The Milan Wildcats traveled to Bethany on Thursday night for a Grand River Conference doubleheader with the South Harrison Bulldogs, returning home with a pair of victories, in action heard on KTTN FM 92.3.
The unbeaten Milan boys, ranked #1 in the state by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association in Class 2, scored 25 points in the opening quarter to build a double-digit lead (25-14), and cruised to a 71-54 victory, improving to 18-0 overall. Hunter Shaw scored 13 first-half points, and 17 overall, to pace the Wildcats. Junior forward Ryan Dabney had 13 and guard Marcus Diaz 10.
South Harrison, falling to 8-8, had 13 points from Austin Lasher. Braydon Sunderman added 12, and Cody Weller 10 points.
Behind 37 points from freshman phenom Cady Pauley, the Lady Wildcats dominated the opening game, pounding South Harrison, 78-34. Jordan Gray had 10 points for Milan, with Tahlie Gray scoring nine. South Harrison had 12 points from Cooper Jennings, with Emily Stramer scoring 10.
Other scores from Thursday, January 31, 2019 were:
GIRLS:
Cameron 39, Lafayette 24
Benton 52, Chillicothe 36
North Andrew 48, Braymer 42
Worth County 68, Pattonsburg 45
Mercer 51, North Harrison 22
Southwest Livingston 50, Keytesville 40
Princeton 45, Putnam County 31
BOYS:
Pattonsburg 70, Worth County 37
Mercer 51, North Harrison 39
North Andrew 68, Braymer 47
Southwest Livingston 72, Keytesville 49
LaPlata 56, Green City 35
Princeton 77, Putnam County 66
On Friday night, Trenton swept Stanberry in the THS annual Courtwarming games on Hot Country Z 101.7. The girls game saw #5 ranked (Class 1) Stanberry give unbeaten Trenton a quality tussle, but the host Lady Bulldogs survived by a score of 56-36. Maci Moore scored 18 points and Ainsley Tolson 16 for Trenton. Lily Osborn, who verbally committed to the North Central Missouri College women’s basketball program the day before, had 18 points for Stanberry, with Madi Sager scoring 11. Stanberry’s record falls to 17-2 with the setback, while Trenton surges to 17-0.
Friday night’s boys game saw a Trenton 54-46 win over Stanberry. Dylan Harris, who beat Stanberry in the 2017 GRC championship game on a buzzer-beating three-point shot as a sophomore, had 18 points in his senior season effort against SHS, with Carson Radcliff adding 14, Max McNabb 10, and Jaren Whitney nine points. The win pushes Trenton’s record to 8-9. Stanberry, falling to 10-9, had 20 points from Collin Sager, with Cole Durbin and Landon Marticke each scoring 10.
Other scores from Friday, February 1, 2019 were:
GIRLS:
Green City 47, Madison 36
Linn County 44, Bevier 37
Hannibal 44, Kirksville 36
Higbee 67, Bucklin/Macon County 46
Brashear 58, Keytesville 14
Meadville 47, Novinger 17
South Harrison 54, Southwest Livingston 37
Gallatin 52, Albany 42
Worth County 41, Princeton 32
St. Joseph Christian 48, Polo 45
East Harrison 56, Gilman City 18
Milan 75, Putnam County 39 (On KTTN FM 92.3)
Plattsburg 54, West Platte 26
Savannah 57, LeBlond 40
Hamilton 59, Lathrop 51 (OT)
BOYS:
Milan 83, Putnam County 57 (On KTTN FM 92.3)
Southwest Livingston 43, South Harrison 37
Gallatin 44, Albany 36
Worth County 43, Princeton 42
Polo 47, St. Joseph Christian 36
East Harrison 49, Gilman City 41
Linn County 71, Bevier 41
Higbee 50, Bucklin/Macon County 39
Keytesville 60, Brashear 51
Meadville 63, Novinger 42
Lathrop 75, Hamilton 59
Chillicothe 39, Benton 32
