Wyatt Maize hung 20 points and 13 boards on North Nodaway, which fell to North Harrison 57-34 Tuesday. Jensen Davis added 10 more for the Shamrocks. Jordan DeLeon and Kaeden Nave led a balanced North Nodaway attack with 8 each, but it was not enough. North Nodaway put together an impressive rally in the third quarter after falling behind by as much as 22, but then the bottom dropped out for the Mustangs in the fourth quarter after they had gotten it down to 16.
North Nodaway had every reason to expect something better after returning a lot of their horses from the last two years. They came in with a formidable front line of Jordan DeLeon and Blaine Clements along with Kaeden Nave and newcomers like Jackson Keho, Weston Alexander, and Marek Stevens. But Maize and Andrew Craig cleaned up on the boards all night long, with Craig grabbing 11 for the night. Ethan Henson came back for the Shamrocks this year and was impressive in his first game since 2022, knocking down two triples, blocking three shots in the paint, and playing solid post defense. And North Harrison was able to play the game at their pace all night, pushing the ball up the floor when they had to.
The Shamrocks have to fight against history. Frequently, they have gotten an impressive win over the Mustangs to start the season, only to falter as the season progressed and fall short of .500. With many of their horses back along with good numbers, the hope is that things will be different this year.
Kaeden Nave hit a 3-pointer to put the Mustangs in front 3-2 early, but the rest of the quarter belonged to the Shamrocks as Wyatt Maize got a putback to put the Shamrocks in front to stay. Jensen Davis hit an NBA 3-pointer, followed by another triple from Maize to make it 10-3.
North Nodaway hung around to start the second quarter as Ridge Clements got a putback and Jackson Keho got a pullup to keep the deficit at 14-7. But then the bottom dropped out as Wyatt Maize got a putback and then Ethan Henson got a quick outlet to Ryker Fortner, who threw it to Maize for a finish. Henson announced his return with a triple, followed by a backdoor layup from Maize to put the Shamrocks in front 23-7 at the half.
Jordan DeLeon tried to bring the Mustangs back to start the second half, hitting two free throws and then scoring from inside to make it 25-11. But the bottom threatened to drop out as Gage Fortner skipped one to Ethan Henson for three, Jensen Davis got loose in transition for two, and Ryker Fortner hit a triple to make it 33-11 at the 5:00 mark.
For the last few years, North Nodaway has been trying to slow things down and rely on their defense to win games, but under new coach Jake Hoy, they began pushing things up the floor. It paid dividends in the third period, starting with four straight from Ridge Clements to cut it to 33-15. Andrew Craig bulldozed his way to a three-point play, but North Nodaway kept coming as Marek Stevens hit a 3-pointer, Blaine Clements hit another, and Kaeden Nave grabbed a long rebound in the high post and knocked it down to make it 36-23.
Gage Fortner scored off a drive for North Harrison to end the third quarter and make it 38-23, and Wyatt Maize hit a free throw and added a steal and a drive to make it 41-23. North Nodaway had another push left as Ridge Clements hit a free throw, and Jordan DeLeon had a putback to make it 41-26 at the 4:42 mark. But then Jensen Davis hit an NBA 3-pointer for the Shamrocks, and the bottom dropped out for the Mustangs. Andrew Craig got a putback, Wyatt Maize got a steal, Wyatt got a driving layup, Ryker Fortner hit a free throw, and Ryker got loose in transition to make it 53-26 and seal the win.
For North Nodaway, Kaeden Nave and Jordan DeLeon had 8 each. Ridge Clements had 7, Marek Stevens had 6, Blaine Clements 3, and Jackson Keho 2.
Blaine Clements and Jordan DeLeon had 2 blocks each.
Jordan DeLeon had 11 boards. Blaine Clements had 7, Ridge Clements 6, Marek Stevens 3, Weston Alexander 2. and Kaeden Nave and Draven Raeder 1.
Kaeden Nave had 3 assists. Jackson Keho had 2, and Blaine Clements, Marek Stevens, Ridge Clements, and Weston Alexander had 1.
Jackson Keho had 4 tips. Jordan DeLeon had 2, and Marek Stevens and Blaine Clements had 1.
Jordan DeLeon had 2 steals. Kaeden Nave and Jackson Keho had 1 each.
For North Harrison, Wyatt Maize had 20, Jensen Davis 10, Gage Fortner 8, Ethan Henson and Ryker Fortner 6, Andrew Craig 5, and Meric Hansel 2.
Ethan Henson had 3 blocks. Jensen Davis and Gage Fortner had 1 each.
Wyatt Maize had 13 boards. Andrew Craig had 11, Gage Fortner 6, Ethan Henson 4, Dustin Hamilton 3, and Jensen Davis 2.
Wyatt Maize had 6 assists. Ryker Fortner had 4, Gage Fortner and Dustin Hamilton 3, Jensen Davis 2, and Andrew Craig and Ethan Henson 1 each.
Jensen Davis had 8 tips. Gage Fortner had 5, Wyatt Maize 3 and Ethan Henson 3, Dustin Hamilton 2, and Ryker Fortner 1.
Wyatt Maize had 7 steals. Jensen Davis had 3, Gage Fortner and Ryker Fortner 2 each, and Ethan Henson, Dustin Hamilton, and Kyler Kimbrough 1 each.
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