The Princeton Tigers and Trenton Bulldogs locked horns on Tuesday night, part of eight girls/boys basketball doubleheaders to open up the 2018-2019 Grand River Conference basketball season, with the games from PHS broadcast on KTTN FM 92.3.
In Tuesday night’s opener, the two-time defending GRC champion Trenton Lady Bulldogs used a suffocating defense to win at Princeton, 52-21. Trenton led 14-9 after one quarter, but locked in defensively over the final 24 minutes, holding the Lady Tigers to one basket in the second quarter, six points in the third, and two baskets in the fourth quarter.
In improving to 7-0, Trenton sophomore Maci Moore had a game-high 20 points for her team, with senior guard Ainsley Tolson adding 13. Princeton, now 3-3, had six points each from Lindsey Batson and Payton Goodin.
The Princeton boys battled in a close, hard-fought first quarter with Trenton, with the Bulldogs leading 12-11 after one quarter. In perhaps the decisive moments of the game, over the last four minutes of the half, Princeton reserve guard Owen Schreffler got hot from three-point land, hitting five shots from distance, surging Princeton to a 31-21 halftime lead. Despite a series of Trenton surges in the second half, the Tigers held the lead for the entire final two quarters, opening GRC play with a 62-46 victory.
Senior guard Logan Dunkin led Princeton with 17 points, including a perfect eight-of-eight from the free throw line to help put away Trenton in the fourth quarter. Schreffler had 15 points (all in the second quarter), with Cameron Jones adding 12 and Colton Estes 10 for PHS.
Trenton, in falling to 3-4 on the season, had 16 points from Carson Radcliff and 12 from Dylan Harris. Junior guard Jaren Whitney missed his second straight game with an ankle sprain, suffered in a win at Marceline on Tuesday, December 4th.
Trenton will host South Harrison in doubleheader action on Friday night (101.7 FM KGOZ), while Princeton will travel to Gallatin on Friday night to take on the Bulldogs, with coverage on KTTN FM 92.3.
Here is the area scoreboard for Tuesday, December 11, 2018:
GIRLS:
Milan 75, Polo 35
Gallatin 55, Putnam County 28
Maysville 35, South Harrison 34
Stanberry 60, Albany 21
St. Joseph Christian 45, King City 41
North Andrew 50, Worth County 47 (OT)
Tina-Avalon 58, Newtown-Harris 18
Jefferson 51, Rock Port 17
Mid-Buchanan 62, Maryville 61
Penney 38, Lafayette 24
Savannah 40, East Buchanan 32
Gilman City 52, Union Star 28
Tri-County 45, Osborn 38
Braymer 64, Pattonsburg 46
Grundy County 68, Winston 33
Northwestern 42, Bucklin/Macon County 35
Chillicothe 48, Macon 42 (OT)
Green City 52, Atlanta 21
Brashear 67, LaPlata 34
St. Paul Lutheran 43, Carrollton 28
Paris 48, Marceline 33
Meadville 46, Linn County 23
Bevier 56, Novinger 44
BOYS:
Milan 71, Polo 23
Putnam County 53, Gallatin 48
South Harrison 56, Maysville 28
Stanberry 55, Albany 41
Pattonsburg 67, Braymer 32
King City 47, St. Joseph Christian 44
North Andrew 89, Worth County 39
Green City 63, Atlanta 47
Union Star 60, Gilman City 29
Newtown-Harris 46, Tina-Avalon 42
Winston 68, Grundy County 24
Osborn 47, Tri-County 43
Jefferson 72, Rock Port 21
LaPlata 56, Brashear 40
St. Paul Lutheran 67, Carrollton 41
Chillicothe 72, Macon 48
Paris 55, Marceline 42
Meadville 54, Linn County 47
Novinger 62, Bevier 35
