Brock Healy got a game-winning 3-pointer and Dylan Smith got two key steals, one at the end of regulation and one at the end of overtime that preserved the 42-40 Tiger victory over King City Friday.
The Tigers were supposed to be run out of the gym by a revenge-minded King City squad that has built itself into one of the key basketball powers in the area under Chris McMillan. But Worth County kept hanging around for the entire game and then finally grabbed the lead at the end.
Worth County was supposed to be rusty and out of practice, but they won handily against North Nodaway and NEN in its first two games. Friday was supposed to be different against King City, but they picked up right where they left off as Caleb New and Brock Healy each hit 3-pointers to put the Tigers up 6-0. But then everything started going from bad to worse as they suddenly missed shots that they had made throughout their first two games. Caleb New put Worth County up 8-5 after one quarter after Jonathan Garlock hit a guarded three to cut it to one, but then Worth County kept missing shot after shot as King City started taking control. Garlock hit a pair of shots to put King City in front to start the second, Cayden Wainscott added a free throw, and then Coltin Potter got a steal after Worth County botched a last-second end of quarter play and converted at the other end to put King City up 12-8 at the half.
Caleb New finally got going for the Tigers as they got an early push to get to within 15-13 to start the second half. But the lid came off the basket for King City as well, and they pushed back in front despite foul trouble as Josiah Schellhorn's free throws put them up 25-18. Collin Potter put them ahead by as much as 27-19 before Brock Healy finally got untracked to cut it to 27-21 after three.
Back-to-back jacks by Caleb New and Brock Healy finally tied the game at 29, only for Garlock to hit a tough shot to put King City back in front. Hayden Sanders fouled out, and King City continued the momentum, getting a free throw and then a third-chance putback from Landon Carlson to put them up 34-29 with 2:25 left.
Caleb New kept Worth County afloat with two more 3-pointer to cut it to 36-35, and Dylan Smith got a tie-up. But the possession arrow was in King City's favor, and they ran down the clock to 14 seconds before Worth County fouled Garlock and put him on the line. He made the first to make it 37-35, but missed the second, touching off a wild scramble. Finally, Ryder Smyser came up with it and pushed it ahead to Brayden Combs, who got behind the King City defense for a game-tying layup with seven seconds left.
King City got the ball back with a chance to win in regulation and they tried to air it out. But Dylan Smith got the first of two key steals and hung on to the ball as time expired in regulation.
Jonathan Garlock drove and hit a pullup to start the extra period, and the score was stuck there for the next two minutes. Finally, Caleb New got a midrange shot to go down to tie it at 39. Cayden Wainscott hit a free throw to put King City up 40-39 with 52 seconds left. Caleb New missed a good look at a 3-pointer, but Jordan Dannar stole the ball back to give the Tigers another chance. This time, Brock Healy drove around a Ryder Smyser screen and was wide open for the go-ahead three to put the Tigers up 42-40 with 10 seconds left. King City got the ball into its end with 6.3 seconds left and tried the same backdoor play they did at the end of regulation. But once again, Dylan Smith was ready for it and picked it off. The last four seconds took an eternity to tick off, but Caleb New threw the ball high in the air to kill the game.
Caleb New had 23 points. Brock Healy had 11, Hayden Sanders 3, Brayden Combs 2, and Ryder Smyser, Dylan Smith, and Ethan Lininger had 1.
Ryder Smyser had 1 block.
Caleb New had 14 rebounds. Hayden Sanders had 8, Ryder Smyser 7, Brock Healy 4, and Dylan Smith and Brayden Combs 3 each.
Brock Healy had 4 assists. Brayden Combs had 2, and Hayden Sanders, Caleb New, Ryder Smyser, and Dylan Smith had 1.
Brock Healy had 7 tips. Dylan Smith had 5, Caleb New 4, Ethan Lininger 2, and Hayden Sanders 1.
Dylan Smith had 6 steals. Caleb New had 4, and Brock Healy, Jordan Dannar, and Brayden Combs had 1.
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