Balanced Warsaw Offense Proves Too Much For Concord
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
All of the these things, missing a week ago in a 61-49 loss at Goshen, helped Warsaw rip Concord 67-47 on Friday. Warsaw's boys basketball team improves to 8-4 overall and 3-1 in the Northern Lakes Conference, while Concord drops to 7-6 overall and 1-3 in the NLC.
Warsaw starter Jerad Shaw scored 13 to lead Warsaw, and reserves Brian Johnson and Chris Clay added 11 each. Reserve Trent Martin scored nine, as did Tiger starter Josh Buck.
So balanced was Warsaw's scoring on this night that the bench outscored the starters 36-31.
Concord played without its leader and best player, 6-foot-10 junior John Morningstar. Morningstar, who averages 15 points and 11 rebounds per game, watched the game on the bench dressed in street clothes. He has missed two games with a grade-two shoulder separation. Concord lost both games, 86-46 to Elkhart Central and now the 20-point loss to Warsaw.
Minus Morningstar, no other Minutemen averages 10 points or five rebounds per game. Against Warsaw, reserve Mike Casey led with 12 points, and reserve Micah Staley, son of 1975 Warsaw graduate Robert Staley, added 11.
"[Missing Morningstar] showed up in our last two games," Concord coach Ryan Culp said. "He adds scoring inside, rebounding and intimidation. Those things are missed."
Said Warsaw coach Al Rhodes: "Obviously missing Morningstar was a huge factor defensively for them in the basket area. If he's in there, you're not going to get easy baskets. They miss him quite a lot."
The Tigers, who prepared as if Morningstar would be in the lineup, had their way against short-handed Concord.
So efficient was Warsaw's offense that the Tigers assisted on 22 of 24 field goals and shot 24 of 46 (52 percent). Holding a 17-15 lead at the 6:14 mark of the second quarter, Warsaw went on a 39-14 spurt to take a 56-29 lead with 7:21 left in the fourth quarter.
Warsaw thrived especially in the third quarter, as the Tigers hit open basket after basket to finish 11 of 17 (65 percent) from the field. The Tigers scored after Concord turnovers, they scored by grabbing offensive rebounds for putbacks, and they dissected Concord's 2-3 zone and half-court traps by finding the open man nearly every time. They scored seven field goals in the paint and hit three three-pointers in the quarter.
"The third quarter we moved the basketball well, especially against their half-court trap," Rhodes said. "We found the open man, whether it was against their man-to-man or zone.
"We're working hard to establish a balanced offense inside and outside. We had good balance tonight."
Shaw led the Tigers in the quarter, scoring 10 points as Warsaw outscored Concord 26-10 to take a 53-29 lead into the fourth. Warsaw's largest lead was 56-29 early in the fourth.
"Two of Warsaw's first three baskets in the second half, we didn't hold our own on offense and box out," Culp said. "That's not the way you want to start the third quarter by letting them score on our mistakes.
"Once we fell further behind, our defense had to be extended out, and then they got easy baskets underneath. But that's the thing we felt we had to do to get pressure on them."
Warsaw's reserve unit helped the Tigers start pulling away in the second quarter. With Martin, Johnson, Clay, Jason Foster and Buck on the floor in the second quarter, Warsaw upped its lead from 12-10 to 25-15. Clay scored six of the 13 points. Buck was especially active on defense, deflecting passes and forcing turnovers.
"Trent Martin, Chris Clay and Brian Johnson played well off the bench," Rhodes said. "Jerad Shaw and Josh Buck had strong games."
The Tigers struggled earlier this season against zone defenses, but Friday's clinic against Concord's 2-3 zone reinforced Rhodes' belief that the Tigers are past that obstacle.
"I think we've played well against zones since the second half of the NorthWood game in the NLC Tournament," he said. "We're starting to find out who our outside shooters are."
WARSAW 67, CONCORD 47
Concord (7-6) 10 9 10 18 - 47
Warsaw (8-4) 12 15 26 14 - 67
Concord FG FT A S R Pts.
Rider (F) 1-3 2-2 3 1 2 5
Nelson (F) 3-3 2-3 2 1 2 8
Kelly (C) 0-0 3-4 0 2 0 3
Martin (G) 2-4 0-0 1 1 1 6
Lugbill (G) 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0
Casey 5-9 0-1 0 0 6 12
Staley 5-10 1-2 0 2 3 11
L. Parker 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 2
Conrad 0-1 0-0 1 1 1 0
D. Parker 0-1 0-0 1 0 2 0
Shafer 0-1 0-2 0 0 1 0
Totals 17-34 8-14 8 8 18 47
Warsaw FG FT A S R Pts.
Seiss (G) 1-3 0-0 2 1 2 2
Shaw (F) 5-6 2-2 1 1 5 13
G. Clay (G) 2-6 0-0 0 0 0 5
Finnegan (C) 1-6 0-0 1 4 4 2
Buck (F) 4-8 1-2 5 3 5 9
Johnson 4-6 2-2 2 0 3 11
Foster 0-0 2-4 5 1 2 2
C. Clay 4-7 3-4 3 0 1 11
Martin 3-3 0-0 3 0 0 9
Fawley 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0
DeGeeter 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0
Knepper 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0
Fussle 0-0 3-4 0 0 0 3
Totals 24-46 13-18 22 11 24 67
Three-point goals - Warsaw 5-9 (Martin 3-3, G. Clay 1-3, Johnson 1-1, Seiss 0-1, Finnegan 0-1), Concord 3-10 (Martin 2-4, Rider 1-3, Staley 0-2, Conrad 0-1). Turnovers - Warsaw 13, Concord 20. Fouled out - None. Total fouls -ÊWarsaw 17, Concord 20.
JV: WARSAW 55, CONCORD 41
Warsaw (11-0) scoring -ÊWilliam Knepper 14, Erik Fussle 13, Geoff Walmer 10, Ryan DeGeeter 9, Suraj Datta 5, Scott Howard 2, Grant Toney 2
Concord (10-3) scoring -ÊLeVon Parker 10, C.J. Shafer 10, David Hunt 6, Generald Kimbrough 5, Trevor Bitting 4, Tim McGraw 2, Adam Morningstar 2, Mike Simpson 2
Panthers Give Redskins First NLC Loss
By Craig Helfrich, Times-Union Sports Correspondent
NAPPANEE -ÊHeading into the 2000-01 basketball season, the Goshen Redskins boys basketball team was not picked to vie for the Northern Lakes Conference crown.
The Redskins have proved people wrong so far. After starting 3-0, they stood atop the conference heading into Friday night's game at NorthWood.
The Redskins had a lot to prove heading into the Panther Pit. The Redskins were defeated on their home court in the opening round of the NLC tourney 62-60 by NorthWood.
The Panther Pit was electric from the time both teams stepped on the floor to begin warm ups as the intensity was high all around the building. The price of admission was well worth it for the fans as they saw a classic, tight NLC game won again by the Panthers, 57-48.
With the Goshen loss, Warsaw, Plymouth and Goshen are tied at 3-1 in the NLC.
"We hustled a lot tonight, and we rebounded well,' NorthWood coach Dan Gunn said. "I thought our guys came out with a lot of intensity, and we got a big win.'
As far as Goshen coach Brian Bechtel was concerned, he didn't get the effort he was looking for from his conference-leading team.
"I give all the credit to NorthWood. They were a lot hungrier than we were tonight,' Bechtel said. "We didn't do anything right.'
The Redskins came out hot, scoring the first four points to take a quick 4-0 lead. After the fast start, the Panthers went on an 8-0 run to take the lead at 8-4. Sophomore guard Robbie Lightfoot hit two three-pointers for the Panthers to jump start their offense. Rory Clouse finished the quarter with four straight points to give the Panthers a 12-6 lead after one.
Goshen, known as a good defensive team, gave up some easy buckets due to not blocking out, which hurt the Redskins throughout the game.
"We didn't block out at all. We take a lot of pride in our defense,' Bechtel said. "Our defense was no good because we couldn't finish the possession with a rebound.'The second quarter was another quarter of spurts. The Panthers got off to a 16-8 lead thanks to lay-ups by Sean Clem and Ryan Bradley. Bradley, who has been hitting on high cylinders of late, was held to two first-quarter points.
With 5:03 to play, Goshen went on a 7-0 run to cut the lead to 16-15.
Goshen leading scorer Jeremiah Gamauf had four points in that run. Gamauf, however, was stifled by the Panther defense. Gamauf was held to six points.
"We did a good job of finding Gamauf,' Gunn said. "He is a great player. That was a key to the win.'
Goshen finished the quarter on an Andrew Hershberger lay-up with one second left to close the half at 18-17.
"Our offense was stagnant the whole night,' Bechtel said. "Our ball movement was terrible and so was our offense.'
The second half was more high-scoring after the first half saw its slow-down moments.
In the first three minutes of the quarter, there were four lead changes and one tie between the two NLC rivals.
With the score 23-22 in NorthWood's favor, Goshen's Brandon Hughes hit a three-pointer from the corner as the Redskins took a 25-23 lead with 5:02 to play. After a NorthWood miss, Goshen added to its lead as Matt Lewallen hit a lay-up to give the Redskins a four-point lead at 27-23 with 4:29 left.
The Redskins would then go in a funk, not scoring for four minutes, thus giving the Panthers a great opportunity to do something positive.
NorthWood went on a 12-0 run to take a 35-27 lead with 46 seconds to play in the quarter.
The Panthers had some key defensive stops that changed the direction of the game.
"Clouse took two offensive charges in that big run that our team and our crowd fed off of,' Gunn said. "Those were big plays for us.'
The Redskins finally scored with 29 seconds left as Gamauf scored his only two points of the half to cut the lead to 35-29.
The fourth quarter started off the same way the third quarter ended for Goshen: frustrating.
NorthWood opened the quarter by scoring the first four points to give itself its biggest lead of the night at 41-29 with 5:43 to play.
"We started out the game good, and we started the third quarter good,' Bechtel said. "NorhWood forced us to take a lot of bad shots, and our leaders didn't do their jobs tonight.'
Free throws turned out to be a big factor in the fourth quarter. Goshen finished the quarter 6 of 9, while the Panthers hit 12 of 18 to ice the game. Willy Will hit 4 of 7, Ryan Bradley went 5 of 6, and Rory Clouse hit both his attempts to help with holding off the Redskins.
"We hit our free throws when they counted, and that was huge,' Gunn said. "I am going to have a good day tommorrow.'
Probably the biggest stat of the second half as far as the Panthers were concerned was the turnover factor. In last week's loss to Northridge, the Panthers had some key turnovers down the stretch that caused the loss.
In Friday's big game, the Panthers took care of the ball, committing only two second-half turnovers and finishing with only eight.
"In tight games, turnovers will beat you. We did that last week,' Gunn said. "I am very happy with our low amount tonight.'
Will led the Panthers with 16 points. Bradley chipped in 15. Lightfoot and Clouse added nine each.
Brandon Hughes led the Redskins with 19, while Hershberger finished with 12.
NorthWood travels to Angola on Tuesday while Goshen hosts Elkhart Memorial on Friday.
NORTHWOOD 57, GOSHEN 48
Goshen (7-6, 3-1) 6 11 12 19 - 48
NorthWood (6-3, 2-2) 12 6 19 20 - 57
Goshen FG FT A S R Pts.
Beckett 0-1 0-2 1 0 0 0
Latham (G) 1-5 2-3 4 0 4 5
Gamauf (G) 3-12 0-0 2 0 0 6
Graber (F) 0-1 2-2 0 0 5 2
Szynal 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Hughes (F) 7-16 2-4 0 1 9 19
Lewallen 2-5 0-0 0 0 0 4
Hershberger (C) 6-9 0-0 0 2 5 12
Totals 19-49 6-11 7 3 23 48
NorthWood FG FT A S R Pts.
Will (G) 5-12 6-9 3 0 5 16
Reynolds (G) 2-6 0-0 1 1 4 4
Lightfoot (G) 3-5 1-3 0 0 6 9
Bradley (F) 5-12 5-6 0 0 3 15
Clouse (C) 2-8 5-6 0 0 4 9
Clem 1-1 0-0 3 1 1 2
Klotz 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 2
Totals 19-45 17-24 7 2 23 57
Three-point goals -ÊGoshen (4-18) Jeremiah Latham 1-4, Jeremiah Gamauf 0-6, Brandon Hughes 3-8, NorthWood (2-10) Willy Will 0-1, Robbie Lightfoot 2-3, Ryan Bradley 0-4, Rory Clouse 0-2. Turnovers - Goshen 14, NorthWood 8. Total fouls - Goshen 22, NorthWood 23. Fouled out -ÊHershberger.
JV: GOSHEN 44, NORTHWOOD 34
Hot-Handed Hicks Not Enough Against Zebras
By Dale Hubler, Times-Union Sports Writer
NORTH MANCHESTER - If ESPN's Dan Patrick would have been at Manchester's varsity girls basketball game Friday with visiting Three Rivers Conference rival Rochester, he would have referred to 5-foot-10 Squire senior Jessica Hicks as "simply en fuego," meaning on fire.
And on fire Hicks was. Unfortunately for Manchester, the same couldn't be said about her teammates.
Led by Hicks' 39 points, Manchester took the Class 3A No. 10 Zebras to the wire before falling 57-52.
Hicks single-handedly kept the Squires in the game, but when all was said and done, that's where Rochester coach Tony Stesiak pointed to when asked how his team won.
"To our kids' credit, they battled and didn't let anyone else hurt us," Stesiak said. "Manchester really only got contributions from one player. We got contributions from a lot of players."
In what was billed as the TRC championship, Rochester is now 15-1 overall and 6-0 in conference action; Manchester falls to 10-4 and 5-1. With each team playing but one more TRC game, Friday's win guaranteed Rochester at least a share of the title.
"They're a heck of a team," first-year Manchester coach Mike Parker said of Rochester. "They are a very solid team. I told our girls not to give up. I'm guessing they average somewhere around 70 points per game, and for us to hold them in the 50s is pretty good."
The two teams went back and forth in the first quarter, with the biggest lead of the quarter being Rochester's 18-14 lead when time ran out.
Hicks scored all 11 of Manchester's points in the second stanza, as the Squires outscored Rochester 11-8 to cut the Zebras' lead to 26-25.
Hicks finished the first half with 23 points. 5-foot-7 junior point guard Heather Terflinger was the only other Manchester player to break into the scoring column in the first half, scoring two points.
"Hicks is one of the best post players in the state," Stesiak said. "She belongs on the Indiana All-Star team."
Hicks scored her 39 points on 15-of-20 shooting from the field and a 7-of-10 performance at the charity stripe. She also pulled down 14 rebounds. The rest of the Squires combined to go 6 of 30 from the field, scoring 13 points.
Terflinger finished with five, while senior Jennifer Jester and junior Ann Harms chipped in with four each.
Junior center Kaitlyn Thomas led the Zebras in the scoring column with 23 points, while 5-5 senior guard Jill Bair chipped in with 15 and freshman Courtney Felke 11. Thomas also had eight rebounds to go with her 9-of-15 performance from the field.
Hicks hit a three-pointer at the 4:01 mark of the third quarter to give the Squires a 34-31 lead, but Rochester went on a 6-0 run to take a 37-34 lead with 50 seconds remaining in the frame. Rochester led 37-36 going into the final frame.
Hicks scored two buckets and Terflinger a free throw as the Squires started the fourth quarter with a 5-0 run that gave them a 41-37 lead with 6:09 remaining. A Hicks three-pointer with 2:57 remaining in regulation gave Manchester a 46-44 lead. Felke then hit a three of her own with 1:55 left to play, giving the Zebras a 49-48 lead. Jill Bair then hit two free throws and Thomas a bucket with 56 ticks on the clock to put the Zebras up 53-48.
Hicks bailed Manchester out one last time, scoring a basket with 15 seconds remaining to pull the Squires within two, 54-52. But having to foul to stay in the game, Manchester put Felke at the line with 12 seconds left. She connected on 1 of 2 to give Rochester a 55-52 lead.
The Squires then tried to find a shot, possibly a three to tie it, but a Jester field goal attempt came nowhere close to the hoop. The Zebras got the rebound, were fouled, and Thomas added a pair of free throws with one second left to account for the 57-52 final.
"I told the kids not to give up," Parker said. "We probably should have went for a three, but we didn't. I'm real proud of the way the kids played, though. We took a good team down to the wire."
Manchester will host Class A No. 1 Triton Tuesday and will finish its TRC schedule next Saturday at Tippecanoe Valley. Northfield is the only TRC opponent in the way of an outright championship for Rochester.
NO. 10 (3A) ROCHESTER 57, MANCHESTER 52
Rochester (15-1, 6-0) 18 8 11 20 - 57
Manchester (10-4, 5-1) 14 11 11 16 - 52
Rochester FG FT R S Pts.
T. Bair (G) 2-8 2-2 3 3 6
Felke (G) 4-14 1-2 5 2 11
J. Bair (G) 5-14 3-5 4 1 15
Thomas (C) 9-15 3-4 8 1 23
Bowers (F) 0-0 0-1 1 0 0
Fornal 0-0 0-0 3 0 0
Whistler 1-4 0-2 7 0 2
Totals 21-55 9-16 31 7 57
Manchester FG FT R S Pts.
Terflinger (G) 2-10 1-2 5 1 5
Jester (G) 2-5 0-0 3 2 4
Harms (F) 2-9 0-0 5 0 4
White (F) 0-2 0-0 9 0 0
Hicks (C) 15-20 7-10 14 0 39
Bowers 0-1 0-0 0 0 0
Keffaber 0-1 0-0 1 0 0
Rager 0-2 0-0 1 2 0
Totals 21-50 8-12 38 5 52
Three-point goals - Rochester 3-14 (Felke 2-6, J. Bair 1-5, Thomas 0-2, T. Bair 0-1), Manchester 2-8 (Hicks 2-4, Jester 0-2, White 0-1, Rager 0-1). Turnovers - Rochester 9, Manchester 13. Fouls - Rochester 12, Manchester 15. Fouled out - none.
JV - Rochester 35, Manchester 34
Rochester scoring - Andrea Taylor 12, Kenzie Horn 6, Kari Koontz 4, Brooke Riddle 4, Aubry Roe 4, Lindsey Dishman 3, Rachael Steinmeyer 2
Manchester scoring - Keela Roser 14, Ashlee Farmer 9, Carrie Fox 4, Katie Fairchild 2, Mindy Rogers 2, Tyffany Hippensteel 2, Amy Arnett 1
Four Score In Double Figures As Whitko Downs Northfield
Times-Union Staff Report
SOUTH WHITLEY - Led by a quartet of double-figure scorers, Whitko's varsity boys basketball team topped visiting Three Rivers Conference rival Northfield 67-56 Friday.
Whitko impoves to 7-5 overall and 2-2 in the TRC, while Northfield falls to 2-10 and 0-4.
Josh Hoffman led the Wildcats in the scoring column with 16 points, while Alex Frantz added 14, Adam Wendel 13 and Alan Robbins 10.
Northfield's Kyle Merrick led all scorers with 18 points, while teammates Josh Merrick added 16 and Nathan Culver 14.
Northfield led 14-13 after one quarter of play, but Whitko outscored its visitors 18-7 in the second stanza to begin to take control of the game.
Whitko will be at TRC foe Oak Hill Friday.
WHITKO 67, NORTHFIELD 56
Northfield (2-10, 0-4) 14 7 16 19 - 56
Whitko (7-5, 2-2) 13 18 14 22 - 67
Northfield - Nathan Culver 5 3-4 14, Josh Merrick 4 6-8 16, Kyle Merrick 6 4-4 18, Todd McKillip 0 1-2 1, Jason Eads 1 0-0 2, Richie Sherman 1 0-0 2, Jared Neale 0 0-0 0, Johnny Miller 1 0-0 3, Gillespie 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 14-18 56.
Whitko - Adam Wendel 6 0-0 13, Anthony Clausen 0 0-0 0, Drew Lopshire 0 0-0 0, Brad Walpole 3 1-3 8, Alan Robbins 2 5-6 10, Drew Spangle 0 0-0 0, Alex Franz 5 4-4 14, Josh Hoffman 5 6-8 16, Brent Goble 2 2-22 6, John Woods 0 0-2 0, Ben Garber 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 18-25 67.
Three-point goals - Northfield 6 (J. Merrick 2, K. Merrick 2, Culver 1, Miller 1), Whitko 3 (Walpole 1, Robbins 1, Wendel 1). Rebounds - Whitko 31 (Goble 6, Frantz 6), Northfield N/A. Turnovers - Whitko 6, Northfield N/A. Assists - Whitko 16 (Wendel 4, Walpole 4), Northfield N/A. Steals - Whitko 8 (Hoffman 3), Northfield N/A. Fouls - Whitko 18, Northfield 21. Fouled out - none.
Triton Pounds Elkhart Baptist 70-43
Tiimes-Union Staff Report
BOURBON - Triton's boys basketball team outscored Elkhart Baptist 26-9 in the third quarter en route to a 70-43 Friday win.
The Trojans improve to 6-3, while Elkhart Baptist falls to 7-6.
Triton led 28-19 halftime but then blew the game open in the third quarter and took a 54-28 lead into the final quarter.
Jim Read and Ben Moore each scored 16 for Triton, and Jake Burnett added 13. Triton dominated on the boards, outrebounding Elkhart Baptist 15-2 on the offensive glass.
Triton (6-3) 10 18 26 16 - 70
E. Baptist (7-6) 12 7 9 15 - 43
Triton -ÊTyson Blackford 1-6 2-2 4, Eric Disher 1-4 5-8 7, Steven Boyer 1-4 3-4 5, Jake Burnett 4-7 3-4 13, Joey Potter 2-3 0-0 4, Matt Yankovich 0-0 0-0 0, Derek Sauer 2-5 0-0 4, Josh Moore 0-1 0-0 0, Jim Read 5-8 6-6 16, Ben Moore 6-7 4-5 16, Adam Wanemacher 0-2 1-2 1. Totals -Ê22-47 24-31 70.
Elkhart Baptist - Schrock 3 1-2 8, Schumacher 0 0-2 0, Minder 4 5-6 13, Reinking 1 0-2 2, Ryall 1 0-0 2, Brinks 1 4-4 6, Harris 1 1-1 3, Jacobs 4 1-2 9. Totals -Ê15 12-19 43.
Three-point goals - Elkhart Baptist 1 (Schrock), Triton 2-12 (Burnett 2-5, Blackford 0-2, Disher 0-2, Boyer 0-2, Wanemacher 0-1). Turnovers - Triton 24, Elkhart Baptist 20. Fouled out -ÊReinking. Total fouls -ÊTriton 18, Elkhart Baptist 24. Rebounds - Triton 32 (B. Moore 8, Read 5), Elkhart Baptist 10. Steals - Triton 5 (Boyer 3), Elkhart Baptist 12. Assists - Triton 12 (Blackford 6), Elkhart Baptist 11.
PLYMOUTH 50, WAWASEE 36
Friday in Syracuse
Wawasee's losing streak reached seven with a 14-point Friday loss to Plymouth.
Plymouth, ranked No. 5 in Class 3A, held Wawasee to three points in the first quarter on the Warriors' home court as the Pilgrims cruised to the 50-36 win.
The Pilgrims outscored the Warriors 12-3 in the opening quarter. The Warriors then trailed 22-10 at halftime and 30-19 at the end of the third quarter.
Plymouth improves to 8-2 overall and 3-1 in the Northern Lakes Conference, while Wawasee drops to 3-9 overall and 0-4 in the NLC.
Kevin Stuckmeyer scored 18 to lead Plymouth. Two players hit eight of Wawasee's 11 field goals and scored 27 of the Warriors' 36 points. Andrew Packer hit five field goals and 5 of 8 free throws to finish with 16 points, and Clint Custer hit three field goals and 5 of 6 free throws to add 11 points. Four Wawasee starters -ÊBrent Doty, Brian Adkins, Scott Beasley and Beau Brumbaugh - failed to score. Packer was the only Warrior starter to score.
Plymouth (8-2) 12 10 8 20 - 50
Wawasee (3-9) 3 7 9 17 - 36
Plymouth -ÊKyle Davis 0 0-0 0, Kevin Stuckmeyer 4 10-12 18, Adam Delp 0 3-4 3, Ben Snyder 2 0-2 6, Ryan Clinton 2 0-0 4, Kyle Wallace 1 0-2 2, Scott Zach 1 4-4 6, Scott McNeil 1 0-0 3, Brent Houin 4 0-0 8. Totals - 15 17-24 50.
Wawasee - Brent Doty 1 0-0 2, Andrew Packer 5 5-8 16, Clint Custer 3 5-6 11, Steve Conrad 1 2-2 5, Kyle Lantz 1 0-0 2, Travis Klenke 0 0-0 0, Brian Adkins 0 0-0 0, Scott Beasley 0 0-0 0, Beau Brumbaugh 0 0-0 0, Greg Abbs 0 0-0 0, Ben Kinsely 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 12-16 36.
Three-point goals - Wawasee 2 (Packer, Conrad), Plymouth 3 (Snyder 2, McNeil 1). Total fouls -ÊPlymouth 19, Wawasee 17. Fouled out - Packer.
Vikings Hold On To Beat Knights
Times-Union Staff Report
WABASH - Tippecanoe Valley freshman Rebekah Parker hit a basket with 28 seconds left as the Vikings held off Southwood's girls basketball team on Friday.
Parker's basket put Valley ahead 47-46, and the Viking defense clamped down the rest of the way. Valley moves to 9-6 overall and 3-3 in the Three Rivers Conference, while Southwood falls to 4-11 overall and 1-5 in the TRC.
Tabitha Pratt hit four three-pointers and led Valley with 16 points. Parker added 13 points and 10 rebounds. Kathy Prater turned in an all-around game with with five points, six rebounds and five steals. Letitia Clauson, replacing Lynette Wilcox, sidelined with the flu, had nine points.
Brooke McKee hit 11 of Southwood's 21 field goals and scored 23 of Southwood's 46 points.
TIPPECANOE VALLEY 47, SOUTHWOOD 46
Valley (9-6) 14 14 11 8 - 47
Southwood (4-11) 15 9 13 9 - 46
Valley -ÊJamie Doud 0 0-0 0, Sarah Kindig 0 0-0 0, Rachel Parker 0 0-0 0, Tabitha Pratt 6 0-0 16, Billie Jo Rosenstiel 1 0-0 2, Kathy Prater 1 3-3 5, Letitia Clauson 4 1-2 9, Rebekah Parker 6 0-0 13, Abby Shafer 1 0-0 2. Totals 19 4-5 47.
Southwood -ÊAshley Byerly 2 0-0 4, Rebekah Kellam 0 0-0 0, Amber Bowman 0 1-2 1, Brooke McKee 11 1-3 23, Gina Smith 4 1-2 9, Denae Gibson 4 1-1 9. Totals 21 4-8 46.
Three-point goals - Valley 5 (Pratt 4, Re. Parker). Total fouls - Valley 10, Southwood 11. Fouled out - Bowman. Turnovers - Valley 11, Southwood 12. Rebounds -ÊSouthwood 35, Valley 28 (Re. Parker 10, Pratt 7, Prater 6). Assists - Valley 11 (Re. Parker 4), Southwood N/A. Steals - Valley 6 (Prater 5), Southwood N/A.
JV: TIPPECANOE VALLEY 42, SOUTHWOOD 22
Valley (12-3) scoring -ÊHolly Green 8, Sherise Denny 8, Abby Shafer 8, Sara Zehr 6, Beth Leckrone 4, Emily Weaver 2, Heather Ramsey 2, Jenna McFadden 2, Caty Patterson 2
Valley rebounding leaders -ÊZehr 3, Anglin 3
Valley assists leader -ÊZehr 4
Valley steals leader - Denny 5
NORTHFIELD 65, WHITKO 40
Friday in South Whitley
Whitko's girls basketball team lost its fourth straight and eighth out of its last nine games. Whitko fell to 4-11 overall and 0-6 in the Three Rivers Conference, while Northfield improved to 10-4 overall and 4-2 in the TRC.
Northfield took control of the game early, outscoring Whitko 21-7 in the first quarter. The Wildcats finished with 26 turnovers in the game.
The Wildcats allowed two Northfield players to score 20 or more. Abby Wilson scored 10 in the first quarter and finished with 25, while Jessica Mast added 20. Teri Walter scored 10 to lead Whitko, and Monica Sands added nine points and eight rebounds.
Northfield (10-4) 21 21 14 9 - 65
Whitko (4-11) 7 13 7 13 - 40
Northfield - Guenin 2 0-0 4, Ross 0 4-8 4, Thomas 0 0-0 0, Schenkel 0 0-0 0, Shannon 0 4-8 4, McClure 0 0-0 0, Penner 0 2-2 2, Wilson 11 2-4 25, Mast 10 0-1 20, Stackhouse 0 0-0 0, Baston 4 2-2 10. Totals -Ê27 14-25 65.
Whitko -ÊTeri Walter 4-11 0-0 10, Tiffany Hatten 0-1 0-0 0, Christa Badskey 0-2 0-0 0, Stacie Warner 1-5 3-3 5, Angela Trump 1-6 5-6 7, Marla Rowland 0-3 0-2 0, Jennifer Wendel 1-1 0-0 2, Melissa Cripe 2-6 2-2 8, Monica Sands 4-6 1-1 9. Totals -Ê13-41 11-14 40.
Three-point goals - Whitko 4-16 (Walter 2-9, Cripe 2-5, Badskey 0-2), Northfield 1 (Wilson). Total fouls -ÊNorthfield 14, Whitko 17. Fouled out -ÊNone. Turnovers -ÊWhitko 26, Northfield N/A. Rebounds - Whitko 28 (Sands 8, Walter 7), Northfield N/A. Assists - Whitko 6 (Walter 3), Northfield N/A. Steals - Whitko 7 (Walter 2, Warner 2, Rowland 2), Northfield N/A. [[In-content Ad]]
All of the these things, missing a week ago in a 61-49 loss at Goshen, helped Warsaw rip Concord 67-47 on Friday. Warsaw's boys basketball team improves to 8-4 overall and 3-1 in the Northern Lakes Conference, while Concord drops to 7-6 overall and 1-3 in the NLC.
Warsaw starter Jerad Shaw scored 13 to lead Warsaw, and reserves Brian Johnson and Chris Clay added 11 each. Reserve Trent Martin scored nine, as did Tiger starter Josh Buck.
So balanced was Warsaw's scoring on this night that the bench outscored the starters 36-31.
Concord played without its leader and best player, 6-foot-10 junior John Morningstar. Morningstar, who averages 15 points and 11 rebounds per game, watched the game on the bench dressed in street clothes. He has missed two games with a grade-two shoulder separation. Concord lost both games, 86-46 to Elkhart Central and now the 20-point loss to Warsaw.
Minus Morningstar, no other Minutemen averages 10 points or five rebounds per game. Against Warsaw, reserve Mike Casey led with 12 points, and reserve Micah Staley, son of 1975 Warsaw graduate Robert Staley, added 11.
"[Missing Morningstar] showed up in our last two games," Concord coach Ryan Culp said. "He adds scoring inside, rebounding and intimidation. Those things are missed."
Said Warsaw coach Al Rhodes: "Obviously missing Morningstar was a huge factor defensively for them in the basket area. If he's in there, you're not going to get easy baskets. They miss him quite a lot."
The Tigers, who prepared as if Morningstar would be in the lineup, had their way against short-handed Concord.
So efficient was Warsaw's offense that the Tigers assisted on 22 of 24 field goals and shot 24 of 46 (52 percent). Holding a 17-15 lead at the 6:14 mark of the second quarter, Warsaw went on a 39-14 spurt to take a 56-29 lead with 7:21 left in the fourth quarter.
Warsaw thrived especially in the third quarter, as the Tigers hit open basket after basket to finish 11 of 17 (65 percent) from the field. The Tigers scored after Concord turnovers, they scored by grabbing offensive rebounds for putbacks, and they dissected Concord's 2-3 zone and half-court traps by finding the open man nearly every time. They scored seven field goals in the paint and hit three three-pointers in the quarter.
"The third quarter we moved the basketball well, especially against their half-court trap," Rhodes said. "We found the open man, whether it was against their man-to-man or zone.
"We're working hard to establish a balanced offense inside and outside. We had good balance tonight."
Shaw led the Tigers in the quarter, scoring 10 points as Warsaw outscored Concord 26-10 to take a 53-29 lead into the fourth. Warsaw's largest lead was 56-29 early in the fourth.
"Two of Warsaw's first three baskets in the second half, we didn't hold our own on offense and box out," Culp said. "That's not the way you want to start the third quarter by letting them score on our mistakes.
"Once we fell further behind, our defense had to be extended out, and then they got easy baskets underneath. But that's the thing we felt we had to do to get pressure on them."
Warsaw's reserve unit helped the Tigers start pulling away in the second quarter. With Martin, Johnson, Clay, Jason Foster and Buck on the floor in the second quarter, Warsaw upped its lead from 12-10 to 25-15. Clay scored six of the 13 points. Buck was especially active on defense, deflecting passes and forcing turnovers.
"Trent Martin, Chris Clay and Brian Johnson played well off the bench," Rhodes said. "Jerad Shaw and Josh Buck had strong games."
The Tigers struggled earlier this season against zone defenses, but Friday's clinic against Concord's 2-3 zone reinforced Rhodes' belief that the Tigers are past that obstacle.
"I think we've played well against zones since the second half of the NorthWood game in the NLC Tournament," he said. "We're starting to find out who our outside shooters are."
WARSAW 67, CONCORD 47
Concord (7-6) 10 9 10 18 - 47
Warsaw (8-4) 12 15 26 14 - 67
Concord FG FT A S R Pts.
Rider (F) 1-3 2-2 3 1 2 5
Nelson (F) 3-3 2-3 2 1 2 8
Kelly (C) 0-0 3-4 0 2 0 3
Martin (G) 2-4 0-0 1 1 1 6
Lugbill (G) 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0
Casey 5-9 0-1 0 0 6 12
Staley 5-10 1-2 0 2 3 11
L. Parker 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 2
Conrad 0-1 0-0 1 1 1 0
D. Parker 0-1 0-0 1 0 2 0
Shafer 0-1 0-2 0 0 1 0
Totals 17-34 8-14 8 8 18 47
Warsaw FG FT A S R Pts.
Seiss (G) 1-3 0-0 2 1 2 2
Shaw (F) 5-6 2-2 1 1 5 13
G. Clay (G) 2-6 0-0 0 0 0 5
Finnegan (C) 1-6 0-0 1 4 4 2
Buck (F) 4-8 1-2 5 3 5 9
Johnson 4-6 2-2 2 0 3 11
Foster 0-0 2-4 5 1 2 2
C. Clay 4-7 3-4 3 0 1 11
Martin 3-3 0-0 3 0 0 9
Fawley 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0
DeGeeter 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0
Knepper 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0
Fussle 0-0 3-4 0 0 0 3
Totals 24-46 13-18 22 11 24 67
Three-point goals - Warsaw 5-9 (Martin 3-3, G. Clay 1-3, Johnson 1-1, Seiss 0-1, Finnegan 0-1), Concord 3-10 (Martin 2-4, Rider 1-3, Staley 0-2, Conrad 0-1). Turnovers - Warsaw 13, Concord 20. Fouled out - None. Total fouls -ÊWarsaw 17, Concord 20.
JV: WARSAW 55, CONCORD 41
Warsaw (11-0) scoring -ÊWilliam Knepper 14, Erik Fussle 13, Geoff Walmer 10, Ryan DeGeeter 9, Suraj Datta 5, Scott Howard 2, Grant Toney 2
Concord (10-3) scoring -ÊLeVon Parker 10, C.J. Shafer 10, David Hunt 6, Generald Kimbrough 5, Trevor Bitting 4, Tim McGraw 2, Adam Morningstar 2, Mike Simpson 2
Panthers Give Redskins First NLC Loss
By Craig Helfrich, Times-Union Sports Correspondent
NAPPANEE -ÊHeading into the 2000-01 basketball season, the Goshen Redskins boys basketball team was not picked to vie for the Northern Lakes Conference crown.
The Redskins have proved people wrong so far. After starting 3-0, they stood atop the conference heading into Friday night's game at NorthWood.
The Redskins had a lot to prove heading into the Panther Pit. The Redskins were defeated on their home court in the opening round of the NLC tourney 62-60 by NorthWood.
The Panther Pit was electric from the time both teams stepped on the floor to begin warm ups as the intensity was high all around the building. The price of admission was well worth it for the fans as they saw a classic, tight NLC game won again by the Panthers, 57-48.
With the Goshen loss, Warsaw, Plymouth and Goshen are tied at 3-1 in the NLC.
"We hustled a lot tonight, and we rebounded well,' NorthWood coach Dan Gunn said. "I thought our guys came out with a lot of intensity, and we got a big win.'
As far as Goshen coach Brian Bechtel was concerned, he didn't get the effort he was looking for from his conference-leading team.
"I give all the credit to NorthWood. They were a lot hungrier than we were tonight,' Bechtel said. "We didn't do anything right.'
The Redskins came out hot, scoring the first four points to take a quick 4-0 lead. After the fast start, the Panthers went on an 8-0 run to take the lead at 8-4. Sophomore guard Robbie Lightfoot hit two three-pointers for the Panthers to jump start their offense. Rory Clouse finished the quarter with four straight points to give the Panthers a 12-6 lead after one.
Goshen, known as a good defensive team, gave up some easy buckets due to not blocking out, which hurt the Redskins throughout the game.
"We didn't block out at all. We take a lot of pride in our defense,' Bechtel said. "Our defense was no good because we couldn't finish the possession with a rebound.'The second quarter was another quarter of spurts. The Panthers got off to a 16-8 lead thanks to lay-ups by Sean Clem and Ryan Bradley. Bradley, who has been hitting on high cylinders of late, was held to two first-quarter points.
With 5:03 to play, Goshen went on a 7-0 run to cut the lead to 16-15.
Goshen leading scorer Jeremiah Gamauf had four points in that run. Gamauf, however, was stifled by the Panther defense. Gamauf was held to six points.
"We did a good job of finding Gamauf,' Gunn said. "He is a great player. That was a key to the win.'
Goshen finished the quarter on an Andrew Hershberger lay-up with one second left to close the half at 18-17.
"Our offense was stagnant the whole night,' Bechtel said. "Our ball movement was terrible and so was our offense.'
The second half was more high-scoring after the first half saw its slow-down moments.
In the first three minutes of the quarter, there were four lead changes and one tie between the two NLC rivals.
With the score 23-22 in NorthWood's favor, Goshen's Brandon Hughes hit a three-pointer from the corner as the Redskins took a 25-23 lead with 5:02 to play. After a NorthWood miss, Goshen added to its lead as Matt Lewallen hit a lay-up to give the Redskins a four-point lead at 27-23 with 4:29 left.
The Redskins would then go in a funk, not scoring for four minutes, thus giving the Panthers a great opportunity to do something positive.
NorthWood went on a 12-0 run to take a 35-27 lead with 46 seconds to play in the quarter.
The Panthers had some key defensive stops that changed the direction of the game.
"Clouse took two offensive charges in that big run that our team and our crowd fed off of,' Gunn said. "Those were big plays for us.'
The Redskins finally scored with 29 seconds left as Gamauf scored his only two points of the half to cut the lead to 35-29.
The fourth quarter started off the same way the third quarter ended for Goshen: frustrating.
NorthWood opened the quarter by scoring the first four points to give itself its biggest lead of the night at 41-29 with 5:43 to play.
"We started out the game good, and we started the third quarter good,' Bechtel said. "NorhWood forced us to take a lot of bad shots, and our leaders didn't do their jobs tonight.'
Free throws turned out to be a big factor in the fourth quarter. Goshen finished the quarter 6 of 9, while the Panthers hit 12 of 18 to ice the game. Willy Will hit 4 of 7, Ryan Bradley went 5 of 6, and Rory Clouse hit both his attempts to help with holding off the Redskins.
"We hit our free throws when they counted, and that was huge,' Gunn said. "I am going to have a good day tommorrow.'
Probably the biggest stat of the second half as far as the Panthers were concerned was the turnover factor. In last week's loss to Northridge, the Panthers had some key turnovers down the stretch that caused the loss.
In Friday's big game, the Panthers took care of the ball, committing only two second-half turnovers and finishing with only eight.
"In tight games, turnovers will beat you. We did that last week,' Gunn said. "I am very happy with our low amount tonight.'
Will led the Panthers with 16 points. Bradley chipped in 15. Lightfoot and Clouse added nine each.
Brandon Hughes led the Redskins with 19, while Hershberger finished with 12.
NorthWood travels to Angola on Tuesday while Goshen hosts Elkhart Memorial on Friday.
NORTHWOOD 57, GOSHEN 48
Goshen (7-6, 3-1) 6 11 12 19 - 48
NorthWood (6-3, 2-2) 12 6 19 20 - 57
Goshen FG FT A S R Pts.
Beckett 0-1 0-2 1 0 0 0
Latham (G) 1-5 2-3 4 0 4 5
Gamauf (G) 3-12 0-0 2 0 0 6
Graber (F) 0-1 2-2 0 0 5 2
Szynal 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Hughes (F) 7-16 2-4 0 1 9 19
Lewallen 2-5 0-0 0 0 0 4
Hershberger (C) 6-9 0-0 0 2 5 12
Totals 19-49 6-11 7 3 23 48
NorthWood FG FT A S R Pts.
Will (G) 5-12 6-9 3 0 5 16
Reynolds (G) 2-6 0-0 1 1 4 4
Lightfoot (G) 3-5 1-3 0 0 6 9
Bradley (F) 5-12 5-6 0 0 3 15
Clouse (C) 2-8 5-6 0 0 4 9
Clem 1-1 0-0 3 1 1 2
Klotz 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 2
Totals 19-45 17-24 7 2 23 57
Three-point goals -ÊGoshen (4-18) Jeremiah Latham 1-4, Jeremiah Gamauf 0-6, Brandon Hughes 3-8, NorthWood (2-10) Willy Will 0-1, Robbie Lightfoot 2-3, Ryan Bradley 0-4, Rory Clouse 0-2. Turnovers - Goshen 14, NorthWood 8. Total fouls - Goshen 22, NorthWood 23. Fouled out -ÊHershberger.
JV: GOSHEN 44, NORTHWOOD 34
Hot-Handed Hicks Not Enough Against Zebras
By Dale Hubler, Times-Union Sports Writer
NORTH MANCHESTER - If ESPN's Dan Patrick would have been at Manchester's varsity girls basketball game Friday with visiting Three Rivers Conference rival Rochester, he would have referred to 5-foot-10 Squire senior Jessica Hicks as "simply en fuego," meaning on fire.
And on fire Hicks was. Unfortunately for Manchester, the same couldn't be said about her teammates.
Led by Hicks' 39 points, Manchester took the Class 3A No. 10 Zebras to the wire before falling 57-52.
Hicks single-handedly kept the Squires in the game, but when all was said and done, that's where Rochester coach Tony Stesiak pointed to when asked how his team won.
"To our kids' credit, they battled and didn't let anyone else hurt us," Stesiak said. "Manchester really only got contributions from one player. We got contributions from a lot of players."
In what was billed as the TRC championship, Rochester is now 15-1 overall and 6-0 in conference action; Manchester falls to 10-4 and 5-1. With each team playing but one more TRC game, Friday's win guaranteed Rochester at least a share of the title.
"They're a heck of a team," first-year Manchester coach Mike Parker said of Rochester. "They are a very solid team. I told our girls not to give up. I'm guessing they average somewhere around 70 points per game, and for us to hold them in the 50s is pretty good."
The two teams went back and forth in the first quarter, with the biggest lead of the quarter being Rochester's 18-14 lead when time ran out.
Hicks scored all 11 of Manchester's points in the second stanza, as the Squires outscored Rochester 11-8 to cut the Zebras' lead to 26-25.
Hicks finished the first half with 23 points. 5-foot-7 junior point guard Heather Terflinger was the only other Manchester player to break into the scoring column in the first half, scoring two points.
"Hicks is one of the best post players in the state," Stesiak said. "She belongs on the Indiana All-Star team."
Hicks scored her 39 points on 15-of-20 shooting from the field and a 7-of-10 performance at the charity stripe. She also pulled down 14 rebounds. The rest of the Squires combined to go 6 of 30 from the field, scoring 13 points.
Terflinger finished with five, while senior Jennifer Jester and junior Ann Harms chipped in with four each.
Junior center Kaitlyn Thomas led the Zebras in the scoring column with 23 points, while 5-5 senior guard Jill Bair chipped in with 15 and freshman Courtney Felke 11. Thomas also had eight rebounds to go with her 9-of-15 performance from the field.
Hicks hit a three-pointer at the 4:01 mark of the third quarter to give the Squires a 34-31 lead, but Rochester went on a 6-0 run to take a 37-34 lead with 50 seconds remaining in the frame. Rochester led 37-36 going into the final frame.
Hicks scored two buckets and Terflinger a free throw as the Squires started the fourth quarter with a 5-0 run that gave them a 41-37 lead with 6:09 remaining. A Hicks three-pointer with 2:57 remaining in regulation gave Manchester a 46-44 lead. Felke then hit a three of her own with 1:55 left to play, giving the Zebras a 49-48 lead. Jill Bair then hit two free throws and Thomas a bucket with 56 ticks on the clock to put the Zebras up 53-48.
Hicks bailed Manchester out one last time, scoring a basket with 15 seconds remaining to pull the Squires within two, 54-52. But having to foul to stay in the game, Manchester put Felke at the line with 12 seconds left. She connected on 1 of 2 to give Rochester a 55-52 lead.
The Squires then tried to find a shot, possibly a three to tie it, but a Jester field goal attempt came nowhere close to the hoop. The Zebras got the rebound, were fouled, and Thomas added a pair of free throws with one second left to account for the 57-52 final.
"I told the kids not to give up," Parker said. "We probably should have went for a three, but we didn't. I'm real proud of the way the kids played, though. We took a good team down to the wire."
Manchester will host Class A No. 1 Triton Tuesday and will finish its TRC schedule next Saturday at Tippecanoe Valley. Northfield is the only TRC opponent in the way of an outright championship for Rochester.
NO. 10 (3A) ROCHESTER 57, MANCHESTER 52
Rochester (15-1, 6-0) 18 8 11 20 - 57
Manchester (10-4, 5-1) 14 11 11 16 - 52
Rochester FG FT R S Pts.
T. Bair (G) 2-8 2-2 3 3 6
Felke (G) 4-14 1-2 5 2 11
J. Bair (G) 5-14 3-5 4 1 15
Thomas (C) 9-15 3-4 8 1 23
Bowers (F) 0-0 0-1 1 0 0
Fornal 0-0 0-0 3 0 0
Whistler 1-4 0-2 7 0 2
Totals 21-55 9-16 31 7 57
Manchester FG FT R S Pts.
Terflinger (G) 2-10 1-2 5 1 5
Jester (G) 2-5 0-0 3 2 4
Harms (F) 2-9 0-0 5 0 4
White (F) 0-2 0-0 9 0 0
Hicks (C) 15-20 7-10 14 0 39
Bowers 0-1 0-0 0 0 0
Keffaber 0-1 0-0 1 0 0
Rager 0-2 0-0 1 2 0
Totals 21-50 8-12 38 5 52
Three-point goals - Rochester 3-14 (Felke 2-6, J. Bair 1-5, Thomas 0-2, T. Bair 0-1), Manchester 2-8 (Hicks 2-4, Jester 0-2, White 0-1, Rager 0-1). Turnovers - Rochester 9, Manchester 13. Fouls - Rochester 12, Manchester 15. Fouled out - none.
JV - Rochester 35, Manchester 34
Rochester scoring - Andrea Taylor 12, Kenzie Horn 6, Kari Koontz 4, Brooke Riddle 4, Aubry Roe 4, Lindsey Dishman 3, Rachael Steinmeyer 2
Manchester scoring - Keela Roser 14, Ashlee Farmer 9, Carrie Fox 4, Katie Fairchild 2, Mindy Rogers 2, Tyffany Hippensteel 2, Amy Arnett 1
Four Score In Double Figures As Whitko Downs Northfield
Times-Union Staff Report
SOUTH WHITLEY - Led by a quartet of double-figure scorers, Whitko's varsity boys basketball team topped visiting Three Rivers Conference rival Northfield 67-56 Friday.
Whitko impoves to 7-5 overall and 2-2 in the TRC, while Northfield falls to 2-10 and 0-4.
Josh Hoffman led the Wildcats in the scoring column with 16 points, while Alex Frantz added 14, Adam Wendel 13 and Alan Robbins 10.
Northfield's Kyle Merrick led all scorers with 18 points, while teammates Josh Merrick added 16 and Nathan Culver 14.
Northfield led 14-13 after one quarter of play, but Whitko outscored its visitors 18-7 in the second stanza to begin to take control of the game.
Whitko will be at TRC foe Oak Hill Friday.
WHITKO 67, NORTHFIELD 56
Northfield (2-10, 0-4) 14 7 16 19 - 56
Whitko (7-5, 2-2) 13 18 14 22 - 67
Northfield - Nathan Culver 5 3-4 14, Josh Merrick 4 6-8 16, Kyle Merrick 6 4-4 18, Todd McKillip 0 1-2 1, Jason Eads 1 0-0 2, Richie Sherman 1 0-0 2, Jared Neale 0 0-0 0, Johnny Miller 1 0-0 3, Gillespie 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 14-18 56.
Whitko - Adam Wendel 6 0-0 13, Anthony Clausen 0 0-0 0, Drew Lopshire 0 0-0 0, Brad Walpole 3 1-3 8, Alan Robbins 2 5-6 10, Drew Spangle 0 0-0 0, Alex Franz 5 4-4 14, Josh Hoffman 5 6-8 16, Brent Goble 2 2-22 6, John Woods 0 0-2 0, Ben Garber 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 18-25 67.
Three-point goals - Northfield 6 (J. Merrick 2, K. Merrick 2, Culver 1, Miller 1), Whitko 3 (Walpole 1, Robbins 1, Wendel 1). Rebounds - Whitko 31 (Goble 6, Frantz 6), Northfield N/A. Turnovers - Whitko 6, Northfield N/A. Assists - Whitko 16 (Wendel 4, Walpole 4), Northfield N/A. Steals - Whitko 8 (Hoffman 3), Northfield N/A. Fouls - Whitko 18, Northfield 21. Fouled out - none.
Triton Pounds Elkhart Baptist 70-43
Tiimes-Union Staff Report
BOURBON - Triton's boys basketball team outscored Elkhart Baptist 26-9 in the third quarter en route to a 70-43 Friday win.
The Trojans improve to 6-3, while Elkhart Baptist falls to 7-6.
Triton led 28-19 halftime but then blew the game open in the third quarter and took a 54-28 lead into the final quarter.
Jim Read and Ben Moore each scored 16 for Triton, and Jake Burnett added 13. Triton dominated on the boards, outrebounding Elkhart Baptist 15-2 on the offensive glass.
Triton (6-3) 10 18 26 16 - 70
E. Baptist (7-6) 12 7 9 15 - 43
Triton -ÊTyson Blackford 1-6 2-2 4, Eric Disher 1-4 5-8 7, Steven Boyer 1-4 3-4 5, Jake Burnett 4-7 3-4 13, Joey Potter 2-3 0-0 4, Matt Yankovich 0-0 0-0 0, Derek Sauer 2-5 0-0 4, Josh Moore 0-1 0-0 0, Jim Read 5-8 6-6 16, Ben Moore 6-7 4-5 16, Adam Wanemacher 0-2 1-2 1. Totals -Ê22-47 24-31 70.
Elkhart Baptist - Schrock 3 1-2 8, Schumacher 0 0-2 0, Minder 4 5-6 13, Reinking 1 0-2 2, Ryall 1 0-0 2, Brinks 1 4-4 6, Harris 1 1-1 3, Jacobs 4 1-2 9. Totals -Ê15 12-19 43.
Three-point goals - Elkhart Baptist 1 (Schrock), Triton 2-12 (Burnett 2-5, Blackford 0-2, Disher 0-2, Boyer 0-2, Wanemacher 0-1). Turnovers - Triton 24, Elkhart Baptist 20. Fouled out -ÊReinking. Total fouls -ÊTriton 18, Elkhart Baptist 24. Rebounds - Triton 32 (B. Moore 8, Read 5), Elkhart Baptist 10. Steals - Triton 5 (Boyer 3), Elkhart Baptist 12. Assists - Triton 12 (Blackford 6), Elkhart Baptist 11.
PLYMOUTH 50, WAWASEE 36
Friday in Syracuse
Wawasee's losing streak reached seven with a 14-point Friday loss to Plymouth.
Plymouth, ranked No. 5 in Class 3A, held Wawasee to three points in the first quarter on the Warriors' home court as the Pilgrims cruised to the 50-36 win.
The Pilgrims outscored the Warriors 12-3 in the opening quarter. The Warriors then trailed 22-10 at halftime and 30-19 at the end of the third quarter.
Plymouth improves to 8-2 overall and 3-1 in the Northern Lakes Conference, while Wawasee drops to 3-9 overall and 0-4 in the NLC.
Kevin Stuckmeyer scored 18 to lead Plymouth. Two players hit eight of Wawasee's 11 field goals and scored 27 of the Warriors' 36 points. Andrew Packer hit five field goals and 5 of 8 free throws to finish with 16 points, and Clint Custer hit three field goals and 5 of 6 free throws to add 11 points. Four Wawasee starters -ÊBrent Doty, Brian Adkins, Scott Beasley and Beau Brumbaugh - failed to score. Packer was the only Warrior starter to score.
Plymouth (8-2) 12 10 8 20 - 50
Wawasee (3-9) 3 7 9 17 - 36
Plymouth -ÊKyle Davis 0 0-0 0, Kevin Stuckmeyer 4 10-12 18, Adam Delp 0 3-4 3, Ben Snyder 2 0-2 6, Ryan Clinton 2 0-0 4, Kyle Wallace 1 0-2 2, Scott Zach 1 4-4 6, Scott McNeil 1 0-0 3, Brent Houin 4 0-0 8. Totals - 15 17-24 50.
Wawasee - Brent Doty 1 0-0 2, Andrew Packer 5 5-8 16, Clint Custer 3 5-6 11, Steve Conrad 1 2-2 5, Kyle Lantz 1 0-0 2, Travis Klenke 0 0-0 0, Brian Adkins 0 0-0 0, Scott Beasley 0 0-0 0, Beau Brumbaugh 0 0-0 0, Greg Abbs 0 0-0 0, Ben Kinsely 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 12-16 36.
Three-point goals - Wawasee 2 (Packer, Conrad), Plymouth 3 (Snyder 2, McNeil 1). Total fouls -ÊPlymouth 19, Wawasee 17. Fouled out - Packer.
Vikings Hold On To Beat Knights
Times-Union Staff Report
WABASH - Tippecanoe Valley freshman Rebekah Parker hit a basket with 28 seconds left as the Vikings held off Southwood's girls basketball team on Friday.
Parker's basket put Valley ahead 47-46, and the Viking defense clamped down the rest of the way. Valley moves to 9-6 overall and 3-3 in the Three Rivers Conference, while Southwood falls to 4-11 overall and 1-5 in the TRC.
Tabitha Pratt hit four three-pointers and led Valley with 16 points. Parker added 13 points and 10 rebounds. Kathy Prater turned in an all-around game with with five points, six rebounds and five steals. Letitia Clauson, replacing Lynette Wilcox, sidelined with the flu, had nine points.
Brooke McKee hit 11 of Southwood's 21 field goals and scored 23 of Southwood's 46 points.
TIPPECANOE VALLEY 47, SOUTHWOOD 46
Valley (9-6) 14 14 11 8 - 47
Southwood (4-11) 15 9 13 9 - 46
Valley -ÊJamie Doud 0 0-0 0, Sarah Kindig 0 0-0 0, Rachel Parker 0 0-0 0, Tabitha Pratt 6 0-0 16, Billie Jo Rosenstiel 1 0-0 2, Kathy Prater 1 3-3 5, Letitia Clauson 4 1-2 9, Rebekah Parker 6 0-0 13, Abby Shafer 1 0-0 2. Totals 19 4-5 47.
Southwood -ÊAshley Byerly 2 0-0 4, Rebekah Kellam 0 0-0 0, Amber Bowman 0 1-2 1, Brooke McKee 11 1-3 23, Gina Smith 4 1-2 9, Denae Gibson 4 1-1 9. Totals 21 4-8 46.
Three-point goals - Valley 5 (Pratt 4, Re. Parker). Total fouls - Valley 10, Southwood 11. Fouled out - Bowman. Turnovers - Valley 11, Southwood 12. Rebounds -ÊSouthwood 35, Valley 28 (Re. Parker 10, Pratt 7, Prater 6). Assists - Valley 11 (Re. Parker 4), Southwood N/A. Steals - Valley 6 (Prater 5), Southwood N/A.
JV: TIPPECANOE VALLEY 42, SOUTHWOOD 22
Valley (12-3) scoring -ÊHolly Green 8, Sherise Denny 8, Abby Shafer 8, Sara Zehr 6, Beth Leckrone 4, Emily Weaver 2, Heather Ramsey 2, Jenna McFadden 2, Caty Patterson 2
Valley rebounding leaders -ÊZehr 3, Anglin 3
Valley assists leader -ÊZehr 4
Valley steals leader - Denny 5
NORTHFIELD 65, WHITKO 40
Friday in South Whitley
Whitko's girls basketball team lost its fourth straight and eighth out of its last nine games. Whitko fell to 4-11 overall and 0-6 in the Three Rivers Conference, while Northfield improved to 10-4 overall and 4-2 in the TRC.
Northfield took control of the game early, outscoring Whitko 21-7 in the first quarter. The Wildcats finished with 26 turnovers in the game.
The Wildcats allowed two Northfield players to score 20 or more. Abby Wilson scored 10 in the first quarter and finished with 25, while Jessica Mast added 20. Teri Walter scored 10 to lead Whitko, and Monica Sands added nine points and eight rebounds.
Northfield (10-4) 21 21 14 9 - 65
Whitko (4-11) 7 13 7 13 - 40
Northfield - Guenin 2 0-0 4, Ross 0 4-8 4, Thomas 0 0-0 0, Schenkel 0 0-0 0, Shannon 0 4-8 4, McClure 0 0-0 0, Penner 0 2-2 2, Wilson 11 2-4 25, Mast 10 0-1 20, Stackhouse 0 0-0 0, Baston 4 2-2 10. Totals -Ê27 14-25 65.
Whitko -ÊTeri Walter 4-11 0-0 10, Tiffany Hatten 0-1 0-0 0, Christa Badskey 0-2 0-0 0, Stacie Warner 1-5 3-3 5, Angela Trump 1-6 5-6 7, Marla Rowland 0-3 0-2 0, Jennifer Wendel 1-1 0-0 2, Melissa Cripe 2-6 2-2 8, Monica Sands 4-6 1-1 9. Totals -Ê13-41 11-14 40.
Three-point goals - Whitko 4-16 (Walter 2-9, Cripe 2-5, Badskey 0-2), Northfield 1 (Wilson). Total fouls -ÊNorthfield 14, Whitko 17. Fouled out -ÊNone. Turnovers -ÊWhitko 26, Northfield N/A. Rebounds - Whitko 28 (Sands 8, Walter 7), Northfield N/A. Assists - Whitko 6 (Walter 3), Northfield N/A. Steals - Whitko 7 (Walter 2, Warner 2, Rowland 2), Northfield N/A. [[In-content Ad]]