Bailey Busby had a big night for Northeast Nodaway with 16 points and 11 steals and the Bluejay girls scored their most points in a game since the 2018-2019 season as they beat Albany 52-28 Tuesday, November 22nd. Dalanie Auffert also had 16 points and she added 9 boards. The Bluejays had not broken the 40 point barrier all season last year.
Last year, the two teams were both playing the numbers game and Northeast won 20-19. This year, both teams have a lot more players out, but Albany was shorthanded as they were playing without Abigail Troncin. Without their most physical player down low. Albany didn’t have anyone who could guard Dalanie Auffert.
Northeast scored right off the bat as Skyler Florea got a handoff from Baylie Busby and drove around a Dalanie Auffert screen. From there, Northeast was swarming and pressing Albany all night long, stealing the ball 30 times while surrendering the ball only 10 times. They built up a quick 15-0 lead as they didn’t commit a single turnover or give up a single offensive board during the first several minutes of the game. Busby hit Auffert inside, Busby cleaned up after the Bluejays got a steal off the press, and Busby hit Skyler Florea inside to make it 8-0.
Busby picked up her second foul, but the Bluejays kept pulling away as Skyler Florea ripped one out of the post and aired it out to Hadley DeFreece. Dalanie Auffert hit a free throw, missed the second, but Skyler was there for the putback, and Auffert added a putback to cap the Bluejay run.
Addisyn Crawford got a 3-pointer to break the ice for the Warriors, but Auffert got a free throw and Hadley DeFreece scored off a Mylee Wilmes steal to make it 18-3 after one.
Busby returned for the second quarter and took over the next stretch, getting a free throw, jumping a pass, getting a putback, and hitting a 3-pointer off a pass from Hadley DeFreece. Busby picked up her third foul and Cory Worrell got on the board for the Warriors. Crawford got a triple and Keylee Siddens scored at the buzzer to cut it to 28-12 at the break.
The Warriors held their own with Northeast for the first few minutes of the third quarter, but then Jordyn Sterkis got her third and fourth fouls and the floodgates opened after Baylie Busby hit two free throws after a Hadley DeFreece steal. Dalanie Auffert scored from inside after a pass from Sasha Deardorff, Hadley stole the ensuing inbounds pass and scored, and Baylie Busby scored after a Dalanie Auffert offensive board to make it 41-16 after three.
Northeast subbed freely to start the fourth, but the Warriors scored the first eight points of the fourth quarter to cut it to 41-24. Northeast put its starters back in, and they were able to feed Dalanie Auffert at will down the stretch, as she scored six in a span of about two minutes and Busby added a free throw as Northeast built it back up to 48-24.
Makenzie Pride got a putback and Hadley DeFreece cleaned up after a Mylee Wilmes steal in the closing seconds for the Bluejays.
Dalanie Auffert and Baylie Busby had 16 each. Hadley DeFreece had 8, Skyler Florea 6, Jaden Atkins 3, and Makenzie Pride 2.
Jaden Atkins had 2 blocks and Skyler Florea 1.
Dalanie Auffert had 9 boards. Jill Boswell had 4, Bailey Busby, Skyler Florea, Hadley DeFreece, Jaden Atkins, and Makenzie Pride had 3, and Sasha Deardorff 1.
Baylie Busby had 4 assists. Sasha Deardorff and Hadley DeFreece each had 3, Skyler Florea and Dalanie Auffert 2 each, and Mylee Wilmes 1.
Skyler Florea and Baylie Busby had 7 tips each. Jill Boswell had 4, Jaden Atkins, Dalanie Auffert, and Gracie Kohlleppel all had 2, and Mylee Wilmes and Hadley DeFreece had 1 each.
Baylie Busby had 11 steals. Skyler Florea had 6, Hadley DeFreece 4, Jaden Atkins 3, Mylee Wilmes and Jaden Atkins 2, and Dalanie Auffert and Sasha Deardorff 1 each.
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