Lucas Frisch and Rylee Ruckman were named Worth County Courtwarming royalty Friday. The celebration was moved back by a week due to forecasted weather the week before. Lucas is the son of Katelyn Creller and Michael Frisch. Rylee is the daughter of Rob Ruckman.
Other queen candidates were Katie Fletchall and Rayleigh Smith. Other king candidates were Andrew Griffin and Conner Pointer. Katie is the daughter of Erin Fletchall and Paul Fletchall. Rayleigh is the daughter of Heidi and Corey Kerwin and Jeremy Smith. Andrew is the son of Amber and Justin Walker and Daniel Griffin. Conner is the son of Cheralee and Les Pointer.
First grade attendants were Axel Ridge, Krislynn Jones, Lynleigh Combs, and James Cass. Axel is the son of Colt and Alyssa (Miller) Ridge. Krislynn is the daughter of Riley and Tiffany Jones. Lynleigh is the daughter of Tim and Kateline (Miller) Combs. James is the son of Traci Cass.
Freshman attendants were Gracie Thurman, daughter of Josh and Lynn Thurman, and Jordan Dannar, son of Jason and Diane Dannar. Sophomore attendants were Laura Hansen, daughter of Melissa Eckert, and Bentley Frisch, son of Michael Frisch and Katelyn Creller. Junior attendants were Kristen Tracy, daughter of Paul and Nicki Tracy, and Dylan Smith, son of Jessi and Hillary Smith.
The girls won their game 45-26 over Nodaway Valley as Kambree Briner matched a career high with 16 points and the girls bounced back from a tough 61-48 loss to Rock Port the game before.
Briner scored four quick points as she scored off a drive and cashed in off a Megan Tracy steal to make it 4-0. The focus of the game was on stopping Annalee Livengood, who is Trojanette buddies with Audrey Runde. Livengood got loose one time to cut it to 5-4, but then didn’t score again until the fourth quarter, when the game was already decided. Megan Tracy and Keira Hardy hounded her all night with plenty of help if she was able to shake them loose.
Rylee Ruckman hit a free throw and Megan Tracy hit a 3-pointer from the right wing to make it 9-4. Early foul trouble fueled the Tiger run.
Ruckman had two free throws and Kristen Tracy scored from inside to make it 13-4 after one.
As shot after shot failed to fall for the Thunder, Kambree Briner cashed in off a steal, Megan Tracy got a putback to go over three defenders, Kristen Tracy knocked one down in transition, Rylee Ruckman cashed in off a steal, and Kambree Briner cut inside to make it 23-4 at halftime.
Worth County continued to pull away in the third quarter as Rylee Ruckman, normally a shooter, showed a willingness to get to the rim and it paid off with her slashing to the basket to start the second half. Ruckman added a transition three and then Kambree Briner aired one out to her for two. Audrey Runde got loose in transition to cap the 27-0 Tiger run and make it 32-4.
Worth County began subbing freely at that point and Nodaway Valley came as close as 34-16 before the starters rebuilt it. Kambree Briner, normally a driver, capped off an 8-2 run with a 3-pointer with 4:20 left to make it 42-18.
Kambree Briner had 16 points. Rylee Ruckman had 12, Megan Tracy 8, Audrey Runde 5, and Kristen Tracy 4.
Kristen Tracy had 12 boards. Rylee Ruckman had 6, Kambree Briner, Megan Tracy, and Kynlee Steele 5, Audrey Runde 3, and Keira Hardy and Kennedy Murphy 1.
Rylee Ruckman, Kambree Briner, and Kristen Tracy had 4 assists. Megan Tracy and Keira Hardy had 2.
Megan Tracy had 2 tips. Audrey Runde, Rylee Ruckman, Kambree Briner, and Kennedy Murphy had 1.
Kristen Tracy had 6 steals. Megan Tracy, Audrey Runde, Keira Hardy, Kambree Briner, Rylee Ruckman, Kynlee Steele, and Kennedy Murphy had 1.
The boys were not so fortunate; there was no rest for the weary, as they played Nodaway Valley, one of the powerhouse teams of the 275 along with Rock Port, who beat the boys 71-62 in their previous game. The Tigers led 26-22 at the half, but then couldn’t buy a stop in the second half as they gave up 34 points and fell 56-51 to Nodaway Valley as they dropped yet another close game.
They could not buy a break as Hayden Sanders is out for at least two weeks with a deep bone bruise on his foot that the only cure for is rest. Without their best ballhandler, the Tigers struggled to take care of the ball, turning it over 17 times, a lot more than usual.
And yet, they played their best stretch of the year after falling behind 20-12 early in the second. Caleb New and Brock Healy hit back to back jacks to get the Tigers right back in the game at 20-17. Despite Brock Healy coming out bleeding and Tyler Gray giving the Thunder a 22-17 lead, Worth County kept coming as New hit two free throws, hit a 3-pointer from the wing, and cashed in two free throws off a steal. Dylan Smith got behind the Thunder defense to make it 26-22 at the half.
Smith continued to have the hot hand in the third quarter, scoring twice to give Worth County its biggest lead of the game at 32-27. But then a costly missed boxout turned into a three-point play for Jax Cowden, and the momentum went back to the Thunder. From there, Worth County could not buy a stop on defense and by the end of the third quarter, the lead was gone.
Panic set in and the Thunder lead grew to 47-40 as the turnovers and defensive lapses continued to mount. Finally, Brock Healy drew a three-shot foul and made all three tries with 2:15 left to stop the bleeding, but time was running out and Worth County was forced to start fouling. Caleb New put on a big scoring spurt down the stretch, scoring seven in the last 45 seconds, but the Tigers could never get closer than the final score.
Caleb New had 21 for the Tigers. Brock Healy had 11, Dylan Smith 6, Ryder Smyser and Cole Ruby 4, Jordan Dannar 3, and Ethan Lininger 2.
Cole Ruby had 2 blocks. Ryder Smyser and Caleb New had 1.
Dylan Smith and Caleb New had 6 rebounds each. Brayden Combs and Brock Healy had 4 each, Ryder Smyser and Cole Ruby 3 each, and Ethan Lininger 1.
Caleb New had 5 assists. Brock Healy had 3, Cole Ruby 2, and Ryder Smyser 1.
Ryder Smyser had 3 tips. Caleb New and Brock Healy had 1.
Caleb New had 4 steals. Dylan Smith and Brock Healy had 2 and Cole Ruby 1.
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