Squires Falter At Home Against TV
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
NORTH MANCHESTER - In a high school boys basketball coaching career that has spanned 30-plus years, Bill Patrick has always been known to get the most out of what he has.
In a 68-61 come-from-behind win at Three Rivers Conference rival Manchester Friday night, Patrick got the most out of his players, one in particular.
After going through much of the season with a set-in-stone lineup, the third-year Tippecanoe Valley coach shuffled his starting lineup last night. The silver-haired, old school whip-cracker said he felt 5-foot-10 senior guard Drew Shafer was best suited coming off the bench.
Patrick couldn't have been more right.
In a win that upped Valley's overall season record to 10-4 and its TRC record to 4-1, six-foot junior Brandon Harmon got the start, but it was Shafer who came off the bench and scored 17 points, including 11 in the fourth quarter, when he hit three crucial three-pointers and two vital free throws.
"He wasn't in the doghouse or anything, we just hadn't been playing well lately," Patrick said. "I told the guys I was gonna start the five guys who went the hardest. Brandon has been working real hard lately. I had a feeling if Drew came off the bench he would have a great game. He's a great shooter, and I had a feeling if he came off the bench, he would do better. He hit some big baskets tonight."
Shafer's first three opened the fourth-quarter scoring for both teams and cut Manchester's lead to six, 48-42. Manchester's Michael Sorg responded with a three of his own, but Viking senior Cody New came back with consecutive threes to pull Valley within three, 51-48, with 5:53 remaining.
Shafer's second trey brought Valley within two, 53-51, with 5:12 remaining, and after teammate Blaine Hartzler's field goal knotted the game at 53, Shafer's third three gave the Vikings their first lead of the game, 56-53.
"Give Drew Shafer credit for stepping up and hitting some big threes," Manchester coach Gary Goshert said. "He was big for them."
Exactly what hurt the Vikings in the first half brought them back in the fourth quarter. A 5-of-7 performance from the arc in the first half by senior forward Klay Bechtold aided Manchester in jumping out to a 22-15 lead after one and 34-27 at the half.
The Squires hit just 3 of 9 attempts from three-point land in the second half, while Valley was 5 of 5 in the final frame.
Trailing 48-39 after three quartes of play, Valley outscored the host Squires 29-13 in the final eight minutes. To go with its performance from the arc, Valley was also 10 of 11 from the charity stripe in the fourth quarter.
After shooting 10 of 25 from the field in the first half, Manchester was just 8 of 21 from the field in the second half during Valley's comeback.
"We weren't able to close things out because of some mental mistakes," Goshert said. "When you give people opportunities they take advantage of them. A couple of times Cody (New) got loose and cut the lead. We didn't get on him as quick as we needed to. We knew how tight we needed to be on him, we just didn't get that tight."
New, the TRC's leading scorer, finished with a game-high 23 points and nine rebounds. After Shafer's 17, senior starters Andy Martin and Anthony Domenico added nine and eight, respectively. Seven of Domenico's points came in the fourth quarter. Sophomore center Trey Eaton, the fifth starter, scored seven points and pulled down five rebounds before fouling out in the fourth quarter.
Frieden led Manchester, now 8-6 overall and 3-2 in the TRC, with 16 points. Bechtold and senior center Klint Rupley added 15 and 12, respectively.
With Southwood falling to North Miami, Valley and Oak Hill are now the only two teams left in the TRC with one loss. Valley will host Oak Hill next Saturday, while Manchester will host Northfield. The Vikings will then play at North Miami Feb. 9.
TIPPECANOE VALLEY 68
MANCHESTER 61
Valley (10-4) 15 12 12 29 - 68
Manchester (8-6) 22 12 14 13 - 61
Valley FG FT R S Pts.
New (F) 8-19 3-6 9 1 23
Martin (F) 2-5 4-4 4 0 9
Domenico (G) 2-2 4-5 0 0 8
Eaton (C) 2-4 3-4 5 1 7
Harmon (G) 0-0 2-2 1 0 2
Shafer 6-8 2-2 5 0 17
Hartzler 1-2 0-0 0 0 2
Totals 21-40 18-23 24 2 68
Manchester FG FT R S Pts.
Frieden (G) 4-10 6-7 2 0 16
Bechtold (F) 5-9 0-0 5 0 15
Rupley (C) 5-10 2-4 7 0 12
Kerr (F) 2-5 4-8 5 0 9
A. Sorg (G) 1-6 2-4 3 0 4
M. Sorg 1-3 0-0 2 0 3
Dale 0-2 0-0 0 0 0
Stoops 0-1 0-0 0 0 0
Totals 18-46 14-23 24 0 61
Three-point goals - Valley 8-16 (New 4-9, Shafer 3-4, Martin 1-2, Hartzler 0-1), Manchester 9-23 (Bechtold 5-8, Frieden 2-5, Kerr 1-1, M. Sorg 1-3, A. Sorg 0-4, Stoops 0-1). Turnovers - Valley 5, Manchester 7. Fouls - Valley 18, Manchester 18. Fouled out - Eaton, Martin.
JV - Manchester 56, Valley 49
Manchester - Matt Straka 13, Pat Richardson 12, Jediah Carandante 11, Joel Garber 11, Blake Harper 4, Brad Sroufe 2, Kyle Glass 2
Valley (9-5) - Andrew Kramer 20, Kyle Bruner 6, David Beyers 6, Derek Sausaman 6, Kory Fields 4, Ross Stutzman 3, Chuck Sterk 2, Cory Vanlaningham 2 [[In-content Ad]]
NORTH MANCHESTER - In a high school boys basketball coaching career that has spanned 30-plus years, Bill Patrick has always been known to get the most out of what he has.
In a 68-61 come-from-behind win at Three Rivers Conference rival Manchester Friday night, Patrick got the most out of his players, one in particular.
After going through much of the season with a set-in-stone lineup, the third-year Tippecanoe Valley coach shuffled his starting lineup last night. The silver-haired, old school whip-cracker said he felt 5-foot-10 senior guard Drew Shafer was best suited coming off the bench.
Patrick couldn't have been more right.
In a win that upped Valley's overall season record to 10-4 and its TRC record to 4-1, six-foot junior Brandon Harmon got the start, but it was Shafer who came off the bench and scored 17 points, including 11 in the fourth quarter, when he hit three crucial three-pointers and two vital free throws.
"He wasn't in the doghouse or anything, we just hadn't been playing well lately," Patrick said. "I told the guys I was gonna start the five guys who went the hardest. Brandon has been working real hard lately. I had a feeling if Drew came off the bench he would have a great game. He's a great shooter, and I had a feeling if he came off the bench, he would do better. He hit some big baskets tonight."
Shafer's first three opened the fourth-quarter scoring for both teams and cut Manchester's lead to six, 48-42. Manchester's Michael Sorg responded with a three of his own, but Viking senior Cody New came back with consecutive threes to pull Valley within three, 51-48, with 5:53 remaining.
Shafer's second trey brought Valley within two, 53-51, with 5:12 remaining, and after teammate Blaine Hartzler's field goal knotted the game at 53, Shafer's third three gave the Vikings their first lead of the game, 56-53.
"Give Drew Shafer credit for stepping up and hitting some big threes," Manchester coach Gary Goshert said. "He was big for them."
Exactly what hurt the Vikings in the first half brought them back in the fourth quarter. A 5-of-7 performance from the arc in the first half by senior forward Klay Bechtold aided Manchester in jumping out to a 22-15 lead after one and 34-27 at the half.
The Squires hit just 3 of 9 attempts from three-point land in the second half, while Valley was 5 of 5 in the final frame.
Trailing 48-39 after three quartes of play, Valley outscored the host Squires 29-13 in the final eight minutes. To go with its performance from the arc, Valley was also 10 of 11 from the charity stripe in the fourth quarter.
After shooting 10 of 25 from the field in the first half, Manchester was just 8 of 21 from the field in the second half during Valley's comeback.
"We weren't able to close things out because of some mental mistakes," Goshert said. "When you give people opportunities they take advantage of them. A couple of times Cody (New) got loose and cut the lead. We didn't get on him as quick as we needed to. We knew how tight we needed to be on him, we just didn't get that tight."
New, the TRC's leading scorer, finished with a game-high 23 points and nine rebounds. After Shafer's 17, senior starters Andy Martin and Anthony Domenico added nine and eight, respectively. Seven of Domenico's points came in the fourth quarter. Sophomore center Trey Eaton, the fifth starter, scored seven points and pulled down five rebounds before fouling out in the fourth quarter.
Frieden led Manchester, now 8-6 overall and 3-2 in the TRC, with 16 points. Bechtold and senior center Klint Rupley added 15 and 12, respectively.
With Southwood falling to North Miami, Valley and Oak Hill are now the only two teams left in the TRC with one loss. Valley will host Oak Hill next Saturday, while Manchester will host Northfield. The Vikings will then play at North Miami Feb. 9.
TIPPECANOE VALLEY 68
MANCHESTER 61
Valley (10-4) 15 12 12 29 - 68
Manchester (8-6) 22 12 14 13 - 61
Valley FG FT R S Pts.
New (F) 8-19 3-6 9 1 23
Martin (F) 2-5 4-4 4 0 9
Domenico (G) 2-2 4-5 0 0 8
Eaton (C) 2-4 3-4 5 1 7
Harmon (G) 0-0 2-2 1 0 2
Shafer 6-8 2-2 5 0 17
Hartzler 1-2 0-0 0 0 2
Totals 21-40 18-23 24 2 68
Manchester FG FT R S Pts.
Frieden (G) 4-10 6-7 2 0 16
Bechtold (F) 5-9 0-0 5 0 15
Rupley (C) 5-10 2-4 7 0 12
Kerr (F) 2-5 4-8 5 0 9
A. Sorg (G) 1-6 2-4 3 0 4
M. Sorg 1-3 0-0 2 0 3
Dale 0-2 0-0 0 0 0
Stoops 0-1 0-0 0 0 0
Totals 18-46 14-23 24 0 61
Three-point goals - Valley 8-16 (New 4-9, Shafer 3-4, Martin 1-2, Hartzler 0-1), Manchester 9-23 (Bechtold 5-8, Frieden 2-5, Kerr 1-1, M. Sorg 1-3, A. Sorg 0-4, Stoops 0-1). Turnovers - Valley 5, Manchester 7. Fouls - Valley 18, Manchester 18. Fouled out - Eaton, Martin.
JV - Manchester 56, Valley 49
Manchester - Matt Straka 13, Pat Richardson 12, Jediah Carandante 11, Joel Garber 11, Blake Harper 4, Brad Sroufe 2, Kyle Glass 2
Valley (9-5) - Andrew Kramer 20, Kyle Bruner 6, David Beyers 6, Derek Sausaman 6, Kory Fields 4, Ross Stutzman 3, Chuck Sterk 2, Cory Vanlaningham 2 [[In-content Ad]]