Shamrock Girls Post Second Win, Stop Newtown-Harris

North Harrison’s Shamrocks posted their second straight win after dropping their first two, downing Newtown-Harris 41-18 Monday night. They showed flashes of their old form from last year and dominated the game from wire to wire, shutting the purple Tigers off the boards and giving up only three offensive boards. Emma Craig posted her second straight double double, getting 16 points and 13 boards for the Shamrocks, while everybody else chipped in on the boards.

Newtown-Harris came into Monday’s game having started off with a 39-35 win over Breckinridge to start off the season. They had every right to expect a better season than last year’s six-win campaign, having returned most of their players from last year. But the purple Tigers, playing without sharpshooter Gabrielle Nielson from last year, have since fallen on hard times, struggling to score 20 points in blowout losses to Madison and LaPlata in the Novinger Tournament and to Tri-County in the HDC.

Sure enough, North Harrison got going early as Addie Slaughter got a putback and Emma Craig got a steal. Kami Gibson hit Emma Craig inside for two free throws, Mason Cracraft got a steal, and Emma Craig drove down the right side to make it 10-0 with 3:29 left in the first.

Lillian Fordyce broke the drought for Newtown-Harris, but then Olivia Babinski skipped one to Addie Slaughter and Slaughter hit Kami Gibson inside to make it 14-2 after one.

Lillian Fordyce and the purple Tigers tried to stay in the game, as she had five more points in the second period. But North Harrison kept getting the ball into their post players at will during the second quarter. Rainey Fordyce had back to back to back assists in the period, while Mason Cracraft had two and Emma Craig one. All 12 points by North Harrison in the period were by their posts; Emma Craig had six, Kami Gibson four, and Addie Slaughter two. The Shamrocks led 26-9 at the half.

North Harrison got the lead over 20 in the third as Mason Cracraft hit Emma Craig in the high post. Cracraft tipped one to Kami Gibson, who threw to Emma Craig, who threw to Cracraft for the finish to make it 30-9 on the ensuing trip down the floor. Amanda Tucker scored from inside to make it 30-11, and North Harrison began subbing freely at this point. A freshman, Deva Wallace, hit Emma Craig inside and Rainey Fordyce added a steal to make it 34-11 after three. Addie Slaughter got a fourth chance putback and Mason Cracraft cleaned up her own miss after getting a steal to give the Shamrocks their biggest lead of the night at 38-11 early in the fourth.

Emma Craig had 16 points for the Shamrocks. Addie Slaughter had 10, Mason Cracraft 7, Kami Gibson 6, and Rainey Fordyce 2.

Mason Cracraft had 1 block.

Emma Craig had 13 boards to lead North Harrison. Addie Slaughter had 5, Olivia Babinski and Sally Briggs had 3, Kami Gibson, Rainey Fordyce, Deva Wallace, Ashlyn Gilpatrick, and Baily Briggs all had 2, and Mason Cracraft had 1.

Mason Cracraft had 3 assists along with Rainey Fordyce. Olivia Babinski and Deva Wallace had 2, while Addie Slaughter and Emma Craig had 1.

Addie Slaughter had 5 tips for the Shamrocks. Mason Cracraft, Ashlynn Gilpatrick, and Emma Craig all had 4, Olivia Babinski, Rainey Fordyce, and Kami Gibson all had 2.

Emma Craig had 6 steals for North Harrison. Rainey Fordyce and Addie Slaughter had 3, Kami Gibson, Mason Cracraft, Ashlynn Gilpatrick, and Deva Wallace had 2, and Olivia Babinski had 1.