With hopes of a fourth consecutive Grand River Conference championship hanging by a thread after last week’s home loss to Milan, the Trenton Lady Bulldogs are starting to build momentum towards postseason play, with junior forward Maci Moore dominating the paint on Tuesday night, scoring 29 points, in a 54-26 win for THS over the visiting Putnam County Lady Midgets, in GRC doubleheader action broadcast on Hot Country Z 101.7.
Moore scored 28 of her points on 14 made shots, while going 1 of 2 from the free throw line. Including Saturday’s school-record breaking 41 point game in a win over Notre Dame de Sion, Moore has scored 98 points over the past three games for Trenton (12-7, 5-1). Lexi Whitaker had eight points and Teya Cooksey six for the Lady Bulldogs. Putnam County (7-14, 2-4) struggled to get good offensive looks against Trenton’s quick and stifling defense, with Claire Tipton leading the Unionville side with 7 points. Carson Sporleder matched Tipton with seven.
The boys game saw Putnam County continue its conference trend of winning on the road and losing at home, with the Midgets riding a balanced scoring effort and a game-defining 14-0 run early in the second quarter to a 70-50 win over Trenton, dropping the Bulldogs to 3-15 overall, and 0-6 in GRC play. Hayden Halley led PC with 15 points, with Landon Wood scoring 13, Marcus Furnish 12, and Zach Heidenwith 11 points. Putnam County, in conference play, has road wins at Polo, South Harrison, and Trenton, with Gallatin, Milan, and Princeton all winning in Unionville. Trenton was led by Jaren Whitney with 12 points, while Gavin Roeder added 11.
Putnam County travels to Maysville on Friday night to tangle with the Wolverines, with Trenton at Stanberry on Friday night. Both doubleheaders tip at 6 o’clock.
Here is the area scoreboard from Tuesday, February 4, 2020:
GIRLS:
Polo 60, South Harrison 22
Princeton 56, Maysville 41
Milan 59, Gallatin 18
Albany 42, Braymer 38
Stanberry 74, Pattonsburg 38
North Andrew 44, St. Joseph Christian 38
Worth County 62, King City 24
Mercer 49, Winston 34
Grundy R-V 60, Gilman City 21
Osborn 46, Nodaway-Holt 28
Lathrop 51, West Platte 37
Plattsburg 36, North Platte 28
Cameron 60, Savannah 44
Penney 68, Hogan Prep 33
Tri-County 43, SW Livingston 41
Brunswick 49, Higbee 43
Linn County 49, Bucklin/Macon County 27
Marceline 61, Novinger 35
Norborne 82, Northwestern 27
BOYS:
Polo 53, South Harrison 51 (OT)
Milan 66, Gallatin 46
Princeton 71, Maysville 39
Pattonsburg 67, Stanberry 58
North Andrew 52, St. Joseph Christian 41
Worth County 56, King City 37
Albany 57, Braymer 22
Osborn 70, Nodaway-Holt 37
Plattsburg 60, North Platte 24
Lathrop 78, West Platte 54
SW Livingston 54, Tri-County 39
Hogan Prep 81, Penney 39
Grundy R-V 69, Gilman City 58
Winston 38, Mercer 34
Chillicothe 80, St. Pius X 62
Maryville 63, LeBlond 42
Marceline 66, Novinger 57
Linn County 61, Bucklin/Macon County 37
