Starkweather Shoots Whitko Past Central Noble In Opener

July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.

By Staff Report-

SOUTH WHITLEY - Brieann Starkweather, one of the eight sophomores on Whitko's basketball team, scored 19 points and pulled down 12 rebounds as Whitko beat Central Noble 54-33 on Thursday.

It was Whitko's first game of the season.

After leading 24-18 at halftime, Whitko outscored Central Noble 21-6 in the third quarter to take a commanding 45-24 lead.

Whitko outrebounded Central Noble (0-3) 47-30. Starkweather scored her 19 on 9-of-12 shooting from the floor.

"She came off the bench for us and did a nice job," Whitko coach Ray Davis said. "We weren't even sure she was going to be able to play because she has had a problem with her knee. She was just given clearance to play Monday."

Kelly Osborn, another sophomore, turned in a solid game for the Wildcats. She paced the team with five assists and five steals and also had four points and four rebounds. Melissa Sands scored 13 for the Wildcats.

Whitko, 1-0, hosts a 9 a.m. Saturday invitational. The Wildcats face Lakeview Christian (Marion), and Southern Wells meets North Miami. The championship will be played at 3 p.m.

WHITKO 54, CENTRAL NOBLE 33

Whitko 15 9 21 9 - 54

C. Noble 8 10 6 9 - 33

Whitko - T. Osborn 3-8 1-2 7, K. Osborn 2-6 0-0 4, Peters 0-5 0-0 0, Miner 0-0 0-0 0, Sautter 0-0 0-0 0, Warner 1-10 0-0 2, Dome 1-2 3-4 5, Rowland 1-2 0-0 2, Moore 0-1 0-0 0, Starkweather 9-12 1-5 19, Sands 6-14 1-2 13, Hull 0-4 2-4 2. Totals - 23-64 8-17 54.

Three-pointers - None. Rebounds - Whitko 47 (Starkweather 12), Central Noble 30. Assists - Whitko 19 (K. Osborn 5), Central Noble 11. Total fouls - Whitko 16, Central Noble 16.

Wawasee 66,

Elkhart Memorial 57

At Elkhart, Wawasee 6-foot-1 junior center Lydia Carpenter scored 20 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead the Warriors past Memorial on Thursday.

Three other Warriors scored in double figures, including seniors Carly Beer (13), Aubrey Coy (12) and Amy Cockburn (10). Cockburn and Coy scored 12 of Wawasee's 15 first-quarter points.

Karissa Evans had nine rebounds for Wawasee. Kari Wortinger led with seven assists, and Coy led with five steals.

"Our seniors stepped up for us," Wawasee coach Randy Aalbregtse said. "Lydia played well inside."

The Warriors won despite struggling at the free throw line, where they made only 6 of 23 attempts.

Wawasee, 2-0, has a 2:30 p.m. Saturday game at Fairfield.

WAWASEE 66, ELKHART MEMORIAL 57

Wawasee 15 16 17 18 - 66

E. Memorial 15 10 16 16 - 57

Wawasee - Coy 5 2-9 12, C. Beer 5 1-3 13, Szynal 0 0-0 0, S. Beer 0 0-0 0, A. Cockburn 5 0-0 10, Wortinger 1 1-3 3, Evans 2 2-6 6, Carpenter 10 0-1 20, Lamb 1 0-1 2. Totals - 28 6-23 66.

Elkhart Memorial - Curry 1 1-2 3, Jackson 2 2-2 6, Ripley 1 2-4 4, Koons 2 0-0 4, Teeter 0 0-0 0, Hutch 3 1-2 7, Smith 4 1-2 9, Wolfe 8 2-6 18, Hennings 2 2-2 6. Totals - 23 11-20 57.

Three-pointers - Wawasee 2 (C. Beer 2). Rebounds - Wawasee 41.

Boys: Lakeland Christian Academy 53, Bi-County 52

The Lakeland Christian Academy boys' varsity basketball team hosted and edged Bi-County by one point Thursday.

Ryan Andrew led LCA with 23 points, and Nate Pletcher added 21. Pletcher led with eight rebounds, and Matt Erdman pulled down six.

LCA is 1-1.

LAKELAND CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 53,

BI-COUNTY 52

LCA - Ryan Andrew 23, Nate Pletcher 21, Aaron Jones 6, Dave McCall 2, Kyle Vanover 1

Boys: Lighthouse Christian Academy 38,

Fulton County Christian 28

Logan Greene scored 16 and Dennis Kinsey 12 to lead the Lighthouse boys' basketball team past Fulton County Christian on Tuesday.

Greg Hatcher hauled down 21 rebounds for Lighthouse.

Lighthouse, 1-1, host Life Training Center tonight at 8.

Girls: Blackhawk

(Fort Wayne) 45,

Lakeland Christian Academy 20

Laurie Porter scored 14 points in LCA's Thursday loss to Blackhawk. Janina Harman led LCA with 17 rebounds.

LCA is at Elkhart Baptist on Monday.

• Swimming

Penn 113, Wawasee 73

At Syracuse, the Wawasee swim team lost to Penn on Thursday.

The Warriors took three first places against Penn, a school that traditionally churns out strong swim teams. Stacy Naugler won the diving competition with a score of 196.20. Kristine Shivers won the 100 freestyle with a time of 56.69 seconds. Wawasee's 200 freestyle of Naugler, Carrie Grothaus, Laura Lundin and Jenny Marty tied for first with a time of 1:44.12.

Penn's Alison Bushkill took first in three events, the 100 breaststroke, 200 individual medley and 50 freestyle.

Wawasee, 1-1, competes in the Penn Relays at 10 a.m. Saturday.

PENN 113, WAWASEE 73

200 medley relay - 1. Penn 1:56.63, 2. Wawasee, 3. Penn

200 freestyle - 1. Katie Schell (P) 1:58.03, 2. Megan Dalke (P), 3. Laura Lundin (W)

200 individual medley - 1. Alison Bushkill (P) 2:13.99, 2. Jenny Marty (W), 3. Amanda Zeltner (P)

50 freestyle - 1. Bushkill (P) :25.80, 2. Stacy Naugler (W), 3. Carrie Grothaus (W)

diving - 1. Naugler (W) 196.20, 2. Beth Fortney (P), 3. Kira Stasyahan (P)

100 butterfly - 1. Schell (P) 1:00.76, 2. Marty (W), 3. Megan Dosmann (P)

100 freestyle - 1. Kristine Shivers (W) :56.69, 2. Lundin (W), 3. Zeltner (P)

500 freestyle - 1. Aubrie Auran (P) 5:46.74, 2. Alison Ford (P), 3. Tiffany Miller (W)

200 freestyle relay - (Tie) - 1. Wawasee (Naugler, Grothaus, Lundin, Marty) 1:44.12, 1. Penn, 3. Wawasee

100 backstroke - 1. Nicole Davis (P) 1:00.73, 2. Shivers (W), 3. Jenny O'Connell (P)

100 breaststroke - 1. Bushkill (P) 1:11.84, 2. Megan Dosmann (P), 3. Kristee Yoder (P)

400 freestyle relay - 1. Penn 3:49.30, 2. Wawasee, 3. Penn

• Volleyball

Lighthouse Suffers First Loss

Fulton County Christian Academy handed Lighthouse Christian Academy's volleyball team its first loss Tuesday, 15-6, 2-15, 15-7.

Jamie Hamby and Rebekah Brown led Lighthouse to the 15-2 win. The Crusaders led 6-2 the last game, only to see Fulton County Christian go on a 13-1 run for the win.

The Crusaders, 6-1, host Life Training Center at 7 tonight. [[In-content Ad]]

SOUTH WHITLEY - Brieann Starkweather, one of the eight sophomores on Whitko's basketball team, scored 19 points and pulled down 12 rebounds as Whitko beat Central Noble 54-33 on Thursday.

It was Whitko's first game of the season.

After leading 24-18 at halftime, Whitko outscored Central Noble 21-6 in the third quarter to take a commanding 45-24 lead.

Whitko outrebounded Central Noble (0-3) 47-30. Starkweather scored her 19 on 9-of-12 shooting from the floor.

"She came off the bench for us and did a nice job," Whitko coach Ray Davis said. "We weren't even sure she was going to be able to play because she has had a problem with her knee. She was just given clearance to play Monday."

Kelly Osborn, another sophomore, turned in a solid game for the Wildcats. She paced the team with five assists and five steals and also had four points and four rebounds. Melissa Sands scored 13 for the Wildcats.

Whitko, 1-0, hosts a 9 a.m. Saturday invitational. The Wildcats face Lakeview Christian (Marion), and Southern Wells meets North Miami. The championship will be played at 3 p.m.

WHITKO 54, CENTRAL NOBLE 33

Whitko 15 9 21 9 - 54

C. Noble 8 10 6 9 - 33

Whitko - T. Osborn 3-8 1-2 7, K. Osborn 2-6 0-0 4, Peters 0-5 0-0 0, Miner 0-0 0-0 0, Sautter 0-0 0-0 0, Warner 1-10 0-0 2, Dome 1-2 3-4 5, Rowland 1-2 0-0 2, Moore 0-1 0-0 0, Starkweather 9-12 1-5 19, Sands 6-14 1-2 13, Hull 0-4 2-4 2. Totals - 23-64 8-17 54.

Three-pointers - None. Rebounds - Whitko 47 (Starkweather 12), Central Noble 30. Assists - Whitko 19 (K. Osborn 5), Central Noble 11. Total fouls - Whitko 16, Central Noble 16.

Wawasee 66,

Elkhart Memorial 57

At Elkhart, Wawasee 6-foot-1 junior center Lydia Carpenter scored 20 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead the Warriors past Memorial on Thursday.

Three other Warriors scored in double figures, including seniors Carly Beer (13), Aubrey Coy (12) and Amy Cockburn (10). Cockburn and Coy scored 12 of Wawasee's 15 first-quarter points.

Karissa Evans had nine rebounds for Wawasee. Kari Wortinger led with seven assists, and Coy led with five steals.

"Our seniors stepped up for us," Wawasee coach Randy Aalbregtse said. "Lydia played well inside."

The Warriors won despite struggling at the free throw line, where they made only 6 of 23 attempts.

Wawasee, 2-0, has a 2:30 p.m. Saturday game at Fairfield.

WAWASEE 66, ELKHART MEMORIAL 57

Wawasee 15 16 17 18 - 66

E. Memorial 15 10 16 16 - 57

Wawasee - Coy 5 2-9 12, C. Beer 5 1-3 13, Szynal 0 0-0 0, S. Beer 0 0-0 0, A. Cockburn 5 0-0 10, Wortinger 1 1-3 3, Evans 2 2-6 6, Carpenter 10 0-1 20, Lamb 1 0-1 2. Totals - 28 6-23 66.

Elkhart Memorial - Curry 1 1-2 3, Jackson 2 2-2 6, Ripley 1 2-4 4, Koons 2 0-0 4, Teeter 0 0-0 0, Hutch 3 1-2 7, Smith 4 1-2 9, Wolfe 8 2-6 18, Hennings 2 2-2 6. Totals - 23 11-20 57.

Three-pointers - Wawasee 2 (C. Beer 2). Rebounds - Wawasee 41.

Boys: Lakeland Christian Academy 53, Bi-County 52

The Lakeland Christian Academy boys' varsity basketball team hosted and edged Bi-County by one point Thursday.

Ryan Andrew led LCA with 23 points, and Nate Pletcher added 21. Pletcher led with eight rebounds, and Matt Erdman pulled down six.

LCA is 1-1.

LAKELAND CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 53,

BI-COUNTY 52

LCA - Ryan Andrew 23, Nate Pletcher 21, Aaron Jones 6, Dave McCall 2, Kyle Vanover 1

Boys: Lighthouse Christian Academy 38,

Fulton County Christian 28

Logan Greene scored 16 and Dennis Kinsey 12 to lead the Lighthouse boys' basketball team past Fulton County Christian on Tuesday.

Greg Hatcher hauled down 21 rebounds for Lighthouse.

Lighthouse, 1-1, host Life Training Center tonight at 8.

Girls: Blackhawk

(Fort Wayne) 45,

Lakeland Christian Academy 20

Laurie Porter scored 14 points in LCA's Thursday loss to Blackhawk. Janina Harman led LCA with 17 rebounds.

LCA is at Elkhart Baptist on Monday.

• Swimming

Penn 113, Wawasee 73

At Syracuse, the Wawasee swim team lost to Penn on Thursday.

The Warriors took three first places against Penn, a school that traditionally churns out strong swim teams. Stacy Naugler won the diving competition with a score of 196.20. Kristine Shivers won the 100 freestyle with a time of 56.69 seconds. Wawasee's 200 freestyle of Naugler, Carrie Grothaus, Laura Lundin and Jenny Marty tied for first with a time of 1:44.12.

Penn's Alison Bushkill took first in three events, the 100 breaststroke, 200 individual medley and 50 freestyle.

Wawasee, 1-1, competes in the Penn Relays at 10 a.m. Saturday.

PENN 113, WAWASEE 73

200 medley relay - 1. Penn 1:56.63, 2. Wawasee, 3. Penn

200 freestyle - 1. Katie Schell (P) 1:58.03, 2. Megan Dalke (P), 3. Laura Lundin (W)

200 individual medley - 1. Alison Bushkill (P) 2:13.99, 2. Jenny Marty (W), 3. Amanda Zeltner (P)

50 freestyle - 1. Bushkill (P) :25.80, 2. Stacy Naugler (W), 3. Carrie Grothaus (W)

diving - 1. Naugler (W) 196.20, 2. Beth Fortney (P), 3. Kira Stasyahan (P)

100 butterfly - 1. Schell (P) 1:00.76, 2. Marty (W), 3. Megan Dosmann (P)

100 freestyle - 1. Kristine Shivers (W) :56.69, 2. Lundin (W), 3. Zeltner (P)

500 freestyle - 1. Aubrie Auran (P) 5:46.74, 2. Alison Ford (P), 3. Tiffany Miller (W)

200 freestyle relay - (Tie) - 1. Wawasee (Naugler, Grothaus, Lundin, Marty) 1:44.12, 1. Penn, 3. Wawasee

100 backstroke - 1. Nicole Davis (P) 1:00.73, 2. Shivers (W), 3. Jenny O'Connell (P)

100 breaststroke - 1. Bushkill (P) 1:11.84, 2. Megan Dosmann (P), 3. Kristee Yoder (P)

400 freestyle relay - 1. Penn 3:49.30, 2. Wawasee, 3. Penn

• Volleyball

Lighthouse Suffers First Loss

Fulton County Christian Academy handed Lighthouse Christian Academy's volleyball team its first loss Tuesday, 15-6, 2-15, 15-7.

Jamie Hamby and Rebekah Brown led Lighthouse to the 15-2 win. The Crusaders led 6-2 the last game, only to see Fulton County Christian go on a 13-1 run for the win.

The Crusaders, 6-1, host Life Training Center at 7 tonight. [[In-content Ad]]

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