Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Mustang Girls Use Newfound Balanced Scoring to Win; Carmon Fordyce Boards 12 for Shamrocks

North Nodaway used some newfound balance in their scoring along with 16 assists to get a 44-16 victory over North Harrison, while the Shamrocks are once again playing the numbers game, with six players playing in Tuesday’s game and Erica Gerken joining the team once she completes her 14 days conditioning.

The Mustangs still got their scoring from Lauren Herndon and Saryn Brown, back from a knee injury, but unlike many games last year, the rest of the supporting cast combined for 20 points. Last year, Jacquelyn Cline and Lauren Herndon did most of the scoring for the Mustangs, and 10 was a lot for the supporting cast.

North Harrison was in danger of not having a team at all, but then Carmon Fordyce came out again after a scary concussion knocked her out for the year last year. Raven McClellan joined the team, and then Erica Gerken came out, giving the Shamrocks seven players and some newfound size when she completes her conditioning. Defensively, the Shamrocks did some good things, and they rebounded well even without Gerken, outrebounding the Mustangs 30-21. Carmon Fordyce, one of the shortest players on the floor, mixed it up and grabbed 12 boards for the Shamrocks. She added three rejections as well. But offensively, they are still looking for someone to score; while they moved the ball well at times, they turned the ball over 24 times to nine for the Mustangs.

Lauren Herndon hit back to back jacks to start off the Mustangs, and then Saryn Brown hit a shot from the left side and followed with a 3-pointer to make it 11-0. A freshman, Lily Blaine, jumped a pass and converted it into free throws to make it 13-0 after one quarter.

The Mustang lead grew to 17-0 as Lauren Herndon made an explosive burst to the rim after getting a pass from Lacy Riley and then added a steal. Jaxcynn Hansel finally broke the shutout with a putback. The Mustang lead grew to 21-2, but then Lani Briggs got on the board and gave the Shamrocks a push right before halftime as she hit a 3-pointer and added a drive to cut it to 21-7 at the half.

Addalea Barcus got on the board after Lauren Herndon got a steal to start the third, and then Barcus got Saryn Brown the ball, and she drove and flipped it up and in. Barcus then got loose in transition and got a pass from Saryn Brown to make it 27-7. Kira Robertson’s baseline drive set up Jaxcynn Hansel to break the run, but then Jaci Davis hit the floor hard battling for a loss ball and came out briefly. Lily Blaine knocked down a left from the left wing, Saryn Brown scored off a steal, and Lauren Herndon hit her third 3-pointer to make it 34-9 after three.

Carmon Fordyce got a putback for North Harrison, but then Angie Parker scored twice, Mya Hansen got on the board, and Lacy Riley scored from the baseline to give North Nodaway its biggest lead of the game at 42-11.

After struggling to find someone besides Jacquelyn Cline and Lauren Herndon to score for much of the year, North Nodaway had seven in the scoring column Tuesday night. Lauren Herndon had 15, Saryn Brown 9, Addalea Barcus matched a career high with 6, Lily Blaine, Angie Parker, and Mya Hansen had 4, and Lacy Riley had 2.

Jackie Wray, Kila Miller, and Saryn Brown had 1 block each.

Lacy Riley and Saryn Brown had 5 rebounds. Jackie Wray had 4, Lacy Riley and Angie Parker 3 each, and Addalea Barcus and Lily Blaine 1.

Saryn Brown had 5 assists. Lauren Herndon had 3, Lacy Riley, Addalea Barcus, and Jackie Wray had 2, and Kila Miller and Mya Hansen 1.

Lauren Herndon had 7 tips. Saryn Brown had 4, Lily Blaine and Jackie Wray 3 each, and Mya Hansen, Angie Parker, and Lacy Riley 1.

Saryn Brown had 5 steals. Lauren Herndon had 4, Angie Parker 3, Lily Blaine 2, and Mya Hansen, Lacy Riley, and Addalea Barcus 1 each.

For North Harrison, Lani Briggs had 8, Jaxcynn Hansel 6, and Carmon Fordyce 2.

Carmon Fordyce had 3 blocks.

Carmon Fordyce had 12 boards. Jaxcynn Hansen had 6, Jaci Davis and Kira Robertson 5, and Lani Briggs 2.

Jaxcynn Hansel, Jaci Davis, Kira Robertson, and Carmon Fordyce each had 1 assist.

Lani Briggs had 4 tips. Jaxcynn Hansel had 4 and Kira Robertson 1. Kira Robertson and Lani Briggs had 2 steals and Carmon Fordyce 1.

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