Princeton Girls, Gallatin Boys Roll To Victories
Photo courtesy of Terri Wilson Kelly
Gracie Allnutt dribbles around Gallatin’s Kallie Salmon during the Tigers’ 57-29 conference win on Friday at home.
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There were no upsets in Princeton on Friday as the Princeton girls held serve against visiting Gallatin and the Gallatin boys rolled to a victory. Princeton took the girls game 57-29 while the Gallatin boys returned home with a 73-30 win.
In the girls game, Princeton used a 21-7 first quarter run to set the tone for what would be their game to win. Gallatin’s offense would struggle all night against the Tigers, never reaching double figures in any one quarter. It all added up for the Tigers, who took the game by 28 points.
For Princeton, Grace Kelly had 21 points and 14 rebounds and Addy Henke finished with 10 points. Lauren Krohn and Breann St. Onge each added eight points for the Tigers.
Gallatin, meanwhile, got 13 points and seven rebounds from AnnaBelle Ball and Kallie Salmon had 11 points and six rebounds. Gallatin was playing without Ashley Feiden in the loss.
The Tigers improved to 5-3 overall and 2-0 in the Grand River Conference with the wins. Gallatin, meanwhile, fell to 0-6 overall and 0-2 in the GRC.
Photo courtesy of Terri Wilson Kelly
Brett Hemry, right, is guarded by Princeton’s Luke Kelly during Gallatin’s 73-30 win on Friday. Hemry had seven points and five steals in the win.
In the boys game, Gallatin took out some frustrations from dropping their conference opener with Putnam County on Tuesday. The Bulldogs jumped out to a 25-2 first quarter lead and kept the pressure on in the second quarter, pushing the advantage to 48-11 by halftime.
In the second half, Gallatin was at it again, outscoring Princeton 20-11 in the third quarter before coasting through the fourth on the way to the 43-point win.
Gallatin got 17 points, five rebounds and three steals from Isaac Bird and Payton Feiden added 14 points and eight rebounds. Layton Shubert finished with 11 points while Durk Stout and Brett Hemry each scored seven points with Hemry swiping five steals.
Princeton, meanwhile, got 12 points from Talan Holt and nine from Mason Morris.
The win pushed Gallatin to 6-1 overall and 1-1 in the GRC. Princeton, meanwhile, dropped to 5-3 overall and 1-1 in league play.
Gallatin’s teams were at Pattonsburg for make-up games on Monday and will be in action at NCMC’s Holiday Hoops this week. The boys will face off with Chillicothe tonight (Tuesday) at 8:30 p.m. and the girls take on Tina-Avalon at 1 p.m. on Wednesday.
Princeton played host to Green City on Monday and will also see Holiday Hoops action next. Both Tiger teams face Rock Port at the Ketcham Center in Trenton on Tuesday, Dec. 28. The girls tip off at 9 a.m. with the boys to follow at 10:30.
