Northeast Nodaway’s girls were coming off a heartbreaking loss to North Harrison after playing way above their heads despite being down one player and losing in overtime. But there was still basketball to be played, and they had to travel to Osborn, to play Stewartsville/Osborn, to whom they had already lost to twice. For a while, it looked like it would be another hard-fought game, another close loss, and another long bus ride home. But then Mylee Wilmes hit a 3-pointer with nine seconds left, and instead of a long bus ride, it was a Party in the USA as the Bluejays came away with a 27-26 win over the Wildcards.
It was a career night for Mylee Wilmes, who had 17 points in the winning effort for the Bluejays. Her previous high was two years ago against Mound City, when she had 14 points.
Wilmes started off on fire for the Bluejays, knocking down three triples in rapid succession to push them out to an 11-4 lead. But Addy Ramos’ triple cut the Wildcard deficit to 11-7 after one, and the Wildcards first started shadowing Wilmes, and then switched to a man to man defense to stop her.
Hayley Yost put the Bluejays up 13-7 to start the second, but then the orange shirts started locking down on defense and chipping away. By the end of the half, the Bluejay lead was gone after Jaelin Hahn’s steal put OSHS up 16-15 at the break.
The game turned into a match that resembled more of a football game or a boxing match than a basketball game, with bodies flying and jump balls everywhere. At one point, Yost got hit in the face and came out, and on another, Blair Nelson got the wind knocked out of her during another scramble. After one such scramble, one of the Wildcard players got away and hit a 3-pointer to put them up 19-17. Another triple at the start of the fourth put them up 22-17.
Brianna Meyer started off the game on fire, stealing six in the first half. But as the game progressed, she had to be careful as she picked up her second foul in the first half and a third foul in the third quarter. But she stayed on the floor and hit two free throws to cut it to 22-19 to stop the bleeding.
Hahn hit a free throw to make it 23-19, but as the orange shirts were trying to help out in the post on Hayley Yost, she kicked it out to Mylee Wilmes for three, and she was wide open for her first points since the first quarter to make it 23-22.
Northeast started swarming and pressing to get the ball back, but after a missed shot, Hahn got away from the blue shirts and went coast to coast to make it 25-22 with 3:23 left. But on their next possession, Northeast missed a shot, but the ball was tipped around right into the hands of Mylee Wilmes, and her putback cut it to one at 25-24.
The Bluejays missed two chances to take the lead as Yost missed one shot in the post and traveled with it on another try. With one minute left, OSHS went into its delay game. Brianna Meyer knocked it into the backcourt, but the Wildcards recovered and the possession continued. They got it down to 18 seconds before Rylee Scadden fouled Jaelin Hahn. She made one of two to make it 26-24.
The Wildcards put token pressure on Brianna Meyer as the Bluejays inbounded to her, trying to take time off the clock. But she got it up the court and found Mylee Wilmes open for three. The pass was a little behind her, but Mylee gathered it in, got her feet set, and her triple was nothing but net to put the Bluejays in front 27-26 with 9 seconds left.
The Wildcards rushed it up the floor and found a player in the post, but Brianna Meyer blocked the shot and the ball rolled into the corner. It was picked up by another orange shirt, who threw up a wild shot with Hayley Yost and Blair Nelson rushing at her. The shot would have counted had it gone in, but it went astray and the Bluejays won.
Mylee Wilmes had 17 points. Blair Nelson had 6, Hayley Yost 2, and Brianna Meyer 2.
Brianna Meyer and Hayley Yost had 2 blocks. Blair Nelson and Bristol Hicks had 1.
Brianna Meyer had 13 boards. Blair Nelson had 10, Hayley Yost 6, Mylee Wilmes 5, and Piper Gray 1.
Brianna Meyer had 4 assists. Blair Nelson and Mylee Wilmes had 2 and Hayley Yost 1.
Brianna Meyer had 6 tips. Blair Nelson and Rylee Scadden had 2 and Piper Gray and Hayley Yost had 1.
Brianna Meyer had 6 steals. Mylee Wilmes had 3, Blair Nelson 2, and Piper Gray, Bristol Hicks, Hayley Yost, and Rylee Scadden had 1.
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