North Harrison got off to a bad start against King City, but then steadily took control and pulled away in the second half for a 62-38 win Wednesday. Keygun Johnson led three Shamrocks in double figures with 19 and added 12 boards for a double double. They were able to keep the Wildkats off the boards; after King City got 28 offensive rebounds against North Nodaway, they only managed 13 against the Shamrocks, five of which were in garbage time when the game was decided.
King City saw plenty to build on from the North Nodaway game despite their 51-41 loss; they liked what they saw from Josiah Schellhorn against them and started him against the Shamrocks. After struggling to finish all year, he was a bright spot for the Wildkats, getting 14 points in Wednesday’s game. And they liked what they saw from their halfcourt trap against North Nodaway; they put it in against North Harrison, and it caught them off guard as they turned it over three times in the first three possessions.
The turnovers continued to mount against the swarming, trapping defense for King City, but somehow, the Shamrocks managed to hang around as the game was tied at 2, 5, and then 7 before free throws from Keygun Johnson and a fast break from Wyatt Maize put them up 11-7 at the 2:32 mark of the first quarter. Collin Potter cut it to 11-9 for King City, but Wyatt Maize countered in the high post, and somehow, despite eight turnovers in the first quarter, North Harrison was in front 13-9 after one quarter.
The turnovers continued to mount for the Shamrocks as Jonothan Garlock got a steal to cut the Wildkat deficit to 15-14 at the 4:28 mark. At that point, the turnover count was 11 for North Harrison. But suddenly, they woke up and started taking better care of the ball. After turning it over 11 times up to that point, they didn’t turn it over at all the rest of the half; that was when they started pulling away.
Andrew Craig came off the bench for the Shamrocks to spark them, scoring four straight to make it 19-14. Schellhorn scored four straight for King City to cut it to 19-18, and King City had a chance to take the lead, but then North Harrison forced a five seconds call, which seemed to spark them on the other end. Jerry Gilpatrick, who had been scoreless up to that point after scoring 32 the game before, suddenly got loose inside for two and then added two free throws after getting a long carom and drive. Keygun Johnson added a putback to put the Shamrocks up 25-18 at the half.
There were two key differences that were in the Shamrocks’ favor in the second half. The first was that Jerry Gilpatrick came alive with 12 out of his 16 points in the second half after being bottled up the first half. The second was that the Shamrocks only turned it over four times in the second half before the subs took over late after turning it over 11 times in the first half.
King City hung around for the first three minutes of the third quarter as Schellhorn scored four and Garlock two. But North Harrison stayed in front 30-24 as Dustin Hamilton and Keygun Johnson countered with putbacks and Jerry Gilpatrick added a free throw. Finally, Ethan Henson sparked them with his first 3-pointer of the game, and the Shamrocks started taking over. Keygun Johnson got a putback, Jerry Gilpatrick got two free throws after grabbing his own miss, Keygun scored off a drive, Jerry Gilpatrick and Keygun Johnson added free throws, and Gilpatrick got loose after Wyatt Maize pushed one ahead to make it 43-24 after three.
But King City is one of those teams which can give up big runs, only to turn around and go on big runs. Sure enough, Schellhorn hit a free throw, Garlock scored off a drive, and Brody Wall got untracked to cut the Wildkat deficit to 45-30 to start the fourth quarter. But Ethan Henson quashed the rally with his second 3-pointer, and the teams traded buckets until the 2:50 mark. Finally, Jerry Gilpatrick drew Schellhorn’s fifth foul going to the rim at the 2:32 mark and hit both free throws to make it 58-36, and prompted King City to throw in the towel.
Andrew Craig and Kolton Graham got on the board for the Shamrocks in the closing minutes of the game.
For North Harrison, Keygun Johnson had 19, Jerry Gilpatrick 16, and Wyatt Maize 11. Ethan Henson and Andrew Craig had 6, and Dustin Hamilton and Kolton Graham had 2.
Keygun Johnson had 3 blocks. Jerry Gilpatrick had 2 and Wyatt Maize 1.
Keygun Johnson had 12 boards. Jerry Gilpatrick had 7, Wyatt Maize 5, Dustin Hamilton and Andrew Craig 3 each, and Ethan Henson, Kolton Graham, and Kyler Kimbrough 1 each.
Jerry Gilpatrick had 6 assists. Wyatt Maize had 5, Dustin Hamilton and Kolton Graham 2 each, and Keygun Johnson, Ethan Henson, and Kyler Kimbrough 1.
Keygun Johnson had 6 tips. Wyatt Maize had 3, Ethan Henson, Dustin Hamilton, and Jerry Gilpatrick 2 each, and Kolton Graham 1.
Jerry Gilpatrick had 5 steals. Ethan Henson had 3, Dustin Hamilton 2, and Keygun Johnson and Kolton Graham 1.
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