North Harrison survived a frantic 44-43 finish against Gilman City as Kami Gibson hit a career high 17 and the Shamrocks overcame 23 turnovers.
Both teams started off red hot, with Gilman City holding a 9-7 lead in the first three minutes of the game. But then North Harrison locked down on defense as they got seven straight stops and Jayliegh Robins got the hot hand, getting six straight to make it 13-9. #10’s drive cut it to two, but Erin Virtue hit a baseline shot at the buzzer to put North Harrison in front 15-11.
Jayliegh Robins’ putback at the start of the second put North Harrison up six, but the Hawks continued to have hot shooting, hanging around and closing to within 22-19. North Harrison finally got a couple of stops, and Kami Gibson hit from the left side and Emma Craig scored from inside to put the Shamrocks in front 26-19, but a late 3-pointer by #10 cut Gilman City’s deficit to 28-24 at the break.
Camden Castleberry followed her own miss, Jayliegh Robins hit two free throws, and Emma Craig got loose in transition, but then North Harrison proceeded to nearly give the game away. First, they missed a couple of good looks; then, they started pressing on offense and trying to do too much, throwing the ball away right and left. The Shamrocks proceeded to turn the ball over eight times in the last four minutes of the third quarter as Gilman City slowly chipped away, drawing to within 36-34 by the end of the period.
They proceeded to throw the ball away three more times at the start of the fourth, but stingy defense on the other end stopped Gilman City from tying or taking the lead, as North Harrison had nine stops in ten possessions at the end of the third and the start of the fourth. Finally, Kami Gibson got loose for three backdoor looks and scored six points to give the Shamrocks some breathing room at 42-36.
But then Gilman City got the ball inside a couple of times and chipped away again, cutting it to 44-40 at the two minute mark. Gilman City had lots of fouls to give and could afford to be very aggressive on defense. Finally, #10 hit a guarded three at the top of the key following a couple of bad passes to cut it to 44-43. Gilman City stole an errant pass and had a good transition look, but Jayliegh Robins stole the ball right back and Camden Castleberry finally got on the line for a 1-1 with 12 seconds left.
But she missed the free throw and Gilman City had one last chance to win it. #12 missed a heavily contested runner with 5 seconds left, and Trendi Johnson got the ensuing board for the win. The win got North Harrison the victory in their round robin in the Gilman City Tournament, as the Shamrocks also won over East Harrison as well, and the Milan JV game between the two wasn’t played.
Kami Gibson had 17 for the Shamrocks. Jayliegh Robins had 10, Emma Craig 6, Camden Castleberry 5, Eric Virtue 4, and Trendi Johnson 2.
Emma Craig and Kami Gibson had 8 boards each. Jayliegh Robins had 6, Trendi Johnson 5, Camden Castleberry 2, and Halle Morgan 1.
Jayliegh Robins and Camden Castleberry had 4 assists each. Kami Gibson had 3, Emma Craig and Trendi Johnson 2, and Erin Virtue 1.
Emma Craig had 4 tips. Jayliegh Robins had 3, Camden Castleberry 2, and Kami Gibson 1.
Jayliegh Robins had 5 steals. Trendi Johnson and Emma Craig had 3 each, while Kami Gibson had 1.
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