Aydan Blackford’s free throws broke a late tie and Mason Richardson and Owen Martin got key steals for the Mustang boys as they beat Union Star 46-43 Tuesday, February 7th.
The game started off well for North Nodaway as Jeremiah Dobbins hit two 3-pointers and Owen Martin scored off a drive to make it 8-0. But when Damian Dailey picked up his second foul at the 4:51 mark of the first quarter, Union Star put their newfound athleticism to use, getting scoring from four different players as they chipped away and cut the Mustang lead to 11-9.
Dailey returned to start the second and Richardson hit a free throw and Dailey hit a 3-pointer to rebuild the Mustang lead back to 15-9 in the second. Dailey picked up his third foul and Bryton Potter’s drive cut it to 15-11, but Blaine Clements came off the bench in relief of Dailey and gave the Mustangs some quality minutes during the next stretch as they built their lead into double digits. Aydan Blackford hit a shot from the left side, Owen Martin hit a free throw, Blaine Clements scored a backdoor layup, and Blackford added a putback as the Mustang lead grew to 22-11 by the half.
Aydan Blackford hit a reverse layup and Damien Dailey returned to hit an inside shot, but then Union Star started crashing the offensive boards at will in the period as they hung around and stopped the bleeding. They used balanced scoring on offense to chip away, getting the deficit down to 30-21 before Owen Martin hit a free throws and Blaine Clements hit a putback at the third quarter buzzer to make it 33-21 after three.
But all of a sudden, Union Star started the fourth on a big run as Zeke Fisher and Hunter Dierenfeldt had the hot hand for them and Devin Karr added a steal. By the five minute mark of the fourth, the Mustang lead was gone as Dierenfeldt’s coast to coast basket put Union Star up 35-33.
Blackford scored a three point play and Owen Martin added a steal with 4:17 left as the Mustangs restored order for the time being. Then, North Nodaway got a steal and Aydan Blackford aired one out to Damian Dailey to make it 40-35 with three minutes left.
Bryton Potter missed a runner, but Union Star got the offensive board and Fisher connected for three with 2:40 left to cut it to 40-38. Mason Richardson missed two tries to make it two possessions. Potter missed on the other end, but Devin Karr collected the offensive board and drove, drawing a foul and hitting one of two to cut it to 40-39 with 2:04 left.
North Nodaway ran the clock down to 1:43 on its next possession, but Owen Martin missed a 1-1 and Dierenfeldt hit a runner with 1:38 left to put Union Star back up 41-40. But Brice Trimble, who had not scored all night, suddenly connected with 1:17 left after being set up with an Aydan Blackford drive to make it 43-41.
Carter Jackson made one out of two with 1:04 left to cut it to 43-42. Brice Trimble missed a 3-pointer, Devin Karr drew a foul, and he made one of two with 49 seconds left to tie it at 43.
On the ensuing possession, North Nodaway ran it down to 25 seconds before Mason Richardson missed a 3-pointer. But Damian Dailey kept the possession alive with an offensive board. With 15 seconds, Aydan Blackford got a pass from Owen Martin and drove, drawing a foul and hitting one of two to make it 44-43.
Blackford missed the second free throw and Damian Dailey nearly saved it, but Hunter Dierenfeldt came up with it and rushed down the floor and went in for a runner. But North Nodaway made the first of two key defensive plays when Mason Richardson stole the ball and got it to Blackford, who was fouled with 5.7 seconds left and hit both free throws to make it 46-43.
North Nodaway went full court man to man to force Union Star to take time to bring it up. They tried to set up a game tying three, but Owen Martin stole the ball as time expired to preserve the Mustang victory.
Aydan Blackford had 13 points to lead the Mustangs. Mason Richardson and Damian Dailey had 7 each, Jeremiah Dobbins and Owen Martin had 6 each, Blaine Clements 4, and Brice Trimble 3.
Blaine Clements, Mason Richardson, and Aydan Blackford had 1 block each.
Aydan Blackford had 7 boards. Owen Martin had 5, Blaine Clements and Mason Richardson 4 each, Damian Dailey 3, and Jeremiah Dobbins and Brice Trimble 1 each.
Aydan Blackford had 6 assists. Mason Richardson had 4, Owen Martin 2, and Jeremiah Dobbins and Brice Trimble 1 each.
Owen Martin had 3 tips. Damian Dailey had 2, and Aydan Blackford, Blaine Clements, and Mason Richardson had 1 each.
Mason Richardson had 4 steals. Blaine Clements and Owen Martin had 3 each, and Aydan Blackford and Brice Trimble had 1 each.
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