Skyler Florea had a big defensive night for Northeast, getting 9 steals, and she added 8 points as the Bluejays got their sixth win of the year, 44-18 over DeKalb Friday. Limited by foul trouble much of the year, Skyler stayed on the floor for most of the night Friday and finally showed what she was capable of doing. DeKalb got some points from Laine Vogan, their best shooter, but they could never get a post game established as Skyler was always there to help out and steal the ball away from them. Hadley DeFreece added pressure up front and got 7 more steals.
The game featured a matchup between two teams that are good at taking the ball from the other team. Early on, DeKalb had their trap working, forcing Northeast into some quick shots, and Laine Vogan had the hot hand as they jumped out to a quick 5-0 lead. Northeast had five early turnovers and burned two timeouts trying to figure out how to solve DeKalb’s swarming trap defense.
But Baylie Busby got the Bluejays back into the game after Skyler got a tip and Busby the steal, leading to two free throws on the other end. Busby and Dalanie Auffert added putbacks, and the Bluejays had fought back to take a 6-5 lead after one.
At that point, it looked like it would be a tough defensive struggle; Northeast has split with North Nodaway, and North Nodaway beat DeKalb 30-27 in the third place game at the Platte Valley Invitational. But early in the second quarter, with Northeast leading 8-5, DeKalb picked up a costly foul as Rachel Reagan picked up her third foul trying to guard Busby after she had gotten another offensive board. Busby only made one of two, but Reagan went to the bench with her third foul. With DeKalb playing without their best floor player, the momentum swung in Northeast’s favor for the rest of the game.
Busby added another free throw and scored off a steal, forcing DeKalb into a timeout with Northeast up 12-5. Skyler Florea hit Dalanie Auffert inside to make it 14-5, and even Busby’s second foul and trip to the bench didn’t stop Northeast as Auffert added a three point play to make it 17-5 before Vogan’s free throw cut it to 17-6 at halftime.
Reagan returned to start the third quarter, but that did not stop the momentum as Busby went coast to coast and hit two free throws to start the third quarter. Busby picked up her third foul and Gracie Hanshaw hit a free throw for DeKalb to cut it to 19-7, but then Skyler Florea got the hot hand for Northeast, scoring from inside, knocking down a shot from the right wing, and scoring off a steal. Dalanie Auffert scored from inside off a pass from Sasha Deardorff and Sasha scored off a steal to make it 19-7 late in the third.
But then Vogan got untracked for DeKalb, scoring a 3-pointer before the end of the quarter to make it 29-10 after three. Hadley DeFreece scored in transition, but Vogan scored again and added a steal to cut it to 31-15.
DeKalb was running their trap again and it was clicking for them, but then Northeast finally solved it, passing out of the trap and getting it to Auffert, who hit two free throws to break the run. Hanshaw scored twice for DeKalb, but Skyler Florea got a putback and Baylie Busby got a tip and steal and added a 3-pointer to make it 40-18. Sasha Deardorff scooped up a carom and slashed to the rim and then Makenzie Pride cleaned up after a Deardorff steal in the closing minutes.
Baylie Busby had 17 points. Dalanie Auffert had 11, Skyler Florea 8, Sasha Deardorff 4, and Hadley DeFreece and Makenzie Pride 2.
Dalanie Auffert had 3 blocks and Skyler Florea 1.
Baylie Busby had 11 boards. Dalanie Auffert had 9, Jill Boswell 6, Sasha Deardorff 3, Skyler Florea and Makenzie Pride 2, and Gracie Kohlleppel and Mylee Wilmes 1.
Skyler Florea had 3 assists. Dalanie Auffert had 2, and Jill Boswell, Hadley DeFreece, Sasha Deardorff, and Baylie Busby each had 1.
Baylie Busby had 8 tips. Skyler Florea had 6, Hadley DeFreece 4, Dalanie Auffert 3, Sasha Deardorff 2, and Mylee Wilmes 1.
Skyler Florea had 9 steals. Hadley DeFreece had 7, Baylie Busby and Sasha Deardorff 2 each, Jill Boswell 2, and Mylee Wilmes and Dalanie Auffert 1.
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