Area Courthouse, Police, and Crime Reports for December 25th, 2024

On December 16th, Joshua Green (38) of Hamburg pleaded guilty in Nodaway County Circuit Court to a charge of Failure to Register as Sex Offender (Felony). He was placed on five years probation by Judge Corey Herron.

On December 16th, Beau Bradshaw (56) of Republic (MO) pleaded guilty in Nodaway County Circuit Court to a charge of Possession of Controlled Substance (Felony). He was placed on five years probation by Judge Corey Herron.

On December 16th, Gentry County Prosecutor Jessica Jones filed charges against Christyan Gardner (23) of Guilford alleging Careless & Imprudent Driving (Accident), No Seat Belt, Vision Reducing Material on Windshield, and Leaving the Scene.

On December 16th, Gentry County Prosecutor Jessica Jones filed charges against Hubert Cook (42) of King City alleging Careless & Imprudent Driving (Accident), Leaving the Scene, No Insurance, and Littering.

On December 17th, Gail Lacox (56) of Coin pleaded guilty in Nodaway County Associate Circuit Court to a charge of DWI. He was placed on two years probation by Judge Robert Rice.

On December 17th, Tammy Blaney (45) of Guilford pleaded guilty in Nodaway County Associate Circuit Court to charges of Stealing and Property Damage. She was assessed $200 in fines and court costs by Judge Robert Rice.

On December 17th, Eric Clark (41) of Maryville failed to appear in Nodaway County Associate Circuit Court on charges of Driving While Revoked (Felony) and Tampering with Motor Vehicle (Felony). Two warrants were issued and bond was set at $200, cash only on each.

On December 17th, Nodaway County Prosecutor Tina Dieter filed charges against Jameson Shackelford (37) of Barnard alleging Fraudulent Use of a Credit Device (Felony). Bond was set at $500, cash only. An affidavit from the Maryville Police Department alleges that the victim left their credit card in a gas pump. The defendant allegedly stole it and ran up $2,538.20 in fraudulent charges.

On December 17th, the Missouri Attorney General’s Office announced it had joined a coalition of 11 states to sue BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard alleging that they were illegally manipulating energy markets to squeeze out coal. Over several years, the defendants allegedly acquired substantial stockholdings in every significant publicly-held coal producer in the US, giving themselves power to control the policies of the coal companies. Using their combined influence over the coal markets, the defendants allegedly weaponized their shares to pressure coal companies to accommodate green energy goals. To achieve this, they allegedly pushed to reduce coal output by more than half by 2030. In so doing, the defendants allegedly constricted supply to increase prices, creating extraordinary revenue gains for themselves and causing inflation. Federal law prohibits a major shareholder or a group of shareholders from using their shares to lessen competition or engage in other anti-competitive schemes. Missouri is one of the states most dependent on coal for its energy needs in the country. It ranks fourth in in-state electricity generation from coal according to the US Energy Information Administration.

On December 18th, the Western Missouri US Attorney’s Office reported that Ignazio Medina (73) of Jefferson City was sentenced by Judge Stephen Bough to three months in prison without parole and fined $7,500 for a charge of Transporting Stolen Property. The defendant was a priest at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Wardsville (MO). He allegedly created a bank account that was not reported on the budget or annual report. Subsequently, the defendant allegedly embezzled $300,000 from the account, writing a $100,000 check to his sibling in Arizona and $200,000 to himself. Donors who had written checks to the account had intended for the money to be used for parish purposes.

On December 18th, Brian Osborn (28) of Waukee (IA) failed to appear in Harrison County Associate Circuit Court on a charge of Careless & Imprudent Driving (Accident). A warrant was issued and bond set at $1,500, cash only.

On December 18th, Bryan Carroll (65) of Stanberry pleaded guilty in Gentry County Associate Circuit Court to a charge of DWI. He was placed on two years probation by Judge Rebecca McGinley and assessed $415.50 in fees and costs. Defendant must not possess or consume alcoholic beverages, enter any place of business whose principal occupation is the sale or dispensing of alcohol, submit to blood, breath, or urine sampling by law enforcement, and complete SATOP within 90 days.

On December 18th, a police chase resulted in the arrest of Michael Parker (28) of Kansas City in Daviess County. He was charged with Resisting Arrest (Felony), Careless & Imprudent Driving, No Plates, Speeding, Failure to Stop, and No Insurance. He was charged under Valentine’s Law, which was passed last year by the legislature and which enhances penalties for resisting arrest. A driver who creates a substantial risk of injury faces a minimum of one year in jail without parole. A driver who causes physical injury faces a Class B felony. A driver who causes death may face a Class A felony.

On December 19th, Nodaway County Prosecutor Tina Dieter filed charges against Brittany Hicks (21) of Maryville alleging DWI.

On December 19th, Dillon Bennett (26) of Eagleville pleaded guilty in Harrison County Associate Circuit Court to a charge of Careless & Imprudent Driving (Accident). He was placed on six months probation and assessed $342.50 in fees and costs by Judge Jay Hemenway.

On December 19th, a power outage knocked out power to 1,332 customers in Andrew County. As of December 20th, service was restored.

On December 19th, Francis Bonor (56) of Eagleville had his probation revoked by Judge Steven Hudson in Harrison County Circuit Court due to picking up additional charges. He was sentenced to four years in the Missouri Department of Corrections with credit for 103 days served. He had been convicted of Burglary (Felony).

On December 19th, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported that a 2007 GMC Envoy driven by an 18 year old teen from Bethany failed to stop at the intersection of Highway 6 and 31 near Clarksdale at around 3:45 pm and struck a westbound 2001 Dodge 1500, with the Envoy coming to rest on its top. A 37 year old passenger was killed, and a 15 year old girl and a 40 year old man sustained serious injuries. The driver of the Dodge was also seriously injured.

On December 19th, the Daviess County Sheriff’s Department reported there is a growing issue of dogs being abandoned within the county. Knowingly abandoning an animal without ensuring adequate care is a violation of Missouri law.

On December 20th, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported that a 2012 Ford Focus driven by a Stanberry woman was westbound at 136 and Angel Street in Conception at around 12:03 am when she fell asleep, left the roadway, struck an embankment, and overturned. She received minor injuries.

On December 20th, the Missouri State Highway Patrol arrested Denny Wiley (36) of Stanberry in Gentry County on charges of No Plates and DWI.

On December 20th, Gentry County Prosecutor Jessica Jones filed charges against James Smith (44) of Albany alleging Driving While Suspended (Felony), Resisting Arrest (Felony), Possession of Methamphetamine (Felony), and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Bond was set at $5,000, cash or corporate surety.

On December 20th, Gentry County Prosecutor Jessica Jones filed charges against Tucker Craft (19) of Cameron alleging Harassment (Felony). Bond was set at $5,000, cash or corporate surety.

On December 20th, the Western Missouri US Attorney’s Office reported that Judge Howard Sachs sentenced Lance Berry (37) of Lawson to 17 years in prison for a charge of Distribution of Child Pornography. The defendant must also have 10 years supervised release following his incarceration and pay $33,000 to victims.

On December 21st, the Missouri State Highway Patrol arrested Wesley Mills (38) of Palatka (FL) in Harrison County on a charge of DWI (Felony).

Charges listed are merely allegations. Evidence in support of the charges must be presented before a court of competent jurisdiction whose duty it is to determine guilt or innocence. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

1984 Tigers Last 11 Man Team to Clinch GRC

This year is the 40th anniversary of the last 11 man Worth County team to clinch the GRC. There were a lot of concerns coming into the season. One of its key players from the 1982 and 1983 campaigns, quarterback Chris Wilkinson, had moved. There was a coaching carousel at Worth County; since Bull Reece had retired at the end of the 1973 season, nobody had coached there for more than two years. They were under their sixth head coach in 11 years. Numbers were down, with as few players coming out as anyone could remember.

But the Tigers were not without assets. James Hardy had emerged as one of the top runningbacks of the GRC during 1983. David Cottrell was good for three or four yards a carry. Paul Sackett was one of the best tacklers the Tigers had ever produced, getting double figures in tackles every single game and being a force on the field even when everything else was going south. Kent Thompson was a breakaway threat at wide receiver.

The first sign that things might come together occurred on the first game of the season. Nodaway-Holt had Worth County’s number the last three years, but this time, Worth County turned the tables to win 16-6, taking their opening drive 45 yards down the field to score on Hardy’s eight yard run. That lead stood up until the third quarter when Paul Sackett blocked a Trojan punt and the Tigers scored a safety. Hardy ripped off a 17 yard run in the fourth quarter for a score and Cottrell added a two point conversion to make it 16-0. Shawn Skogland completed a pass to Jay Atkins with an eight yard pass and Nodaway-Holt nearly scored again, but time expired.

Worth County won its second game against an up and coming Hamilton team coached by Dave Fairchild 22-8. The next challenge would be against King City, who had started off 2-0 as well. They featured Shane Petty, the quarterback, who would go on to star for the Wildkats in both football and basketball. But Hardy ran for 178 yards and three scores in Worth County’s 30-6 win.

It started off as an even game before Hardy scored on a three yard run and ran in the extra points to make it 8-0. Hardy made it 14-0 on a three yard run, but then a flea flicker from Petty to David Eirsman cut it to 14-6 at the break.

But the third quarter belonged to the Tigers as they used two big plays to put the game away. Hardy ripped off a 49 yard run and Brian Sherer ran in the conversion, and then Vince Leeth threw a strike to Kent Thompson for 50 yards. King City snapped the ball out of the end zone for a safety.

Princeton came in winless, but had a dangerous weapon in David Smith, who could score anywhere on the field. James Hardy scored a two yard touchdown run and Vince Leeth ran in the extra points to make it 8-0 in the second quarter. But Smith ran back the ensuing kickoff 81 yards to cut it to 8-6, which was his second such runback that year. But then Kent Thompson got a pick six to make it 14-6, and like the last time, Worth County broke open the game in the third quarter. Hardy ripped off runs of 29 and 13, with Cottrell scoring both extra points to make it 30-14. Worth County continued to pull away for a 43-22 win.

The win led to a showdown with Maysville, also at 4-0 for the year. Worth County moved the ball up and down the field all night, and much of the game was played in Wolverine territory. The Tigers outgained Maysville 201-57 for the night. But every time they came close to scoring, a key penalty would set them back. Finally, with Worth Country driving in the fourth quarter, Maysville got a 57 yard pick six to score and beat the Tigers 7-0. It was their third pick six in two games; they had gotten two pick sixes against Petty and King City the week before.

The locker room was one of the saddest sights ever, with everyone in tears following the game. But there was still football to be played; if they won out, Worth County could still make the playoffs and could still clinch the title if Maysville were to falter in an always tough Grand River Conference.

Worth County went to tailender Stanberry next, but the Bulldogs had the Tigers in their sights as they had nearly beaten them last year before Worth County made a goal line stand at the 10 to win 7-6. Stanberry had picked this game for their Homecoming. This time, Vince Leeth threw a 12 yard strike to Kent Thompson and then James Hardy ripped off a 15 yard run in the third quarter to make it 12-0. But the rest of the game belonged to Stanberry as they used a six yard pass from Brad Summa to Kelly White to draw closer at 12-6 in the fourth. Stanberry got the ball back and threatened to tie or take the lead, but Worth County got a critical pick in the end zone to preserve the 12-6 win. But Maysville maintained their top spot in the conference by breaking up a 6-6 tie in the fourth quarter against Hamilton, using a series of Hornet turnovers to put it away 26-6. South Harrison was supposed to be the team to beat that year, but after they lost star quarterback Ted Monachino, Hamilton played spoiler and banished them from the ranks of the unbeaten the week before.

The game set up one of the hardest hitting games the Tigers played during their 11 man days. South Harrison, without Monachino, was still a force to be reckoned with and still had Larry Linthacum, who was a load to bring down at 6’7” as a receiver. They also had Jeff Shelby, who excelled as a runningback and stepped in at quarterback when Monachino went down. In the game, South Harrison turned the ball over seven times, while the Bulldogs gave as good as they got, knocking both quarterback Vince Leeth and runningback James Hardy out of the game. Worth County had a 6-0 lead at halftime behind Hardy’s touchdown run before Kent Thompson ran back the second half kick 75 yards for a score. Then, Worth County set up what was designed to be a short pass, but Thompson beat his man and took it to the house for 67 yards to make it 20-6.

But once again, South Harrison made it interesting by cutting it to 20-12 and then drove for a game-tying score late in the fourth quarter. Worth County had an apparent interception to kill the drive, only for the officials, in a controversial call, to wipe it off. South Harrison got as close as the Tiger 30, but the call didn’t matter as Brian Sherer picked off a pass to allow the Tigers to run out the clock. Maysville beat Stanberry 30-6 to stay on top.

Worth County next had to travel to Albany to play the Warriors. David Cottrell played the game of his life, getting 21 carries for 146 yards for the Tigers. James Hardy came back and had 14 carries for 58 yards. Vince Leeth came on strong as a third running threat that game. Leeth ran in a five yard score with 2:43 left in the first and Hardy added the two point conversion to make it 8-0. But Albany fought back, using a one yard sneak from Steve Griesinger with 49 seconds left in the first half and a conversion run from Brian Quinley tie it at 8-8. But Worth County went right back to work, using a nine yard run from Cottrell and a conversion run from Cottrell to make it 16-8. The defense did the rest, limiting Albany to 51 yards through the air, most of it on its scoring drive, and no back got more than 40 yards on the ground.

As the seconds were counting down, Albany Public Address Announcer Leon Messner had an announcement from Bethany — South Harrison had beaten Maysville 20-6, vaulting the Tigers into a tie for first place in the conference.

A strike from Jeff Shelby to Larry Linthacum gave the Bulldogs a 6-0 lead that would stand up at halftime. Then, Galen Gillespie ate Maysville alive, getting scores of one yard and a four yard sprint with 5:28 left in the game to put the game away.

The last thing that stood between Worth County and its first GRC title since 1967 was a rapidly improving Gallatin team, who had gotten off to a bad start but was coming on strong.

For three and a half quarters, Worth County looked like it had put the close game jitters in the past. James Hardy rushed for 131 yards and a score that night and broke the 1,000 yard barrier. Vince Leeth had an eight yard run with 1:49 left in the first to put the Tigers up 8-0 after Cottrell’s two point conversion. Hardy struck from eight yards out with 4:04 left in the half before Dennis Hacker threw a 9 yard pass to Craig Cummings to cut it to 16-6. But when Worth County made it 22-6 in the second half, it looked like they had it salted away.

But then Hardy broke his collarbone fighting for yardage and all of a sudden, a completely different Gallatin team came out on the field. Dennis Hacker completed long pass after long pass to 6’6” Syd Wybrew, cutting it to 22-14 and then 22-20 with 25 seconds left. Gallatin was a two point conversion away from tying it, only to have a dropped pass in the end zone. The score would not have counted; Gallatin was flagged for an ineligible man downfield. Worth County covered the ensuing onsides kick to preserve the win. They also made the playoffs.

Without Hardy against Rock Port, the Tigers played in one of the most bitterly cold games they had ever played in and fell 42-0 to Rock Port, the eventual state champions. They got one first down the whole game and Rock Port was a juggernaut, taking down even good teams by ridiculously lopsided scores.

North Harrison Homecoming Candidates Named

Homecoming candidates have been named for the North Harrison Homecoming celebration, to be held January 24th against Worth County. Basketball candidates are Jaxcynn Hansel and Evan Schreiber. Softball/Football candidates are Kayka Wilson and Kayson Sims. Sophomore candidates are Lani Briggs and Lucian Sweeney. Junior candidates are Annabelle Owens and Andrew Craig. Senior candidates are Kenzie Milligan and Kolton Graham. Kindergarten attendants will be Kirkley Smith and Declan Irvin.

The school will hold dressup days during the week. The theme will be, “We’ve Got the Beat.” January 21st will be “The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” and students will wear pajamas. January 22nd will be “Party in the USA,” and students will wear patriotic gear. January 23rd will be “Should’ve Been a Cowboy,” and students will wear Western gear. January 24th will be, “We Will Rock You,” and students will wear green and white.

A junior high activity game night will be held January 23rd from 5:30 pm to 7 pm. There will be Glow in the Dark Volleyball, Dodgeball, and Cornhole. Pizza and ice cream will be served.

The coronation will follow the game. A semi-formal dance will be held after the coronation until 11:30 pm. Students must sign up out of school dates in the office by January 21st. Pizza and ice cream will be served.

NEN to Solicit Bids for Banking Services

The Northeast Nodaway school board will request bids for banking services, Superintendent Brenda Dougan reported at the December 19th meeting of the school board. The school is required to rebid it every five years, with 25-26 being the next time. The board will approve bids at the March meeting. The board will also award the food service bid.

Board filing will continue until December 31st. Board members Karl Wilmes and Kenna Florea are up for reelection.

The CTA Christmas Party will be held on January 11th from 6 pm to 8 pm.

Bill filing for the 2025 legislative session has opened. Over 120 bills affecting public education have been filed.

The school is adding a service to their MoreNet subscription. There is a new cooperative, TEC, which is a managed service that does all the negotiation and processing of data privacy agreements with each vendor that uses or collects personally identifiable information. The cost is $520 per year.

Principal Heidi Beatty reported that for professional development day, K-3 teachers along with the Title Language Arts teacher, Interventionist, Elementary Special Ed teacher, and Beatty went to Jefferson for LETRS training.

Fourth through twelfth grade teachers met to analyze annual progress report and state assessment date. The ag teacher, music teacher, librarian, and PE teachers went to area schools to observe their content, while the Art teacher created new curriculum units.

All of the juniors and a majority of the seniors took the ASVAB test last month. 15 students out of 28 eligible received a reward incentive for their scores.

The PAT is currently serving 19 families in the district.

Mrs. Jenkins received a grant from the Gladys Rickard Trust. She will be purchasing a new kiln and accessories for the art room.

The board accepted the resignation of Sheldon Saxton as the varsity girls basketball coach and the hiring of Ike Werner to that position.

Katelyn Jones Injures Knee in Panthers Loss; Alli Burke Sparks Hawks

The Pattonsburg Panthers were locked in a tight battle with Gilman City Tuesday, December 17th. They were trailing 30-24; the question was whether the Hawks would be able to hold their lead given they had fallen in brutal fashion to Northeast Nodaway the night before. Gilman City had opened a nine point lead before sharpshooter Addie Iddings hit a 3-pointer to cut it to 30-24. But all of a sudden, things changed in a heartbeat. Katelyn Jones was driving to the rim, trying to split two Hawk defenders, when her knee gave out and she injured it.

For the next few minutes, both teams were in shock at what just happened, and the play, which had been ragged for much of the night, was even more so. But all of a sudden, Khloey Sperry took over for Gilman City, hitting two free throws. Jayden Goble countered to make it 32-26, but Sperry got another offensive board, Colbi Webb came off the bench to knock down a baseline shot at the third quarter buzzer to make it 36-26, and then Webb scored four straight to start the fourth to make it 40-26. Free throws by Avery Gregg and a three point play by Sperry set up by a Gregg drive provided the dagger, putting the Hawks up 48-26; they would go on to win 49-28.

The first part of the game was back and fourth. Katelyn Jones scored all six points for the Panthers in the first quarter to give them a 6-5 lead late. But then Alli Burke, who had gone scoreless in the Northeast Nodaway game the night before, suddenly went off for the Hawks, shooting them into a lead they would not relinquish although the Panthers would keep it close until Jones' injury. Burke scored the next seven points for the Hawks, scoring from inside late in the first, knocking down a triple to start the second, and slashing and scoring to put the Hawks up 12-7.

Katelyn Jones twice cut the Panther deficit to two at 12-10 and 14-12. Addie Iddings, who has been getting better every single game, showed more aggression on defense and had four steals in the early going. But then Avery Gregg gave the Hawks some separation, knocking down a baseline shot and then adding a 3-pointer. Khloey Sperry got a pass from Shelby Gibson to make it 21-12.

The Panthers once again fought back, this time led by the supporting cast. Addie Iddings hit a 3-pointer after Jones kicked it out to her, Annabelle Gardner hit two free throws after Jones had pushed it up the floor, and then Kinsley Johnson scored four straight against the tough Hawk interior defense to cut the Panther deficit to 23-21 at the half.

Turnovers by the Panthers early in the second half sparked the Hawks; Avery Gregg converted off a Kelsey Sperry steal, finishing over Katelyn Jones. Alli Burke knocked down a three-pointer from the top of the key, and Gregg got a steal and fed Khloey Sperry to make it 30-21. But the Panthers were still in it after Iddings responded with a 3-pointer before Jones went down.

For Pattonsburg, Katelyn Jones had 11, Addie Iddings 6, Kinsley Johnson 5, and Annabelle Gardner, Jayden Goble, and Cheyenne Miller 2 each. 

Kinsley Johnson had 3 blocks. Jayden Goble had 1.

Jayden Goble had 8 boards. Kinsley Johnson had 7, Katelyn Jones 6, Annabelle Gardner 4, Addie Iddings 3, and Kara Bernardino 1.

Katelyn Jones had 3 assists. Kinsley Johnson, Jayden Goble, and Addie Iddings had 2 and Annabelle Gardner and Cheyenne Miller 1.

Katelyn Jones and Addie Iddings had 5 tips. Jayden Goble had 3 and Cheyenne Miller and Kinsley Johnson had 1.

Addie Iddings had 6 steals. Annabelle Gardner had 3 and Jayden Goble and Katelyn Jones 2 each.

For Gilman City, although Alli Burke was the sparkplug they needed following the Northeast Nodaway game, Khloey Sperry has become their go-to player this year. A constant double-double threat, she went beast mode, putting up even better numbers following a tough game against the Bluejays the night before. She had 16 to lead the Hawks. Alli Burke had 12, Avery Gregg 11, Colbi Webb 6, Kelsey Sperry 2, and Emily Chalfant 2. 

Khloey Sperry had 15 boards for the Hawks, who outrebounded Pattonsburg 43-29. Kelsey Sperry had 9, Alli Burke 7, Shelby Gibson 5, Avery Gregg 3, Emily Chalfant 2, Riah Crump 1, and Pyper Taggart 1.

Shelby Gibson and Kelsey Sperry had 5 assists for the Hawks. Avery Gregg had 4 and Khloey Sperry 2.

Shelby Gibson and Khloey Sperry had 5 tips each for the Hawks. Alli Burke had 3, Kelsey Sperry 2, and Avery Gregg 2.

Avery Gregg had 6 steals. Khloey Sperry had 3, Kelsey Sperry 2, and Shelby Gibson and Alli Burke 1 each.

 

Worth County Girls Skid Continues

After a promising 4-1 start, the Worth County girls have fallen on hard times as they dropped their third straight Tuesday to Albany 44-28. They struggled from the field, shooting 10 for 46, or 22%. They continued to struggle from the line, going 4 for 14. 

Audrey Runde had 7 for the Tigers. Rylee Ruckman and Kristen Tracy had 6, Keira Hardy 4, Megan Tracy 3, and Kambree Briner 2. 

Rylee Ruckman had 2 three-pointers for the Tigers and Audrey Runde and Keira Hardy 1.

Kristen Tracy did all she could for the Tigers in rebounding, getting 13 boards. Rylee Ruckman had 7, Megan Tracy 4, Kambree Briner and Audrey Runde 2, and Keira Hardy 1. Keira Hardy had 3 assists with Kambree Briner getting 2 and Audrey Runde 1. Megan Tracy had 4 steals. Audrey Runde and Keira Hardy 2 each and Rylee Ruckman 1. Kristen Tracy and Keira Hardy had 1 block each. The Tigers turned the ball over 15 times.

Both teams fell hard Friday to the perennial powerhouse Mount Ayr squad. The girls lost 58-17 and the boys lost 59-21.

Wyatt Maize Leads Four Shamrocks in Double Figures; Gavin Humphrey's 20 Not Enough for Panthers

North Harrison's boys got their third win of the year with a 61-43 win over Pattonsburg Friday, getting their second straight after facing a brutal start to the season. After an impressive win over North Nodaway to start the season, they played five tough teams in a row in Maysville, Trenton, Winston, St. Joseph Christian, and undefeated Princeton before finally snapping their losing streak the night before with a 61-27 win over Lamoni. Four Shamrocks reached double figures in the win. For Pattonsburg, Gavin Humphrey had 20 points and Drake Sperry went beast mode with 15 rebounds, but it was not enough for them to get their second win. They also got 11 points from Sperry and 8 from Collin Mason, but the focus will be to make all five people on the floor a threat to score. 

Jensen Davis got the Shamrocks off to a fast start with two triples and a deep two, but the game was anything but easy as the two schools play football together and naturally wanted to beat each other. Evan Schreiber had the hot hand later in the quarter for North Harrison and Gage Fortner added a 3-pointer, but Gavin Humphrey got four in the quarter and Collin Mason had four as well as the Panthers kept their deficit at seven at 15-8 after one.

Drake Sperry came alive for Pattonsburg, keeping them in the game with his rebounding for much of the night and Reagan Coin came off the bench and got a couple of steals for them. Wyatt Maize got in foul trouble and Sperry's putback cut the Panther deficit to 20-13. But Maize came back in despite his three fouls and knocked down a backdoor look. Gavin Humphrey hit back to back jacks to cut the Panther deficit to as close as 23-19 with 1:48 left, but then Gage Fortner drove and scored and Wyatt Maize hit two free throws to keep the Shamrocks out of danger. Gage Fortner scored off a drive to make it 27-21 with 50 seconds left, but Andrew Craig scored from inside and Wyatt Maize shot over a screen for three to put the Shamrocks up double digits at 32-21 at the half.

Collin Mason got a putback to cut the Panther deficit to 32-23 to start the third, but then Dustin Hamilton drove the right baseline to set up Gage Fortner for three and Wyatt Maize got a fast break basket off a pass from Jensen Davis and ran over a kid passing behind the basket in the process; the kid brushed it off like it was no big deal after one of the Panther players helped him up. Drake Sperry drove and converted a three point play after a pass from Duke Hoover, but Fortner hit another three, Dustin Hamilton aired one out to Jensen Davis, and Evan Schreiber scored off a steal to make it 45-26.

But the Shamrocks have been streaky on the floor this year; they have made big runs only to turn around and give up big runs, only to turn around and right the ship. The Panthers finally found a fourth player to get into the scoring column as Brandon Heath, a promising freshman, scored off a pair of drives to spark the Panthers. Gavin Humphrey hit a free throw to cut it to 45-31 after three and then Drake Sperry scored off a Brandon Heath steal and Gavin Humphrey hit a guarded three to make it 47-37 with 5:37 left.

Just as it looked like the Panthers would make it interesting down the stretch, North Harrison righted the ship when Evan Schreiber drove and hit a pullup to stop the bleeding. He added a free throw to convert a three point play. Three straight Panther turnovers followed and Gage Fortner and Wyatt Maize converted on the other end. Wyatt Maize hit Jensen Davis for three and Jensen Davis hit Wyatt Maize in transition to put the game out of reach at 59-37 at the 3:29 mark.

For North Harrison, Wyatt Maize had 18, Jensen Davis 15, Gage Fortner 13, and Evan Schreiber 10. Andrew Craig added 5.

Dustin Hamilton and Owan Roberson had 1 block.

Andrew Craig had 9 boards. Wyatt Maize had 7, Gage Fortner and Jensen Davis 6, Evan Schreiber and Dustin Hamilton 4, Owan Roberson 3, and Ryker Fortner 1.

Wyatt Maize had 7 assists. Jensen Davis had 4, Gage Fortner and Dustin Hamilton 2 each, and Ryker Fortner 1.

Evan Schreiber and Jensen Davis had 4 tips each. Dustin Hamilton and Owan Roberson had 3 each, Wyatt Maize 2, and Andrew Craig and Gage Fortner 1 each.

Gage Fortner had 3 steals. Evan Schreiber had 2, and Jensen Davis, Wyatt Maize, and Dustin Hamilton had 1 each.

For Pattonsburg, Gavin Humphrey had 20, Drake Sperry 11, Collin Mason 8, and Brandon Heath 4.

Gavin Humphrey had 2 blocks and Duke Hoover 1.

Drake Sperry had 15 boards to complete a double-double. Duke Hoover had 8, Collin Mason and Gavin Humphrey 7 each, Brandon Heath 3, and Reagan Coin 1.

Gavin Humphrey and Brandon Heath had 2 assists. Duke Hoover, Reagan Coin, and Drake Sperry had 1.

Reagan Coin had 3 tips. Drake Sperry and Brandon Heath had 1.

Brandon Heath, Collin Mason, and Reagan Coin had 2 steals each. Gavin Humphrey had 1.