It was a tough night Tuesday night for the TMP Lady Monarchs as they fell 65-25 in the opening round of the 19th Annualy Hillsboro Trojan Classic. It was a close game after the 1st Quarter with TMP trailing 12-8. Hillsboro turned on the jets in the 2nd Quarter, outscoring TMP 18 to 7 to take a 30-15 halftime lead. The Lady Trojans scored the first 10 points of the second half to secure the win and drop TMP to 1-9 on the year. Heather Ruder paced TMP with 15 points. The Lady Monarchs will be back in action Thursday afternoon at 4:45 to face Holcomb. The Monarch boys will open play on Thursday at 3 against Riley County.