R-T Photo/Seth Herrold
Jaelyn Thomas drives the baseline against a Norborne defender during Princeton’s 51-36 loss on Tuesday morning at NCMC’s Holiday Hoops. Thomas tied for a team-high in points with 10.
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Princeton Boys
The Princeton boys took the floor first and edged ahead of Norborne in the first quarter, going up 15-12. The Tigers were able to run away from that point, going on a 36-19 run over the middle two frames. In the fourth, Princeton once again outscored its opponents, going on to take the game by 26 points.
Leading the charge for the Tigers was Andrew Smith, who scored a team-high 20 points – 13 of which came in the third quarter alone. Behind Smith, Princeton got 16 points from Calvin Berwanger – who scored all of his points in the first half – and 15 from Cody Kelly. Preston Thomas and Blaine Millburn each scored six points for the Tigers while Norborne was paced by 28 points from Evan Glaze.
With the win, Princeton improved to 3-6 overall on the season.
Princeton Girls
The Princeton girls sputtered offensively in the first half of their match-up with Norborne, netting just eight points over the game’s first 16 minutes.
The second half was a different story as the Tigers battled back, but the damage done in the first half was too much to overcome. Despite outscoring Norborne 28-19 in the second half, Princeton fell by 15 points.
Jaelyn Thomas and Payton Goodin had 10 points each to pace Princeton.
The loss dropped the Princeton girls to 4-6 overall on the season.
Both Princeton teams will be back in action on Friday, Jan. 6, playing host to South Harrison. The Grand River Conference doubleheader is scheduled to tip off with the girls game at 6 p.m.
Holiday Hoops Scoreboard
– Tuesday, Dec. 27 –
Princeton Boys 71
Norborne Boys 45
Norborne Girls 51
Princeton Girls 36
King City Boys 41
Polo Boys 34
King City Girls 48
Polo Girls 34
North Andrew Boys 60
LaPlata Boys 55
North Andrew Girls 49
LaPlata Girls 32
Grain Valley Boys 59
Hamilton Boys 53
Chillicothe Girls 53
Grain Valley Girls 35
– Wednesday, Dec. 28 –
9:00 a.m – Gilman City Boys vs. Hale Boys
10:30 a.m. – Gilman City Girls vs. Hale Girls
12:00 p.m. – O’Hara Boys vs. Odessa Boys
1:30 p.m. – O’Hara Girls vs. Odessa Girls
4:00 p.m. – Lexington Boys vs. Lathrop Boys
5:30 p.m. – Lexington Girls vs. Warrensburg Girls
7:00 p.m. – Trenton Girls vs. Smithville Girls
8:30 p.m. – Savannah Boys vs. Kirksville Boys
– Thursday, Dec. 29 –
9:00 a.m. – Warrensburg Girls vs. Smithville Girls
10:30 a.m. – O’Hara Girls vs. Kirksville Girls
12:00 p.m. – Milan Boys vs. South Holt Boys
1:30 p.m. – Milan Girls vs. South Holt Girls
4:00 p.m. – Marshall Boys vs. Richmond Boys
5:30 p.m. – Marshall Girls vs. Richmond Girls
7:00 p.m. – Rock Port Boys vs. North Mercer Boys
8:30 p.m. – Summit Christian Girls vs. Mercer Girls
– Friday, Dec. 30 –
9:00 a.m. – SW Livingston Boys vs. Rock Port Boys
10:30 a.m – Polo Girls vs. South Holt Girls
12:00 p.m. – Polo Boys vs. South Holt Boys
1:30 p.m. – Summit Christian Girls vs. Kirksville Girls
4:00 p.m. – North Harrison Boys vs. Hardin Central Boys
5:30 p.m. – North Harrison Girls vs. Hardin Central Girls
7:00 p.m. – Lawson Boys vs. Lexington Boys
8:30 p.m. – Lawson Girls vs Lexington Girls
– Saturday, Dec. 31 –
11:00 a.m. – Santa Fe Girls vs. Hamilton Girls
12:30 p.m. – Santa Fe Boys vs. Mercer Boys