Princeton girls earn season’s first win, advancing to Albany Tournament consolation final

The Princeton Lady Tigers claimed a 43-26 win over the Albany Lady Warriors on Wednesday afternoon, improving to 1-2 on the season, and moving into a consolation championship game with Worth County (5:30 PM Friday).

Princeton’s youth scored the basketball well in the victory, with Payton Goodin scoring 14 points and Lindsey Batson 11 for the Lady Tigers.  Vivian Allen added eight points and Jaelyn Thomas six.

The Friday night game with Worth County is a rematch of the season opener won by WCHS in Grant City on Tuesday, November 22nd.  Worth County, in the Albany quarterfinals, lost in overtime to South Harrison, 48-47, but rebounded with a 59-42 win over Pattonsburg in Wednesday night’s consolation round.

Sports Director Tom Johnson spoke with Coach Wade Hall about the Lady Tigers and the start of their season, Thursday afternoon at 3:30 on KTTN FM 92.3:

The Princeton boys remain in search of their first victory of the season, playing well in spurts but unable to dent the win column in losses to Worth County (11/22), Jefferson (11/28), and Pattonsburg (11/30).  The Jefferson and Pattonsburg losses, occurring in the Albany Tournament, were particularly frustrating for the Tigers, who lost by four in both contests.

Pattonsburg beat Princeton late Wednesday night, 45-41, ending the Tigers run at Albany with an 0-2 record.  With no seventh-place games on Friday night, the Tigers now prepare for the home opener, Tuesday, December 6th against the North Harrison Shamrocks.  A home game with the rival Mercer Cardinals will follow (Friday, December 9th on KTTN FM 92.3).

Head Coach Damon Collins, a former Brookfield Bulldog and North Central Missouri College, spoke about his first couple of weeks with the Tigers, Thursday afternoon at 3:45 on KTTN FM 92.3:

The South Harrison boys picked up a 64-29 win over Albany on Wednesday night, advancing the Bulldogs into a Friday night (7:00 PM) consolation final with the Pattonsburg Panthers.

Friday night’s schedule from Albany High School is set, with the girls consolation final (Princeton vs. Worth County) at 5:30 PM, the boys consolation final (South Harrison vs. Pattonsburg) at 7:00 PM, and the girls third place game (King City vs. South Harrison) at 8:30 PM.