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GRC/GRC West Week 7 Power Poll

by Jeremy Benson, GrandRiverConference.com Sponsored by Week 7 of high school football has been completed.  We are in the home stretch of the season with only two games left after this week. GRC (11-Man) With nine teams in the conference, every week will feature four conference games and one non-conference game.  All but Putnam County played a conference game this week.  Here are the results for Week 7. #1 Brookfield 48 #2 South Harrison 6 Brookfield and South Harrison have not faced each other since 2007. #3 Milan 38 #8 Gallatin 12 Milan won its second straight game against Gallatin after losing the previous three. The two teams have split their last ten games in the series. #6 Polo 35 #3 Marceline 13 Marceline defeated Polo in the 1984 and 1986 Class 1A State Quarterfinals.  MSHSAA did not have any games between the two schools since then. #5 Putnam County 26 Scotland County 14 Putnam County has won four of its last five games against Scotland County, including a 29-0 win over the #1
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Brookfield dominates in battle of unbeaten Bulldogs

by Jeremy Benson, GrandRiverConference.com Sponsored by Brookfield Bulldogs and South Harrison Bulldogs entered Friday night's game with a 6-0 record.  With only two games remaining afterward, the winner would be in the driver's seat for the Grand River Conference championship.   South Harrison took the opening kickoff and drove into Brookfield territory before fumbling at the 21-yard line.  Kendrell Carter started the Brookfield offense with a 31-yard run on their first snap to move the ball to the South Harrison side of the field.  They would eventually get to the South Harrison 25-yard line, but a pass into the end zone on 4th and 10 was incomplete.  After an initial drive by both teams, there was no score. South Harrison would drive into Brookfield territory again on their second drive, but this time, they would be stopped on a 4th and 2 at the 39 with 2:41 left in the first.  Brookfield took advantage the second time with only 36 seconds left in the 1st quarter when Trayce

Astrid Soriano wins Singles Districts in Tennis to advance to State

by Jeremy Benson, GrandRiverConference.com Sponsored by Astrid Soriano, a senior at Trenton, knocked off defeated Benton's Bella Thomas 6-2,6-0 in the Class 1 District 8 Championship on Thursday and will advance to State on October 24 at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield.  Soriano came into Districts as the #1 seed and won all three matches in straight sets, only losing one game in her first three matches before she faced Thomas in the championship.  Astrid participated in the state doubles tournament in her freshman and sophomore seasons. She won districts last year but lost in sectionals.  The format changed this year where the district winner advances to state.  Astrid will compete as part of the team when they start districts on Monday. Join me in wishing Astrid good luck at state. Photos courtesy of the Trenton High School Facebook page.

South Harrison and Worth County advance to state in Girls Golf, Abby Owens and Ella Sportsman are District Champions

by Jeremy Benson, GrandRiverConference.com Sponsored by GRC and GRC West teams competed in Class 1 District Golf today at Moberly (District 3) and Plattsburg (District 4).  South Harrison won District 4, and Worth County finished 2nd.  Both teams advance to state.  Abby Owens of South Harrison (District 4) and Ella Sportsman of Marceline (District 3) both won individual District Championships. Team Results District 3 1 Highland 400 2 Monroe City 418 3 Brookfield 426 4 South Shelby 426 5 Trenton 441 6 Canton 442 7 Putnam County 479 8 Salisbury 490 9 La Plata 492 10 Princeton 499 11 Meadville 505 12 Northeast (Cairo) 513 13 Paris 552 District 4 1 South Harrison 361 2 Worth County 402 3 Tarkio 410 4 East Buchanan 418 5 Rock Port 428 6 Plattsburg 446 7 St. Joseph Christian 466 8 Bishop LeBlond 483 9 Mid-Buchanan 486 10 Gallatin 493 South Harrison Photo courtesy of Clifton Grooms   Worth County Photo courtesy of Clifton Grooms Individual Res

Worth County wins the GRC West Girls Golf Championship, Tiger's Bridgette Hightshoe is the individual champion

by Jeremy Benson, GrandRiverConference.com Sponsored by Worth County won the GRC West Girls Golf title, with Bridgette Hightshoe of Worth County winning the individual title. Princeton finished second, and St. Joseph Christian finished third. This is Worth County's first championship since 2006.   Photos courtesy of Jon Dykstra of the Maryville Daily Forum Team Scores 1. Worth County 392 2. Princeton 516 3. St. Joseph Christian 525 Individual Scores 1. Bridgette Hightshoe, Worth County 84 2. Lani Briggs, North Harrison 93 3. Clare Staley, King City 93 4. Hayleigh Wink, Albany 97 5. Lyla McKinnon, King City 100 6. Eva Engel, Worth County 101 Georgie Taylor, Worth County 101 8. Hailee Hein, Princeton 103 9. Lindsay Sherman, Stanberry 106 Abbi Brown, Worth County 106

South Harrison 3-peats as GRC Girls Golf Champions, Abby Owens is 3-time Individual Champion

by Jeremy Benson, GrandRiverConference.com Sponsored by South Harrison won the GRC Girls Golf Championship for the third consecutive year, leading the way with a score of 365. Abby Owens of South Harrison also won the individual championship for the third consecutive year, with a score of 75. South Harrison dominated the tournament, with all four of its golfers finishing in the top seven. All Photos are courtesy of Kale Watson, South Harrison Girls Golf Coach. Brookfield girls finished 2nd with a score of 410 while Trenton finished 3rd at 427. Team Scores 1. South Harrison 365 2. Brookfield 410 3. Trenton 427 Individual Scores 1. Abby Owens, South Harrison 75 2. Maggie Bennett, Brookfield 93 3. Kierstyn Sutch, Brookfield 94 4. Reece Weldon, Trenton 95 5. Ainsley Klindt, South Harrison 96 6. Chloe Hodge, South Harrison 97 7. Ashlee Cannon, South Harrison 97 8. Ella Sportsman, Marceline 103 9. Kinsley Otto, Trenton 104 10. Tayla Turner, Putnam County 106

GRC/GRC West Week 6 Power Poll

by Jeremy Benson, GrandRiverConference.com Sponsored by Week 6 of high school football has been completed.  Both conferences are in the middle of conference play. GRC (11-Man) With nine teams in the conference, every week will feature four conference games and one non-conference game.  All but Marceline played a conference game this week.  Here are the results for Week 6. #1 Brookfield 52 #8 Gallatin 0 Brookfield avenges a 42-6 loss to Gallatin in the 2022 District Semifinals. #2 South Harrison 46 #9 Maysville 7 South Harrison snaps a two-game losing streak to Maysville. #6 Putnam County 22 #3 Polo 20 Putnam County wins their 7th straight game over Polo. #4 Milan 28 #7 Trenton 27 Milan defeats Trenton for the 2nd straight year.  Milan has won 5 of the last 7 in the series.  More coverage from this game is  here . Salisbury 34  #5 Marceline 8 Salisbury snaps a 14-game losing streak vs. Marceline. Power Poll Next Week's Schedule #2 South Harrison at #1 Brookfield #3 Milan at #8 Galla