The Grand River Conference opened its basketball season on Tuesday night with all 16 schools in action in girls and boys doubleheader action. Among highlights from the area gymnasiums, the Princeton Tigers and Gallatin Bulldogs took a pair of victories, setting up an intriguing doubleheader between the schools on Friday night at Gallatin High School.
From Princeton High School, in action heard on KTTN FM 92.3, the Lady Tigers held off a late Trenton run to win by a score of 44-39. Sophomore guard Addy Henke led Princeton with 18 points, with Grace Kelly adding eight. Princeton is now 5-3 on the season. Trenton, falling to a mark of 3-5, had a career-high 18 points. Mirena King had nine points, seven of those in a fourth quarter that saw the Lady Bulldogs outscore Princeton 18-12.
The boys game saw Princeton’s explosiveness on full display, with the Tigers grabbing the lead in the first quarter and putting the contest away in the third quarter, rolling to a 74-47 win. Princeton scored a combined 49 points in the two aforementioned quarters, as Talan Holt scored 18 of his 22 points in those stanzas. Clay Evans had a spectacular night for the Tigers, hitting five three-point shots, including three in the third quarter, as Princeton improves to 6-1. Evans finished with a game-high 23 points, with Jaden Finney scoring 12 and Tyler Coffman 10 points. Trenton, slumping to 1-6, had 21 points from Kiefer Tolson with Maverick Sole scoring nine.
Other scores from the region on Tuesday, December 13, 2022 were:
GIRLS:
South Harrison 80, Maysville 13
Gallatin 50, Putnam County 39
Polo 48, Milan 33
Albany 25, Stanberry 24
North Andrew 50, Worth County 23
Pattonsburg 45, North Harrison 31
King City 34, St. Joseph Christian 33
Mercer 51, East Harrison 20
Gilman City 46, Winston 31
Tri-County 45, Grundy R-V 39
East Buchanan 38, Savannah 25
Wellington-Napoleon 38, Penney 21
Green City 61, Atlanta 45
La Plata 77, Brashear 38
Hardin-Central 55, Keytesville 21
Meadville 59, Linn County 21
Novinger 57, Bevier 20
BOYS:
Maysville 61, South Harrison 49
Gallatin 78, Putnam County 48
Milan 41, Polo 38
Albany 46, Stanberry 40
Pattonsburg 79, North Harrison 36
St. Joseph Christian 84, King City 71
North Andrew 46, Worth County 33
Mercer 67, East Harrison 26
Gilman City 36, Winston 35
Grundy R-V 72, Tri-County 32
Wellington-Napoleon 63, Penney 45
Atlanta 77, Green City 70
La Plata 63, Brashear 48
Hardin-Central 69, Keytesville 19
Bevier 57, Novinger 54
