The top-seeded Penney Lady Hornets won the first out of what could be multiple battles against the rival Trenton Lady Bulldogs, riding a dominant 31 point performance by senior point guard Nora Ford to a 64-51 win on Saturday night, in the championship game of the Lawson Invitational Tournament. Graycen Prothero had 10 points and Ali Trosper six for Penney, now 9-2 on the season.
Trenton, falling to a mark of 7-5, had 23 points from Maci Moore, with Lexi Whitaker adding 11.
The boys championship in the LIT went to the Richmond Spartans, with a 60-50 triumph over the Gallatin Bulldogs. Richmond, now 10-2 on the campaign, had 19 points from Dionte Marquez. Freshman Isaac Bird paced the Bulldogs with 17 points, with Tristan Gibson adding 12.
Other Saturday scores from Lawson High School were:
GIRLS CONSOLATION: Richmond 50, North Platte 47
BOYS CONSOLATION: Lawson 47, Penney 35
GIRLS 3rd PLACE: Lawson 49, Carrollton 37
BOYS 3rd PLACE: Carrollton 51, West Platte 49
The rival Princeton Tigers and Mercer Cardinals locked horns in a doubleheader to decide the championships of the South Harrison Invitational Tournament, with the victories going to the Tiger boys and the Cardinal girls. The Princeton boys, behind 19 points from senior Preston Thomas, took a 49-42 win over Mercer. Camden Hartley had 15 points and Jon Johnson 13 for the Cardinals. The Mercer girls defeated the Lady Tigers 39-36, improving to 8-4 on the season.
Here are the remainder of the available scores from Saturday, January 18, 2020:
BILL BURNS TOURNAMENT (LATHROP):
GIRLS CONSOLATION: Lathrop 50, University Academy 36
BOYS CONSOLATION: Cameron 86, Northland Christian 58
BOYS 3rd PLACE: Lathrop 51, Hogan Prep 48
GIRLS 1st PLACE: Cameron 70, Braymer 52
SOUTH HARRISON TOURNAMENT:
GIRLS 3RD PLACE: Tri-County 48, North Harrison 37
BOYS 3RD PLACE: North Harrison 64, South Harrison 55
STANBERRY TOURNAMENT:
GIRLS CONSOLATION: North Andrew 38, Mound City 31
BOYS CONSOLATION: Stanberry 55, Lafayette JV 53
GIRLS 3RD PLACE: Platte Valley 50, Albany 24
BOYS 3RD PLACE: North Andrew 55, Albany 48 (OT)
GIRLS 1ST PLACE: Worth County 39, Stanberry 28
BOYS 1ST PLACE: Platte Valley 59, Mound City 52
