Jake Redden Goes Beast Mode, Bluejays Score Season High, but Hawks Run Away With Win

Jake Redden went beast mode with 12 points and 17 boards, Northeast Nodaway scored a season-high with 40 points, but Gilman City ran away with a 65-40 win over the Bluejays Monday night. 

Northeast, still winless on the year, kept it close for a while in the first as Jake Redden hit from the high post, Chase Allen got a putback, and Kyler Scadden hit a 3-pointer to keep it at 12-7. But then Gilman City, which was coming off an impressive win over Albany, showcased its speed and ran the Bluejays out of the gym for the remainder of the first quarter. It was a chapter straight out of the Pattonsburg football playbook; of which Gilman City is a cooperative member. The second they would get a defensive board, either Camden Griffith or Landon Preston would be off to the races to score. Griffith had 13 points in the period and Preston had 12. By the time the dust had settled, the Hawks were up 29-8 after one.

But then Jake Redden hit a shot from the baseline with a hand in his face and the Bluejays played almost evenly with the Hawks the second quarter. Gilman City still got some transition looks with Dakota Maringa and Parker Virtue getting loose in transition and Kenyon Puls hitting a 3-pointer. Alex Young added a crazy crossover for a layup that made it 40-14 at one point. But the Bluejays used balanced scoring to get to 10 points in the period as five different people scored for them. Lance Runde scored off a Fenton Ackley offensive board to cut the margin to 41-18 at the half.

Reece Gray and Lance Runde both connected to cut it to 21 twice to start the third. But then Camden Griffith and Landon Preston both scored to push the margin back out to 49-22. Chase Allen played some of his best ball of the year, connecting twice off a drive and a steal to get the Bluejays back to within 53-28. But then Dakota Meringa went coast to coast to set up Parker Virtue and Landon Preston hit two free throws to make it 57-28 after three.

Northeast kept playing hard until the end, never letting it get into running clock territory. Jake Redden got a third chance putback, added a 3-pointer from the baseline, and then Reece Gray added another to make it 59-36. Kenyon Puls and Alex Young got loose in transition and Andrew Young knocked one down from the baseline to make it 65-36, but Northeast kept coming as Kenneth Schieber grabbed a putback and Reece Gray grabbed Chase Allen's desperation three and put it back in at the buzzer.

Jake Redden had 12 points. Reece Gray had 9, Chase Allen 6, Kyler Scadden 5, Lance Runde 4, and Keegan Hansen and Kenneth Schieber 2 each.

Jake Redden had 2 blocks and Keegan Hansen 1.

Jake Redden had 17 boards. Reece Gray, Keegan Hansen, and Lance Runde had 6, Kyler Scadden and Kenneth Schieber 4, Fenton Ackley 2, and Chase Clabaugh 1.

Reece Gray had 5 assists. Lance Runde had 2 and Jake Redden, Fenton Ackley, and Chase Allen had 1.

Lance Runde had 3 tips. Chase Allen, Chase Clabaugh, and Reece Gray had 2, and Keegan Hansen 1.

Lance Runde, Keegan Hansen, Reece Gray, and Chase Allen had 2 steals each. Jake Redden had 1.

For Gilman City, Camden Griffith had 19, Landon Preston 16, Kenyon Puls 7, Parker Virtue 6, Alex Young 5, Jace Estrada 4, Bo Eads 4, and Dakota Meringa and Andrew Young 2.

Camden Griffith had 10 boards to complete a double double. Kenyon Puls had 7, Jace Estrada 6, Bo Eads and Alex Young 5, Andrew Young 4, Landon Preston and Dustin Ward 3, Parker Virtue 2, and Dakota Meringa 1.

Camden Griffith had 7 assists. Landon Preston had 6, Kenyon Puls and Alex Young 3, and Jace Estrada, Dustin Ward, Bo Eads, and Dakota Meringa 1 each.

Jace Estrada and Landon Preston had 3 tips each. Bo Eads and Kenyon Puls had 2, and Camden Griffith, Dakota Meringa, and Parker Virtue 1.

Camden Griffith had 4 steals. Alex Young and Landon Preston had 2, and Jace Estrada, Kenyon Puls, and Parker Virtue had 1.