Cole Ruby came back for the Worth County boys, but the Tigers fell 70-57 to Maryville Monday as they could not guard either guard Jackson Dredge or post Miles Poynter.
There were a lot of big runs throughout the game. First, Worth County hung right with the Hounds, getting five from Brock Healy, four from Caleb New, and a pair of free throws from Cole Ruby as they trailed 13-11 at the 3:20 mark. But then Maryville, behind 6’6” post Miles Pointer and 6’2” guard Jackson Dredge, began pulling away and they had Carson Hageman to chip in from the three point line if the Tigers keyed too much on their main two players. Maryville pulled away to a 22-11 lead after one.
But Worth County started fighting back, fueled by Hayden Sanders, who started feeding people at will. He fed Caleb New for a tough shot along the baseline, Brock Healy for an off-balance triple on the baseline, and Jordan Dannar for a drive and pullup to cut it to 22-18. But just as Worth County looked to be getting back into the game, Jackson Dredge got a steal and finished on the other end to spark a Maryville run. He added a 3-pointer to make it 27-18. Cole Ruby hit a 3-pointer to cut it to 29-24, but Dredge hit two free throws, Payton Willrich had a putback, and Kallen Young (cousin of Blair Nelson) drove and converted a three point play before Ruby cut it to 36-26 at the half.
The second half started off well for the Tigers as Caleb New got a drive and pullup with a hand in his face, and he followed by cleaning up after getting a steal to make it 36-30. Poynter cleaned up on a miss, but Brock Healy knocked one down from the high post to make it 38-32.
But once again, just as it looked like the Tigers would get back in the game, Jackson Dredge would make a key play to kill their momentum. Worth County got the ball back, only for Dredge to get a steal and convert on the other end and get a three-point play. Nathan Walter got a drive and a pullup and Dredge added a free throw to make it 44-32 at the 3:18 mark of the third. Maryville looked to be running away with it as Hageman hit a 3-pointer and Kolby Scadden (cousin of Rylee, Wyatt, and Kyler Scadden) added a shot with 10 seconds left before Caleb New somehow got off an NBA 3-pointer with a defender draped all over him to cut it to 52-39 after three.
Jack Luke put the Spoofhounds in front 55-39 to start the fourth, only for Worth County to start storming back as Ryder Smyser hit a backdoor layup off a pass from Caleb New and Hayden Sanders hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key. Luke Allen got a putback, only for Brock Healy and Caleb New to hit pullups to make it 57-48 with 4:06 left.
But then time started running out and Worth County overextended itself trying to get the ball back, and Miles Poynter carried Maryville on his shoulders, getting nine points in the last 3:46 as the Spoofhounds pulled away for the win.
The Tigers got some positive comments for the play from the Maryville fans as they pushed them until the end. Having Cole Ruby back means they will have nine deep and be able to rest key players more when needed.
Brock Healy had 20 points for the Tigers. Caleb New had 15, Cole Ruby 10, Hayden Sanders 6, and Jordan Dannar, Dylan Smith, and Ryder Smyser had 2 each.
Caleb New had 1 block.
Brock Healy had 7 boards. Caleb New had 5, Ethan Lininger, Dylan Smith, Ryder Smyser, and Cole Ruby had 2, and Jordan Dannar and Brayden Combs had 1.
Hayden Sanders had 6 assists. Brock Healy had 5, Cole Ruby and Ryder Smyser 2 each, and Brock Healy, Caleb New, and Ethan Lininger had 1.
Caleb New had 4 tips. Brock Healy and Hayden Sanders had 2, while Dylan Smith, Brock Healy, and Cole Ruby had 1.
Caleb New had 5 steals. Dylan Smith and Hayden Sanders had 2, while Cole Ruby had 1.
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