Fortner Brothers, Jensen Davis Wreak Havoc on Winston

North Harrison's junior high boys have turned into a juggernaut the first two games of the season. After winning handily at Mercer, they picked up right where they left off, beating Winston 52-17 Thursday as Ryker and Gage Fortner and Jensen Davis all played a big part. The rest of the Shamrocks were swarming and pressing all night before they finally called off the dogs late in the third quarter.

The team started off slowly as Eli Lee scored off a backdoor layup to put the Redbirds up 2-0, but then Ryker Fortner scored off a steal and the rout was on. The Fortner brothers fed off each other all night, starting when Gage got a steal off the press and fed Ryker for a layup. Gage scored off a steal, knocked down a steal from the left side, and then Dalton Guy added a drive.

Gage Fortner then would go on to score the next eight points for the Shamrocks, with Ryker assisting on six of them; the other was when Gage jumped a pass. Jensen Davis got on the board late, scoring off a Fortner steal and then getting a tipin as North Harrison led 23-2 after one.

Some of the other Shamrocks started getting in the column in the second. Jensen Davis scored off a steal and then knocked one down from the left side, then Cole Hartschen got on the board after Henry Frank got a steal. Dalton Guy found Kellan Craig inside to get him on the board and then Ryker Fortner scored off a steal as the Shamrocks led 30-5 at the half.

Jensen Davis pulled up and hit a 3-pointer to start the third quarter after nobody came out to guard him. Hudson Warner countered with a shot from the wing, but the next three minutes belonged to the Shamrocks. Gage Fortner knocked down a 3-pointer, Dalton Guy scored off a Ryker Fortner steal, Kellan Craig scored off a steal, Jansen Davis scored off another steal from Ryker, Gage scored off a steal, Jansen Davis got the ball into Kellan Craig in the high post and he drove and finished, Jansen scored off a steal, and Kellan Craig hit a free throw to give North Harrison its biggest lead of 52-7 with 2:19 left in the third. 

For North Harrison, Gage Fortner had 18, Jansen Davis 15, Kellan Craig 7, Ryker Fortner 6, Dalton Guy 4, and Cole Hartschen 2.

Dalton Guy had 6 rebounds. Kellan Craig had 4, Jansen Davis and Meric Hansen 3 each, Cole Hartschen and Lance Jacobs 2, and Scotty Briggs 1.

Ryker Fortner had 6 assists. Gage Fortner had 3, Jansen Davis 2, and Cole Hartschen, Henry Frank, and Dalton Guy had 1.

Ryker Fortner had 11 tips. Henry Frank had 5, Gage Fortner 4, Jansen Davis and Dalton Guy 3, Kellan Craig and Keaton Hill 2, and Eli Jacobs, Cole Hartschen, and Meric Hansel 1 each.

Ryker Fortner had 10 steals. Gage Fortner had 8, Kellan Craig 4, Cole Hartschen 3, Jansen Davis and Dalton Guy 2 each, and Henry Frank, Meric Hansel, and Keaton Hill had 1 each.