Dalton Guy Steps Up as JH Shamrock Boys Break Slump

Gage Fortner got his usual output for North Harrison Monday, getting 18 points and 8 steals, but it was Dalton Guy who stepped up his game, getting 12 points as the Shamrocks broke a slump and beat Worth County 47-28. After winning their first two games handily, the Shamrocks got into an ice cold shooting slump against South Harrison and lost by two. Someone needed to step up their game, and it was Dalton Guy who answered the call, while five Shamrocks found their way into the scoring column.

For Worth County, who ran into a Stanberry squad who was bigger and quicker than them, they had to find someone who could step up and score. They got six players into the scoring column, but turned the ball over too many times, surrendering the ball 23 times to 12 for the Shamrocks. North Harrison made the most of their extra possessions Monday night.

With Jensen Davis feeding people the ball at will, Kellan Craig dominating the boards, and Gage Fortner getting steals and scoring, the Shamrocks got off to a fast start. Jensen hit Gage cutting inside to start the scoring, then hit Gage for three. Ryker Fortner then hit Dalton Guy, who drove down the right baseline and hit two free throws to make it 7-0.

Maverick Cox got loose against the Shamrock press and got the Tigers on the board and Cole Hardy added a free throw to cut it to 9-3, but then Gage Fortner scored two free throws and Dalton Guy added a drive to make it 13-3. Jordan Dannar cut it to 13-5, but then Gage Fortner scored off a pair of steals, Ryker Fortner added a free throw, and Kellan Craig went coast to coast as the Shamrocks led 20-5 after one.

Ryker Fortner scored from the right side and Gage Fortner scored off a steal, but the Tigers started climbing back when Jordan Dannar and Brock Healy scored 3-pointers and Wes Brown got loose in transition to cut it to 26-13. But Dalton Guy got loose on the baseline again to give the Shamrocks a 28-13 halftime lead.

The Shamrocks resumed pulling away in the third quarter when Kellan Craig got loose inside, Jensen Davis got on the board after a Gage Fortner steal, and Dalton Guy scored off a drive after grabbing an offensive glass to make it 33-13. Cole Hardy got loose in transition to cut it to 36-17, but then Ryker Fortner cut inside, Dalton Guy got loose, and Gage Fortner hit a 3-pointer in transition to make it 43-17.

Wes Brown took a charge on defense to spark the Tigers and they started playing better after that. Maverick Cox scored to make it 43-19 after three, and then Jordan Dannar hit a 3-pointer and Cole Hardy scored off a drive to make it 43-24. Kellan Craig got loose inside and Jensen Davis got loose in transition after Ryker Fortner aired one out to make it 47-24. Bentley Frisch showed some skill for the Tigers down the stretch, handling the ball and scoring twice to get the final margin under 20.

Jordan Dannar led the Tigers with 8 points. Cole Hardy had 7, Maverick Cox and Bentley Frisch 4 each, Brock Healy 3, and Wes Brown 2.

Maverick Cox and Bentley Frisch had 1 block each.

Brock Healy had 7 boards. Jordan Dannar had 5, Cole Hardy 4, Wes Brown and Owyn Wuillay 2 each, and Maverick Cox, Hudson Cameron, Mason Hiatt, Jarrett Gilland, and Weston Hill 1 each.

Cole Hardy had 3 assists. Jordan Dannar and Brock Healy had 2 each, and Hudson Cameron, Bentley Frisch, Jarrett Gilland, and Mason Hiatt 1.

Jordan Dannar had 4 tips. Maverick Cox, Cole Hardy, and Brock Healy had 3 each, Jarrett Gilland 2, and Bentley Frisch and Owyn Wuillay 1 each.

Jordan Dannar had 4 steals. Brock Healy and Owyn Wuillay had 2 each, and Bentley Frisch had 1.

For North Harrison, Gage Fortner had 18. Dalton Guy had 12, Jensen Davis 7, and Ryker Fortner and Kellan Craig 5 each.

Kellan Craig had 10 boards. Jensen Davis had 6, Gage Fortner had 4, and Ryker Fortner, Meric Hansel, Henry Frank, Cole Hartschen, and Owen Gingerich had 2 each.

Jensen Davis had 6 assists. Gage Fortner had 3, Ryker Fortner 2, and Dalton Guy 1.

Gage Fortner had 4 tips. Dalton Guy and Ryker Fortner had 3 each, and Jensen Davis and Kellan Craig 1 each.

Gage Fortner had 8 steals. Jensen Davis had 6, Dalton Guy 4, and Kellan Craig and Ryker Fortner 1 each.