Emma Craig Erupts in First Half as Shamrocks Beat Bobcats Again

Emma Craig erupted for 21 of her team’s first 25 points and had 25 for the game as North Harrison beat East Harrison 51-20 last Tuesday. She hit two 3-pointers in the first three minutes of the game and got loose inside a couple of other times as North Harrison jumped out to an 11-0 lead at the 3:33 mark.

East Harrison looked much better than the first time they played the Shamrocks, getting some good runs together. They cut their deficit down to five twice, at 11-6 and 13-8 before Emma Craig hit a 3-pointer to make it 16-8 after one.

North Harrison did a much better job of rebounding on both ends of the floor in the second and started pulling away. Kami Gibson hit Emma on a quick outlet, and she took it in for a score; she added a free throw and finished inside two more times; Jayliegh Robins got loose in transition and got a pass from Emma as North Harrison led 25-8 at the 4:13 mark.

The rest of the Shamrocks started pitching in as Kami Gibson scored from inside, Jayliegh Robins hit two free throws, and Trendi Johnson hit a free throw as North Harrison pitched a shutout in the second quarter and led 30-8 at the half.

East Harrison came out in a box and one on Emma Craig in the second half, but North Harrison continued to pull away as Camden Castleberry got untracked, scoring five in the period. Jayliegh Robins added two free throws and Trendi Johnson knocked one down from the high post to make it 39-9 at the 3:25 mark.

The Bobcats started getting some shots to fall as they went on an 8-0 run late in the third and early in the fourth to cut it to 39-17. They again cut it to 22 at 41-19, but then Jayliegh Robins started getting open people the ball down the stretch to quell any hope of a comeback. She had three of her seven assists in the fourth quarter. Robins hit Emma Craig backdoor, hit a cutting Camden Castleberry for a basket; Emma Craig went coast to coast, and Jayliegh Robins inbounded to Trendi Johnson on the wing to trigger the running clock at 49-19. East Harrison hit a free throw, but Kami Gibson went coast to coast with 1:44 left, going in like a runaway freight train to restore the running clock.