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Tiger middle school teams sweep Fort Scott
A 39-12 defeat of Fort Scott Middle School improved the Nevada Tigers seventh-grade basketball team to 4-0 overall.
"Tonight, we came out strong," Nevada seventh-grade head coach Robert Miner said. "We ran our full-court press and were able to execute our offensive game-plan from the very beginning."
The Tuesday night contest at Franklin P. Norman Community Center, opened with Fort Scott's Luke Bradbury coming up with a steal and lay-up.
Nevada guard Lane McNeley tied the game with an offensive rebound and put-back, followed by a Ben Hines score from the low-post to put Nevada on top 4-2.
Nevada closed the first quarter with driving lay-ups from point guard Logan Applegate and shooting guard Logan McNeley, followed by a coast-to-coast bucket from Applegate, as Nevada led 10-2.
Nevada went up double-digits early in the second quarter, when forward Wesley Balk drained a 12-foot jumper.
Fort Scott trimmed the lead to seven courtesy of a Treyton Brown free throw and Gavin Pytlowany running-jumper.
Nevada quickly responded as Ben Hines pulled down a rebound and went back up for the score. A Kaden Denney steal and assist to Applegate for the lay-in padded Nevada's cushion, as they led 16-5 with 1:37 remaining in the first half.
Applegate finished the half with a flurry, scoring the final seven points, capped by a buzzer-beating 3-pointer from near the top of the key.
Applegate led all scorers in the first-half with 13 points, as the Tigers led 23-5.
Early in the third quarter, a cross-court pass from Applegate to Lane McNeley for the lay-up, staked Nevada to a 22-point lead. Later, a no-look pass from Applegate to Hines for the score pushed the Tigers lead to 29-5.
With 2:14 remaining in the third quarter, Balk found a cutting Lane McNeley on a give-and-go, with McNeley's lay-in handing the Tigers a 33-5 advantage.
Hines scored the final points of the quarter, capping a 16-0 run.
Early in the fourth quarter, Pytlowany knocked down a trey and later converted a lay-up, but it was too little to late for Fort Scott.
"The boys played very well as a team tonight," Miner said. "I am very proud of how the boys played unselfishly and really worked hard as a team."
For Nevada, Applegate finished with a game-high 16 points to go along with four assists, while Hines added 10. Lane McNeley finished with seven, Balk four and Logan McNeley two.
With the loss, Fort Scott falls to 1-2 overall.
The Nevada Tigers seventh-grade B-team fell to Fort Scott 38-29. Eric Mason scored a team-high 11 points.
Eighth-grade Tigers
The Nevada Tigers eighth-grade basketball team earned its first victory of the season with a 42-31 defeat of Fort Scott, Tuesday night at Nevada Middle School.
Dalton Gayman and Austin Bash did major offensive damage in the first quarter, combining for nine points as Nevada led 11-3 entering the second quarter.
Gayman added seven points in the second quarter, including a 3-pointer, as Nevada went up 21-10 at the break.
Fort Scott was able to cut into the lead, outscoring Nevada 9-7 in the third quarter, as they trailed 28-19 entering the fourth.
Nevada was able to salt away the game at the charity stripe, knocking down eight fourth-quarter free throws, as the Tigers cruised to victory.
For Nevada, Gayman finished with 18 points, while connecting on 7-of-10 free throws. Bash tallied 13 points, Matt Thorp, four, while Grant Miller and Noah Cheaney chipped in with three apiece.
Up next
The seventh and eighth-grade teams travel to Carl Junction Jan. 19, with the seventh-grade game slated for a 5:30 p.m. tip.