Hot Springs, Noxon split wins

In the last week of regular season play, Hot Springs and Noxon faced off on the west end of the county, splitting games with the Savage Heat girls beating Noxon and the Red Devil boys beating Hot Springs.

HOT SPRINGS 44, NOXON 29

The Lady Red Devils hosted county rival Hot Springs last Thursday sinking 44-29.

Coming out on fire the Lady Savage Heat gained the first points from winning the jump-off, proving quick passes. Noxon was unable to answer with points of their own before Hot Springs found the basket once again. The Lady Red Devils would try to break down the aggressive defense of the Lady Savage Heat, but were unable to find the basket before the Lady Heat had another layup in the net. Hot Springs would keep Noxon almost scoreless, but with less than a minute, a Lady Heat foul would put the Lady Devils on the free throw line, earning the first point on the board. Going into the second quarter Hot Springs never faltered, keeping the aggressive defense. As much as the Lady Devils tried, they could only break past the Lady Savage Heat defense twice. Hot Springs capitalized off of several steals to make the score gap larger.

Coming into the second half Noxon was able to find their fire and banded together to sink a three pointer, then steal the ball for a swift layup. It was quickly answered by a Hot Springs layup. Noxon had a great rebounding quarter, but they were unable to close the massive point gap completely. Headed into the final quarter, Hot Springs kept their aggressive defense and quick shots. Noxon came out with new fire, but it was no match for the quick-footed Lady Savage Heat. Noxon had a massive quarter, putting up 15 points, but they were unable to get the win at home.

Seanna Richter and Abby Yoder led the Lady Red Devils with seven points each, and senior Maygan Swanson was behind them with six. Yoder proved to be a powerhouse in the paint pulling down seven rebounds.

NOXON 50, HOT SPRINGS 45

The Red Devils hit the court to take on the Savage Heat of Hot Springs securing the win. It would be Noxon's Justice Kayser who would get the crowd to their feet for a swift three pointer to start the game, but the Savage Heat were quick to answer back. The powerhouse teams would go basket for basket, until Hot Springs was able to take the lead. It was short lived as the tenacious Red Devils once again pulled ahead putting a six point gap between the teams. Noxon never let up going into the second quarter, but the Savage Heat put forth a tough defense. Capitalizing off several rebounds the Red Devils continued with their lead, but Hot Springs was able to break past the tough defense to close the point gap before halftime. Soon they were only three behind.

Coming back from the half, three points were too close for the Red Devils who swiftly came getting the first basket. The Savage Heat were able to answer with a basket of their own. But the swift moving Noxon team was able to once again pull ahead putting 12 points between the teams. Going into the last quarter Hot Springs was able to break past the tight knit defense to put the first points on the board. They would get another basket before the Red Devils were able to answer with a basket of their own. The teams would go back and forth, the Savage Heat determined to close the large point gap Noxon put between them. While they were able to close it to just five points it was too late to take the win and the Red Devils added another Devil Den win to their belts.

Kayser led the team with 14 points, Shane Murray close behind with 13. Ricky Williams had 11, and Aiden Currie rounded it out with seven for the Red Devils.

NOXON 36, TWO EAGLE RIVER 29

Earlier in the week, the Noxon Lady Red Devils got their first win of the season on the road, taking on the Two Eagle River Lady Eagles. Coming out of the cage the Lady Devils gained the first points and the lead early on. But Two Eagle was able to break past the tight defense to gain the lead with only minutes left in the first quarter. Going into the second the Lady Eagles were able to keep the lead, until Noxon was able to capitalize off of several steals to only be behind by one. The teams would go back and forth until the young Lady Red Devils were able to put down a swift layup, taking the lead at the half.

Headed back to the second half, Noxon was able to band together to keep their lead for much of the third. Keeping with their amazing team work, the Lady Devils were able to outscore Two Eagle to keep the lead headed into the final quarter. With the final quarter started, Noxon banded together to make the Lady Eagles work for every basket they would get. The Lady Devils were able to pass quickly and efficiently to keep their lead and secure the road win.

Seanna Richter proved to be a powerhouse getting a double double with 14 points, and 16 rebounds. Abby Yoder showed her quickness, stealing 11 of Noxon's 20 steals.

TWO EAGLE RIVER 56, NOXON 55

It was the Red Devils turn to take on the Two Eagle River Eagles, sinking 56-55.

The powerhouse teams came out on fire, going basket for basket until the Eagles were able to pull ahead taking the lead. The Eagles would keep their lead going into the second quarter, capitalizing off of steals. Noxon never faltered, making Two River work for their lead. Soon at the half the Red Devils were only down 10 points.

Coming back from the half both teams came out with new fire. Quickly Noxon was able to keep the Eagles to minimal scoring. In a blink of an eye the Red Devils had the lead again, but they weren't able to put a large gap between the teams. In the final quarter the teams would go basket for basket, and Two Eagle would keep their small lead and ultimately the win.

ST. REGIS 38,

NOXON 28

The Lady Red Devils hit the road one last time on Saturday to take on the St. Regis Lady Tigers, falling 38-28.

Quickly St. Regis took an early lead, shutting out the Lady Red Devils. Noxon was able to break past the tight-knit Lady Tiger defense to put their own points on the board. It was swiftly answered back with a St. Regis basket, and the Lady Tigers were able to break past the Lady Devils defense to put more points between them. The first half of the second quarter was taken by the Lady Tigers but a three pointer by eighth grader Jasmin Risch would put the Lady Devils only four points behind.

Headed back after the half, the Lady Devils came out with new fire with great passes and a strong defense. But they were no match for the strong offense of the Lady Tigers. The Lady Devils were able to find the basket for a three pointer, but St. Regis was quick to answer back with their own basket, keeping Noxon to minimal scoring until the final quarter. There the Lady Tigers never faltered and made the young Lady Devils work for their baskets. Ultimately they would take the win.

Senior Maygan Swanson hit a double double getting 16 points, and 12 rebounds for the Lady Red Devils.

ST. REGIS 60,

NOXON 51

The Red Devils had their turn at the St. Regis Tigers, falling 60-51.

Quickly the Tigers came out of their cage hungry, getting the first points, but swiftly a St. Regis foul put Noxon on the free throw line to gain their first points. St. Regis would be able to break past the tight-knit defense of the Red Devils to put more points on the board. Noxon would start the second quarter with new fire, getting the first basket. Both teams would go basket for basket, but the Red Devils would stay two points behind the Tigers for most of the quarter.

Coming back from the half, Shane Murray got a swift jump stop shot. The Red Devils took the lead for the first time in the game, and the Tigers were unable to answer back. Noxon was able to sink two more baskets before St. Regis was able to answer with their own basket. The quick-handed Tigers were able to capitalize off of steals to pull ahead once again before the final quarter. The powerhouse teams would have an explosive fourth quarter, and halfway through the Red Devils were only down by four. The Tigers would use their team work to shut down Noxon's defense, ultimately taking the win.

Murray got an incredible 22 points for the Devils, Ricky Williams behind with 11 and Senior Aiden Currie had 10.