Princeton at Gilman City Tournament

The Princeton Tigers participated in the Gilman City invitational where both teams competed to their best ability.

The girls brought home second after losing in the championship round.

First the girls took on North Harrison where they won 59-19.

Their next game against Gilman City was 66-41. This sent them to the championship game.

They fought a rough battle against St. Joe Christian, which resulted in their loss by a final score of 53-57.

The Princeton Tigers took on East Harrison in their first matchup in the boys bracket. They took them in a full sweep with a final score of 59-19.

Their second game was a tough loss for the Tigers as they only lost by one to Gilman City. Their final score of 65-66 kicked them to the third place game.

The third place game was a fairly easy win for the Tigers where they won 74-53 against St. Joe Christian. They brought home the third place trophy for their school.

Trenton took on South Harrison in round one. They lost with a score of 38-42. This advanced them to the consolation side of the bracket. Their next opponent was Higginsville. Down to the final few seconds Trenton fought hard and kept their heads above the water. They took the win in a final score of 5148. Their final game was against Gallatin.

Gallatin started off by taking on East Atchison where they lost 53-66. They took their next opponent head on and came out victorious over Hamilton, with a score of 66-40.

The consolation matchup between Gallatin and Trenton was the fourth game of the year between the two teams. Trenton won the first game, Gallatin won the next two and Trenton came out the winner of this consolation game.

Both teams started out shooting hot, with Cole Hodge leading Trenton with 3-pointers and Kallie Salmon and Ashley Feiden being the big scorers for Gallatin. In the end Gallatin was unable to keep up with scoring and fell to the Trenton Lady Bulldogs 3850.

The boys bracket of the

The Gallatin Bulldogs fought a stronger battle. They took down their first opponent, East Atchison, with a score of 71-21. This advanced them to the championship side where they took on Lathrop. A tough game was fought but Gallatin took the win by ten with a final score of 65-55. Their final matchup was a team they were all to familiar with. For the championship game, Gallatin took on Higginsville, who beat them during last year’s Hamilton tournament. This time Gallatin came out on top with a final score of 8059. Gallatin’s own Isaac Bird was also named the boys tournament MVP to go along with their first place win.