The third-ranked (MBCA Class 1) Brunswick Wildcats grabbed an early double-digit lead and cruised to a varsity boys victory over the La Plata Bulldogs by a score of 66-28 in Holiday Hoops action from NCMC on Monday night.
In a girls/boys doubleheader on the second day of the Holiday Hoops event, the girls game between the schools was the most competitive, as La Plata led for most of the night, only to see the bigger front-line of Brunswick take control of the game in the fourth quarter, as BHS won 41-37.
The third day of Holiday Hoops from the Ketcham Community Center in Trenton tonight (Tuesday night) will see a Brashear Tigers vs. Milan Wildcats doubleheader, with the boys playing at 6 o’clock, followed by the girls game at 7:30.
Other high school basketball scores from Monday, December 16, 2024:
GIRLS:
Grundy R-V/Newtown-Harris 57, Bucklin/Macon County 16 (Kinsley Allnutt 21 and Leeseah Fordyce 17 points for GNH)
Higbee 61, Bevier 31
Plattsburg 61, KC Central 31
St. Joseph Lafayette 39, St. Joseph Central 19
Odessa 50, Lexington 45
North Andrew 44, North Nodaway 14
Northwestern 51, Linn County 15
St. Joseph Benton 60, Platte County 57
BOYS:
Grundy R-V/Newtown-Harris 53, Bucklin/Macon County 37 (Hunter Miller 26 points for GNH)
Higbee 42, Bevier 33
KC Central 71, Plattsburg 34
Lincoln Prep 60, East Buchanan 58
Lexington 43, Lawson 41
North Andrew 57, North Nodaway 28
Northwestern 43, Linn County 31
On Tuesday night, there will be a full night of games in the Grand River Conference, with Brookfield hosting Trenton at 6 o’clock on KGOZ FM 101.7. Other GRC doubleheaders will be South Harrison at Gallatin, Putnam County at Marceline, and Polo at Maysville.
The Missouri Tigers will host Jacksonville State tonight on KTTN FM 92.3, with pregame at 6 o’clock and tipoff at 6:30. The nationally-ranked (#16 NJCAA Division Two) North Central Missouri College Lady Pirates begin their Florida trip at 2 o’clock, playing Florida State College-Jacksonville at Palm Beach State College.
Other high school varsity doubleheaders tonight will be:
North Harrison at Princeton
Gilman City at Pattonsburg
Albany at Worth County
King City at Stanberry
Wellington-Napoleon at Penney
Lathrop at Orrick
KC Lutheran at West Platte
Mound City at North Platte
St. Joseph Lafayette at Mid-Buchanan
Hale at Grundy R-V/Newtown-Harris
St. Joseph Christian at Tri-County
Macon at Chillicothe
Northwestern at Braymer
Meadville at Linn County
Tina-Avalon at Southwest Livingston
