The annual KCI Conference Basketball Tournament opened at Mid-Buchanan High School in Faucett on Monday night, with the Penney Lady Hornets joined by North Platte, East Buchanan, and Mid-Buchanan in the win column.
In the most impressive defensive display of the night, the Lady Bulldogs of East Buchanan shutdown the Lathrop Lady Mules, winning by a score of 49-7. The win pushes East Buchanan into a Thursday night semifinal with Mid-Buchanan, a 61-39 quarterfinal winner over Plattsburg.
On the top half of the bracket, the Hamilton-Penney Lady Hornets, holders of the top seed, hammered West Platte 55-20, sending Jordan Richman’s team into a semifinal match with North Platte, a 43-40 winner in an upset of the #4 seed Lawson Lady Cardinals.
Other basketball scores from Monday, December 9, 2019 were:
GIRLS:
Nodaway-Holt 51, East Harrison 15
Grundy R-V 36, Bevier 24 (Aubrey Gann had 14 points for Grundy)
Schuyler County 44, Putnam County 37
Brashear 50, Higbee 36
Tina-Avalon 49, Slater 37
Brookfield 59, Higginsville 52 (Higginsville Tournament quarterfinal)
BOYS:
Bevier 50, Grundy R-V 35
Putnam County 66, Schuyler County 36
East Harrison 64, Nodaway-Holt 32 (Adam Rinehart had 28 points for East Harrison)
Brashear 58, Higbee 55
Slater 86, Tina-Avalon 29
Oak Grove 77, Brookfield 54 (Higginsville Tournament quarterfinal)
