Owen Martin got 6 points, 10 tips, and 8 steals Friday night and the North Nodaway boys got their second win of the year, 57-25 over East Harrison. The Bobcats brought coaching institution Tom Hogan out of retirement, but without the likes of Adam Rinehart breaking down defenses or Mark Willis dunking it and protecting the rim, East Harrison couldn’t stop Damian Dailey, who had 19.
Stymied by foul trouble earlier in the year, Owen Martin managed to stay on the floor the whole game and finally showed what he was capable of doing. He relentlessly hounded the Bobcats all night as the Mustangs were able to overcome 26 turnovers of their own. Jeremiah Dobbins added seven steals as the Mustangs were able to collect 23 tips and 28 steals.
The rest was a total team effort as eight different blue shirts scored, ten got a rebound, eight had an assist, six had a tip, and eight had at least one steal for the night.
With the win, the Mustangs have already improved on last year, as they won one game all last year and have won two already. New coach Cody Jenkins was frustrated early on with the team’s struggles, but finally had a night in which he could relax. “We’re getting there,” he said after the game.
It all started with the junior varsity, who looked sharp in an easy win over East Harrison in the early going and which carried over to the varsity later on. Kaeden Nave, a freshman, showed some skill handling the ball and finishing at the rim and earned some varsity minutes Friday as a result. Another newcomer, Landon Parman, knocked down a shot.
Damien Dailey scored 9 points in the first quarter as the Mustangs raced out of the gates to a 16-3 first quarter lead. Despite East Harrison being in the double bonus and North Nodaway turning it over 15 times by the half against East Harrison’s press, they continued to pull away to a 32-14 halftime lead. Dailey returned to score six more in the third and Owen Martin chipped in with four more. The Mustangs stayed away from the foul trouble which hurt them in the first half and led 49-20 after three. Dailey’s putback early in the fourth triggered the running clock.
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