Grundy Boys Dealt Loss In Championship
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Corbin Axtell, a sophomore, scored his 1,000th career point near the end of the regular season for the Grundy High School boys basketball team. Axtell was the Panthers’ leading scorer this year, averaging 20.9 points per game. He also averaged 7.1 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 2.7 steals per game this year. In the Panthers’ final game of the season on Friday, Axtell had 19 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals in a 63-38 loss to Class 1, District 14 champion Green City in Mercer.
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The Mercer girls picked up their second-straight district championship on Thursday, defeating HDC Conference rival Tri-County in the title game for the Class 1, District 14 crown in Mercer.
Tori Meinecke led Mercer in the win, going for 23 points, 15 rebounds, four assists and two blocked shots. Maddi Fisher added 12 points, six rebounds, two assists and two steals and Emma Shipley finished with 10 points and three assists. Mercer also got nine points, four assists, three steals and two blocks from Rainey Michael.
Tri-County was led by 16 points from Destiny Gutshall and Carly Turner scored 12.
The Cardinals moved to 27-1 overall with the win, while Tri-County closed the season at 18-9 overall.
Mercer advances to the state playoffs where they will meet Tina-Avalon in the sectional round today (Tuesday) at the St. Joseph Civic Center. The game is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m.
Green City Boys 63
Grundy County Boys 38
The Grundy County boys basketball team’s season ended in the district championship game on Saturday as the Panthers were knocked out of the playoffs by top-seeded Green City in Mercer. Grundy was chasing a second-straight district championship, but Green City had too many weapons, leading to a 63-38 loss for the Panthers.
A 20-9 run for Green City set the tone and the Gophers added a 14-7 run in the third quarter to put the game away. The Panthers were outscored in all four frames.
Corbin Axtell led Grundy with 19 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals while Zack Cross added 11 points and three steals.
With the loss, Grundy finished the season with a 20-8 overall record on the season.
