Manchester Squeaks By Whitko, 44-41
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
SOUTH WHITLEY -ÊOn paper, Friday night's game between the Whitko and Manchester girls basketball teams looked one-sided.
Manchester was 7-1, Whitko was 3-5.
But that's on paper.
What actually happened was far from lopsided as the Three Rivers Conference Rivals met in South Whitley and the Squires went home with a 44-41 skin-of-their-teeth win.
Manchester jumped out to a 5-0 lead early in the first quarter, but that advantage was short-lived as Whitko fought back to get within one, 13-12, at the end of the stanza.
At the 7:38 mark in the second frame, Whitko took its first lead of the game when Angela Trump hit a basket to make the score 14-13. A few seconds later, Trump hit two free throws to extend the Wildcat lead to three.
The Squires and Wildcats traded baskets through the end of the quarter with neither team taking a lead of more than three points.
Going into the halftime break, Whitko held a 26-25 lead, but Manchester fired back in the third.
Heather Terflinger and Ann Harms joined forces to score the first three baskets of the third period and give Manchester up 31-26.
However, Whitko's Teri Walter drained a triple to put her team back in the thick of things, 31-29.
That was as far ahead as Manchester got, and by the end of the quarter Whitko whittled the Squire lead back down to one, 38-37.
Harms struck again early in the final quarter of play, hitting two straight baskets to build a five-point lead for the Squires.
"Our girls never gave up," said Whitko coach Mike Sands. "They hustled. They played hard. They just don't quit."
At the 2:39 mark, Trump netted two free throws to put Whitko within one point again, 42-41, but Harms sealed the Manchester win by sinking two free throws with 2:01 to play.
The final two minutes of play remained scoreless, and Manchester squeaked out a 44-41 win.
"I came and watched Whitko play," said Manchester coach Mark Underwood. "They had a 3-5 record, but they played some really tough teams, North Miami, Garrett, Fort Wayne Elmhurst. Their record is very deceiving. I have to give them a lot of credit. I would not trade my girls for the world, but of all the team we've played, they are one of the most hard-working from top to bottom. From the opening tip-off until the final buzzer, they were in the game and they never gave up."
But both coaches agreed the key to this game was defense.
"On the whole, I am very proud of our defense," said Underwood. "Our defense was very effective in the second half. In the first half, we backed down on defense and let them score 26 points. I challenged the girls at halftime to pick up the defensive end of play and hold them below 52 total points. We were able to hold Whitko to 15 points in the second half and just four in the fourth quarter."
"I am extremely proud of our girls," said Sands. "We did an excellent job defensively. We missed a couple of baskets, but overall we played well."
Harms led all scorers with 17 points. She also pulled down six rebounds and grabbed four steals. Terflinger added 15 points for Manchester.
Angela Trump led Whitko with a double-double. She netted 14 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for the WIldcats. Teri Walters went 3 for 9 from behind the arc and finished the game with 11 points.
Manchester improves to 8-1 with the win, while Whitko falls to 3-6. The Squires take on Maconaquah at home Thursday. Whitko hosts West Noble Tuesday.
MANCHESTER 44, WHITKO 41
Manchester (8-1) 13 12 13 6 - 44
Whitko (3-6) 12 14 11 4 - 41
Manchester FG FT R S Pts.
*Terflinger 5-9 5-7 4 4 15
*Keffaber 0-1 1-2 2 0 1
*Fox 1-2 1-3 2 0 3
*Harms 7-12 3-4 6 4 17
*Rager 2-10 2-2 12 0 6
Roser 1-3 0-0 0 0 2
Totals 16-37 12-18 26 8 44
Whitko FG FT R S Pts.
*Walter 4-12 0-0 1 2 11
*Sellers 2-10 1-2 5 1 5
*Wendel 2-5 0-0 4 2 5
*Trump 5-10 4-4 12 2 14
*Badskey 2-5 0-0 0 1 4
Rowland 1-1 0-0 0 0 2
Totals 16-42 5-6 22 6 41
Three-point goals -ÊManchester 0-2 (Rager 0-2), Whitko 4-18 (Walter 3-9, Sellers 0-4, Wendel 1-4, Badskey 0-1). Fouls -ÊManchester 9, Whitko 18. Fouled out -Ênone. Technical fouls -ÊWhitko 1 (coach).
JV Score -ÊWHITKO 27, MANCHESTER 24
Manchester scoring -ÊKarla Coble 1, Amy Arnett 4, Heather Patrick 2, Brittany Fratus 4, Megan Hoch 5, Ashlee Farmer 6
Whitko scoring - Amanda Busz 11, Jolene Reed 4, Miranda Wilkinson 2, Angie Juricak 8, Kristy Jeffrey 2
Tiger Boys Sting Gary Lew Wallace Hornets
By Dale Hubler, Times-Union Sports Writer
As if its coach's name was Sherwin Williams, Warsaw's boys basketball team was in the paint business Friday night.
In an 87-51 thrashing of Gary Wallace last night, the Tigers had their way inside, scoring at will and upping their season record to 3-1. Gary Wallace falls to 1-5.
Last Saturday, minutes after a win over Gary Wirt, veteran Warsaw coach Al Rhodes said his team needed to sharpen its inside game. In their 36-point win over the hapless Hornets Friday, the Tigers were razor sharp.
"All of our perimeter players did a better job of looking inside tonight," Rhodes said. "We were strong in attacking the basket area. Ryan DeGeeter and Jared Shaw started well, and then Erik Fussle and William Knepper continued it. This was a mismatch physically."
The Tigers, who won for the 387th time under Rhodes, wasted no time in delivering the knockout punch. With the game knotted at 4 early in the first quarter, Warsaw went on an 18-4 run to take a 22-8 lead into the second quarter.
With senior Chris Clay leading the way, the Tigers continued to dominate Wallace in the second quarter, swatting any attempted Hornet run.
Clay scored 16 of his game-high 23 points points in the first half as the Tigers led 45-25 at the break.
To go with his 23 points, Clay also pulled down eight rebounds. Twin brother Greg scored 13 points, while Fussle had 12, Shaw nine, Knepper seven and DeGeeter six. Shaw and Knepper also grabbed eight rebounds each, while Fussle had seven.
In all, 10 of 12 Tigers that saw the floor found their way into the scoring column, much the way Warsaw found its way inside.
Senior transfer Davin Scott scored five points for the Tigers, while senior first-year player Cory Kindig chipped in with four.
"Davin Scott had his best performance of the year," Rhodes said. "Fussle played pretty good as well. Cory Kindig, a kid that hasn't been in our program before, has been doing a good job as a role player. He doesn't get a lot of minutes, so it was nice to see him play well tonight."
The Tigers opened the second half with an 18-5 that gave them a 63-30 lead with 2:02 remaining in the third.
Unlike the Gary Wirt game where the Tigers built a 20-point lead only to see it dwindle to four late in the game, Gary Wallace was no threat.
Senior Raymond Gholson led the Hornets in the scoring column with 18 points, despite a 6-of-16 effort from the field. Shallum Culp added 10 points on a 4-of-25 performance from the field. In all, Gary Wallace was 17 of 60 from the field, including a lackluster 6 of 24 beyond the arc. Warsaw, on the other hand, was 34 of 56 from the field and outrebounded the Hornets 50-21.
"We had a strong rebounding effort tonight I thought," Rhodes said. "It was nice to get more minutes for all 12 players."
Warsaw will put its three-game win streak on the line tonight at Penn, last year's Class 4A state runner-up. For the Tigers, it's their first double-weekend of the season.
"Double-weekends are always tough," Rhodes said. "Penn is a tough place to play. They're inexperienced (having graduated four starters) but it's their first game at home and they have a 6-8 center. That concerns me. We haven't seen height like that yet."
WARSAW 87, GARY WALLACE 51
Wallace (1-5) 8 17 9 17 - 51
Warsaw (2-1) 22 23 23 19 - 87
Wallace FG FT R S Pts.
J. Rhodes (G) 1-3 1-5 2 1 2
Powell (G) 0-2 0-0 0 1 0
Culp (G) 4-25 0-0 3 3 10
Gholson (F) 6-16 3-4 3 1 18
Williams (C) 2-2 3-6 5 1 7
Hollis 1-3 0-0 0 0 3
M. Rhodes 0-2 0-0 3 0 0
Jackson 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
Dunham 0-1 0-0 1 0 0
Boone 2-4 2-2 4 2 6
Pope 1-2 0-0 4 1 2
Totals 17-60 9-17 21 11 51
Warsaw FG FT R S Pts.
Seiss (G) 1-2 2-2 4 2 2
G. Clay (G) 4-6 4-7 3 2 13
C. Clay (F) 10-12 2-4 8 0 23
Shaw (F) 4-8 0-0 8 0 9
DeGeeter (C) 3-3 0-0 3 0 6
Walmer 2-3 0-0 0 0 4
Kindig 2-4 0-1 4 0 4
Datta 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
Moore 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Scott 2-6 1-4 5 0 5
Knepper 1-6 5-7 8 3 7
Fussle 5-6 2-4 7 0 12
Totals 34-56 16-29 50 8 87
Three-point goals - Wallace 6-24 (Gholson 3-8, Culp 2-9, Hollis 1-2, J. Rhodes 0-2, M. Rhodes 0-2, Dunham 0-1), Warsaw 3-7 (G. Clay 1-2, Shaw 1-2, C. Clay 1-1, Scott 0-1, Knepper 0-1). Fouls - Wallace 26, Warsaw 13. Fouled out - Culp, Williams.
JV - Warsaw 41, Gary Wallace 40
Warsaw scoring - Michael Weinhorst 13, Todd Braddock 11, Adam Griggs 7, Greg Allison 4, Riley Fuller 3, Ryan Schultz 2, Michael Moore 1
Warrior Girls Smother NLC Foe Goshen
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GOSHEN - Led by a stingy defense and senior Shanna Zolman's 31 points, Wawasee's varsity girls basketball team scored a 49-18 win at Northern Lakes Conference foe Goshen Friday.
The Class 4A No. 4 Warriors jumped on the host Redskins early, taking a 14-4 advantage after the first quarter and leading 29-9 at the break.
The 31-point win improves Wawasee's record to 8-0 overall and 1-0 in the NLC.
To go with her 31 points, Zolman tallied three rebounds and made five steals. Meagan Wallen and Jocelyn Higginbothan scored six points each for Wawasee in the win. Shanna Hoogenboom and Ali Faulkner scored five each for Goshen.
The Warriors host Lakeland Tuesday and then host NLC rival Warsaw next Saturday.
NO. 4 (4A) WAWASEE 49, GOSHEN 18
Wawasee 14 15 10 10 - 49
Goshen 4 5 5 4 - 18
Wawasee - Henderson 0-1 0-0 0, Fawley 0-1 0-0 0, Zolman 13-23 0-0 31, Wallen 2-4 2-2 6, Higginbotham 3-4 0-0 6, Sorenson 2-2 0-1 4, Leach 0-0 0-0 0, Lamb 0-0 0-0 0, Hershberger 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 21-36 5-9 49.
Goshen - Lambuth 1-2 0-0 2, Headings 1-2 0-0 2, Hoogenboom 2-9 0-0 5, Szynal 1-4 0-0 2, Faulkner 1-2 3-4 5, Kercher 0-1 0-0 0, Zehr 0-0 0-0 0, Leeper 0-1 0-0 0, Mast 0-0 0-0 0, Hershberger 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 7-22 3-4 18.
Three-point goals - Wawasee 5-9 (Zolman 5-8, Wallen 0-1), Goshen 1-4 (Hoogenboom 1-4). Rebounds - Wawasee 11 (Higgenbotham 4), Goshen 13 (Kercher 3, Faulkner 3). Fouls - Wawasee 10, Goshen 10. Fouled out - none.
Triton Trojans On Two-Game Skid
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BREMEN - After winning 17 straight games, Triton's varsity girls basketball team now finds itself with a two-game losing streak.
Following a home loss to Tippecanoe Valley Wednesday, the Class 2A No. 6 Trojans fell 52-42 Friday night at Northern State Conference rival Bremen.
The teams were deadlocked at 22 after two quarter of play, but a 15-8 third quarter in favor of Bremen opened the game a bit.
The loss drops Triton to 6-2 overall and 1-1 in NSC play.
Senior Amber Feldman led Triton with 13 points and 10 rebounds, while junior Ashli Senff had 10 points and six rebounds. Kaci Disher led Bremen with 19, while Mista Bollman chipped in with 11.
The Trojans host Fort Wayne Canterbury today.
BREMEN 52, NO. 6 (2A) TRITON 42
Triton 16 6 8 12 - 42
Bremen 16 6 15 15 - 52
Triton - Senff 3 4-8 10, G. Westafer 1 5-6 7, McClarnon 0 1-2 1, Meister 1 0-6 2, A. Feldman 4 5-6 13, C. Feldman 1 2-3 4, Zelt 0 0-0 0, K. Feldman 0 0-0 0, Bell 0 5-7 5, A. Westafer 0 0-0 0. Totals - 10 22-38 42.
Bremen - Bilenski 0 0-0 0, Bollman 2 7-8 11, Phillips 1 0-0 2, Huber 1 0-0 2, Watkins 2 1-4 5, Disher 7 2-2 19, Powell 1 0-0 2, Yeager 0 0-0 0, Bollenbacher 1 2-4 4, Lafree 1 5-6 7. Totals 16 17-24 52.
Three-point goals - Triton 0, Bremen 3 (Disher 3). Rebounds - Triton 29 (A. Feldman 10), Bremen 36. Fouls - Triton 22, Bremen 25. Fouled out - A. Feldman, Bollenbacher, Disher.
Whitko Boys Cagers Fall At Homestead
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FORT WAYNE - Despite a 17-point effort from junior John Woods, Whitko's varsity boys basketball team fell 52-39 at Homestead Friday night.
Leading 8-6 after one quarter of play, the host Spartans outscored Whitko 15-10 in the second stanza and 13-10 in the third quarter.
The Wildcats attempted 29 free throws during the game but made just 15 of them.
Alan Robbins added eight points in the loss, while Derrick Day had six.
Whitko will be in action next Friday when it hosts Three Rivers Conference rival Tippecanoe Valley.
HOMESTEAD 52, WHITKO 39
Whitko 6 10 10 13 - 39
Homestead 8 15 13 16 - 52
Whitko - Walter 0 2-2 2, Day 1 4-6 6, Robbins 2 4-4 8, Walpole 1 1-5 3, Spangle 0 1-2 1, Garber 1 0-4 2, Woods 7 3-6 17. Totals 12 15-29 39.
Homestead - Martin 1 1-2 4, Salisbury 0 1-2 1, Bond 0 0-0 0, Hines 6 0-0 14, Diem 0 0-0 0, Hoagland 3 2-4 9, Haifley 4 2-3 10, Lewis 2 2-2 6, Richardson 3 0-0 6, Green 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 8-13 52.
Three-point goals - Whitko 0, Homestead 4 (Hines 2, Hoagland 1, Martin 1). Fouls - Whitko 15, Homestead 25. Fouled out - Haifley. [[In-content Ad]]
SOUTH WHITLEY -ÊOn paper, Friday night's game between the Whitko and Manchester girls basketball teams looked one-sided.
Manchester was 7-1, Whitko was 3-5.
But that's on paper.
What actually happened was far from lopsided as the Three Rivers Conference Rivals met in South Whitley and the Squires went home with a 44-41 skin-of-their-teeth win.
Manchester jumped out to a 5-0 lead early in the first quarter, but that advantage was short-lived as Whitko fought back to get within one, 13-12, at the end of the stanza.
At the 7:38 mark in the second frame, Whitko took its first lead of the game when Angela Trump hit a basket to make the score 14-13. A few seconds later, Trump hit two free throws to extend the Wildcat lead to three.
The Squires and Wildcats traded baskets through the end of the quarter with neither team taking a lead of more than three points.
Going into the halftime break, Whitko held a 26-25 lead, but Manchester fired back in the third.
Heather Terflinger and Ann Harms joined forces to score the first three baskets of the third period and give Manchester up 31-26.
However, Whitko's Teri Walter drained a triple to put her team back in the thick of things, 31-29.
That was as far ahead as Manchester got, and by the end of the quarter Whitko whittled the Squire lead back down to one, 38-37.
Harms struck again early in the final quarter of play, hitting two straight baskets to build a five-point lead for the Squires.
"Our girls never gave up," said Whitko coach Mike Sands. "They hustled. They played hard. They just don't quit."
At the 2:39 mark, Trump netted two free throws to put Whitko within one point again, 42-41, but Harms sealed the Manchester win by sinking two free throws with 2:01 to play.
The final two minutes of play remained scoreless, and Manchester squeaked out a 44-41 win.
"I came and watched Whitko play," said Manchester coach Mark Underwood. "They had a 3-5 record, but they played some really tough teams, North Miami, Garrett, Fort Wayne Elmhurst. Their record is very deceiving. I have to give them a lot of credit. I would not trade my girls for the world, but of all the team we've played, they are one of the most hard-working from top to bottom. From the opening tip-off until the final buzzer, they were in the game and they never gave up."
But both coaches agreed the key to this game was defense.
"On the whole, I am very proud of our defense," said Underwood. "Our defense was very effective in the second half. In the first half, we backed down on defense and let them score 26 points. I challenged the girls at halftime to pick up the defensive end of play and hold them below 52 total points. We were able to hold Whitko to 15 points in the second half and just four in the fourth quarter."
"I am extremely proud of our girls," said Sands. "We did an excellent job defensively. We missed a couple of baskets, but overall we played well."
Harms led all scorers with 17 points. She also pulled down six rebounds and grabbed four steals. Terflinger added 15 points for Manchester.
Angela Trump led Whitko with a double-double. She netted 14 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for the WIldcats. Teri Walters went 3 for 9 from behind the arc and finished the game with 11 points.
Manchester improves to 8-1 with the win, while Whitko falls to 3-6. The Squires take on Maconaquah at home Thursday. Whitko hosts West Noble Tuesday.
MANCHESTER 44, WHITKO 41
Manchester (8-1) 13 12 13 6 - 44
Whitko (3-6) 12 14 11 4 - 41
Manchester FG FT R S Pts.
*Terflinger 5-9 5-7 4 4 15
*Keffaber 0-1 1-2 2 0 1
*Fox 1-2 1-3 2 0 3
*Harms 7-12 3-4 6 4 17
*Rager 2-10 2-2 12 0 6
Roser 1-3 0-0 0 0 2
Totals 16-37 12-18 26 8 44
Whitko FG FT R S Pts.
*Walter 4-12 0-0 1 2 11
*Sellers 2-10 1-2 5 1 5
*Wendel 2-5 0-0 4 2 5
*Trump 5-10 4-4 12 2 14
*Badskey 2-5 0-0 0 1 4
Rowland 1-1 0-0 0 0 2
Totals 16-42 5-6 22 6 41
Three-point goals -ÊManchester 0-2 (Rager 0-2), Whitko 4-18 (Walter 3-9, Sellers 0-4, Wendel 1-4, Badskey 0-1). Fouls -ÊManchester 9, Whitko 18. Fouled out -Ênone. Technical fouls -ÊWhitko 1 (coach).
JV Score -ÊWHITKO 27, MANCHESTER 24
Manchester scoring -ÊKarla Coble 1, Amy Arnett 4, Heather Patrick 2, Brittany Fratus 4, Megan Hoch 5, Ashlee Farmer 6
Whitko scoring - Amanda Busz 11, Jolene Reed 4, Miranda Wilkinson 2, Angie Juricak 8, Kristy Jeffrey 2
Tiger Boys Sting Gary Lew Wallace Hornets
By Dale Hubler, Times-Union Sports Writer
As if its coach's name was Sherwin Williams, Warsaw's boys basketball team was in the paint business Friday night.
In an 87-51 thrashing of Gary Wallace last night, the Tigers had their way inside, scoring at will and upping their season record to 3-1. Gary Wallace falls to 1-5.
Last Saturday, minutes after a win over Gary Wirt, veteran Warsaw coach Al Rhodes said his team needed to sharpen its inside game. In their 36-point win over the hapless Hornets Friday, the Tigers were razor sharp.
"All of our perimeter players did a better job of looking inside tonight," Rhodes said. "We were strong in attacking the basket area. Ryan DeGeeter and Jared Shaw started well, and then Erik Fussle and William Knepper continued it. This was a mismatch physically."
The Tigers, who won for the 387th time under Rhodes, wasted no time in delivering the knockout punch. With the game knotted at 4 early in the first quarter, Warsaw went on an 18-4 run to take a 22-8 lead into the second quarter.
With senior Chris Clay leading the way, the Tigers continued to dominate Wallace in the second quarter, swatting any attempted Hornet run.
Clay scored 16 of his game-high 23 points points in the first half as the Tigers led 45-25 at the break.
To go with his 23 points, Clay also pulled down eight rebounds. Twin brother Greg scored 13 points, while Fussle had 12, Shaw nine, Knepper seven and DeGeeter six. Shaw and Knepper also grabbed eight rebounds each, while Fussle had seven.
In all, 10 of 12 Tigers that saw the floor found their way into the scoring column, much the way Warsaw found its way inside.
Senior transfer Davin Scott scored five points for the Tigers, while senior first-year player Cory Kindig chipped in with four.
"Davin Scott had his best performance of the year," Rhodes said. "Fussle played pretty good as well. Cory Kindig, a kid that hasn't been in our program before, has been doing a good job as a role player. He doesn't get a lot of minutes, so it was nice to see him play well tonight."
The Tigers opened the second half with an 18-5 that gave them a 63-30 lead with 2:02 remaining in the third.
Unlike the Gary Wirt game where the Tigers built a 20-point lead only to see it dwindle to four late in the game, Gary Wallace was no threat.
Senior Raymond Gholson led the Hornets in the scoring column with 18 points, despite a 6-of-16 effort from the field. Shallum Culp added 10 points on a 4-of-25 performance from the field. In all, Gary Wallace was 17 of 60 from the field, including a lackluster 6 of 24 beyond the arc. Warsaw, on the other hand, was 34 of 56 from the field and outrebounded the Hornets 50-21.
"We had a strong rebounding effort tonight I thought," Rhodes said. "It was nice to get more minutes for all 12 players."
Warsaw will put its three-game win streak on the line tonight at Penn, last year's Class 4A state runner-up. For the Tigers, it's their first double-weekend of the season.
"Double-weekends are always tough," Rhodes said. "Penn is a tough place to play. They're inexperienced (having graduated four starters) but it's their first game at home and they have a 6-8 center. That concerns me. We haven't seen height like that yet."
WARSAW 87, GARY WALLACE 51
Wallace (1-5) 8 17 9 17 - 51
Warsaw (2-1) 22 23 23 19 - 87
Wallace FG FT R S Pts.
J. Rhodes (G) 1-3 1-5 2 1 2
Powell (G) 0-2 0-0 0 1 0
Culp (G) 4-25 0-0 3 3 10
Gholson (F) 6-16 3-4 3 1 18
Williams (C) 2-2 3-6 5 1 7
Hollis 1-3 0-0 0 0 3
M. Rhodes 0-2 0-0 3 0 0
Jackson 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
Dunham 0-1 0-0 1 0 0
Boone 2-4 2-2 4 2 6
Pope 1-2 0-0 4 1 2
Totals 17-60 9-17 21 11 51
Warsaw FG FT R S Pts.
Seiss (G) 1-2 2-2 4 2 2
G. Clay (G) 4-6 4-7 3 2 13
C. Clay (F) 10-12 2-4 8 0 23
Shaw (F) 4-8 0-0 8 0 9
DeGeeter (C) 3-3 0-0 3 0 6
Walmer 2-3 0-0 0 0 4
Kindig 2-4 0-1 4 0 4
Datta 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
Moore 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Scott 2-6 1-4 5 0 5
Knepper 1-6 5-7 8 3 7
Fussle 5-6 2-4 7 0 12
Totals 34-56 16-29 50 8 87
Three-point goals - Wallace 6-24 (Gholson 3-8, Culp 2-9, Hollis 1-2, J. Rhodes 0-2, M. Rhodes 0-2, Dunham 0-1), Warsaw 3-7 (G. Clay 1-2, Shaw 1-2, C. Clay 1-1, Scott 0-1, Knepper 0-1). Fouls - Wallace 26, Warsaw 13. Fouled out - Culp, Williams.
JV - Warsaw 41, Gary Wallace 40
Warsaw scoring - Michael Weinhorst 13, Todd Braddock 11, Adam Griggs 7, Greg Allison 4, Riley Fuller 3, Ryan Schultz 2, Michael Moore 1
Warrior Girls Smother NLC Foe Goshen
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GOSHEN - Led by a stingy defense and senior Shanna Zolman's 31 points, Wawasee's varsity girls basketball team scored a 49-18 win at Northern Lakes Conference foe Goshen Friday.
The Class 4A No. 4 Warriors jumped on the host Redskins early, taking a 14-4 advantage after the first quarter and leading 29-9 at the break.
The 31-point win improves Wawasee's record to 8-0 overall and 1-0 in the NLC.
To go with her 31 points, Zolman tallied three rebounds and made five steals. Meagan Wallen and Jocelyn Higginbothan scored six points each for Wawasee in the win. Shanna Hoogenboom and Ali Faulkner scored five each for Goshen.
The Warriors host Lakeland Tuesday and then host NLC rival Warsaw next Saturday.
NO. 4 (4A) WAWASEE 49, GOSHEN 18
Wawasee 14 15 10 10 - 49
Goshen 4 5 5 4 - 18
Wawasee - Henderson 0-1 0-0 0, Fawley 0-1 0-0 0, Zolman 13-23 0-0 31, Wallen 2-4 2-2 6, Higginbotham 3-4 0-0 6, Sorenson 2-2 0-1 4, Leach 0-0 0-0 0, Lamb 0-0 0-0 0, Hershberger 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 21-36 5-9 49.
Goshen - Lambuth 1-2 0-0 2, Headings 1-2 0-0 2, Hoogenboom 2-9 0-0 5, Szynal 1-4 0-0 2, Faulkner 1-2 3-4 5, Kercher 0-1 0-0 0, Zehr 0-0 0-0 0, Leeper 0-1 0-0 0, Mast 0-0 0-0 0, Hershberger 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 7-22 3-4 18.
Three-point goals - Wawasee 5-9 (Zolman 5-8, Wallen 0-1), Goshen 1-4 (Hoogenboom 1-4). Rebounds - Wawasee 11 (Higgenbotham 4), Goshen 13 (Kercher 3, Faulkner 3). Fouls - Wawasee 10, Goshen 10. Fouled out - none.
Triton Trojans On Two-Game Skid
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BREMEN - After winning 17 straight games, Triton's varsity girls basketball team now finds itself with a two-game losing streak.
Following a home loss to Tippecanoe Valley Wednesday, the Class 2A No. 6 Trojans fell 52-42 Friday night at Northern State Conference rival Bremen.
The teams were deadlocked at 22 after two quarter of play, but a 15-8 third quarter in favor of Bremen opened the game a bit.
The loss drops Triton to 6-2 overall and 1-1 in NSC play.
Senior Amber Feldman led Triton with 13 points and 10 rebounds, while junior Ashli Senff had 10 points and six rebounds. Kaci Disher led Bremen with 19, while Mista Bollman chipped in with 11.
The Trojans host Fort Wayne Canterbury today.
BREMEN 52, NO. 6 (2A) TRITON 42
Triton 16 6 8 12 - 42
Bremen 16 6 15 15 - 52
Triton - Senff 3 4-8 10, G. Westafer 1 5-6 7, McClarnon 0 1-2 1, Meister 1 0-6 2, A. Feldman 4 5-6 13, C. Feldman 1 2-3 4, Zelt 0 0-0 0, K. Feldman 0 0-0 0, Bell 0 5-7 5, A. Westafer 0 0-0 0. Totals - 10 22-38 42.
Bremen - Bilenski 0 0-0 0, Bollman 2 7-8 11, Phillips 1 0-0 2, Huber 1 0-0 2, Watkins 2 1-4 5, Disher 7 2-2 19, Powell 1 0-0 2, Yeager 0 0-0 0, Bollenbacher 1 2-4 4, Lafree 1 5-6 7. Totals 16 17-24 52.
Three-point goals - Triton 0, Bremen 3 (Disher 3). Rebounds - Triton 29 (A. Feldman 10), Bremen 36. Fouls - Triton 22, Bremen 25. Fouled out - A. Feldman, Bollenbacher, Disher.
Whitko Boys Cagers Fall At Homestead
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FORT WAYNE - Despite a 17-point effort from junior John Woods, Whitko's varsity boys basketball team fell 52-39 at Homestead Friday night.
Leading 8-6 after one quarter of play, the host Spartans outscored Whitko 15-10 in the second stanza and 13-10 in the third quarter.
The Wildcats attempted 29 free throws during the game but made just 15 of them.
Alan Robbins added eight points in the loss, while Derrick Day had six.
Whitko will be in action next Friday when it hosts Three Rivers Conference rival Tippecanoe Valley.
HOMESTEAD 52, WHITKO 39
Whitko 6 10 10 13 - 39
Homestead 8 15 13 16 - 52
Whitko - Walter 0 2-2 2, Day 1 4-6 6, Robbins 2 4-4 8, Walpole 1 1-5 3, Spangle 0 1-2 1, Garber 1 0-4 2, Woods 7 3-6 17. Totals 12 15-29 39.
Homestead - Martin 1 1-2 4, Salisbury 0 1-2 1, Bond 0 0-0 0, Hines 6 0-0 14, Diem 0 0-0 0, Hoagland 3 2-4 9, Haifley 4 2-3 10, Lewis 2 2-2 6, Richardson 3 0-0 6, Green 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 8-13 52.
Three-point goals - Whitko 0, Homestead 4 (Hines 2, Hoagland 1, Martin 1). Fouls - Whitko 15, Homestead 25. Fouled out - Haifley. [[In-content Ad]]