Trenton Rallies To Tie Game Late, But Bulldogs Still Fall
Photo courtesy of Terri Wilson Kelly
Rebecca Urich (24) and Chandler Lynch (13) block out Princeton’s Lauren Krohn, left, and Klaire Buckler, right, during the Bulldogs’ 47-41 home loss to Princeton on Tuesday.
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Things looked grim for the Trenton High School girls basketball team trailing 35-18 in the third quarter of its Grand River Conference opener on Friday night. But Trenton mounted a 20-3 run, tying its game with the visiting Princeton Tigers at 38 late in the contest.
Ultimately, it was all for naught as the Tigers escaped town with a 47-41 victory, but the resilience was a positive sign for a program that has had its share of struggles in a 2-6 start to the season.
“We put ourselves in a really tough spot,” Trenton head coach Kameron Cool said. “We had a lot of foul trouble and struggled to rebound the ball. The girls could have just quit and gotten blown out, but they fought like crazy to get back in it. I’m proud of what I saw.”
Trenton’s normally stingy defense was certainly suspect as the Tigers scored 14 points in the first quarter alone and 16 more in the second. The Princeton first half total of 30 points was just over 10 points off what Trenton has given up on average through its first seven games – 40.5.
For a time in the second half, though, it looked like the Tigers wouldn’t reach 40 points for the game at all. Trenton locked down, limiting Princeton to just six points in the third quarter and just two over the first part of the fourth quarter.
Ultimately, Lauren Krohn, making her first appearance of the year after suffering a torn ACL early in the summer, rescued the Tigers. She connected on 3-of-five fourth quarter free throws and knocked down her lone field goal of the night when it mattered most. The five points were all Krohn scored in her return, but they all came at crucial moments to help Princeton prevail.
While Krohn’s five points were key, it was freshman Addy Henke who did the bulk of the damage for Princeton, scoring 20 points in the win. Grace Kelly followed with nine points and Klaire Buckler had six for the Tigers.
For Trenton, Chandler Lynch, Mirena King and Morgan King all had nine points each. Astrid Soriano was a point behind, scoring eight and Gracyn Rongey scored six points to round out the Trenton effort.
The win pushed Princeton to 4-3 overall and established a 1-0 start to GRC play while Trenton dropped its fourth-straight game, falling to 2-6 overall with an 0-1 league mark.
Both schools are back in GRC action tonight (Friday) as Trenton travels to Bethany to take on South Harrison and Princeton plays host to Gallatin. Both contests tip off at 6.
