Bulldogs Make Short Work Of First-Round Foes
There wasn’t much to the Trenton High School girls basketball team’s first-round win in the Class 3, District 16 Tournament on Saturday. The third-seeded Bulldogs blasted sixth-seeded Brookfield 59-27 to cruise into tonight’s (Tuesday’s) semifinals.
After doubling up Brookfield in the opening quarter 18-9, Trenton continued to find the hoop in the second quarter and would lead 33-21 at halftime.
Trenton’s defense took over in the second half, allowing Brookfield just six points the rest of the way en route to the 32-point win.
“The girls moved the ball well and we hit shots, which gave us breathing room,” Trenton head coach Kameron Cool said. “More importantly, we gave [Brookfield] no space in the second half and locked it up on the defensive end. It was a special performance from our kids.”
Mirena King led Trenton with 27 points in the win. Morgan King followed, knocking down six three pointers on the way to an 18-point night. In the process, King broke the single season record for made three-pointers.
“What a special moment for Morgan,” Cool said. “Last home game, district game — to set the record like that was great to see.”
Behind the King sisters, Trenton got four points and seven rebounds from Madi Moore while Teya Cooksey had three points. Chandler Lynch had two points, nine assists and six rebounds and Astrid Soriano and Kaegen Croy each had two points as well. A single tally from Mallory Sole rounded out Trenton’s total.
The win pushed Trenton to 16-10 overall on the season and into the tournament semifinals where they will face second-seeded Carrollton tonight at the Ketcham Community Center in Trenton. That match-up is slated to tip off at 7:30.
Polo Girls 52
Gallatin Girls 36
The Gallatin girls saw their season end with a first-round district loss to Polo on Saturday at home in Gallatin. An 18-5 Panther run in the first quarter was too much to overcome, though Gallatin stayed competitive over the final three frames.
Ashley Feiden was 7-for-10 from three-point territory, leading Gallatin with 23 points and nine rebounds. Kallie Salmon added eight points, six rebounds and four assists.
With the loss, Gallatin closed the season with a 4-20 overall record.
Grundy Boys 67
East Harrison Boys 26
The Grundy boys cruised to a first-round district win on Saturday, defeating East Harrison in Mercer.
Grundy was paced by Corbin Axtell and Zack Cross, both of whom had 24 points. Axtell added six boards, seven assists and four steals. He also eclipsed the 1,000-point total for his career as just a sophomore.
Cross would add nine rebounds, three assists and four steals. Hunter Miller finished with nine points and four assists in the win.
Grundy, now 19-7 on the season, will see Tri-County in the semifinals on Wednesday night. Tip off in Mercer is set for 6 p.m.
Tri-County Girls 59
Grundy Girls 55
The Grundy girls saw their season end Saturday in Mercer with a slim four-point loss to Tri-County.
The Panthers were led by 18 points, 12 rebounds and seven steals from Daya Allnutt while Adysan Rains had 15 points, five assists and four steals. The Panthers also got eight points and five steals from Skylar Bonnett.
Individual statistics from Tri-County were not available as of press time.
The loss ended Grundy’s season with a 7-17 overall record. Tri-County, now 17-8 overall, will face Green City in semifinal action in Mercer tonight (Tuesday) at 6 p.m.
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