The Grundy R-V Panthers took a pair of basketball victories on Friday night, downing the rival Newtown-Harris Tigers. The Lady Panthers played one of their strongest games of the season, continuing to show strong depth in a 63-19 win. Mady Williams led Grundy with 24 points, 8 rebounds, four assists, and a pair of steals. Anna Milazzo had 15 points and Jandy Peterson 10 for Grundy.
The Panther boys rolled to a 67-41 win over Newtown-Harris, behind 18 points from Caden Gann, 12 from Bryson Gann, and 10 points from Cooper Lewis.
The Grundy teams will play on Monday afternoon at Holiday Hoops at North Central Missouri College in Trenton, with the Lady Panthers playing Bucklin/Macon County at 4, with the same two schools (BMC and Grundy) meeting in a boys game at 5:30.
The Winston girls and boys swept an HDC doubleheader against Gilman City on Friday night. The Lady Redbirds took a 47-31 victory. Megan Cottrell had 19 points and Lindsey Snuffer 10 for the Ladyhawks in defeat.
The state-ranked Redbird boys were given a strong challenge by Gilman City, but passed with a 59-48 victory to remain unbeaten. Jacob Lewis had 28 points and Cy Uthe 24 for WHS. Cornelius Peery had 19 points and Dakota Boe 13 for the Hawks.
Other final scores from Friday, December 15, 2017 were:
GIRLS:
Hamilton 71, East Buchanan 59
Plattsburg 43, North Platte 34
Mid-Buchanan 68, Lathrop 41
Lawson 45, West Platte 38
Brashear 63, Meadville 59
Marceline 49, LaPlata 28
Brookfield 55, Louisiana 53
Milan 49, Maysville 27
Bucklin/Macon County 69, Novinger 66 (OT)
Polo 66, Putnam County 53
Albany 43, Pattonsburg 17
Stanberry 87, Braymer 26
Polo 66, Putnam County 53
Gallatin 56, Princeton 45
Worth County 45, St. Joseph Christian 33
BOYS:
West Nodaway 74, Osborn 40
Pattonsburg 65, Albany 37
Milan 70, Maysville 43
North Andrew 84, King City 51
Putnam County 57, Polo 53
Gallatin 61, Princeton 46
Stanberry 60, Braymer 59
St. Joseph Christian 39, Worth County 24
East Buchanan 55, Hamilton 54
Mid-Buchanan 76, Lathrop 54
Lawson 53, West Platte 34
Meadville 54, Brashear 33
