HNS rally falls short against Lady Knights

HARTINGTON — The Hartington-Newcastle Lady Wildcats split a pair of Lewis and Clark Conference games last week.

The local girls earned a 13-point win over Randolph Tuesday, but dropped a 48-36 decision to Homer at home Thursday.

Thursday’s game was much closer than the final score indicates.

Homer jumped out to a sizeable lead in the first frame, but the Lady Cats whittled that deficit down to just one point over the course of the next 16 minutes.

Kenna Korth hit an inside jumper off of a Kayden Jueden assist to pull the Lady Wildcats to within five points, 30-25 with 4:40 left in the third quarter.

Homer’s Hannah Harris responded by driving the lane for a lay-in to give the Lady Knights a 32-25 advantage.

Jueden then banked one in to again cut the lead to five, 32-27.

Mackenna Clarkson squared up and nailed a trey from the right side of the key to bring the Lady Cats to within two points, 32-30, with 2:20 left in the third quarter, but Harris hit 1-2 from the charity stripe to make it 33-30.

The Lady Cats drew within one point when Abbe Morten swiped the ball and drove it coast to coast for a lay-in with just 14 seconds left in the frame to make it 33-32.

The Lady Cats were not able to get any closer, though as Homer hit some big shots early in the fourth then hit its free throws down the stretch to pull away for the win.

The Lady Cats were once again led by Abbe Morten, who dropped in a team high 14 points. Keanna Korth also had a solid effort, connecting for 12 points.

Kayden Jueden led the team on the boards, ripping down 12 rebounds.

HNS 7 12 13 4 — 36 Homer 15 11 7 15 — 48

HNS Homer FG 8-23 --3PT 5-17 --FT 5-11 --Reb 32 --TOs 26 --

SCORING

HNS - Abbe Morten, 14; Keanna Korth, 12; Kayden Jueden, 4; McKenna Clarkson, 3; Alivia Morten, 3. Homer - Hannah Harris, 19;

REBOUNDS

HNS - Kayden Jueden, 12; Abbe Morten, 9; Keanna Korth, 4; Alivia Morten, 3; Delane Sudbeck, 3; McKenna Clarkson, 2.

ASSISTS

HNS - Kayden Jueden, 5; Abbe Morten, 2; Alivia Morten, 2; Delane Sudbeck, 1.

STEALS

HNS - Abbe Morten, 3; Kayden Jueden, 2; Keanna Korth, 1; Delane Sudbeck, 1.

The Lady Cats got off to a slow start Tuesday at Randolph, falling behind 11-8 as the buzzer sounded on the first quarter.

HNS regrouped in the second frame to outscore their hosts 12-7 and take a 20-18 lead into the locker room at the break.

The second half belonged to the Purple and White as the Lady Cats outscored Randolph 27-16 to seal the 47-34 win.

The HNS offense was once again paced by Abbe Morten, who hit a game-high 21 points. Kayden Jueden also hit doublefigures sinking 16 on the night.

Jaiden Taylor was a real force for Randolph. She dominated the floor for the Lady Cards, hitting for a team-high 15 points and leading the defense with seven steals and two blocks.

HNS 8 12 1413 — 47 Randolph 11 7 6 10 — 34

Rand HNS FG 9-28 12-29 3PT 4-16 4-17 FT 4-12 11-19 Reb 39 18 TOs 33 18

SCORING

HNS - Abbe Morten, 21; Kayden Jueden, 16; Keanna Korth, 7; Alivia Morten, 3. Randolph - Jaiden Taylor, 15; Gracie Eledge, 8; Natalie Munter, 5; Keely Pinkelman, 3; Erin Engel, 2; Ariel Fye,

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REBOUNDS

HNS - Kayden Jueden, 8; Abbe Morten, 4; Delayne Sudbeck, 3; Keanna Korth, 2; Makenna Clarkson,

1. Randolph - Emmalee Harder, 9; Erin Engel, 9; Jaiden Taylor, 6; Gracie Eledge, 6; Keely Pinkelman, 4; Natalie Munter, 4; Ariel Fye, 1.

ASSISTS

HNS- Abbe Morten, 4; Kayden Jueden, 3; Delayne Sudbeck, 2; Alivia Morten, 1. Randolph - Keely Pinkelman, 4; Natalie Munter, 2; Jaiden Taylor, 1; Emmalee Harder, 1.

STEALS

HNS - Abbe Morten, 6; Kayden Jueden, 5; Alivia Morten, 3; Delayne Sudbeck, 2; Keanna Korth,

1. Randolph - Jaiden Taylor, 7; Ariel Fye, 2; Emmalee Harder, 1; Keely Pinkelman, 1; Gracie Eledge, 1; Natalie Munter, 1.