Trojans swept in finale

ROCK PORT, Mo. — The Nodaway-Holt basketball teams ended the regular season Friday night with a pair of losses after sweeping Albany Thursday night.

The Lady Trojans (12-13) lost 56-33 to the Lady Blue Jays before the Trojans (14-11) suffered a 47-39 setback.

The Lady Jays just kept building their lead to pull away. Nodaway-Holt trailed 14-10 after one and 28-20 at halftime before Rock Port turned it on in the third quarter to open up a 47-29 advantage.

Junior guard Frankie Lemar and sophomore guard Macie Bohannon led the Lady Trojans with eight points each. Jackie Bradley scored 10 to lead all scorers for Rock Port.

In the nightcap, a big third quarter was not enough for the Trojans.

Nodaway-Holt scored 16 points in the third quarter, but three single-digit quarters was its downfall.

The Blue Jays led 13-7 after one and 21-16 at halftime before the Trojans closed to 35-32 after three quarters of play. Rock Port outscored Nodaway-Holt 12-7 in the fourth to win the regular season finale.

Senior forward Jackson Beattie led the Trojans with 13 points while Colby Linthicum paced all scorers with 18 for the Jays.

The Trojans are the No. 3 seed in the Class 1, District 16 Tournament next week in Graham and face off against South Holt at 8:15 p.m. Monday. Nodaway-Holt beat the Knights 58-51 in overtime Feb. 13.

The Lady Trojans, seeded seventh, take on Mound City at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The Lady Panthers won the only regular season meeting, 48-45, in Graham on Jan. 23.