The Chillicothe Hornets and Trenton Bulldogs dueled in their annual varsity basketball doubleheader on Friday night, with the visitors from CHS emerging with a pair of convincing wins over their long-time rivals to the north.
The girls game was controlled by the combination of Chillicothe depth, defense, and shooting prowess, as a trio of three-pointers and 15 points, all in the first half, from senior guard Jordan Hibner sent the Lady Hornets to a 36-14 halftime lead, with Chillicothe cruising to a 58-29 win, pushing the Lady Hornets to 3-2 and dropping Trenton to 3-3.
Lucy Reeter came off the Chillicothe bench to drop in three three-point shots and a game-high 16 points for the Lady Hornets, with Essie Hicks adding nine points.
Trenton had 13 points from an often double-and-triple teamed Maci Moore, with Lexi Whitaker scoring six points.
The boys game went Chillicothe’s way quickly, with the Hornets blitzing the Bulldogs to a 23-2 lead after one quarter. However, an 18-3 Trenton edge in the second quarter, against many of the Hornet reserves, brought the Bulldogs back into the contest. Chillicothe’s starters regained a firm grasp of the game by the third quarter, with Chillicothe winning 68-34.
The Hornets, in improving to 2-2, had Westley Brandsgaard with 21 points, C.J. Pfaff 15, and Bradley Riley 14. Trenton, now 1-5, had nine points from Jaren Whitney and eight from Royce Jackson.
Friday night’s games from Trenton High School were broadcast on Hot Country Z 101.7.
Other scores from Friday, December 13, 2019 were:
GIRLS:
Pattonsburg 58, Gilman City 42
Meadville 57, Brashear 55
Tri-County 44, Osborn 37
Northwestern 61, Keytesville 24
Albany 46, West Nodaway 16
King City 49, South Harrison 26
South Holt 46, Maysville 35
Schuyler County 38, Milan 33
East Atchison 67, North Andrew 38
Princeton 50, Mercer 32 (Heard on KTTN FM 92.3)
Scotland County 51, Putnam County 27
Bishop LeBlond 40, Stanberry 31
Worth County 66, Nodaway-Holt 22
Grundy County 67, East Harrison 24
Maryville 43, Platte Valley 23
Lawson 40, Plattsburg 32 (KCI Tournament Consolation Final)
Mid-Buchanan 56, North Platte 42 (KCI Tournament 3rd Place)
BOYS:
Meadville 63, Brashear 33
Keytesville 82, Northwestern 46
Platte Valley 69, Maryville 66
Pattonsburg 71, Gilman City 28
Albany 57, West Nodaway 50
South Holt 64, Maysville 50
Milan 80, Schuyler County 33
North Andrew 59, East Atchison 52
Mercer 49, Princeton 32 (Heard on KTTN FM 92.3)
Scotland County 51, Putnam County 29
Bishop LeBlond 54, Stanberry 33
Worth County 75, Nodaway-Holt 21
South Harrison 76, King City 17
Grundy County 53, East Harrison 41
Benton 63, Savannah 35
Southwest Livingston 58, Norborne 40
West Platte 57, Lawson 51 (KCI Tournament Consolation Final)
