The Grand River Conference rivals Milan Wildcats and Putnam County Midgets were both in action on Tuesday night, playing in the boys quarterfinal round of the Class 2, District 7 tournament at Salisbury High School.
In action heard on KTTN FM 92.3, the 5th-seeded Wildcats lost a 10-point lead (41-31) at the end of the third quarter, with strong outside shooting by Hank Noah catching up the LaPlata Bulldogs to Milan, and eventually winning the contest 53-50. Â Trevor Pipes led LaPlata with 22 points with Noah finishing with 15.
For the Wildcats, finishing their first year in the GRC with a record of 14-11, Wyatt Bohle had a game-high 23 points.
The Tuesday night result was better for Putnam County, as senior forward Calvin Heidenwith had 36 points in a 71-58 win for the Midgets against the Schuyler County Rams. Â The result sends Putnam County into the boys semifinals, and a meeting with Northeast of Cairo on Thursday night at 7:30. Cairo advanced with a 63-59 upset win over #2 seed Marceline, as Jalen Allison’s 37 points proved to be too much for the Tigers to overcome. Â Mackenzie Fessler paced Marceline with 29.
LaPlata’s win over Milan pushes the Bulldogs into a Thursday night (6 PM) semifinal with the top-seeded Salisbury Panthers, who blasted Westran in the quarterfinal round, 69-26.
In tonight’s (Wednesday night’s) girls semifinals, Westran plays Salisbury at 6 o’clock, followed by Cairo against Schuyler County at 7:30.
The championship games from Salisbury High School will be played Saturday night at 5 o’clock (girls) and 7 o’clock (boys).
