GREENFIELD, Iowa — Lindsay Davis hit a contested running half-court shot at the buzzer to give Nodaway Valley (14-3) a 54-55 win over Class 2A No. 4 Panorama (13-1) in non-conference girls basketball Saturday.
The Panorama (9-4) boys made it a split for the guests with a 71-62 victory over Nodaway Valley (3-9) in their contest.
The opener was a battle throughout, with Panorama looking like the eventual winner when Payton Beckman scored for a 54-52 Panther lead with 3.3 seconds left.
The Wolverines called a timeout, then got the ball to a streaking Davis. She was under pressure, but managed to launch a shot from half court that stunned the Panthers, giving them their first loss of the season.
Panorama had trailed, 17-16 and then 29-27, at the end of the first two quarters. The Panthers moved into a 43-41 lead as the fourth quarter began, with the teams battling back-and-forth down the stretch.
The hosts sank 9-of-15 3-point shots while the Panthers struggled, connecting on just 1-of-12. Panorama held a decided edge at the foul line, making 19-of-27 while the hosts sank just 6-of-15. The Wolverines turned the ball over 29 times to only 17 for the Panthers but overcome the challenge with a 31-13 edge in rebounds.
Beckman, who leads 2A in scoring and is seventh statewide with 299 points, led her team with 21 points, including hitting 9-of-10 free throws. She now has 1,450 career points, 129 shy of older sister Bailey’s school record.
Laci Rishel hit the only trey for the visitors and finished with 12 points, sinking 7-of-9 free throws. Jaidyn Sellers added 11 points, Angel Poldberg and Zoey Hambleton four apiece and Mia Waddle two.
Sellers made six steals and Beckman five, with Rishel passing out six assists. Beckman is third in 2A with 80 thefts this season.
Davis had 13 points, with Maddax Devault leading the Wolverines with 21 points, which included five makes from behind the arc.
The Panther boys won their sixth straight game and ninth of the last 10 by seizing control early, leading 14-7 after eight minutes and 38-20 after 16 minutes. The hosts trimmed their deficit slightly in the third period to trail 52-39 but could not complete the comeback.
Panorama turned the ball over 18 times to only seven for the Wolverines, but took full advantage of a 45-22 spread in rebounds collected. The Panthers were 7-of-17 (41 percent) on 3-point tries, with the home team 6-of-27 (22 percent).
Jared Wasson and Braedon Draper each had 18 points for Panorama, with Maddox Hammerstrom adding 14. Brice Taylor tallied nine points, Braylon Dawes six, Austin Block four and Klayton Bremer two.
Hammerstrom and Taylor both made a trio of 3-pointers, with Wasson adding one. Wasson pulled down 14 rebounds, Hammerstrom eight and Draper seven, with Taylor recording six assists and Hammerstrom five.
Boston Devault led all scorers with 19 points for the Wolverines, with Matthew Weber adding 17 points and Adam Ayase 14.
Panorama returns to WCAC play by hosting West Central Valley Tuesday before traveling to arch-rival AC/GC Friday.
