The Trenton junior varsity basketball teams picked up a pair of road wins on Monday night, traveling to Unionville and upending Grand River Conference rival Putnam County, 39-16 in the girls contest and 47-41 in a tightly contested boys game.
Trenton’s girls grabbed the lead early, with a dominant 14-2 first quarter performance, in cruising to their third win of the season. Â Saedee Jackson had nine points, while Haley Kidd and Lexi Whitaker scored eight each for Trenton.
The Trenton boys had an up-and-down night at Unionville, bursting out of the gates to a 16-4 lead at the end of one quarter. Â However, the Midgets got the better the Bulldogs in the middle quarters, and cut the Trenton lead to 35-33 with three minutes to play. Â The Bulldogs responded with a 9-0 surge to eek out the win.
Carson Radcliff led the Bulldogs with 22 points while Cole Schilling had 12.
The JV boys face a two-week break in between games, playing the Carrollton Trojans next, on Monday, December 12th.
