Grand River Conference

by Jeremy Benson, GrandRiverConference.com Updated December 31, 2022* 2022-23 GRC Boys Stat Leaders Points per Game – St. Joseph Christian 73.2 Points Allowed per Game – North Andrew 46.4 Scoring Margin – Gallatin 21.6 Field Goals Per Game – Gallatin 28.5 2-pt FG Per Game – Putnam County 23.9 3-pt FG Per Game – St. Joseph Christian 10.8 Free Throw Pct – Trenton 67.6% Points Per Game – Kemper Cline, Albany - 27.7 Highest Scoring Game – Kemper Cline, Albany vs. Tri-County - 45 Field Goals Per Game – Tyler New, Worth County - 11.1 Most FG, Single Game – Tyler New, Worth County vs. St. Joseph Christian - 16 2-pt FG Per Game – Kemper Cline, Albany - 9.2 Most 2-pt FG, Single Game – Samuel Derks, King City vs. St. Joseph Christian - 14                    Tyler New, Worth County vs. St. Joseph Christian - 14 Most 2-pt FG w/o a 3-pt FG, Single Game – Samuel Derks, King City vs. St. Joseph Christian - 14 3-pt FG Per Game – Johnston Stew...

by Jeremy Benson, GrandRiverConference.com Updated December 31, 2022 2022-23 GRC Girls Stat Leaders Points per Game – Polo 53.2 Points Allowed per Game – Polo 23.7 Scoring Margin – Polo 29.6 Field Goals Per Game – Polo 21.8 2-pt FG Per Game – Polo 19.9 3-pt FG Per Game – Milan 5.4 Free Throw Pct – North Andrew 59.8% Points Per Game – Addy Henke, Princeton - 23.1 Highest Scoring Game – Addy Henke, Princeton vs. Gilman City - 38 Field Goals Per Game – Addy Henke, Princeton - 9.2 Most FG, Single Game – Addy Henke, Princeton vs. Gilman City - 14 2-pt FG Per Game –  Addy Henke, Princeton - 8.1 Most 2-pt FG, Single Game – Addy Henke, Princeton vs. East Harrison - 13 Most 2-pt FG w/o a 3-pt FG, Single Game – Addy Henke, Princeton vs. East Harrison - 13 3-pt FG Per Game – Madison Lillard, North Andrew - 2.2 Most 3-pt FG, Single Game – Ashley Feiden, Gallatin vs. Putnam County - 5 Most 3-pt FG w/o a 2-pt FG, Single Game – Ashley Feiden, Gallatin vs. Putnam County - 5 Free Throw Pct – ...

by Jeremy Benson, GrandRiverConference.com The Bell Game will be coming to the Grand River Conference starting with the 2024 football season with the announcement of the Marceline Tigers and the Brookfield Bulldogs joining the GRC. The Marceline School Board voted unanimously on December 19 to leave the Lewis & Clark Conference to join the GRC. The Brookfield School Board followed on December 20, also with a unanimous vote, to leave the Clarence Cannon Conference to join the GRC.  According to Marceline Superintendent, Dr. Zach Bruner, and Brookfield Superintendent, Dr. Kyle Collins, the GRC extended invitations to both Marceline and Brookfield to join the conference in November.  Neither said that they were looking to leave their conferences at the time, but the GRC presented a great opportunity for them. For Marceline, joining the Grand River Conference is an opportunity for stability.  According to Dr. Bruner, the LCC had invited four schools to join the conferen...

by Jeremy Benson, GrandRiverConference.com Four GRC Teams captured Tournament Championships this past Friday and Saturday.  St. Joseph Christian girls captured the Platte Valley Invitational Tournament Championship on Friday, Polo girls and Gallatin boys won the Gallatin Invitational Tournament and Putnam County won the Tri-Rivers Classic on Saturday. St. Joseph Christian Lions St. Joseph Christian defeated Nodaway Valley 42-36 in the Championship of the Platte Valley Invitational on the campus of Northwest Missouri State University.  The Lions got out to a 9-6 lead after the first quarter and expanded it to 20-13 by halftime.  The lead expanded to 33-22 after the third quarter backed by the 3-point shooting of Ella Bowman.  Nodaway Valley was able to cut the Christian lead to 38-34 late before Maya Freudenthal and Lexi McDaniel each sunk a pair of free throws.  The win was the 2nd straight PVI Championship for St. Joseph Christian.   Ella Bowman...

by Jeremy Benson, GrandRiverConference Last season was one that many North Andrew fans would like to forget.  After finishing second in state the previous season, the Cardinals suffered through a lot of injuries and finished the season 6-5.  After losing to Platte Valley in Districts, Coach Dwayne Williams told the players that he know how to fix it, if they were willing to listen to him. The Cardinal players were on a mission this summer.  They spent extra time in the weight room to focus on strength and conditioning.  They knew that if they could stay healthy, that they had the talent to compete for a state championship. North Andrew came into the game 12-0 with 6 of those wins over Top 10 opponents.  #2 Archie, who was also 12-0, was the only team that stood in their way between another trip back to the state championship game.  The Cardinals received the ball first.  Hayden Ecker had 46 yards on a 51-yard drive, with 39 on the ground.  Andrew ...

GRC Girls Basketball 2021-22 Stat Leaders - Returning players by class GRC East Points Per Game Sophomore - Addy Henke, Princeton, 19.9 Junior - Hannah Carter, South Harrison, 16.8 Senior - Chloe Gilbert, Polo, 6.5 Field Goals Per Game Sophomore - Addy Henke, Princeton, 7.2 Junior - Hannah Carter, South Harrison, 6.4 Senior - Chloe Gilbert, Polo, 2.5 2-pt FG Per Game Sophomore - Addy Henke, Princeton, 5.5 Junior - Hannah Carter, South Harrison, 6.4 Senior - Chloe Gilbert, Polo, 2.5 3-pt FG Per Game Sophomore - Addy Henke, Princeton, 1.7 Junior - Ashley Feiden, Gallatin, 1.6 Senior - Elle Copple, Gallatin, 1.2 Free Throws Made Per Game Sophomore - Addy Henke, Princeton, 3.8 Junior - Hannah Carter, South Harrison, 3.8 Senior - Chloe Gilbert, Polo, 1.5 Free Throw Pct (Minimum 10 Attempts) Sophomore - Addy Henke, Princeton, 66.9% Junior - Megan Norris, South Harrison, 79.6% Senior - Klaire Buckler, Princeton, 68.8% GRC West Points Per Game Sophomore - Lexi McDaniel, St. Joseph Christi...

GRC Boys Basketball 2021-22 Stat Leaders - Returning players by class GRC East Points Per Game Sophomore - Kiefer Tolson, Trenton, 11.7 Junior - Talan Holt, Princeton, 17.3 Senior - Isaac Bird, Gallatin, 21.1 Field Goals Per Game Sophomore - Maverick Gentry, Polo, 5.0 Junior - Talan Holt, Princeton, 6.7 Senior - Isaac Bird, Gallatin, 8.0 2-pt FG Per Game Sophomore - Maverick Gentry, Polo, 4.8 Junior - Talan Holt, Princeton, 4.9 Senior - Payton Feiden, Gallatin, 6.2 3-pt FG Per Game Sophomore - Kiefer Tolson, Trenton, 0.9 Junior - Owen Ream, Putnam County, 2.1 Senior - Isaac Bird, Gallatin, 2.8 Free Throws Made Per Game Sophomore - Dillon Willis, Maysville, 2.3 Junior - Ahmet Niasse, Milan, 2.6 Senior - Isaac Bird, Gallatin, 2.2 Free Throw Pct (Minimum 10 Attempts) Sophomore - Kiefer Tolton, Trenton, 64.3% Junior - Ahmet Niasse, Milan, 78.7% Senior - Nathan Keck, Milan, 90.0% GRC West Points Per Game Sophomore - Braxon Linville, North Andrew, 10.8 Junior - Tyler New, Worth County, ...

by Jeremy Benson, GrandRiverConference.com Gallatin Bulldogs are the coaches’ pick to win the GRC East in Boys Basketball in 2022-23.   Maysville received one 1 st place vote to place 2 nd in the poll.   Defending Champion Putnam County is picked #3. Gallatin Gallatin Bulldogs were defending conference champions, and many expected them to repeat last season.   A late loss to Putnam County early in the season derailed their chance to repeat, but they did finish the season 22-7 and 6-1 in conference.   They won their own tournament for the 3 rd consecutive season and captured their first district championship since 2006.   The Bulldogs return 98.7% of the scoring from last year’s team including 1 st team all-conference honorees Isaac Bird and Payton Feiden.   Bird led the GRC East with 21.1 ppg last season and led the conference with 8.0 FG per game.   Feiden had 14.6 ppg, which was 5 th most in the East.   Other top returners include...

by Jeremy Benson, GrandRiverConference.com Princeton Tigers are the coaches’ pick to win the GRC East in Girls Basketball in 2022-23.   Polo and South Harrison received 3 first place votes each and finished 2 nd and 3 rd in the poll.   Defending Champion Milan is picked #4. Princeton Princeton Tigers lost 1 st -team all-conference Lauren Krohn from a team that 17-9 and 5-2 in conference last season.   But they return six of their top seven players.   The Tigers, who finished 2 nd in the South Harrison Tournament and 3 rd at Gilman City, welcome back Sophomore Addy Henke.   Henke also earned 1 st -team all-conference and is the leading returning scorer in the conference at 19.9 ppg.   2 nd -team all-conference Grace Kelly (7.6 ppg) will be the main inside presence and Makenzie Dunkin (3.2 ppg) will help at the guard spot.   Other key players returning include Klaire Buckler (3.5 ppg), Randa Shahan (2.9 ppg) and Gracie Allnutt (1.9 ppg). ...

by Jeremy Benson, GrandRiverConference.com North Andrew Cardinals are the coaches’ pick to win the GRC West in Boys Basketball in 2022-23.   Worth County received one first place vote and finished 2 nd in the poll.   Defending Champion Stanberry is picked #4.   St. Joseph Christian also received a 1 st place vote. North Andrew Since North Andrew joined the Grand River Conference in 2016-17, they had either won or tied for a share of the GRC West every season until last year.   For most teams, finishing 18-10 and 5-2 in conference would be considered a great year.   By North Andrew standards, it was a bit of a down year.   They were just coming off a Final Four finish in Class 2.   But they had to replace all-conference players in Tanner McDaniel, Brewer Wheeler and Clayton Linville.   It was an up-and-down year for the Cardinals.   Some highlights were winning the GRC Showcase game against a very good Gallatin team and winning the...