 before Guyer hit a free throw to cut it to 22-20 at the break.
North Nodaway looked to take control at the start of the third as Saylor Brown scored off a drive to start. Abby Sipes knocked one down from the high post, but Saylor Brown hit a 3-pointer from the left wing to make it 27-22.
The Mustangs got a stop and the ball back, but just as it looked like they were about to take control, Jacquelyn Cline got a questionable travel call and the Knights started to come back. Olivia Prussman hit two free throws, Rayleigh Guyer scored off a drive, and Riley Schroder hit a 3-pointer and the Knights were back on top 29-27 at the end of three.
Saylor Brown knotted it up at 29. Chloee Prussman hit a free throw, only for Jacquelyn Cline to hit a 3-pointer to put North Nodaway in front 32-20. But then the momentum shifted again as Abby Sipes hit a guarded shot from the right wing and drew a foul, hitting the free throw. She got loose again and South Holt was up 35-32 with 5:05 left.
The score was stuck there for nearly three minutes as neither team could solve the other’s defense. But then Saryn Brown hit from the left side with 2:29 left to make it 35-34 with 2:29 left. Both sides got stops and then Guyer missed a runner. Ellaina Renfro drew the foul battling with Guyer over the board and hit both free throws to put North Nodaway back in front 36-35 with 1:23 left.
But Zoey Prussman put the Knights right back in front 37-36 after getting a drive and drawing a foul with 1:10 left. South Holt got the ball back, but Saryn Brown blocked Guyer’s runner with 38 seconds and Saylor Brown got the board. But she missed a 1-1, and South Holt took their final timeout with 30 seconds left.
A questionable intentional foul put Guyer on the line; the North Nodaway player barely put her hands on her while they were jockeying for position during the inbounds play. Guyer missed both free throws and South Holt got the ball back. This time, North Nodaway fouled Guyer with 28 seconds left and she made one of two to make it 38-36.
Jacquelyn Cline hit Lauren Herndon on a perfect backdoor look with 13 seconds left to tie it at 38, but South Holt, even without a timeout, knew exactly what to do with it as they got it to Guyer. She penetrated the lane, drew a foul with 9 seconds left, and hit one of two to make it 39-38.
North Nodaway tried to push the ball ahead to Saryn Brown, but Abby Sipes stole the ball and was able to dribble out the clock.
Saylor Brown had 16 points for North Nodaway. Saryn Brown had 11, Jacquelyn Cline 7, and Ellaina Renfro and Lauren Herndon 2 each.
Ellaina Renfro and Lauren Herndon had 2 blocks each. Saylor and Saryn Brown each had 1.
Saylor Brown had 13 boards. Jacquelyn Cline had 11, Ellaina Renfro 9, Lauren Herndon 6, Saryn Brown 3, and Kelsi Barcus 1.
Saylor Brown had 6 assists. Jacquelyn Cline had 5, Lauren Herndon 3, and Saryn Brown and Ellaina Renfro 1.
Saryn Brown had 6 tips. Lauren Herndon had 5 and Ellaina Renfro 1.
Saylor Brown, Saryn Brown, and Ellaina Renfro had 3 steals each. Lauren Herndon had 1.
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