The Princeton Tigers, both #1 seeds heading into the Gilman City Tournament, swept away the tournament titles on Saturday afternoon with a pair of strong performances, heard locally on KTTN FM 92.3.
The Princeton girls beat Gilman City 63-39, with the boys routing North Nodaway 55-22. In Saturday’s third place boys game on KGOZ FM 101.7, the Pattonsburg Panthers defeated the Gilman City Hawks 63-54.
Down the road in Hamilton, the Lathrop Lady Mules remained unbeaten by taking down South Harrison in the girls championship game at the H.I.T. 53-41. The Savannah girls won third place in overtime over East Buchanan 46-39.
The boys title game at Penney High School went to Higginsville, 54-48 in overtime over East Buchanan. The host Penney Hornets claimed third place over Savannah, winning 68-54.
Other Saturday results:
North Platte Tournament:
Girls Championship : Platte Valley 40, St. Joseph Christian 36
Girls 3rd Place : North Platte 47, Polo 42
Boys Championship : Platte Valley 61, Mid-Buchanan 51
Boys 3rd Place : North Platte 64, West Platte 49
Meadville Tournament:
Girls Championship : Meadville 86, Mercer 33
Boys Championship : Grundy R-5 / Newtown-Harris 70, Meadville 41
Slater Tournament:
Girls 5th Place : Brunswick 55, Pilot Grove 42
Boys 5th Place : Pilot Grove 62, Jamestown 52
Girls 3rd Place : Jamestown 44, Carrollton 37
Boys 3rd Place : Glasgow 69, Slater 38
Girls Championship : Santa Fe 48, Glasgow 36
Boys Championship : Brunswick 55, Carrollton 40
Keytesville Tournament:
Girls 5th Place : Bevier 41, Madison 28
Boys 5th Place : Wellsville-Middletown 42, Norborne 32
Girls 3rd Place : Norborne 41, Southwest Livingston 23
Boys 3rd Place : Southwest Livingston beat Keytesville
Girls Championship : Wellsville-Middletown 65, Higbee 58
Boys Championship : Higbee 76, Bevier 17