Jamboree results

Creston 40, Diagonal 4

Taylor Briley scored 16 points, as Creston defeated a young Diagonal squad 40-4 here Thursday in jamboree action.

Briley scored the first six points of the two-quarter game on a pair of layups and a jumper. After Jenna Taylor dropped in a bucket, Briley grabbed an offensive rebound and got the putback to put the Panthers up 10-0.

Katie Sobotka ended the Panther run with a basket for Diagonal’s first points, but it was all the Maroonettes managed in the first half, as Creston built an 18-2 lead.

Jaci Haidsiak hit one of two free throws to open the second quarter, before Briley jumpstarted the Panther offense with an assist to Brenna Baker, followed by a Briley layup. Taylor dished off to Natalie Mostek for a basket and then Briley hit a pull-up jumper to make it 26-3.

Kasydi Klommhaus hit one of two free throws for Diagonal, before Creston ended the game on a 14-0 run.

In addition to Briley’s 16 points, Taylor and Mostek each added six points, while Cammy Rutherford chipped in four.

Creston (40) — Taylor Briley 16, Jenna Taylor 6, Natalie Mostek 6, Cammy Rutherford 4, Caitlin McIlravy 2, Brenna Baker 2, Logan Pettit 2.

Diagonal (4) — Katie Sobotka 2, Jaci Haidsiak 1, Kasydi Klommhaus 1.

Nodaway Valley 30, CAM 15

Guard Josie Carter, forward Jessica Nelson and post player Josie Clark all hit 3-pointers as Nodaway Valley outscored CAM 30-15 in the two-quarter scrimmage at Southwestern Community College Thursday.

Coach Tom Thompson said that perimeter shooting will facilitate a versatile offense.

“I thought we looked pretty smooth offensively,” Thompson said. “Hopefully that shooting helps spread the floor so we can get some penetration. I have two or three guards who can penetrate. When those kids are hitting threes, it does open things up.”

Paige McElfish was one of those players looking to score inside, and she finished with a team-high 13 points Thursday.

Things went pretty well on the other end of the court as well, as the Wolverines prepare for the season opener at home Dec. 2 against a West Central Valley team boasting strong guard play.

“Our pressure defense looked good,” Thompson said, “except we gave them a few easy open shots because we were out of position.”

Nodaway Valley (30) — Paige McElfish 13, Josie Clark 7, Jessica Nelson 7, Josie Carter 3.

CAM (15).

Essex 26,

East Union 8

East Union coach Carol McGuire let her promising freshmen gain some preseason game experience as the Eagles had a rough time early in falling behind 24-4 against a hot-shooting Essex team in a 26-8 loss.

“Their shots were falling and ours weren’t,” McGuire said of the early going. “They pressed us and we had some younger girls in. I had six freshmen tonight and I told them they were going to play tonight. There are some good ballplayers in that class. I just have to get them used to playing in a game.”

Hampering the Eagles’ cause against Essex’s pressure was the absence of senior point guard Emily Eckels, out until Dec. 1 with a concussion.

“She’s my team leader and ball handler, so it will help to have her back out there,” McGuire said.

In the first game of the night, Adair-Casey defeated Riverside 38-14.

East Union (8) — Chelsea Hoyt 2, Olivia Eckels 2, Mara Weis 2, Cassidy Riley 2.

Essex (26).

ADM 50, Lenox 11

Missing a total of five players, including all four senior members of the team, because of an FCCLA trip, Lenox fell to ADM, 50-11, here Thursday in jamboree action.

ADM took advantage of several early Lenox turnovers to build an 11-0 lead, before Mika Weaver dished off to Hannah Bennett for Lenox’s first basket of the game.

Weaver sank a pair of free throws that made the score 19-4, before ADM ended the first quarter on a 13-0 run for a 32-4 lead.

ADM extended its lead to 38-4, before Jacy Stoaks sank a 3-pointer and Halee Wallace knocked down a bucket for Lenox, making it 38-9.

Bennett ended the game with a basket off a feed from Stoaks to make the final margin 50-11. Bennett led Lenox with four points, while Stoaks finished with three.

Lenox (11) — Hannah Bennett 4, Jacy Stoaks 3, Mika Weaver 2, Halee Wallace 2.

ADM (50)