The task at hand for North Harrison already seemed daunting – somehow hold down Worth County. It became well-nigh impossible as Logan Craig took a scary tumble in the closing minutes of the Gilman City loss a few days before and was out of action for Worth County.
Nonetheless, Shamrock skipper Mike Schmidli pulled out all the stops for this one. Normally a zone team, North Harrison came out in man to man the whole game, which forced Worth County to throw out its game preparation. They froze the ball offensively, swinging it back and forth, taking long possessions, and trying in vain to break down Worth County, which suited the Tigers fine. The result was death by asphyxiation as Worth County slowly smothered North Harrison by virtue of their height and speed and ground them down to defeat, holding them to their lowest point total of the year.
It was still only 2-0 four minutes into the game – Worth County had trouble all night finishing off shots, and North Harrison contented themselves with swinging it around the perimeter. But then Worth County slowly took control, getting an inside shot from Mason Hawk, a triple from Tevin Cameron, an inside shot from Ryan McClellan to Drake Kinsella on a second chance possession, and a Hawk free throw to make it 10-0 with 1:43 left. Steven Willhite’s free throws broke the shutout and sent Ryan to the bench with two fouls, but that was about all that went right in the first quarter for North Harrison. Cade Allee scored off a drive to make it 12-2.
The two teams traded blows for a while in the second quarter. Willhite’s triple from the tip of the key kept it at 19-8, but then Worth County made use of their 31-15 rebounding advantage, converting a third chance possession and two second chance possessions to make it 28-10 at the half.
The third quarter was characterized by North Harrison continuing to spin its wheels on offense like a truck stuck in the mud, trying in vain to find any kind of opening. Finally, Cade Allee got the hot hand, converting off a Drake Kinsella steal after a scoreless 4½ minutes of the third. Caleb Parman went backdoor, Ryan McClellan scored off a drive, and Drake Kinsella aired one out to Cade Allee to make it 36-10.
Worth County finally got into running clock territory midway through the fourth as Caleb Parman struck for three to make it 44-14.
Cade Allee had 16 points for Worth County. Mason Hawk had 9, Drake Kinsella 6, Caleb Parman 5, Jacob New and Tevin Cameron 3, and Wayde Parman, Ryan McClellan, and Bryant McCord 2.
Mason Hawk, Ryan McClellan, and Tevin Cameron all had 1 block.
Mason Hawk and Caleb Parman had 8 boards each for Worth County. Cade Allee had 6, Ryan McClellan and Drake Kinsella had 2, and Jacob New, Tevin Cameron, Wayde Parman, Bryant McCord, and Jaxon Anderson all had 1.
Ryan McClellan and Caleb Parman had 4 assists for Worth County. Wayde Parman and Drake Kinsella had 3 each, while Cade Allee and Jacob New had 1.
Tevin Cameron had 5 tips for the Tigers. Cade Allee had 3, Mason Hawk and Ryan McClellan had 2, and Drake Kinsella, Jacob New, and Wayde Parman had 1.
Drake Kinsella had 2 steals, while Tevin Cameron, Ryan McClellan, Jacob New, and Mason Hawk had 1.
For North Harrison, Steven Willhite had 7. Collin Castleberry had 5, and Brett Emig and Collin Briggs had 2 each.
Brett Emig had North Harrison’s lone block.
Brett Emig and Steven Willhite had 5 boards. Collin Castleberry had 3, while Gavin Garrett and Collin Briggs had 1.
Logan Huitt had 2 assists, while Collin Castleberry and Gavin Garrett had 1.
Grant Claycomb and Logan Huitt had 3 tips each, while Castleberry had 1. Grant Claycomb had 1 steal.
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