North Nodaway’s girls rallied to clinch a winning season Tuesday, February 15th after falling behind by as much as 11 in the second half as they overcame foul trouble and a tough King City squad to win 48-39. North Nodaway had beaten King City in the Stanberry Tournament, but their coach, Ryan Anderson, had coached the North Nodaway boys and he was bound and determined to beat his old school.
The trouble started at the 3:59 mark of the first quarter when Saryn Brown picked up her second foul. In her absence, King City took full advantage as Zoey Tunks hit two free throws, Paisley Catlett got a steal, Tacee Catlett hit two free throws, and Taryn Hunter got loose in transition as King City took an 11-3 lead late in the first quarter before Jacquelyn Cline hit two free throws to cut it to six after one. King City, which had been tentative in going to the rim in the first meeting between the two teams, was doing much better at attacking the rim this time.
The second quarter started off better as Saryn Brown hit two free throws to cut it to 15-10. But then she picked up her third and King City rode the hot hand of Paisley Catlett, who had not scored much in the first meeting between the teams, to a 21-11 lead.
But late in the first half, North Nodaway finally found some life as Saylor Brown hit two free throws after a steal and then added another one, and then Lauren Herndon found the range from downtown in transition to cut it to 21-17 before Kaylee Roberts’ free throw put King City up 22-17.
Zoey Tunks hit a guarded three to start the scoring for King City, but Saylor Brown got a putback and Jacquelyn Cline hit a 3-pointer to cut it to 25-22. But then things threatened to go from bad to worse when Taryn Hunter got loose in transition, Chloe Eiberger scored from inside, Saryn Brown picked up her fourth foul, Hunter knocked one down from the right side, and Eiberger got a putback to give King City its largest lead at 33-22. But then Jacquelyn Cline hit a 3-pointer to cut it to 33-25.
Saryn Brown came back to start the fourth quarter, and this time, she was able to stay on the floor. That and the fact that North Nodaway only turned the ball over two times in the second half after turning it over 10 times in the first half helped propel the Mustangs over the top.
Nothing seemed to work at first as the Mustangs still trailed 37-31 at the 5:14 mark of the fourth. But then, they started getting to the line at will, scoring the next nine points, seven of them from the line, to finally get the lead at 40-37 at the 3:26 mark of the game.
Kaylee Roberts countered to make it 40-39 with 2:30 left, but then Saylor Brown hit two free throws and King City missed two shots before Saryn Brown was able to secure the defensive board with 1:04 left.
North Nodaway ran it down to 38 seconds before King City fouled Saryn Brown, who hit both free throws to make it 44-39. Jacquelyn Cline then got a steal and frustration set in as one of the King City players tackled her and got an intentional foul. Cline hit one of two with 28 seconds left and North Nodaway had an extra possession. Lauren Herndon missed two free throws, but Saryn Brown chased down the offensive rebound and hit two more free throws with 23 seconds left to make it 47-39. Lauren Herndon added a free throw at the end.
Jacquelyn Cline had 15 points for the Mustangs. Saylor Brown had 14, Saryn Brown 12, and Lauren Herndon 7.
Ellaina Renfro and Saylor Brown had 1 block each.
Lauren Herndon had 7 boards. Saryn Brown had 6, Saylor Brown and Jacquelyn Cline had 3 each, and Ellaina Renfro and Angie Parker 1 each.
Jacquelyn Cline had 5 assists. Saryn Brown, Saylor Brown, and Lauren Herndon had 3 each, and Kelsi Barcus had 1.
Kelsi Barcus, Jacquelyn Cline, and Lauren Herndon had 2 tips. Saylor Brown had 1.
Saryn Brown had 4 steals. Saylor Brown and Jacquelyn Cline had 3, Lauren Herndon and Ellaina Renfro 2, and Hayleigh Vinzant 1.
The game clinched the sixth straight winning season for the Mustang girls.
North Nodaway seniors were honored that night. Honored from the girls basketball team were Saylor Brown and Hayleigh Vinzant. Honored from the boys basketball team were Dakota Dilley and Matthew Bird. Basketball manager Justice Atkison was honored. Honored from the cheer squad were Alyssabeth Roderick, Victoria Frueh, Kirsten Bull, Lexi Harger, and Brycelynn Wray. Wray and Frueh were also members of the dance squad.
King City 74, North Nodaway 50
The boys lost 74-50 to King City. They dug themselves into a 15-2 hole against the Wildkats before realizing they could play ball with them. They fought back, getting it down to within 32-27 in the second quarter. But King City rode the hot hand of Parker Muff to pull away and get the win. North Nodaway also lost 50-17 to Platte Valley in districts after getting its only win of the year over Union Star. But one of the seniors, Dakota Dilley, listed one of his favorite basketball memories as seeking the growth of the team, which struggled to score 20 at the beginning of the year.
Aydan Blackford had 14, Jeremiah Dobbins and Ethan Fry 9, Mason Richardson 7, Owen Martin 6, and Brice Trimble 5.
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