Caleb New went off for 15 points for the Tigers, who bounced back to beat Braymer, a final four team last year, 42-36 Tuesday, December 23rd. Brock Healy also had 15. Worth County got back to playing lockdown defense on the other end, holding the Bobcats to their season-low in the win. Braymer has a high-powered offense, scoring 56 or more points in all of their wins, but Worth County was able to stop them. Brock Healy also had 15, and Hayden Sanders took two key charges on defense with the game on the line.
Hayden Sanders and Brock Healy connected early for the Tigers, but the rest of the quarter belonged to the Bobcats, who used a long 3-pointer by Jamesyn Haley to jump-start their offense. Skyscraper Wade Kincaid followed with four straight, and a Bobcat putback put them up 13-4 after one quarter.
But all of a sudden, Worth County realized they could play basketball with them as Healy connected with a 3-pointer to start the second quarter. Kincaid cut inside and scored to make it 17-9, but Caleb New hit one 3-pointer and Brock Healy two as the Tigers rallied to tie it at 18 before Kincaid put the Bobcats back in front 22-21 at the half.
Ryder Smyser hit an inside shot and Caleb New a 3-pointer to put the Tigers back in front 26-22. Braymer clawed back all quarter, finally getting it tied when Dakota Brandon's guarded pulled at the buzzer went down to tie it at 28.
The game was tied at 30 before Hayden Sanders hit a 3-pointer at the top of the key and Caleb New followed with a steal to put Worth County in front for good at 35-30. Braymer fought back again to within one after Kincaid and Brandon connected, but Dylan Smith kept a Tiger possession alive with an offensive board and found Brock Healy, who drove in for a pullup with 3:11 to make it 37-34. Hayden Sanders then took the first of his two charges drawn in the quarter as Corbin McBee unsuccessfully tried to lower his head and shoulders into Sanders on a drive attempt. Hayden Sanders inbounded it to Ryder Smyser, who connected to make it 39-34, and Worth County got a stop on defense.
But Braymer had a lot of fouls to give and could afford to be very aggressive on defense. They were called for an intentional foul on Brock Healy, who missed both free throws and Worth County turned it over on the subsequent possession. But Hayden Sanders took his second charge on defense, wiping out a Bobcat basket, and this time, Brock Healy made both tries with Worth County finally in the bonus with 17 seconds left. That made it 41-34.
Braymer rushed the ball down the floor and dropped it off to Charlie Anderson inside with seven seconds left, but Caleb New hit one of two to make it 42-36 with 6 seconds left, and Braymer lost the ball out of bounds with three seconds to clinch it for the Tigers.
Caleb New and Brock Healy had 15 each. Hayden Sanders and Ryder Smyser had 6 each.
Ryder Smyser had 7 boards. Dylan Smith had 4, Caleb New and Brock Healy 2, and Brayden Combs and Hayden Sanders had 1.
Brock Healy had 4 assists. Dylan Smith and Hayden Sanders had 3, and Brayden Combs, Ryder Smyser, and Caleb New had 1.
Brock Healy had 4 tips. Ryder Smyser and Hayden Sanders had 2, and Brayden Combs and Caleb New had 1 each.
Caleb New had 3 steals. Hayden Sanders had 2, and Ryder Smyser, Brayden Combs, Brock Healy, and Ethan Lininger had 1.
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