A full night of basketball greeted all 16 schools in the Grand River Conference on Tuesday night, with most playing their third conference games among eight doubleheaders. Among the games contested was a varsity doubleheader between Bulldog foes at Trenton High School, broadcast on Hot Country Z 101.7.
In the opener, the Gallatin Lady Bulldogs continued to show their improvement, besting a squad that had been a thorn in their side for several years running. Rallying from an early 8-1 deficit with a second quarter surge led by AnnaBelle Ball, GHS held on in the game’s final moments to beat Trenton 34-30. Ball had a game high 11 points for Gallatin, now 5-4 overall and 2-1 in the Grand River Conference.
Trenton struggled in handling Gallatin’s persistent full court pressure defense, as it was that challenge, in the opinion of Lady Bulldog head coach Kameron Cool, that decided the game:
Trenton falls to 3-8 overall and 0-3 in GRC competition.
The boys game saw continued Trenton improvement, but even that aspect of the game proved to be nowhere close to seeing the home team swing an upset, as Gallatin (9-0, 3-0) remained unbeaten with a 75-43 win over the host Bulldogs.
The first quarter started fast, with Trenton’s offense attempting to keep up with Gallatin’s break-neck pace. While Trenton scored 15 points in the quarter, Gallatin sizzled the cords at THS to the tune of 28, and with renewed defensive intensity through the rest of the game, GHS cruised to the win. Payton Feiden had a game-high 25 points for Gallatin, with Isaac Bird tallying 21. For Trenton (2-8, 0-3), the starting backcourt of Kiefer Tolson and Gabe Novak combined for 32 points (both with 16).
Trenton head coach Jon Guthrie, while praising his team’s effort level, acknowledged that, for his team, closing the divide between his program and the one 25 miles down Highway 6 will take some added time:
Gallatin will play a varsity doubleheader at Polo on Friday night, with Trenton hosting the Maysville Wolverines.
Other scores from across the region on Tuesday, January 3, 2023 were:
GIRLS:
Polo 52, Maysville 26
Princeton 50, Milan 38
South Harrison 56, Putnam County 50
North Andrew 47, Albany 32
King City 54, North Harrison 19
St. Joseph Christian 59, Pattonsburg 29
Worth County 27, Stanberry 24
Grundy R-V 65, East Harrison 42 (Landry Oaks 15, Adysan Rains 13, Molly Milazzo 12 for Grundy)
Mercer 48, Winston 43
Gilman City 56, Tri-County 34
Chillicothe 65, Lawson 27
Braymer 47, Plattsburg 40
Brashear 39, Marion County 29
Brookfield 48, Harrisburg 44
Northwestern 26, Hale 23
Higbee 58, Tina-Avalon 37
North Shelby 58, Novinger 51
Schuyler County 68, LaPlata 29
BOYS:
Maysville 48, Polo 42
Milan 55, Princeton 39
Putnam County 71, South Harrison 51
North Andrew 53, Albany 45
King City 52, North Harrison 32
St. Joseph Christian 79, Pattonsburg 78
Worth County 60, Stanberry 48
Harrisburg 71, Brookfield 35
Northwestern 72, Hale 64
Higbee 62, Tina-Avalon 36
North Shelby 57, Novinger 51
Schulyer County 55, LaPlata 23
Winston 53, Mercer 41
Grundy R-V 72, East Harrison 25 (Cole Peterson 21, Hayden Neff, Zack Cross, Corbin Axtell all 12 for Grundy)
Gilman City 60, Tri-County 46
Chillicothe 49, Lawson 25
Plattsburg 70, Braymer 42
