Lady Bulldogs outlast Marceline, improve to 3-2 prior to rivalry game

The Trenton Lady Bulldogs effectively rebounded from Saturday’s loss to Braymer in the championship game of the Gallatin Tournament, answering a series of Marceline second-half surges on Tuesday night to beat the Lady Tigers 55-51 in overtime.

In action broadcast on Hot Country Z 101.7, Maci Moore battled foul trouble throughout the game to lead all scorers with 25 points, while senior small forward Lexi Whitaker added 15 points, 14 of those coming after the halftime break.  Teya Cooksey had eight points for THS, including a pair of mid-game three-point shots.

Marceline, falling to 2-2 after losing the championship game of the Glasgow Tournament to Cairo on Saturday night, had 16 points from Ramzee Bruner, 14 from Baylee Jobson, and 10 points from Kenzie Stahl.

Trenton Head Coach Kameron Cool:

The early season battles of the Trenton boys to build varsity experience hit turbulence on Tuesday night, with Marceline, powered by 20 first quarter points from Luke Abeln, cruising out to a double-digit lead and dousing the host Bulldogs, 70-31.  Abeln finished with a game-high 33 points for Marceline, while Trenton, now 1-4 on the season, had 12 points (on four made 3-pointers) from Brycin Loyd and 10 points from Chase Otto.

The Trenton girls and boys, on Friday night, host the Chillicothe Hornets in a varsity doubleheader on Hot Country Z 101.7, with Marceline heading home for the Tigers home openers, also Friday night, against the Green City Gophers.

Here is the complete high school basketball scoreboard from Tuesday, December 10, 2019:

GIRLS:

Meadville 64, Atlanta 43

Princeton 50, North Harrison 22

Platte Valley 64, South Harrison 19

Albany 40, Maysville 34

Worth County 65, NE Nodaway 13

King City 37, Mound City 24

Gallatin 40, North Andrew 37 

Pattonsburg 80, Tri-County 62

Putnam County 54, Novinger 35

Stewartsville 40, East Harrison 22

Gilman City 55, Union Star 25

Green City 54, Mercer 34

Linn County 59, Brashear 50 

La Plata 55, Bevier 26

Southwest Livingston 51, Winston 29 

BOYS:

KCI Conference Quarterfinals:

East Buchanan 71, Hamilton 42

Plattsburg 67, West Platte 47

Lathrop 77, North Platte 38 

Mid-Buchanan 49, Lawson 29 

Meadville 60, Atlanta 51

Novinger 69, Putnam County 65

Mercer 60, Green City 55

La Plata 56, Bevier 44

Linn County 76, Brashear 62

Platte Valley 60, South Harrison 49 

Albany 45, Maysville 31

Worth County 51, NE Nodaway 37

Mound City 77, King City 27 

Princeton 69, North Harrison 36

North Andrew 64, Gallatin 62

Pattonsburg 74, Tri-County 42

Stewartsville 63, East Harrison 50 

Gilman City 60, Union Star 51

Winston 47, Southwest Livingston 44 (2 OT)