Jerry Gilpatrick Leads Four Shamrocks in Double Figures as Shamrocks Win

North Harrison hung 34 points against East Harrison Thursday night in the first quarter and Jerry Gilpatrick had 21 points and 9 assists to lead four green shirts in double figures. The Shamrocks pulled away to a 78-20 win, ensuring there would be no repeat of last year’s near-fiasco, in which a Bobcat squad with just one win nearly beat North Harrison on the last regular season game of the year.

The Shamrocks went early and often to the offensive glass, and it paid off when Keygun Johnson converted a third chance putback to start the scoring, Johnson added a free throw, Jerry Gilpatrick got back to back steals, Keygun got one of his own to make it 9-0 and the rout was on.

Keygun Johnson got one to Jerry Gilpatrick for a transition basket, Johnson knocked one down from the high post, then Wyatt Maize and Jerry Gilpatrick teamed up for back to back jacks to get it to 19-0. Jerry Gilpatrick scored off another fast break and Keygun Johnson scored off two more as the margin grew to 25-0 before Trysen Ratliff finally got East Harrison on the board.

North Harrison continued to pull away for the rest of the period as Wyatt Maize hit a 3-pointer after Kolton Graham got him the ball, Keygun Johnson got Jerry Gilpatrick the ball for a transition shot, Wyatt Maize got Andrew Craig the ball inside for two, and Dustin Hamilton scored off an Andrew Craig steal to make it 34-3 after one quarter. Jerry Gilpatrick had 13 points, Keygun Johnson 11, and Wyatt Maize had 5 assists in the period.

More people got in on the act in the second quarter as Ethan Henson opened the scoring with five straight to start the period. Keygun Johnson scored off a Dustin Hamilton steal, Dustin Hamilton hit from the left wing off a pass from Jerry Gilpatrick, Ethan Henson’s steal led to two free throws from Wyatt Maize, Keygun Johnson scored off a Dustin Hamilton steal, Wyatt Maize hit a free throw, a block from Andrew Craig led to a Gilpatrick score on the other end, and Kolton Graham hit Andrew Craig inside for two free throws to put the Shamrocks up 52-11.

North Harrison continued its avalanche in the third quarter, scoring 16 points in just over a three minute span. Jerry Gilpatrick started off the scoring with a 3-pointer off a pass from Wyatt Maize, and Wyatt Maize scored after Jerry Gilpatrick got a tip and steal. Andrew Craig, who had going 150% throughout the first half even though he only had four points to show for it, earned a starting spot in the second half and it paid off as Jerry Gilpatrick got him the ball to score. Keygun Johnson got a fourth chance putback, Kolton Graham got Craig the ball inside, Graham got on the board with a 3-pointer, and then knocked one down from the high post to make it 68-11 at the 4:49 mark.

The Shamrocks could have gone for 100 if they had wanted to, but they started subbing after that stretch, and Brayden Eakes and Gavin Orndorff got on the board for East Harrison to cut it to 68-15. The starters came in one more time as Jerry Gilpatrick and Wyatt Maize had back to back jacks to make it 74-15 after three.

Andrew Craig, normally a post player, looked like guard material on one play as he got a steal and got to 10 points, and Kolton Graham added a pair of free throws in the fourth quarter.

Jerry Gilpatrick had 21 points. Keygun Johnson had 17, Wyatt Maize 14, and Andrew Craig 10. Kolton Graham had 7, Ethan Henson 5, and Dustin Hamilton had 4.

Andrew Craig had 2 blocks. Jerry Gilpatrick and Keygun Johnson had 1.

Keygun Johnson had 8 rebounds. Jerry Gilpatrick and Andrew Craig had 5 each, Kolton Graham 4, Wyatt Maize and Ethan Henson 3, and Landon Johnson 2.

Jerry Gilpatrick had 9 assists. Wyatt Maize had 8, Kolton Graham 4, Andrew Craig, Dustin Hamilton, and Ethan Henson had 2, and Keygun Johnson had 1.

Wyatt Maize had 8 tips. Jerry Gilpatrick had 7, Keygun Johnson 6, Kyler Kimbrough and Landon Johnson 3, Dustin Hamilton, Ethan Henson, and Tate Richardson 2 each, and Andrew Craig 1.

Jerry Gilpatrick had 7 steals. Keygun Johnson and Wyatt Maize had 4, Ethan Henson 3, Dustin Hamilton, Andrew Craig, and Dustin Hamilton had 2 each, and Landon Johnson and Kolton Graham had 1 each.