Trenton splits season opening games with East Buchanan

The Trenton Lady Bulldogs, behind a dominant first half performance and a career high 18 points from senior forward Kaegan Croy, held off a hard-charging East Buchanan squad on Tuesday night, winning the girls basketball season opener at THS by a score of 54-48. 

THS started fast, with an 18-6 advantage in the first quarter and a 14-8 bulge in the second quarter giving the home team a 18 point halftime lead. 

However, East Buchanan outscored the Lady Bulldogs by a 20-10 margin in the third quarter, and although never grabbing the lead in the fourth quarter, the visitors got to as close as three points in the final two minutes of regulation.  Here is winning head coach Steve Richman talking about the “Battle of Two Halves”:  

Senior guard Mirena King scored 17 points for Trenton, with Kimberly Clark adding eight, Kaylor Hodge six, and Astrid Soriano five points. 

For East Buchanan, Piper Jacobs had 17 points, with 13 of those after halftime.  Layla Guthals had 11 points and Kourtney Keling 10. 

The boys game went to a deep and talented East Buchanan squad that used a full-court press to rattle a forward-heavy Trenton side.  Out of 12 East Buchanan players on the roster, all got playing time and 10 scored, led by Clark Scott’s 14 points.  Landon Smith and Ben Rhoad both had 10 points. 

Trenton had 22 of its 35 points scored by senior forward Kiefer Tolson, with a three-point shot, eight two-point shots, and 3 for 3 free throw accuracy.  Hunter Smith had six points with Elijah Miller scoring four and Isaac Dixon three. 

Looking forward, East Buchanan will play the Cameron Dragons on Tuesday night in the home opening doubleheader in Gower, while Trenton will be in the Gallatin Tournament next week, with the #1 seeded Lady Bulldogs playing North Harrison on Monday afternoon at 4:30 (on KGOZ FM 101.7), with the Trenton boys, seeded fifth, playing Polo in quarterfinal action on Tuesday at 5:45 PM (on KGOZ FM 101.7). 

Here is the complete high school basketball scoreboard from Tuesday, November 26, 2024: 

GIRLS: 

Princeton 68, Gilman City 32 (on KTTN FM 92.3) 

Polo 41, Orrick 38 (OT) 

Rock Port 63, St. Joseph Christian 22 

South Harrison 50, Platte Valley 39 

Mound City 56, Stanberry 46

Trenton 54, East Buchanan 48

Worth County 43, Mercer 31

Albany 34, Northeast Nodaway 26

Macon 62, Brookfield 32

Gallatin 34, Pattonsburg 25

Nodaway Valley 55, King City 25 

Stewartsville/Osborn 43, Maysville 37 

Milan 54, Novinger 40 

North Harrison 35, North Nodaway 13 

Cameron 43, West Platte 29 

Chillicothe 57, Winnetonka 14

Glasgow 63, Brunswick 39 

Chilhowee 48, Hardin-Central 26

Higbee 63, Southwest Livingston 12

Highland 57, Kirksville 40 

Mid-Buchanan 61, Ewing Marion Kauffman 23

North Platte 69, Cass-Midway 18 

Platte County 54, Savannah 41

North Missouri 71, Tri-County 48

Lawson 34, Wellington-Napoleon 20 

BOYS: 

East Buchanan 72, Trenton 35 

Princeton 64, Gilman City 58 (on KTTN FM 92.3)

Albany 51, Northeast Nodaway 27 

Macon 53, Brookfield 33

Gallatin 56, Pattonsburg 23

Nodaway Valley 45, King City 43

Maysville 56, Stewartsville/Osborn 51

Milan 61, Novinger 57 (OT) 

North Harrison 59, North Nodaway 32

Polo 57, Orrick 39

Rock Port 77, St. Joseph Christian 75

Platte Valley 55, South Harrison 43

Stanberry 58, Mound City 55 

West Platte 62, Cameron 58

Chillicothe 67, Winnetonka 55

Brunswick 65, Glasgow 44

Hale 65, Carrollton 35

Hardin-Central 60, Chilhowee 32

Higbee 76, Southwest Livingston 44

Ewing Marion Kauffman 66, Mid-Buchanan 56

North Platte 71, Cass-Midway 38 

St. Pius X 54, Pembroke Hill 48 

North Missouri 65, Tri-County 44

Lawson 57, Wellington-Napoleon 34