Jensen Davis’ triple lifted North Harrison past North Nodaway Saturday 33-31 for the boys third place trophy at Gilman City. The Shamrocks had won handily over the Mustangs for the first game of the year, but North Nodaway had made a lot of strides since that first game.
The loss for the Mustangs was tough to swallow. All year, coach Cody Jenkins had been preaching defense to his squad, and they had the Shamrocks right where they wanted them. The Shamrocks are an up-tempo team and try to create a lot of transition looks and wide-open three-pointers while the Mustangs look to try to shut people down defensively and keep the score down. The Shamrocks, except for the second quarter, were not getting any of their usual transition looks and they were ice cold from long distance. But when the game was on the line in the fourth quarter, a costly foul swung the game in the Shamrocks’ favor and they were able to come back and get the win.
The first quarter couldn’t have been scripted any better for the Mustangs, who, despite two quick fouls on Mason Casner, had the kind of low-scoring defensive battle they wanted. Wyatt Maize was the only Shamrock who scored, while Owen Martin’s steal and drive and an inside shot from Jordan DeLeon were the only Mustang tallies. The game was tied 4-4 at the end of one.
Owen Martin hit a 3-pointer for the Mustangs to put them up 9-7 at the 4:24 mark, but then North Harrison started aggressively crashing the boards and turning the game in their favor. Wyatt Maize knotted the game at 9 after Owan Roberson got an offensive glass, Jensen Davie hit a 3-pointer, Wyatt Maize got loose in transition, and Andrew Craig got a putback to put them up 17-9 before Owan Martin’s reverse layup cut the Mustang deficit to 17-11 at the half.
But Owan Roberson picked up his third foul early in the third quarter and the Mustangs were able to feed Jordan DeLeon at will, starting with a pair of free throws. Mason Casner, who sat much of the first half with foul trouble, came back to hit a 3-pointer. Wyatt Maize got a putback, but Jordan DeLeon scored from inside to cut it to 19-18. Evan Schreiber hit a free throw, but Blaine Clements shot the Mustangs into the lead at 21-20 with 5:20 left.
North Harrison went to a man to man and took their press off, but despite foul trouble, North Nodaway kept up the momentum, feeding DeLeon at will with six points coming from him in the last 3:57 of the third quarter. They were playing with the kind of defensive intensity Jenkins wanted, holding the high-scoring Shamrocks scoreless for the last 5:40 as they grew their lead to 26-20.
DeLeon got a putback with 7:22 to make it 28-20, but then a costly foul sent him to the bench with four fouls and the Shamrocks had new life. Andrew Craig hit a free throw. Gage Fortner, who had missed a ton of 3-point tries, finally got one down and Andrew Craig hit a free throw to make it 28-25.
Mason Casner tried to go to the rim, but Jensen Davis stuffed him and a tieup went back to North Harrison. Owan Roberson drew the Shamrocks closer with a free throw with 3:34 left to make it 28-26.
The foul situation threatened to get even worse for the Mustangs as Owen Martin picked up his fourth foul fighting for position with Evan Schreiber, but Kaeden Nave stopped the bleeding with two free throws to make it 30-26 with 2:10 left.
Gage Fortner missed a 3-pointer that would have drawn the Shamrocks to within one, and Mason Casner got the defensive board. Evan Schreiber got a tip and Wyatt Maize a steal, and fed it to Ryker Fortner for a fast break attempt, but he traveled with it with 1:08 left. Mason Casner missed two free throws with 1:03 left, and another costly foul happened for the Mustangs as Ridge Clements fouled Evan Schreiber fighting for the offensive rebound and Schreiber hit both free throws with 1:02 left to cut the Shamrock deficit to 30-28.
The Shamrocks fouled Owen Martin, and he made one of two with 59 seconds left to make it 31-28. But North Harrison had good ball movement on its next possession and swung it to Jensen Davis in the left corner, where he tied the game with a 3-pointer with 45 seconds left after a pass from Gage Fortner.
North Nodaway threw it away with 43 seconds and North Harrison held the ball for the last shot. With 18 seconds left, Kaeden Nave gambled for a steal, but fouled Jensen Davis, who made one of two to put the Shamrocks up 32-31 with 18 seconds left. Blaine Clements got the defensive board and North Nodaway had a chance.
North Nodaway advanced the ball into the frontcourt, where they called timeout with 13 seconds. On the ensuing possession, Owen Martin lost the ball in the backcourt, but recovered and pushed ahead to Mason Casner. He threw up a runner, but it was high off the glass and no good and Owan Roberson grabbed the defensive board. He made one of two for the Shamrocks with 2 seconds left, and the Mustangs had only a full court heave in response.
Jordan DeLeon had 12 points. Owen Martin had 8, Blaine Clements 6, Mason Casner 3, and Kaeden Nave 2.
Owen Martin had 2 blocks, as did Blaine Clements. Jordan DeLeon had 1.
Blaine Clements had 10 boards. Ridge Clements had 5, as did Jordan DeLeon. Owan Martin and Mason Casner had 4, and Kaeden Nave had 1.
Owen Martin and Mason Casner had 3 assists. Kaeden Nave and Blaine Clements had 2 each.
Kaeden Nave had 5 tips. Owen Martin had 3, Blaine Clements 2, and Ridge Clements and Mason Casner 1 each.
Owen Martin had 5 steals. Ridge Clements had 2 and Kaeden Nave, Blaine Clements, and Mason Casner 1 each.
For North Harrison, Wyatt Maize had 14, Jensen Davis 7, Andrew Craig 4, Evan Schreiber and Gage Fortner 3 each, and Owan Roberson 2.
Jensen Davis had 1 block.
Wyatt Maize had 9 boards. Owan Roberson had 7, Andrew Craig and Evan Schreiber 4 each, Dustin Hamilton 3, and Gage Fortner, Ryker Fortner, and Jensen Davis 1.
Jensen Davis had 4 assists. Gage Fortner had 2 and Owan Roberson and Dustin Hamilton had 1.
Owan Roberson and Evan Schreiber had 3 tips. Jensen Davis, Ryker Fortner, and Wyatt Maize had 2 each. Dustin Hamilton, Gage Fortner, and Andrew Craig had 1.
Wyatt Maize had 4 steals. Evan Schreiber had 2 and Owan Roberson, Jensen Davis, and Ryker Fortner had 1 each.
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