Worth County’s girls snapped a five game losing streak with a 49-29 win over Maysville Friday, while the boys continued a tailspin that started after the Courtwarming win over Princeton, falling to powerhouse Maysville 68-32.
The girls put together a surprising scoring outburst in the first quarter, putting up 24 points in the period. Both Kynah Steele and Ali Brown went off in the period, slashing to the rim and getting on the line at will. It was the kind of 1-2 punch that Coach Tiffany Bliley had looked for from those two all year. Steele had 8 points in the period while Brown had 7. Four other Tigers chipped in with Rylee Ruckman getting 3, and Liz Brown, Hailey Adwell, and Brylee Rush all getting 2. Ali Brown’s putback at the first quarter buzzer put the Tigers up 24-5.
Worth County continued to pull away in the second quarter despite Ali Brown’s foul trouble. After Maysville had closed to within 31-15, Kynah Steele scored two free throws after a drive, Rylee Ruckman hit a 3-pointer, and Hailey Adwell hit a shot from the left wing with her foot on the line to make it 38-15 at the half.
With Paige Sherer seeing limited action due to an ankle injury sustained in the JV game, Lanie Cousatte saw extended minutes and got several steals and boards. Kynah Steele was lights out on the boards for the Tigers. A freshman, Rayleigh Smith, showed some potential for the future as she did a textbook drive, straight to the rim, drew contact, and hit one of two from the line.
Maysville put on a 10-0 run late in the third and early in the fourth to come as close as 16, but then Worth County went to its delay game and was able to run out the clock.
Nine different Tigers entered the scoring column. Kynah Steele had 12, Ali Brown 11, Hailey Adwell 10, Rylee Ruckman 6, Lanie Cousatte and Brylee Rush 3, Liz Brown 2, and Taylor Sanders and Rayleigh Smith 1 each.
The boys game was a different story as the Tigers fell to Maysville 68-32, against a new powerhouse team in the GRC East. The Wolverines, who had been mired below .500 ever since the early 1990’s, suddenly posted their best season in quite some time last year. This year, they figured to drop off with graduation, but they are actually better this year despite only two seniors listed on the roster.
The Tigers played strong in the first quarter, even leading 7-4 at one point after John Galanakis got loose in transition. The Tigers trailed 16-12 at the end of one and Levi Cassavaugh’s 3-pointer cut it to 16-15. But then all hell broke loose as Maysville took over the game and scored the last 22 points to get a 38-15 halftime lead and Worth County could never get any closer than 18 in the second half.
Worth County could not keep Dillon Willis off the boards, giving up 15 offensive boards, at least 10 of them to Willis. He had 31 points, 12 of them directly from offensive boards. Only a sophomore, he will be a force to be reckoned with in future years. “He’s a big boy,” said former long-time Stanberry assistant and now Maysville coach Chris McMillen. “We needed him to be a bull in a china shop tonight, and he responded.” Everybody else on the Maysville squad is also a threat to score, which means enemy teams can’t just key on Willis.
Honored at Senior Night were Paige Sherer, Lanie Cousatte, Taylor Sanders, Ali Brown, Hailey Adwell, and Liz Brown from the girls squad, Levi Cassavaugh, Tanner Ridge, and John Galanakis from the boys squad, and A.J. Drury, Kaydee Sherer, and Tucker Owens from the pep band.
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