Lady ‘Cats take giant step towards GRC title game, win at Trenton 58-51

The Milan High School girls basketball team traveled to Trenton High School on Monday night, for a first-place battle with the Lady Bulldogs for the lead in the Grand River Conference Eastern Division, in a doubleheader broadcast on KTTN FM 92.3.

In a statement game in the still-young career of Lady Wildcat sophomore Cady Pauley, the Lady ‘Cats emerged with a 58-51 win, behind 40 points from the standout 10th grader and 16 big-points, including a game-clinching three in the final minute of regulation from Jordyn Gray.  The win pushes Milan’s girls to 10-6 on the season, and 4-0 in the GRC East with three conference games remaining before the conference’s crossover games at King City on Saturday, February 15th.

The loss for Trenton is doubly damaging to the Lady Bulldogs hopes of repeating as conference champions, with Milan holding the lead over Trenton, and also owning head-to-head advantage in the event of a tiebreaker scenario.  Maci Moore had 26 points for THS (8-6, 3-1), with Teya Cooksey and Chandler Lynch adding eight points each.

In the boys contest, held as part of Trenton’s courtwarming, the Wildcats dominated the Bulldogs, cruising to an 82-49 win.  Ryan Dabney led Milan (15-1, 4-0) with 23 points, with Eddie Gonzalez and Dre Morehead each scoring 14.  The win keeps the ‘Cats unbeaten in conference play, tied with Princeton, with a showdown for a potential divisional crown looming at Princeton High School on Thursday, February 6th.

Trenton (2-12, 0-4) had 23 points from Brycin Loyd while Gavin Roeder had six points.  The Trenton girls and boys are in the Hamilton Tournament for the remainder of the week, with the Milan girls hosting Harrisburg on Friday night, before the Lady ‘Cats and Wildcats head to Moberly Area Community College for a mid-afternoon doubleheader on Saturday against the Monroe City Panthers.

Here are the other basketball scores from Monday, January 27, 2020:

Winston 42, Orrick 30 

Meadville Tournament (Quarterfinals):

Grundy R-V girls 45, Tina-Avalon 38 

Hale boys 72, Grundy R-V 48

Mercer girls 48, Hle 43

Mercer boys 53, Tina-Avalon 27 

Cameron Tournament (Pool Play):

Chillicothe boys 65, Higginsville 37 

Maryville boys 69, Cameron 44

Maryville girls 54, Lawson 43

Smithville girls 61, Higginsville 27 

North Platte Tournament:

Mound City boys 76, West Platte 46

Platte Valley boys 64, North Platte 29

Platte Valley girls 59, West Platte 9 

Mid-Buchanan girls 42, Mound City 20 

Hamilton Tournament:

Lathrop boys 90, Daniel Academy 15

Hamilton boys 62, South Harrison 53

Notre Dame de Sion 60 girls, Lathrop 37 

Hamilton girls 63, South Harrison 14

King City Tournament:

Northeast Nodaway boys 52, Stewartsville 43

Stanberry boys 52, King City 17 

Albany boys 53, DeKalb 45

South Holt boys 59, Maysville 38

DeKalb girls 41, King City 34

Stanberry girls 66, Northeast Nodaway 7 

Albany girls 51, Stewartsville 26

South Holt girls 42, Maysville 33

Gilman City Tournament:

Osborn boys 53, Tri-County 52

Pattonsburg boys 70, Gilman City 35

Osborn girls 50, North Harrison 39 

Pattonsburg girls 62, Gilman City 34