Trojans, Lady Trojans win openers against Stillwater
Troy’s Annie Day, right, looks for an open teammate during a game against Stillwater on Tuesday. (John Blodgett/The Western News)
Grace Dolan of the Troy Lady Trojans fights for control of the ball in a game against Stillwater Tuesday in Troy. (John Blodgett/The Western News)
Troy's Montana Rices takes possession of the ball in a game against Stillwater Tuesday in Troy. (John Blodgett/The Western News)
Stillwater’s Cora Boll, left, tries to get control of the ball from Troy’s Talise Becquart on Tuesday in Troy. (John Blodgett/The Western News)
Troy's Grace Dolan, right, defends against Stillwater's Katie Wilkey as the Lady Trojans' Annie Day looks on Tuesday in Troy. (John Blodgett/The Western News)
Troy’s Logan Milde chases a loose ball that got away from Stillwater’s Connor Drish Tuesday in Troy. (John Blodgett/The Western News)
Troy’s Alex Freund takes aim in a game against Stillwater Tuesday in Troy. (John Blodgett/The Western News)
Troy’s Trevor Hoagland shakes off Stillwater’s Zack Basnett Tuesday. (John Blodgett/The Western News)
Troy Trojan Trevor Hoagland, foreground, brakes after scoring a basket against Stillwater Tuesday in Troy. Stillwater's Jared Fetveit, No. 23, and Elijah Chuang, No. 20, along with Troy's Tyler Gromley watch as the two points sink in. (John Blodgett/The Western News)
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Boys
Troy 49, Stillwater 28
TROY — Troy was in charge from the opening tip, leading 11-4 and 28-13 after the first two quarter stops for an easy nonconference win over Stillwater Christian School.
Trevor Hoagland topped Troy in scoring with 18 points. Jeremiah Hoder had eight points to pace Stillwater Christian.
Stillwater Christian hosts Eureka for a nonconference test on Saturday at 5:30 p.m.
Stillwater 4 9 8 7 — 28
Troy 11 17 7 14 — 49
Stillwater Christian — Jeremiah Hoder 8, Elijah Chuang 6, Zach Basnett 4, Connor Drish 4, Jorgen Lindberg 2, Jared Fetig 2, Caleb Cole-Tinkham 2.
Troy — Trevor Hoagland 18, Alex Freund 8, A.J. Faur 7, Cody Osterberg 5, Dylan Cummings 5, Logan Milde 2, Tyler Gromley 2, Moxley Roesler-Beglake 2.
GIRLS
Troy 39, Stillwater 23
TROY —After a slow-start, Troy pulled away to down Stillwater Christian School in a nonconference game.
Troy’s Aurora Becquart lead all scorers with 11 points. Katelynn Tallmadge added nine for the victors.
“Overall I was happy with the way our girls played,” Troy coach Justin Young said via email. “They demonstrated toughness, and were willing to fight for 32 minutes. We were missing a couple of our starters, but the younger girls stepped up and played some aggressive basketball. Annie Day did an outstanding job controlling the game through her ball handling and her up tempo defense on the other end. Montana Rice played strong for us and Katelynn Tallmadge went on a seven-point run all by herself to help pull us away in the third quarter. I was also pleased with the way our senior posts played. Grace Dolan had a solid game. She was disciplined on defense and made some very athletic baskets. Aurora Becquart did a great job of helping bring up the ball. Missing two guards, Aurora had to step out her comfort zone and do what was nesserray to help the team win. A theme I think was common with our whole team that game. The thing we need to work on most before the next game, is our offensive execution.”
Helen Hashley and Lulu Neumann both had six to pace Stillwater.
Stillwater 5 9 6 3 — 23
Troy 3 13 11 12 — 39
Stillwater Christian — Marae Tintzman 1, Claire Erb 2, Katie Wilkey 1, Helen Hashley 6, Lulu Neumann 6, Katie Venman 4, Selah Neumann 2, Ramey Metzger 1.
Troy — Aurora Becquart 11, Annie Day 2, Grace Dolan 12, Katelynn Tallmadge 9, Montanna Rice 3, Izzy Ramirez 2.