Northeast Nodaway’s boys have been searching for their first win this year. With new coach Mitchell Sherry starting right before the season, only five players dressed out, and three still playing football, they started off by dropping their first game to Albany 60-37. In their second game, against top seeded Nodaway Valley in the PVI, they lost 66-47 to the Thunder, but Jack Boswell came alive with 22 points. That dropped them to the elimination game with DeKalb in a win or go home game Tuesday night, November 28th.
The Bluejays got a double double from Jack Boswell and hung with the Tigers for a quarter and a half. But then Devin Hall went off on them and torched the Bluejays for 28 points through three quarters as DeKalb pulled away by as much as 28 points. But then Northeast Nodaway put together a late rally that brought them to within 14 as the final buzzer sounded.
The game was tied at 2, 4, and 6 as Jack Boswell drove and scored off a pass from Chase Clabaugh, Boswell hit Brycen Kennard inside, and Reece Gray got loose in transition and got a pass from Trenton Hartley. But then DeKalb started pulling away after Hall got loose in transition and Landon Crockett hit a 3-pointer to make it 11-6 after one.
The Tiger lead grew to as much as 16-6 in the second before the Bluejays made a stand, getting four free throws and a driving layup from Jack Boswell to cut it to 21-13 at the 3:53 mark. But then the bottom dropped out as Hall went off, scoring seven in the last few minutes as DeKalb raised its lead to 30-13 at the half.
Boswell continued hitting for NEN, but Hall continued to have the hot hand, getting nine in the third quarter and Kyle Funk added a drive and a 3-pointer as DeKalb led by as much as 44-17 before Trenton Hartley hit a 3-pointer and Reece Gray added a free throw to cut it to 44-21 after three.
The DeKalb lead grew to as much as 49-21 at the 4:46 mark after Luke Miller got loose in transition, but then Brycen Kennard scored from inside, Jack Boswell hit a free throw, Trenton Hartley scored four straight, Reece Gray scored off a steal, and then the Bluejays got the ball back. Frustration set in for DeKalb and one of their players got an intentional foul, putting Kennard on the line. He made one of two and Jack Boswell scored two free throws on the extra possession. Reece Gray scored in transition to cut it to 14 before DeKalb finally dribbled out the clock for the win.
Despite the numbers game, the players showed they were not ready to give up on their season. Jack Boswell morphed from a role player and rebounder into a go-to player for the Bluejays and scored 16 points. “He has a lot of the qualities of his two brothers. Sometimes, he’ll take it in and score and thrive on contact like Will, and sometimes, he’ll knock down shots like Ben,” said coach Mitchell Sherry. He said in the huddle that he was proud of how well they improved since just one week.
Trenton Hartley and Reece Gray had 7 each and Brycen Kennard, who grew like a weed since last year and is now built like his namesake, Bryce Farnan, added five. The fifth player, Chase Clabaugh, didn’t score, but he grabbed some early rebounds, had a couple of assists, and meshed right in with the rest of the squad.
Brycen Kennard had 1 block.
Jack Boswell had 12 boards to complete a double double. Brycen Kennard had 6, Trenton Hartley 5, and Reece Gray and Chase Clabaugh had 3.
Jack Boswell and Trenton Hartley had 4 assists. Chase Clabaugh had 2, and Brycen Kennard 1.
Reece Gray had 4 tips. Brycen Kennard, Jack Boswell, and Trenton Hartley had 2 each.
Reece Gray had 6 steals and Brycen Kennard 1.
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