Sunday, February 23, 2020

Shamrock Boys Race Past Worth County

North Harrison’s boys raced past Worth County 82-50 last Tuesday to spoil their Senior Night. The Shamrocks scored early and often in the game, turning back a Worth County rally in the second quarter before putting the game out of reach in the third quarter. This game marks the second time the Tigers have struggled in back to back games; they lost to Princeton 78-36 on the second of back to back games earlier this year.

Playing in their last home games as Tigers were Jaxon Anderson, Bob Baker, Hayden Holmes, and Zayne Swope.

Both teams started off hot, scoring six points in the first 2:32 of the game. But then Kaden Koch got a three point play which seemed to spark the Shamrocks and make it 9-6. Aydan Gladstone cut it to 9-8, but then Brett Emig hit from the high post, Koch struck again, and Brett Emig scored in transition to make it 15-8 with 3:30 left in the quarter. Koch continued to carry the Shamrocks on his back throughout the first quarter, getting 13 points in the period as North Harrison led 21-12.

Last year, North Harrison led much of the way in Eagleville before Worth County used a big third quarter to pull in front and lead for the rest of the game. It looked like something similar might happen as Alex Rinehart hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key and added a transition basket to make it 21-17 to start the second. Wade Briggs hit a 3-pointer and Brett Emig added a free throw to make it 25-17, but then Aydan Gladstone kicked it out to Jackson Runde for three and Aydan Gladstone scored from the baseline to make it 25-22 at the 5:13 mark.

But then North Harrison responded with back to back jacks as Cruz Ury skipped one to Brett Emig for three, Kaden Koch kicked one out to Steven Willhite for another three, and Brett Emig added a steal, and North Harrison was back up double digits at 33-22 with 4:25 left. North Harrison continued to pull away for the remainder of the first half, leading 43-29 at the break, beating Worth County up and down the floor at will.

The Shamrocks continued to pull away in the third quarter as the bottom dropped out for Worth County. They started the period on a 16-2 run, and by the time the dust had settled just 4:08 into the period, North Harrison was in front 59-31. Willhite had 8 points in the period and Koch added another 7 as the Shamrocks led 64-35 after three.

Alex Rinehart had 19 for Worth County after getting 34 the previous night. Jackson Runde had 15, Aydan Gladstone 12, and Jaxon Anderson and Zayne Swope each with 2.

Jaxon Anderson and Aydan Gladstone had 4 boards each. Jackson Runde and Zayne Swope had 3, Bob Baker 2, and Alex Rinehart, Grant Cameron, and Jackson Smith had 1 each.

Aydan Gladstone had 6 assists for the Tigers. Jackson Runde and Grant Cameron had 4, Jackson Smith 2, and Jaxon Anderson, Alex Rinehart, and Zayne Swope 1. If there was any silver lining for the Tigers, it was the emergence of Aydan Gladstone as a force in the high post; he was passing it out of there at will to set up the rest of the players. He had nine the night before, against Pattonsburg.

Jaxon Anderson had 4 tips for the Tigers. Alex Rinehart had 3, and Aydan Gladstone and Jackson Runde 1. Jackson Runde had 2 steals, while Jackson Smith, Grant Cameron, and Alex Rinehart had 1. Alex Rinehart had 2 blocks.

North Harrison had three players score over 20 in their win. Kaden Koch had 28, Brett Emig 26, Steven Willhite 23, Wade Briggs 3, and Hunter Parkhurst 2.

The lopsided rebounding margin for North Harrison fueled their scoring outbursts, as they had a 36-19 rebounding margin over Worth County. Kaden Koch had 12, Brett Emig 10, Steven Willhite 6, Wade Briggs 4, Nick Babinski 2, and Hunter Parkhurst and Matthew Heintz 1 each.

Hunter Parkhurst had 7 assists. Steven Willhite and Brett Emig had 6, Wade Briggs and Kaden Koch had 3, and Cruz Ury 1.

Hunter Parkhurst, Wade Briggs, and Steven Willhite had 1 tip each.

Kaden Koch had 3 steals. Wade Briggs had 2, while Brett Emig, Hunter Parkhurst, Cruz Ury, and Steven Willhite had 1.

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