The Mercer girls and boys basketball teams traveled to Grundy County on Thursday night, returning home with a pair of HDC Conference victories. The Lady Cardinals emerged victorious by a score of 56-37, led by 17 points from Rayne Kost, 13 from freshman Tori Meinecke, and 11 from (including a trio of three-point shots) from Aubrey Wilson. The Lady Panthers had 12 points from point guard Breanna Carpio, with Morgan Axtell adding nine points (including a pair of three-pointers).
The Mercer boys trailed by two points at the half, with the Panthers aiming for their biggest victory of the season. However, the second half was a different story, as the Cardinals caught, passed, and beat Grundy County by a score of 69-49. Hunter Shipley led Mercer with 18 points, with Isaiah Morgana scoring 14 and Austin Nix 10. For the Panthers, Cooper Lewis had 15 points with Wayne Baxter tallying 14.
Here is the complete high school basketball scoreboard from Thursday, January 17, 2019:
GIRLS:
Winston 39, Stewartsville 35
Tina-Avalon 64, Southwest Livingston 42
Chillicothe 53, East Buchanan 28
Penney 58, Lawson 50
Green City 65, Meadville 33
North Harrison 49, Gilman City 10
Gallatin 42, South Harrison 33
Princeton 36, Polo 24
Maysville 54, Putnam County 34
Stanberry 81, King City 30
Tri-County 50, East Harrison 41
Mid-Buchanan 61, Plattsburg 45
Higbee 60, Bevier 42
Brashear 63, Newtown-Harris 23
BOYS:
Princeton 47, Polo 43
Southwest Livingston 69, Tina-Avalon 45
Penney 48, Lawson 45
Meadville 48, Green City 43
North Harrison 73, Gilman City 42
South Harrison 59, Gallatin 52
Maysville 66, Putnam County 61
King City 49, Stanberry 46
East Harrison 52, Tri-County 41
Winston 61, Stewartsville 39
Lathrop 62, North Platte 34
Mid-Buchanan 63, Plattsburg 49
Bevier 65, Higbee 55
Brashear 59, Newtown-Harris 50
