Grand River Conference rivals Brookfield and Trenton locked horns in a 4 seed vs. 5 seed boys duel on Monday night in the Milan Tournament quarterfinal round, with Brookfield evening the season series with Trenton, winning in double overtime by a score of 72-69.
The win sends Brookfield into the Milan Tournament boys semifinals to play top-seeded Green City on Wednesday night at 7:30 (on KTTN FM 92.3), with Trenton dropping into the consolation semifinals to play #8 seed Novinger on Wednesday night.
In the quarterfinal win for Brookfield, heard on KTTN-FM 92.3, Riley Hinckle had 26 points to pace BHS, with Phoenix Jordan contributing 25, and Hayden DeJong 12 points. Trenton, with starters Kiefer Tolson and Hunter Smith having fouled out by the end of the contest, had 19 points from Tolson, 15 from Isaac Dixon, and 10 points from Aiden Weyer.
In the nightcap of Monday night’s KTTN doubleheader from the Milan High School gymnasium, #2 ranked (MBCA Class 1) Green City hammered Novinger by the score of 98-41, with Ty Hall scoring 21 points for the Gophers, with Xander Salas adding 19, Preston Balfany 15, and Ivan Littrell 14. Josh Downing had 13 points and Collin Stuart 12 for the Novinger Wildcats.
The girls quarterfinals from the Milan Tournament were played in the old Milan elementary gymnasium on Monday night, with the #2 and #3 seeds advancing, as the Trenton Ladly Bulldogs downed the North Missouri Knights 52-43, with the Milan Lady Wildcats taking down the Novinger Lady Wildcats 45-41. For Milan, Marian Dabney had 18 points and 8 blocks, with Mya Pauley adding 13 points.
The Trenton and Milan girls will play in a 6 o’clock semifinal on Wednesday night, with Rod Tompkins on the call on KTTN FM 92.3.
Other high school basketball scores from area tournaments on Monday, January 13, 2025:
GIRLS:
South Harrison Tournament:
South Harrison 66, East Harrison 26 (on KGOZ FM 101.7)
Double Figures – South Harrison – Abigail Molloy 16, Aubree Cannon 13, Abby Owens 12 —– East Harrison – Karlee Crouse 14
Princeton 57, South Harrison JV 43 (on KGOZ FM 101.7)
Double Figures – Princeton – Addilyn Henke 23 (moved over 2,000 career points), Audrey Kelly 12 —- South Harrison JV – Ambrey Hunter 19, Kataya Sunderman 14
Stanberry Tournament:
King City 45, North Nodaway 16
Platte Valley 46, Stanberry 27
WildCard Tournament (at Stewartsville/Osborn):
Stewartsville/Osborn 32, Maysville 24
Pattonsburg 33, Polo 30
Winston 33, Union Star 31
Lawson Tournament:
Odessa 80, Penney 30
Cameron 50, Richmond 38
California Tournament:
Chillicothe 49, Eldon 19
California d. Southern Boone
Tipton d. Fulton
St. James d. Warrensburg
Bill Burns Classic (at Lathrop):
University Academy 61, North Platte 59
Lathrop 58, Van Horn 35
Kearney Tournament:
St. Teresa’s Academy 36, Kearney 21
St. Joseph Lafayette d. Liberty
Park Hill 69, Winnetonka 25
St. Joseph Benton 74, North Kansas City 63
BOYS:
South Harrison Tournament:
Princeton 90, East Harrison 22 (on KGOZ FM 101.7)
Double Figures – Princeton – Clay Evans 24, Kash Holt 14, Chase Evans 14, Kolton Schurke 11)
Chillicothe JV 54, North Harrison 47
Stanberry Tournament:
King City 74, Northeast Nodaway 29
Wildcard Tournament (at Stewartsville/Osborn):
Polo 78, Pattonsburg 32
Stewartsville/Osborn 84, DeKalb 17
Maysville JV 63, Union Star 20
Lawson Tournament:
Richmond 55, Penney 32
Cameron 57, Odessa 52
Bill Burns Shootout (at Lathrop):
Lathrop 59, University Academy 56 (OT)
