The Princeton girls and boys basketball teams took a pair of victories on Thursday night in the semifinals of the 49th annual Gilman City Tournament, advancing the Tigers into Saturday afternoon’s championship games (on KTTN FM 92.3).
The first semifinal of the day from the Gilman gym saw the North Harrison Lady Shamrocks beat Northeast Nodaway, 40-37, with Payton Craig leading the Eagleville side with 14 points. For the Lady ‘Jays, Gerry Rundy had 13 points, with Madelynn Mattson adding 10.
In the back-end of the KTTN doubleheader, the Princeton girls continued their recent surge of strong play, taking down East Harrison 60-32, earning a measure of payback for a loss to the Bobcats two weeks ago in the South Harrison Tournament. Jaelyn Thomas had 21 points and Payton Goodin 19 for Princeton, as the Lady Tigers begin preparations for the girls championship game with North Harrison, Saturday afternoon at 3 o’clock on KTTN FM 92.3. Lauryn Waddle had 10 points in defeat for East Harrison.
The Princeton boys rode a 25 point performance from Calvin Berwanger to a 68-56 semifinal win over Northeast Nodaway. Blaine Millburn added 15 for the Tigers, as PHS moves into the Gilman City championship game, Saturday afternoon at 4:30 on KTTN FM 92.3. For the Blue Jays in the semifinal loss, Dylan Mildfeldt had 17, Eli Scroggie 15, and Spencer Weir 14 points.
Princeton’s opponent in Saturday’s final will be the Pattonsburg Panthers, who used the combination of balanced offense and stifling defense to beat North Harrison, 60-32. Brett Curtis led the Panther attack with 12 points, while Collin Castleberry had 11 for the Shamrocks.
On Wednesday night, the consolation semifinals were played at Gilman City, with the host Hawks taking a pair of victories, as the Ladyhawks beat Pattonsburg, 46-29, while the Hawk boys downed Union Star, 76-50. The Tri-County girls took a 58-14 triumph over Union Star, while the East Harrison boys defeated Tri-County, 49-30.
Tonight (Friday night) at the Gilman City Tournament, there are three games. In the consolation championship games, the Tri-County Lady Mustangs play the Gilman City Ladyhawks at 5 o’clock, followed by the Gilman City Hawks against the East Harrison Bobcats at 6:30. The girls third place game will tip at 8 o’clock, with East Harrison against Northeast Nodaway.
Saturday’s slate of games from the Gilman gym starts with the boys third place game between Northeast Nodaway and North Harrison at 1:30. The championship games on KTTN FM 92.3 follow, with the Princeton Lady Tigers playing the North Harrison Lady Shamrocks at 3 o’clock, with the Princeton Tigers and Pattonsburg Panthers dueling at 4:30.
