Kira Robertson grabbed 11 boards as North Harrison’s girls grabbed their first win of the year, 38-36 over Winston and made the long ride back home worthwhile.
After playing a good game but coming up short against North Nodaway, the Shamrocks went through a forgettable stretch in which they were ousted from the Gallatin Tournament and the games were not close. Finally, they went to Princeton, where they were in over their heads and lost 57-12.
On Thursday, North Harrison went to Winston, who was off to a bad start, but who had their number last year. But after Shealyn Pliley’s putback put Winston up 4-3 in the early going, North Harrison jumped in front as Jayliegh Robins hit from the left wing off a pass from Trendi Johnson, Robins added a free throw, and Halle Morgan got a putback to make it 8-4 with 2:47 left.
But foul trouble started to rear its ugly head as Halle Morgan picked up her second foul and Winston moved back ahead at the start of the quarter. Marissa Uthe’s cut inside capped a 6-0 Winston run that put the Redbirds back up 9-8 at the start of the second.
Carmon Fordyce played some of her best basketball as a Shamrock, hitting two free throws to stop the bleeding and the Shamrocks were able to keep the game close. Jayliegh Robins hit two free throws and scored off a drive and Carmon Fordyce scored off a drive for her fourth point of the period. But Pliley’s free throw put the Redbirds back in front 17-16 at the half.
Obviously in disbelief at seeing a winless team hanging around, Winston decided to change the tempo of the game in the second half, swarming and pressing. The changed tempo resulted in a lot more mistakes as North Harrison gave up 18 offensive boards and committed 13 turnovers in the second half. But after falling behind 20-19 on Pliley’s inside shot with 4:33 left and seeing Jayliegh Robins pick up her third and fourth fouls and Halle Morgan picking up her fourth, North Harrison somehow moved into the lead when Trendi Johnson hit two 3-pointers late in the period to put the Shamrocks in front 27-25 after three. Jaci Davis added two free throws to start the fourth to make it 29-25.
Pliley hit two free throws after a steal to cut the Redbird deficit to 29-27, but Robins and Morgan came back in with 6:09 left despite four fouls and Robins drove at will and got on the line after Winston switched to a man to man to stop the 3-pointers. She went four for four during the next stretch from the line and Jaci Davis added a transition basket to make it 35-27.
But then the tragedy of two years ago, in which North Harrison led the whole way in Winston only to lose to a last second 3-pointer, began to rear its ugly head. Jayliegh Robins got sealed in the post by Pliley and got her fifth foul. Jaci Davis hit two free throws to make it 37-27 with 3:05 left, but then North Harrison started missing from the line. As the free throws started clanking off the rim, Kortny Estes got a putback and Pliley scored four to cut it to 37-33 with 1:13 left. Trendi Johnson finally made a free throw after leaving several short, but Raegan Wollam hit two free throws with 50 seconds left to make it 38-35.
North Harrison turned it over, but Taige Caldwell missed a 3-pointer, the board was tipped around, and Jaci Davis came away with it. North Harrison called a timeout with 19 seconds left to set up a play, but they didn’t run it right and threw it away and fouled on the other end. Estes a free throw to cut it to 38-36 with 16 seconds left.
The Shamrocks couldn’t inbound it against the press and a tieup went to Winston with 13 seconds. With 11 seconds left, Caldwell missed a go-ahead three and a jump went to North Harrison. But once again, they couldn’t inbound it against the press and a tieup with 9 seconds left went to Winston.
Winston got a good look in the high post, but the shot rolled off the lid on the rim and Carmon Fordyce secured the board as time expired. It took the Shamrocks a few moments to realize that they had finally won a game.
Jayliegh Robins had 12 points for the Shamrocks. Trendi Johnson had 10, Jaci Davis 8, and Halle Morgan and Carmon Fordyce 4 each.
Halle Morgan had 2 blocks and Jayliegh Robins 1.
Kira Robertson had 11 boards for the Shamrocks, mixing it up against much taller opponents. Halle Morgan had 7, Jayliegh Robins 6, Trendi Johnson 5, Jaci Davis 4, and Carmon Fordyce 3.
Trendi Johnson had 6 assists. Jaci Davis had 4, Jayliegh Robins 2, and Kira Robertson 1.
Halle Morgan, Jaci Davis, and Kira Robertson had 3 tips. Jayliegh Robins had 2 and Trendi Johnson and Carmon Fordyce 1.
Jayliegh Robins had 4 steals. Halle Morgan had 3, Kira Robertson 2, and Trendi Johnson and Rhealynn Estrada 1 each.
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