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...