Camden Griffith had 28 points as Gilman City bounced back from an overtime loss against Mercer with a 53-32 win over North Nodaway in the first round of the Gilman City Tournament.
The Hawks scored the first 10 points of the game before North Nodaway struck back with the next six. But the rest of the game belonged to Gilman City, who scored the next 10 points to pull away to a 20-6 lead in the second. By the half, it was a 34-17 margin. Marek Stevens did all he could to keep the Mustangs in it with nine points in the second, to no avail.
Blaine Clements picked up his fourth foul in the third quarter for North Nodaway and Gilman City continued to pull away, scoring the first seven points of the period to lead 41-17 before Ridge Clements scored four straight to stop the bleeding.
Griffith had 28 points, 15 in the second period as the Hawks were pulling away. Mason Preston had 9, Jace Estrada 6, Jackson Alldredge 6, Dustin Ward 3, and Dakota Meringa 1.
For North Nodaway, Marek Stevens had 9. Jackson Keho, Kaeden Nave, Hayden Marriott, Ridge Clements, and Jordan DeLeon all had 4. Blaine Clements had 3.
Pattonsburg Girls 56, Union Star 40
Union Star has been the Cinderella story of this year, fighting for a winning season after having been a doormat team since the early 2000’s. But Pattonsburg, who had lost to the Trojans earlier this year at the OSHS Tournament, smashed the glass slipper at least for one night, pulling away for a 56-40 win.
The teams were neck and neck for the first three quarters, with Pattonsburg clinging on to a 38-37 lead in the closing seconds of the third. The Panthers didn’t realize that time was winding down in the third until all of a sudden, Addie Iddings realized what was happening and threw up a 30-foot prayer at the third quarter buzzer that went in to make it 41-37.
Iddings’ shot sparked the Panthers to a big run as Iddings cashed in on Kavinly Baumgarner's steal, launched another NBA triple, and then launched one from the left wing to make it 49-37. Carlie Pittsenbarger came through in the post down the stretch with four points and Iddings struck again, cherry-picking a layup after the Trojans failed to cash in on the other end.
The Trojans struggled with their most physical player, Bailey Steeby, on the bench with her fourth foul.
Addie Iddings finished the game with a career high 26 points, 21 in the second half. Cheyenne Miller kept Pattonsburg in the game after they got behind early, getting 13, 10 in the first quarter. Carlie Pittsenbarger had 6, Annabelle Gardner 5, Jayden Goble 4, and Kavinly Bumgarner 2.
The Panthers jumped out to a 4-0 lead early, but Union Star moved ahead after Pattonsburg’s best rebounder, Jayden Goble, came up limping and did not return until the 1:27 mark of the first quarter. In the meantime, Union Star swarmed and crashed the boards, racing out to a 13-7 lead which they made stand up until the last 1:44 of the third quarter. Goble made up for lost time, grabbing a career-high 19 boards for the Panthers.
The Panthers overcame a ton of mistakes to get the win, giving up 24 offensive rebounds and committing 20 turnovers.
Kenzie Pettijohn has been fueling the Trojans’ fire during their Cinderella run this year; she had 19 for Union Star.
Princeton girls 38, North Nodaway 28
Princeton, another Cinderella team, has been surprising a lot of observers this year, building up an impressive won/lost record despite a young team. They built up a 13-4 lead early in the second quarter, only for North Nodaway to hang around for the rest of the game.
Unlike Pattonsburg, North Nodaway could not overcome their mistakes as Princeton took advantage of 26 Mustang turnovers and 22 offensive rebounds, many of them by freshman Aniston Power, who also pitched the Blue Tigers into the state tournament last fall.
For North Nodaway, Jackie Wray had 8, Lily Blane 6, Eliza Clements 6, and Lacy Riley 5. Eliza Clements had two 3-pointers, both of them in the fourth quarter after Princeton was finally threatening to pull away. While she has had 3-pointers before, it was her first multiple 3-point game. She has also climbed up the assist charts this year; she had five Monday night.
Princeton boys 65, Union Star 21
Union Star put up a gallant effort in the first quarter, only trailing 15-9 after one. But then the state-ranked Blue Tigers made use of their size and speed, pulling away in the next three and doing whatever they wanted to. Kash Holt of Princeton had a dunk in the second quarter before landing on his back afterwards; he was OK.
Stanberry girls 71, NEN 36
Northeast Nodaway put up a season high in points scored with 36 points, but they did not have an answer against Kaitlyn Shisler, who had 26 for Stanberry. The Bulldogs have at least two people who can go off on any given night; Kynzee Adcock had a 26-point night earlier in the season.
Hayley Yost was a bright spot for Northeast Nodaway. Going up in the post against the much taller Shisler, she had 15 points on the night for the Bluejays. Blair Nelson had 9, Mylee Wilmes 6, and Rylee Scadden 6. Northeast Nodaway was 15 for 45 from the field. The Bluejays are still searching for their first win.
OSHS boys 65, NEN 42
After their near-miss against Platte Valley, Northeast Nodaway’s boys have been struggling to buy a stop on defense, giving up 77 to 8-10 Mound City and 65 against the Wildcards.
Wyatt Scadden was a bright spot for the Bluejays, getting 17 points. Liam Cordell had 9, Bentin Roberts 9, Lance Runde 6, and Reece Gray 1. Northeast shot 15 for 44 from the field.
OSHS’ Ian Saunders scored his 1500th point.
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