Caleb New narrowly missed a triple-double and Worth County brutally avenged its loss to Platte Valley earlier in the season, beating them 66-36 Thursday. He had 18 points, 10 rebounds, and 8 assists, two shy.
It was not a good sign for Platte Valley when six different Tigers got into the act scoring in the early going. Ryder Smyser got a putback and Brock Healy aired one out to Caleb New and got it back in transition for three to make it 5-0. Andy Mattson got a carom and scored and Grady Gockel added a 3-pointer to cut the PV deficit to 7-5, but then Cole Ruby, Brock Healy, and Caleb New hit threes in rapid succession to make it 16-5. Platte Valley’s run to the Stanberry Tournament finals was a distant memory as frustrated skipper Tyler Pedersen burned two timeouts in rapid succession. But then Brayden Combs, who had scored 10 points all season for the Tigers, grabbed an offensive board and scored at the first quarter buzzer to make it 19-7.
Platte Valley did all it could to try to get it into Andy Mattson, who was much taller than anyone Worth County had. But Worth County would swarm the post anytime he tried to catch it down low and got several steals that way.
Grady Gockel did all he could in the second quarter to keep his team close, making one tough shot after another and ripping off nine in rapid succession to keep it at 29-18. But then Brock Healy got the hot hand late despite Platte Valley’s best effort to contain him, and he hit two triples late to put the Tigers up 35-21 at the half.
Platte Valley could take solace in the fact that they had been there before and had come back; they erased a halftime deficit against the Tigers and had won the first time. But Caleb New then got the hot hand and went backdoor off a pass from Ryder Smyser. Brock Healy added a pullup, and then Dylan Smith went coast to coast and hit Caleb New for two, and then Caleb hit a pullup to make it 43-26. Grady Gockel cut it to 43-28, but then Brayden Combs got a putback, Caleb New went coast to coast and found Jordan Dannar for two, and Cole Ruby hit a tough shot in the high post to make it 49-30 after three.
Dylan Klamm hit a 3-pointer early in the fourth and Gockel kept getting on the line, but Worth County got shots from Ryder Smyser, Cole Ruby, and Caleb New to pull away to a 56-35 lead. It was obvious Platte Valley didn’t have it as one of their players dropped an easy pass out of bounds at one point. Platte Valley went to its vaunted press, which has won them countless games under Pedersen and Tim Jermain. But Worth County shredded it as Cole Ruby pushed it ahead to Ryder Smyser, who converted a three point play. Brock Healy hit Caleb New backdoor, and then Platte Valley threw in the towel.
Jordan Dannar scored from inside after Brayden Combs got him the ball, and then Brayden Combs got a career high when he knocked down a triple at the end.
Caleb New had 18 for the Tigers. Brock Healy had 17, Cole Ruby 10, Ryder Smyser and Brayden Combs 7, Jordan Dannar 4, Dylan Smith 2, and Ethan Lininger 1.
Jordan Dannar had 1 block.
Caleb New had 10 boards. Jordan Dannar had 7, Ethan Lininger had 4, Dylan Smith had 3, Ryder Smyser, Brock Healy, and Mason Hiatt 2 each, and Cole Ruby and Tucker Fletchall had 1 each.
Caleb New had 8 assists. Cole Ruby had 5, Brock Healy 3, Ryder Smyser 2, and Jordan Dannar, Dylan Smith, Brayden Combs, and Tucker Fletchall had 1.
Jordan Dannar had 5 tips. Caleb New and Brock Healy had 4, Cole Ruby 3, Ryder Smyser 2, and Ethan Lininger and Tucker Fletchall had 1.
Caleb New had 4 steals. Cole Ruby, Ryder Smyser, and Jordan Dannar 3 each.
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