Thursday, February 18, 2021

Five Tigers Score Double Figures in Win Over Shamrocks; Brett Emig's 33 Not Enough

Five Tigers hit double figures as they got a solid 74-58 win over North Harrison Wednesday. For North Harrison, Brett Emig's 33 points were not enough; like the girls game, North Harrison turned the ball over too many times. They turned it over 20 times against Worth County, while the Tigers only surrendered the ball 9 times. For Worth County, which has struggled defensively at times this year, it was a good accomplishment to hold North Harrison under 60. The Shamrocks are 10-3 when scoring over 60 points as of the end of Wednesday's game, while they are 1-8 when held under 60.

At first, the Shamrocks picked up where they had left off in previous games; they had won 8 out of their last 10 after a bad start to the year. Brandon Hamilton scored inside, Brett Emig went coast to coast and converted a three point play, Hamilton added two free throws, and Brett Emig got loose in transition to make it 9-2 at the 5:58 mark.

But then Worth County came roaring back as four different players scored in the effort. Grant Cameron scored off an Alex Rinehart and Tyler New steal. Alex Rinehart scored off a steal, Tyler New hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key, and Jackson Smith hit a shot from the right baseline to make it 12-9. 

North Harrison hung around for the remainder of the first quarter, even taking the lead at the start of the second when Wade Briggs hit Brett Emig cutting inside to put then up 18-17. But then Aydan Gladstone went off in the second quarter and had plenty of help as three other Tigers chipped in. First, Aydan got loose for a basket; then, Grant Cameron hit a 3-pointer to make it 22-18. Brett Emig's guarded three cut it to 22-21, but then Jackson Runde scored seven straight to give Worth County some separation at 29-21. Aydan Gladstone was feeling it as he hit a 3-pointer from the right wing and added a steal to make it 34-21. 

Nick Babinski's putback and Brett Emig's free throw stopped the bleeding, but then Aydan Gladstone hit a 3-pointer, Tyler New hit another, and then Aydan Gladstone hit a 3-pointer with a Shamrock defender hanging all over him at the buzzer to put Worth County up 43-28 at the break.

Babinski had the hot hand for North Harrison early in the third as the Shamrocks tried to keep up with Worth County. But then Jackson Runde hit a 3-pointer and Tyler New cleaned up on a fast break after Alex Rinehart aired one out to make it 54-34.

North Harrison finally got going late in the third as Kamden Robertson scored from inside, Nick Babinski hit a free throw, Brandon Hamilton got a putback, and Brett Emig had a steal to make it 56-44 after three. Grant Claycomb hit from the high post to make it 56-46, but then Reid Gabriel hit a 3-pointer to stop the bleeding to make it 59-46. Worth County has had trouble finishing off opponents this year, but after Reid's triple, they had no trouble keeping the game in double digit territory. Brett Emig hit a free throw, but despite Aydan Gladstone and Grant Cameron picking up their fourth foul, Worth County kept the game in double digits as Alex Rinehart went off in the period with 10 points; the Tigers figured out they could lob it into him at will. Grant Cameron added a 3-pointer and Aydan Gladstone added a steal for the Tigers to help seal the win.

For Worth County, Alex Rinehart had 22, Aydan Gladstone 15, Grant Cameron 12, and Tyler New and Jackson Runde 10 each. Reid Gabriel had 3 and Jackson Smith had 2.

Jackson Runde had 5 boards. Alex Rinehart and Aydan Gladstone had 4 each, Tyler New 3, Grant Cameron 2, and Reid Gabriel and Jackson Smith had 1 each.

Tyler New and Aydan Gladstone had 6 assists. Grant Cameron and Jackson Runde had 3 each, and Jackson Smith and Reid Gabriel had 1 each.

Alex Rinehart had 8 tips. Aydan Gladstone, Jackson Runde, and Tyler New had 3 each, and Grant Cameron and Brent Harris had 1.

Tyler New, Alex Rinehart, and Aydan Gladstone had 3 steals each. Grant Cameron had 2, and Jackson Runde 1.

For North Harrison, Brett Emig had 33. Nick Babinski had 9, Brandon Hamilton 8, Kamden Robertson 4, and Wade Briggs and Grant Claycomb 2 each.

Brett Emig had 10 boards. Brandon Hamilton had 9, Nick Babinski 4, Grant Claycomb and Wade Briggs 3 each, Kamden Robertson and Cooper Cracraft 2 each, and Tyson Gibson 1.

Brett Emig had 6 assists. Wade Briggs had 5, Brandon Hamilton 3, and Tyson Gibson, Nick Babinski, Cole Kampman, and Grant Claycomb had 1 each. 

Brandon Hamilton and Grant Claycomb had 2 tips each. Wade Briggs and Nick Babinski had 1 each. Brett Emig and Grant Claycomb had 2 steals each. Tyson Gibson had 1.

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