Tuesday, December 25, 2018

Logan Craig Scores 30, Gets 1,000th Point as Shamrock Boys Survive 40 Point Outburst from Collin Breckenridge

North Harrison’s Shamrocks overcame a 40 point outburst from Collin Breckenridge and held off King City 77-66 last Monday. It was one of the best scoring duels the area has seen, with Logan Craig getting 30 points and surpassing his 1000th point.

It looked easy at first, as Logan Craig hit a free throw, Brett Emig scored off a pair of consecutive steals, and Logan Craig hit a pair of free throws and Emig hit him in transition to make it 8-0.
But then King City started fighting back after Steven Willhite picked up his second foul at the 4:26 mark, as Breckenridge scored four out of his team’s seven point to bring his team back to within 10-7. The Wildkats fought to tie it up after Landon Wells’ steal at 15, but then Logan Craig drove down the left baseline to put North Harrison back in front 17-15 after one.

North Harrison threatened to pull away again after Steven Willhite’s three made it 22-17 at the 6:53 mark. But then Breckenridge scored three straight at the line to bring it back to within 22-20. Willhite then countered with three straight 3-pointers to put North Harrison up double digits at 31-20 at the 4:51 mark, prompting King City’s first timeout. The scoring avalanche continued for North Harrison as Brett Emig’s drive off a pass from Collin Briggs and a pair of free throws from Logan Craig after Logan Huitt kept a possession alive with an offensive board and Collin Briggs got him the ball made it 36-22 at the 2:46 mark of the first half. North Harrison went into the lockerroom up 40-27.

King City kept it between 11 and 14 for the first two minutes of the third quarter, but then Brett Emig and Logan Craig scored off drives and Steven Willhite scored off a steal to push it to 17 at 49-32 with 4:41 left. Breckenridge hit a guarded three, but Logan Craig countered with an inside shot off a pass from Brett Emig and had a chance for a three point play. He missed, but Steven Willhite’s fourth chance putback made it 53-35.

Logan Craig’s inside shot with 2:11 left made it 57-37, but then the fouls started racking up for North Harrison, as Logan Craig, Brett Emig, and Steven Willhite all picked up their third foul. Breckenridge scored five of his team’s next seven points to make it 57-44 going into the fourth quarter.

Craig got loose in transition off a pass from Steven Willhite to restore order, putting North Harrison up 62-46. But Breckenridge was just getting started; Brett Emig and Steven Willhite picked up their fourth as Collin got a three point play, two free throws, and a 3-pointer to make it a game again at 65-56 with 3:13 left, still plenty of time.

Logan Huitt got two free throws with 3:05 left; Breckenridge countered with a fast break to make it nine again, but Logan Craig hit a free throw and Brett Emig kept the miss alive and got it to Steven Willhite. Grant Claycomb got loose in transition and Gavin Garrett got him the ball to make it 72-58 with 2:24 left.

The teams continued to trade blows as Breckenridge hit two free throws and scored off a drive, and Cameron Simerly scored off Collin’s steal to get it under double digits again at 73-64 with 1:10 left. But Brett Emig scored off a free throw, North Harrison got a stop, and Logan Craig’s outlet to Brett Emig turned into a layup from Gavin Garrett on the other end to make it 76-64. Grant Claycomb’s free throw made it 77-64 before Breckenridge scored a basket at the end to put his point total at 40. Breckenridge had scored 18 of his team’s 22 points in the fourth quarter.

For North Harrison, their three-headed monster of Logan Craig, Brett Emig, and Steven Willhite all came up big; Craig had 30, while Willhite had 19 and Emig 17. Logan Huitt and Grant Claycomb had 4, Gavin Garrett 2, and Collin Briggs had 1.

Steven Willhite had 3 blocks for North Harrison.

North Harrison had two players with double figures in rebounding. Logan Craig had 12 boards, Steven Willhite 10, Brett Emig 5, Logan Huitt 3, Gaven Garrett 2, and Grant Claycomb 1.

North Harrison had 29 assists for the game, as it was their ball movement which saved them against King City. Brett Emig had 9 assists, Collin Briggs and Logan Huitt had 4, Gavin Garrett, Steven Willhite, and Grant Claycomb had 3, Logan Craig had 2, and Wade Briggs had 1. Collin, who had been playing well in the JV games, getting much more confident with his shot, earned a lot of varsity minutes last week.

Brett Emig, Gavin Garrett, and Steven Willhite all had 2 tips, while Wade Briggs, Logan Huitt, and Logan Craig had 1. Brett Emig and Grant Claycomb had 2 steals each. Gavin Garrett, Wade Briggs, Logan Craig, and Steven Willhite all had 1.

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