'Wow, I really did that': How Classen SAS' Jordan Harrison set an Oklahoma high school basketball record

Jordan Harrison just couldn’t keep up with all of the messages and Twitter notifications piling up on her phone.

“I’m just in awe,” Harrison said. “I’m amazed right now. And like I watched the boys game and didn’t think much about it until I got home and I was like, ‘wow, I really did that.’”

Fans, parents and coaches from all across the state were sending in congratulatory messages to the 5-foot-4 guard from Classen SAS.

The attention was warranted.

The Stephen F. Austin commit had done something that had never been done before in a 5-on-5 Oklahoma girls high school basketball game. Knocking down 14 3-pointers, Harrison broke the state’s single-game scoring record with 74 points Friday in just 26 of the game’s 32 minutes of play.

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The senior shot 27-of-54 from the field in her scoring barrage. She also grabbed 12 steals in the 99-26 win over Northwest Classen.

“Honestly it just went back to like being in the gym getting that many reps up,” Harrison said. “It just felt like practice almost, so that’s why I felt like it came easier to me.”

Before Friday's game, Harrison looked at the schedule and saw there were less than 10 games remaining on the season and decided it was time for her to check off a few more milestones. Harrison already holds the school record for most career assists with 322 dimes, but being a pass-first point guard, there were a few more scoring accomplishments she wanted to achieve.

“She’s got about 100 points left to get to 1,000 career points,” Classen SAS coach James Perinovic said. “And the two other seniors have already eclipsed 1,000. She’s always made sure everyone else got the ball when they needed it and (her teammates) said they’re going to make it right and make sure she got that accomplishment as well.”

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The Comets, who are ranked No. 7 nationally by ESPN after besting three other nationally ranked teams by double-digit margins this year, made the decision to feed Harrison the ball during the shoot-around before the game against Northwest Classen.

“Every time they passed it to me,” Harrison said. “I was like, ‘Jordan, just get it in the hole.’”

The simple mindset was all she needed and Harrison put in 42 points before halftime. With it being homecoming, all of Harrison’s family was in attendance.

“I was like, ‘Woah, something’s going on here,’” said Harrison’s father, Corey. “That was impressive to me, but to see her come out in the third quarter and her team continue to feed her, it seemed like she was shooting better.”

Harrison came out in the second half on fire and after already knocking down four consecutive 3-pointers, she could feel it. After another steal, Harrison had an easy breakaway layup opportunity but instead of the layup, Harrison stopped at the 3-point line and drained another deep ball.

Her scoring barrage didn’t end even after Northwest Classen had a player guard Harrison for the entire length of the floor in the second half or when she faced a few double teams.

“I got a whole thing, cutting off my teammates,” Harrison said of running around screens set by her teammates including 6-foot-1 Baylor commit Darianna Littlepage-Buggs.

Harrison’s 74-point game surpassed Cameron’s Brooke McCormick who set the state record last year with 66 points. With only five players on the team, McCormick had to play the entire game, which resulted in a hefty scoring load. Behind her is Burlington’s Tiffany Rieger, who held the 5-on-5 record with a 57-point performance in 2012 to beat Lomega in triple overtime.

The past two scoring leaders had to play the full game and beyond, but with the Comets feeding Harrison, she eclipsed them in just a little over three-quarters of play.

"It's just an absolute great team and a special group," Perinovic said. "It was great to see."

Harrison still has about 26 points until she breaks the 1,000-career point record she set out to achieve but if she keeps continues to prioritize scoring, it won’t take her long. Her father, who is her shooting coach on Sundays knew her scoring numbers were going to spike down the final stretch of the season.

“We weren’t expecting this though,” Corey said in rebuttal. “We were not expecting this.”

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