Grand River Conference

Milan Boys are playing Mid-Buchanan at 12 Courts of Christmas at Hy-Vee Arena today.  They come into this game with a record of 7-3. Chekh Niasse leads the Wildcats with 12.2 points per game.  Jeremy Bennett is right behind him with 11.9 PPG. Milan and Mid-Buchanan do not show any prior matchups on MSHSAA (which goes back about 15 years).  Mid-Buchanan has lost their last 2 games against GRC Teams (Stanberry - 12/16/21; North Andrew - 3/2/21) after winning 9 straight.  Milan is looking to make it 3 straight. Milan Starting Lineups #4 Chekh Niasse #5 Michael Pipes #10 Jared Gonzalez #14 Ahmet Niasse #23 Jeremy Bennett 1st Quarter Milan wins the tip.  Chekh opens up the scoring. Mid Buch answers to tie it at 2.  6:30 left. A couple of turnovers extend Mid Buch's run to 7.  They lead 7-2 with 5:45 left.  Coach Dabney with a timeout. Another turnover leads to a Mid Buch dunk.  Now 9-2 with 5:16 left. Jerrett Courtney with a putback, but Mid Buch ...

Milan Girls are playing Mid-Buchanan at 12 Courts of Christmas at Hy-Vee Arena today.  They come into this game with a record of 7-2. Cady Pauley leads the Lady Cats with 32.8 points per game.  She surpassed the 2,400 point mark during the last game vs. Chillicothe.   Milan and Mid-Buchanan do not show any prior matchups on MSHSAA (which goes back about 15 years). Milan Starting Lineups #32 Cady Pauley #25 Auburn Cole #12 Janissa Martinez #24 Avery Pickering #21 Emerson Pauley 1st Quarter Milan wins the tip.  After a couple of possessions and clock problems, Cady Pauley with a steal and a bucket.  She misses the free throw.  Milan up 2-0 with 7:00 left. So far a defensive battle.  Mid-Buch with a couple of turnovers and a missed shot.  Milan has missed 4 shots so far.  Mid-Buch ties it at 2 with 5:20 left. Mid Buch with a little 3-0 run to go up 5-2 with 4:26 left. Mid Buch extends the run to 5 before Cady hits a jumper. 7-4 Mid Buch wit...

North Andrew Boys will play Plattsburg in the 3rd Place game of the Bishop LeBlond Holiday Tournament at 5:30 on December 29. North Andrew defeated East Buchanan in the first round of the tournament 49-41, but lost to Bishop LeBlond 59-22 in the semifinals.   North Andrew is looking to end a 4-game losing streak to Plattsburg.  They have lost to Plattsburg twice each of the last two seasons. North Andrew comes into the game with a record of 5-4. Three North Andrew players are in double figures with Owen Graham leading at 16.8 points per game.  He is followed by Hayden Ecker at 16.0 points per game and Braxon Linville with 12.5 points per game.  Ecker is leading the GRC with 3.3 3-point FGs made per game. North Andrew Starting Lineup #3 Trey McDaniel #30 Couper Simmons #32 Owen Graham #34 Collin Patterson #41 Aiden Miller Braxon Linville and Hayden Ecker are not here tonight for North Andrew.   1st Quarter North Andrew wins the tip and Owen Graham score...

North Andrew Girls will play Savannah in the 3rd Place game of the Bishop LeBlond Holiday Tournament at 4:00 on December 29. North Andrew defeated East Buchanan in the first round of the tournament 46-34, but lost to Bishop LeBlond 43-27 in the semifinals.   Based on a research of past seasons on MSHSAA, these two teams have not played each other (at least in the past 15 years) even though they are separated by only ten miles. North Andrew comes into the game with a record of 6-3. Madison Lillard leads the Cardinals in scoring at 8.9 points a game while Brylie Brincks is second with 8.0.  Brincks leads the GRC in Free Throw shooting percentage at 89.5%.  Lillard is 2nd in the GRC with 2.6 3-point FG per game.  She had 6 3-pointers vs. King City which is the most by any GRC girls player this season. Starting Lineup for North Andrew #10 Madison Lillard #12 Riley Walker #15 Reagan Walker #23 Ellie Lawrence #24 Brylie Brincks 1st Quarter North Andrew gets the tip....

 North Andrew and Skutt Catholic girls will tip-off at 2 at 12 Courts of Christmas. Starters for North Andrew Madison Lillard Riley Walker Reagan Walker Ellie Lawrence Brylie Brincks Starters for Skutt Catholic Peyton McCabe Presley Douglas Addison Burt Victoria Van Dyke Madison Livingston 1st Quarter North Andrew having a hard time with Skutt’s press early.  Reagan Walker with an early bucket for North Andrew, but Skutt has converted turnovers into points.  Skutt leads 7-2 with 5:27 left in the quarter. Cassidy Brittian with a couple bucket for North Andrew to close within 1, but back to back threes fuel an 8-0 run for Skutt.  They are up 15-6 with 2:20 left. Full court press and 3-point shooting big for Skutt in the quarter.  They close strong and lead North Andrew 21-8. Cassidy Brittian leads North Andrew with 4.  Reagan Walker and Madison Ecker have 2 each. 2nd Quarter Skutt’s pressure continuing to give North Andrew problems. Skutt scores first 9 of th...

 North Andrew and Grand View Christian are getting ready to tip off at the 12 Courts of Christmas. Starters for North Andrew Braxton Linville Hayden Ecker Couper Simmons Owen Graham Collin Patterson Starters for GVC Josh Sanderson Josh Baucum Manny Hammonds Caleb Parlee Daniel Tobiloba 1st Quarter GVC on an 11-2 run to start the game.  North Andrew having a hard time with their pressure.  5:27 left in 1st. Game clock is wi-fI and is lagging the one on the scorers table. In game action, GVC still leading, now up 20-7 with 2:10 left (I think). North Andrew having trouble with Grand View Christian’s speed, height, pressure and shooting.  GVC leads 26-7 with1:27 left in 1st. North Andrew with a nice little scoring sport at the end.  They trail 30-15 at the end of 1st. Ecker with 6, Graham 4, McDaniel 3 and Linville 2 for North Andrew. 2nd Quarter North Andrew with a timeout at 3:33.  GVC not letting up.  They lead 42-17. North Andrew plays even with GVC th...