Grant Cameron set a school record for Worth County with 13 steals Friday and the Tigers got back on the winning track with a 49-24 win over North Harrison. The previous record was Todd Harding, who had 11 steals in a game.
North Harrison came into the game shorthanded after they imploded in the last quarter and a half and lost 51-37 to King City after it had been close all the way up to that point. Half their team was gone for Friday (illness), and they played a makeshift lineup of Brandon Hamilton, Nick Babinski, Matthew Heintz, Cooper Cracraft, and Jerry Gilpatrick. They decided to do the exact opposite of their normal game plan of pushing it up the floor; they took the ball out top, ran the four corners offense, and stalled the ball, hoping to open up driving and passing lanes for Brandon Hamilton.
But Worth County was able to counter by pressuring the ball hard, denying the ball one pass away, and stealing the ball at will. The effort was there for the green shirts, but Grant Cameron was all over the floor on defense for the Tigers, and the rest of the team followed his lead. The turnover battle told the tale; the Tigers only surrendered the ball 9 times, while forcing 35 Shamrock turnovers.
The points were hard to come by at first, but the Tigers started slowly and steadily pulling away throughout the first quarter. Tyler New scored off a Grant Cameron steal; then, Aydan Gladstone aired one out to Grant for a fast break after a rare Shamrock shot. North Harrison stalled for the next two minutes, but then Gladstone got a steal and made it 6-0 with 4:15 left. Gladstone got untracked from the left wing for three, added a drive, and Levi Cassavaugh scored a 3-pointer to make it 14-0 after one.
North Harrison finally found some open lanes to start the second quarter, and Brandon Hamilton got them on the board as they cut it to 17-4 with 5:13 left. But the rest of the quarter was all Tigers. First, Tyler New scored off a drive. Then, Gladstone and New got steals and finished, the latter after a Gladstone tip. Gladstone then had the highlight of the night when he got a steal, flipped up a prayer than went in, and converted the bonus free throw after a foul. Grant Cameron then got a steal and fed Gladstone to cap the run and put Worth County up 28-4. Hamilton finally scored from inside for the Shamrocks, but Aydan Gladstone’s putback at the buzzer put Worth County up 30-6 at the half.
Jerry Gilpatrick sparked the Shamrocks to start the second half when he grabbed an offensive board and drew a shooting foul. He made one and missed the second, but Nick Babinski got the putback to make it 30-9. Grant Cameron got loose twice in transition and got passes from Tyler New and Aydan Gladstone. The teams traded blows for the news few minutes before Gladstone knocked down two free throws after a drive, Jackson Runde got untracked with a putback, and Tyler New hit a 3-pointer after a Runde kickout to put Worth County up 44-17 after three. Jackson Smith hit a baseline shot and Jackson Runde hit a three to make it 49-17 and give Worth County their biggest lead of the game before they began subbing freely. But Brandon Hamilton scored five in the fourth as the Shamrocks fought hard to the end.
For Worth County, Aydan Gladstone had 18. Grant Cameron and Tyler New had 9 each. Jackson Smith and Jackson Runde had 5 each, and Levi Cassavaugh had 3.
Aydan Gladstone had 4 boards. Jackson Runde, Jackson Smith, Tyler New, Levi Cassavaugh, and Brent Harris all had 2, while Grant Cameron, Jace Cousatte, and Karson Briner had 1 each.
Tyler New had 5 assists. Jackson Runde had 4, Grant Cameron 3, and Aydan Gladstone and Jace Cousatte had 1 each.
Jackson Runde had 11 tips. Grant Cameron had 7, Tyler New and Aydan Gladstone 4 each, Jackson Smith 3, and John Galanakis and Levi Cassavaugh had 1 each.
Grant Cameron had 13 steals. Aydan Gladstone had 5, Jackson Smith and Tyler New had 4, Jackson Runde 3, Levi Cassavaugh 2, and John Galanakis, Brent Harris, and Andrew Howard 1.
For North Harrison, Brandon Hamilton had 13. Jerry Gilpatrick had 3, and Nick Babinski, Matthew Heintz, Cooper Cracraft, and Evan Schreiber had 2 each.
Brandon Hamilton had 8 boards. Nick Babinski, Evan Schreiber, and Cooper Cracraft all had 4, Jerry Gilpatrick 3, and Matthew Heintz and Karsyn Ury 1.
Nick Babinski had 4 assists. Brandon Hamilton, Cooper Cracraft, and Jerry Gilpatrick had 1.
Nick Babinski and Evan Schreiber had 2 tips. Cooper Cracraft, Matthew Heintz, and Jerry Gilpatrick had 1.
Evan Schreiber had 2 steals. Cooper Cracraft and Brandon Hamilton had 1.
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