Hornets sting Bulldogs in Friday night double-dip

The Chillicothe Hornets and Trenton Bulldogs dueled in their annual varsity basketball doubleheader on Friday night, with the visitors from CHS emerging with a pair of convincing wins over their long-time rivals to the north.

The girls game was controlled by the combination of Chillicothe depth, defense, and shooting prowess, as a trio of three-pointers and 15 points, all in the first half, from senior guard Jordan Hibner sent the Lady Hornets to a 36-14 halftime lead, with Chillicothe cruising to a 58-29 win, pushing the Lady Hornets to 3-2 and dropping Trenton to 3-3.

Lucy Reeter came off the Chillicothe bench to drop in three three-point shots and a game-high 16 points for the Lady Hornets, with Essie Hicks adding nine points.

Trenton had 13 points from an often double-and-triple teamed Maci Moore, with Lexi Whitaker scoring six points.

The boys game went Chillicothe’s way quickly, with the Hornets blitzing the Bulldogs to a 23-2 lead after one quarter.  However, an 18-3 Trenton edge in the second quarter, against many of the Hornet reserves, brought the Bulldogs back into the contest.  Chillicothe’s starters regained a firm grasp of the game by the third quarter, with Chillicothe winning 68-34. 

The Hornets, in improving to 2-2, had Westley Brandsgaard with 21 points, C.J. Pfaff 15, and Bradley Riley 14.  Trenton, now 1-5, had nine points from Jaren Whitney and eight from Royce Jackson. 

Friday night’s games from Trenton High School were broadcast on Hot Country Z 101.7.

Other scores from Friday, December 13, 2019 were:

GIRLS:

Pattonsburg 58, Gilman City 42

Meadville 57, Brashear 55

Tri-County 44, Osborn 37 

Northwestern 61, Keytesville 24

Albany 46, West Nodaway 16

King City 49, South Harrison 26

South Holt 46, Maysville 35

Schuyler County 38, Milan 33

East Atchison 67, North Andrew 38 

Princeton 50, Mercer 32 (Heard on KTTN FM 92.3) 

Scotland County 51, Putnam County 27 

Bishop LeBlond 40, Stanberry 31

Worth County 66, Nodaway-Holt 22

Grundy County 67, East Harrison 24

Maryville 43, Platte Valley 23

Lawson 40, Plattsburg 32 (KCI Tournament Consolation Final) 

Mid-Buchanan 56, North Platte 42 (KCI Tournament 3rd Place) 

BOYS:

Meadville 63, Brashear 33

Keytesville 82, Northwestern 46

Platte Valley 69, Maryville 66

Pattonsburg 71, Gilman City 28

Albany 57, West Nodaway 50

South Holt 64, Maysville 50 

Milan 80, Schuyler County 33

North Andrew 59, East Atchison 52

Mercer 49, Princeton 32 (Heard on KTTN FM 92.3) 

Scotland County 51, Putnam County 29 

Bishop LeBlond 54, Stanberry 33

Worth County 75, Nodaway-Holt 21

South Harrison 76, King City 17 

Grundy County 53, East Harrison 41

Benton 63, Savannah 35

Southwest Livingston 58, Norborne 40 

West Platte 57, Lawson 51 (KCI Tournament Consolation Final)