HARRISON ROLLS OVER FORT SCOTT

WILLARD, Mo. — It was an great opening night in the Willard, Mo. Three-State Shootout. The Lady Goblins and Goblins of Harrison faced Fort Scott, Kan. in the first night of action at the event. Harrison’s girls left with a 60-39 win while the Goblins recorded a 69-43 verdict. Harrison will finish the event by playing Bentonville West and Willard, Mo. on Friday and Saturday. Senior Girls The Harrison Lady Goblins held Fort Scott, Kan. without a field goal over a 7 minute stretch in the first half as they cruised to a 60-39 win. Fort Scott got out to an early 8-4 lead with 3:25 left in the first period. It was at this point that Harrison took over the game. The Lady Goblins scored a 14-1 run. Maddie Wyatt started the run with a free throw that was followed by a McKenzie Glenn basket. Briley Due hit a shot and Briley Parker scored off of an assist from Due to set the score at 12-8 after the first period of action. It took Harrison 2 minutes to finally score in the second period as Glenn hit a layup that was followed by a Wyatt bucket inside after getting an offensive rebound. Fort Scott hit a free throw to cut the lead to 16-9. Due completed the Harrison run at the 4:29 mark. The Lady Tigers pulled within 18-11 of Harrison, but Harrison won the last 4 minutes of the second period, 11-4. Glenn started the scoring with a basket in the lane after receiving a pass from Due. Due then had a steal and a layup before Lane Horn hit two charity tosses. Due added two more free throws for Harrison. Glenn closed the half nailing a long 3-pointer as the buzzer sounded. Harrison led, 29-15, at intermission. Fort Scott cut the Harrison lead to nine points on two occasions in the third period, but a 10-0 run by the Lady Goblins gave their fans promise of victory. Due started the run with a trey that was followed by a Glenn basket after taking a pass from Alicia Auman. Glenn had a steal and hit a layup while being fouled. She missed the free throw, but Parker collected the miss and was fouled as she hit the shot. Parker added the free throw and the Lady Goblins led, 43-24. Glenn hit her last bucket of the third period with 35 seconds left and Due nailed a trey to make it a 48-26 at the end of the frame. Leading Harrison in scoring was Glenn with 22. Due added 18, Parker seven, Auman and Peri Knight four each, Wyatt three and Horn two. Senior Boys Three early runs by Harrison left no doubt as to the outcome of the contest as they faced Fort Scott, Kan. Harrison defeated Fort Scott, 69-43. Fort Scott started the game with a basket, but the Goblins got the next eight points. Trevor Atwell started the run. Jackson Marseilles added a bucket and Atwell another two-points after collecting an offensive rebound. Tanner Curry completed the run to make it 8-2 with 5:26 left in the first half. The Tigers scored another bucket, but Harrison started a 10-0 run after that. Atwell scored the first six points of the run and Marseilles scored on an offensive putback. Atwell finished the run with another bucket. Fort Scott made it an 18-6 score, but Harrison started its second-straight 10-0 run. After Marseilles hit a bucket, Colton Youngblood nailed a trey that ended the first period with the Goblins leading 23-6. Atwell started the second period with another basket and Nathan Jenkins ended the run with a triple to give the Goblins a 28-6 advantage with 7:03 left in the first half. Harrison moved on to take a 44-21 lead at halftime. Fort Scott could not get the lead under 20 points in the third period and a 13-5 run in the final 4 minutes of the frame gave Harrison a mercy-rule advantage as it led 63-33 at the end of the frame. Atwell finished the game with 26 points for Harrison. Marseilles added 16, Skyler Young seven, Jenkins six, Youngblood five, Curry four, Braeden Boren and Carson Journagan two apiece and Noah Elliott one.

HARRISON ROLLS OVER FORT SCOTT

JEFF BRASEL

Harrison Daily | 12/2/2016

PHOTO CREDIT: Harrison Athletics