Strong Second Half Puts Tiger Boys At 19-2
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
HUNTERTOWN - It wasn't necessarily the start he was looking for, but Friday's finish certainly seemed to sit well with veteran Warsaw boys basketball coach Al Rhodes.
Despite trailing by seven less than two minutes into Friday's game at Carroll, the No. 7 (4A) Tigers came back with a strong second half and notched a 69-55 win in their regular season finale.
The win puts Warsaw at 19-2 and on a five-game win streak heading into next week's much anticipated DeKalb Sectional. Carroll, which will also compete in the DeKalb Sectional, finishes its regular season at 11-9.
"First off, we were back on our heels on defense," Rhodes said of his team's first-quarter struggles. "Coach Irwin had an excellent game plan. They tried to spread the floor and drive against us. They probably saw the Kokomo game tape and saw that we had trouble with that."
The Tigers trailed 9-2 in the early going but fought back and only trailed 19-16 at the end of the first and knotted the game at 32 going into the halftime break.
Junior William Knepper came off the bench to score six points in the second stanza, a quarter that saw eight minutes of back-and-forth basketball.
The feisty 6-foot-3 Knepper was just one of Warsaw's many weapons in the post, finishing with 11 points and six rebounds. Junior center Ryan DeGeeter scored a game-high 16 points, while seniors Greg Clay added 14 and Jerad Shaw 13.
"I did think we overmatched them in the post," Rhodes said. "We did get it in there and those players were able to score some points. Another player I thought had a superb game was Brad Seiss."
Seiss, Warsaw's six-foot, three-year starting point guard, scored just four points but led the team in rebounds with seven in assists with five and in steals with three.
Trailing by four, Warsaw went on a 14-2 run midway through the third quarter to turn a 37-33 deficit into a 47-39 lead with 2:03 remaining in the quarter.
Led by eight fourth-quarter points from Greg Clay and seven from DeGeeter, Warsaw was able to stretch things out in the final frame.
"It was tied at halftime and then we were up by 16," Rhodes said. "I'd say that's a pretty good second half for the Tigers. In the first half I thought it would be important to get some good play off the bench. Trapping like they were, I was concerned with fatigue. Davin Scott, Geoff Walmer, William Knepper, Erik Fussle and Suraj Datta all came in for us. We had five guys that we were able to bring off the bench."
Junior guard Seth Lochmueller led the Chargers in scoring with 15 points, while senior Drew Poston added 13, classmate Troy Striggle 12 and sophomore Blake Pond 10.
Warsaw will play East Noble at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the first round of the DeKalb Sectional, while Carroll will play East Noble at 7:30 p.m.
NO. 7 (4A) WARSAW 69,
CARROLL 55
Warsaw (19-2) 16 16 17 20 - 69
Carroll (11-9) 19 13 7 16 - 55
Warsaw FG FT R S Pts.
Seiss (G) 1-3 1-2 7 3 4
G. Clay (G) 5-11 4-4 5 2 14
C. Clay (F) 3-6 0-0 1 0 7
Shaw (F) 6-13 0-0 5 0 13
DeGeeter (C) 7-8 2-4 4 0 16
Knepper 3-4 5-7 6 0 11
Walmer 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Kindig 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Datta 1-2 0-0 2 0 2
Moore 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Scott 0-0 0-0 1 0 0
Fussle 1-2 0-0 1 0 2
Totals 27-49 12-17 32 5 69
Carroll FG FT R S Pts.
Papagiannis (F) 0-0 3-4 2 1 3
Striggle (F) 4-11 3-4 4 2 12
Plunckett (G) 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Poston (C) 5-10 2-3 0 3 13
Lochmueller (G) 5-12 5-5 2 0 15
Oyer 0-0 2-2 0 0 2
Pond 4-6 2-2 1 0 10
Vorndran 0-0 0-0 1 1 0
Bates 0-4 0-0 4 2 0
Graft 0-2 0-0 0 0 0
Totals 18-39 17-20 14 9 55
Three-point goals - Warsaw 3-11 (Seiss 1-2, C. Clay 1-2, Shaw 1-2, G. Clay 0-3, Datta 0-1, Fussle), Carroll 2-14 (Striggle 1-7, Poston 1-3, Lochmueller 0-3, Pond 0-1). Fouls - Warsaw 20, Carroll 16. Fouled out - none.
JV - Warsaw 60, Carroll 44
Vikings End Regular Season With Win Over Wawasee
By Mike Madison, Times-Union Sports Correspondent
SYRACUSE -ÊAfter losses to Westview and Columbia City in their last two games, the Wawasee Warriors were again facing a ranked team as they hosted the Tippecanoe Valley Vikings Friday night in Syracuse.
The third time wasn't the charm for the Warriors as the Vikings escaped with a hard-earned 62-56 win.
After the Columbia City game, Wawasee coach Phil Mishler talked about his team's need to execute more efficiently and show better intensity. Friday night his Warriors did that as they took charge early, jumping out to a 16-10 first-quarter lead.
Steven Conrad provided the spark for the Warriors coming off the bench to hit two first-quarter threes.
Valley's Trey Eaton made a basket with 2:30 left in the half to give Valley its first lead, 25-23.
Wawasee came right back and tied the game until Valley's Brandon Harmon made back-to-back baskets with less than two minutes remaining, one of those a three, to give Valley a five-point lead, 30-25.
Wawasee's Kyle Lantz drove to the basket, made a shot at the buzzer and was fouled, giving him a three-point play and putting Warriors back to within two at halftime, 30-28.
"I thought we struggled a little early," said Valley's veteran coach, Bill Patrick. "In the first quarter I thought Wawasee was more aggressive than we were and took the ball to us. Our shot selection wasn't real good. We got nine down in the second quarter and then had a nice spurt."
With just a few minutes gone in the fourth quarter Valley extended its lead to nine, 54-45.
The Warriors immediately made a run of their own. A Conrad steal and layup with 4:20 remaining brought the Warriors to within five, 54-49.
Wawasee's Ben Knisley did what he could to help his team's cause, scoring the next five points. His three-pointer from the top of the arc with 1:45 remaining tied the game at 54.
Valley then found its go-to guy as Eaton drove the baseline and made a basket to put Valley back up by two.
Valley's excellent defense forced the Warriors into a poor shot but Wawasee's Knisley got the rebound and then was tied up.
The Warriors got the ball back but then immediately turned it over. Unfortunately for Wawasee they had only committed three second-half fouls, which meant they were forced to waste valuable seconds fouling the Vikings in order to get them to the foul line. After committing their fourth, fifth, and sixth foul, they then were able to foul and put the Vikings on the line. With 48 seconds to go Valley's Eaton calmly made both ends of the one and one to give his Vikings a four point lead.
Wawasee's hope dwindled when Conrad rattled a three, and then did the same thing again after the rebound. After his second attempt rattled out, Eaton got the rebound and then the outlet pass to Alex Frantz setup a breakaway basket and a Valley six-point lead at 60-54. After trading baskets and free throws the game ended at 62-56 in favor of Valley.
Valley's leading scorer, Trey Eaton, led both teams with 24 points as well as a game high eight rebounds. The Warriors showed good depth as they put four players in double figures in the losing cause. Ben Knisley led the Warriors with 16, while Conrad added 15, and brothers Kyle and Kory Lantz had 10 each.
"Wawasee is a nice ball club," commented Valley coach Patrick, "They have some nice shooters and some really good young players. Custer and Knisley both gave us a lot of trouble inside with their size. Conrad came in and hit three, three-pointers. Kory and Kyle Lantz both played well. Kory does an excellent job for a freshman and Kyle had a stretch in the second half where he just took it to the basket and gave us problems."
For Wawasee it just came down to hitting the shots at the end. Wawasee coach Phil Mishler explained, "We put our selves in position to win the game. We did that defensively, as well as offensively. I thought we did some real good things on both ends but it came down to free throws (the Warriors were 6-12) and not hitting the shots at the end."
NorthWood Panthers Escape With Win Over Whitko Wildcats
By Dan Riordan, Times-Union Sports Correspondent
SOUTH WHITLEY -ÊFriday night was senior night for the Whitko Wildcats basketball team. The ceremony was short and sweet. The only senior on the roster is 6-foot-2 guard Drew Spangle. Spangle tallied 17 points, but despite a late push by his team the Wildcats fell 63-58.
It's customary for the Wildcat student section to throw rolls of toilet paper in the rafters when the first basket is scored on senior night. The fans didn't have to wait long.
On Whitko's first possession, Spangle nailed a three-pointer from the top of the key to give the Wildcats an early 3-2 lead.
After the custodial engineers cleaned up the mess, it was back to basketball. With four minutes left in the first quarter, Whitko clung to a 9-6 advantage. The Wildcats then proceeded to go ice cold from the floor.
Turnovers didn't help either.
The Wildcats committed four turnovers compared to none for NorthWood. The Panthers wasted no time in capitalizing. They scored the game's next 10 points.
In that 10-0 run Robbie Lightfoot, a 6-0 junior, nailed two straight threes. #
Ben Garber's layup as the quarter ran out, stopped the bleeding for the Wildcats. His bucket left Whitko down 16-11 going into the second quarter.
Despite a height disadvantage, Whitko took the ball strong to the rim in the second quarter. The result was a high percentage of baskets and trips to the charity stripe. Up until the 3:11 mark Whitko outscored the Panthers 14-6 to take a 25-22 lead.
After a strong first quarter by his backcourt partner Lightfoot, it was time for Ryan Bradley to take over. The junior guard went on an 11-2 run of his own to recapture the lead for NorthWood. He was 3 of 3 from behind the arc in the final minutes of the half.
As both teams went into the locker room the Panthers found themselves back in front 33-29. The third quarter was anything but an offensive explosion on either side. NorthWood scored nine points in the first part of the quarter then fell off. Whitko, on the other hand, didn't have trouble connecting on attempts.
The Wildcats had trouble managing attempts. They reverted to their turnover tendencies. The team committed four turnovers on their first four possessions of the half. They finally managed their first attempt at the 3:50 mark of the quarter. In the final four minutes Whitko only put a three-spot on the board. All of which came from John Woods.
NorthWood put up higher-than-average offensive numbers in the first half. They were intent to slow the tempo of the game down. While time of possession may only be a viable stat in football, it was prevalent in NorthWood's scheme. The Panthers held the ball for the final 2:15 of the quarter.
The wait wasn't worth it. A Brandon Hall jumper came up short, leaving the Panther lead at 10, 42-32.
If you like watching kids shoot free throws then you didn't want to miss the fourth quarter as 23 fouls were called in final period. In the first three quarters, there were 14 fouls called for both teams combined.
Two free throws by Brad Walpole drew Whitko to within four at 51-47 with 2:40 left in the game. That's as close as Whitko got until Walpole hit a three-pointer with 21.3 seconds left to make it a 60-58 ballgame.
After a Whitko timeout, NorthWood was ready to inbound the ball. A full court throw landed in the arms of Woods, giving Whitko the ball. With 7.3 seconds left, the Wildcats were whistled for three second violation in the lane.
Ryan Bradley left the door open for the Wildcats when he connected on 1 of 2 from the line. That door was quickly shut when Lightfoot stole the ball at half court and layed it in to end the game and give his team the 63-58 win.
This was the season finale for both teams. Whitko (7-12) will play Tippecanoe Valley in the Plymouth Sectional Tuesday night. NorthWood ends its season at 10-10 and will host South Bend LaSalle Tuesday night in the NorthWood Sectional.
NORTHWOOD 63, WHITKO 58
NORTHWOOD 16 17 9 21 - 63#
WHITKO 11 18 3 26 - 58
NORTHWOOD FG FT A S R PTS.
Lightfoot 5-11 3-4 2 1 5 16
Bradley 8-13 7-11 6 1 5 26
Leeper 6-11 0-0 3 1 6 12
Hall 2-7 0-0 2 3 2 4
Klotz 0-1 5-6 0 0 3 5
Richard 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0
Totals 21-44 15-20 13 6 21 63
WHITKO FG FT A S R PTS.
Walter* 1-1 0-2 5 1 0 2
Walpole* 2-4 8-10 3 2 4 13
Garber* 1-1 2-2 1 0 1 4
Spangle* 5-6 6-6 0 1 0 17
Woods* 7-11 4-5 1 2 7 18
Robbins 0-2 2-2 0 0 1 2
Day 1-1 0-0 0 0 1 2
Hobbs 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 0
Lopshire 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0
Totals 17-28 22-27 10 7 16 58
Three-point goals - Northwood 6-15 (Lightfoot 3-8, Bradley 3-4, Leeper 0-2, Richard 0-1). Whitko 2-6 (Walpole 1-2, Spangle 1-1, Robbins 0-1, Lopshire 0-2) Turnovers: Northwood 9 Whitko 11. Team Fouls - Northwood 18 Whitko 18. Fouled out - Walter.
Triton Falls To Knox
Times-Union Staff Report
BOURBON -ÊThe Triton boys basketball team dropped its final regular-season game to Knox 62-51 Friday night in Bourbon.
The Trojans jumped out to a 12-9 lead after the first quarter of play. Triton exploded for 23 points in the second quarter and took a 35-17 advantage into the halftime break.
Triton held on to its lead through the third quarter and took a 44-37 advantage into the final frame of play.
However, Knox outscored Triton 25-7 in the fourth quarter to pick up a 62-51 come-from-behind win.
Todd Blackford led the Trojans with 20 points.
Triton, now 6-14, faces Jimtown in the first game of the North Judson Sectional Tuesday at 6 p.m.
KNOX 62, TRITON 51
Knox 9 8 20 25 - 62
Triton 12 23 9 7 - 51
Triton -ÊNifong 0 0-0 0, Wanamacher 1 5-6 8, Boyer 1 2-4 4, Blackford 7 4-5 20, Yankovich 0 3-4 3, Landis 1 0-0 2, Barton 1 4-4 7, Bell 0 0-0 0, Moore 2 3-4 7, Watkins 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 221-27 51.
Knox -ÊWelter 0 0-0 0, Keiper 1 1-2 4, Nokes 0 0-0 0, Lawrence 7 2-5 19, Sennert 0 0-0 0, Masson 0 2-4 2, Herr 5 3-4 16, Moore 7 4-6 18, Sponaugle 0 3-6 3. [[In-content Ad]]
HUNTERTOWN - It wasn't necessarily the start he was looking for, but Friday's finish certainly seemed to sit well with veteran Warsaw boys basketball coach Al Rhodes.
Despite trailing by seven less than two minutes into Friday's game at Carroll, the No. 7 (4A) Tigers came back with a strong second half and notched a 69-55 win in their regular season finale.
The win puts Warsaw at 19-2 and on a five-game win streak heading into next week's much anticipated DeKalb Sectional. Carroll, which will also compete in the DeKalb Sectional, finishes its regular season at 11-9.
"First off, we were back on our heels on defense," Rhodes said of his team's first-quarter struggles. "Coach Irwin had an excellent game plan. They tried to spread the floor and drive against us. They probably saw the Kokomo game tape and saw that we had trouble with that."
The Tigers trailed 9-2 in the early going but fought back and only trailed 19-16 at the end of the first and knotted the game at 32 going into the halftime break.
Junior William Knepper came off the bench to score six points in the second stanza, a quarter that saw eight minutes of back-and-forth basketball.
The feisty 6-foot-3 Knepper was just one of Warsaw's many weapons in the post, finishing with 11 points and six rebounds. Junior center Ryan DeGeeter scored a game-high 16 points, while seniors Greg Clay added 14 and Jerad Shaw 13.
"I did think we overmatched them in the post," Rhodes said. "We did get it in there and those players were able to score some points. Another player I thought had a superb game was Brad Seiss."
Seiss, Warsaw's six-foot, three-year starting point guard, scored just four points but led the team in rebounds with seven in assists with five and in steals with three.
Trailing by four, Warsaw went on a 14-2 run midway through the third quarter to turn a 37-33 deficit into a 47-39 lead with 2:03 remaining in the quarter.
Led by eight fourth-quarter points from Greg Clay and seven from DeGeeter, Warsaw was able to stretch things out in the final frame.
"It was tied at halftime and then we were up by 16," Rhodes said. "I'd say that's a pretty good second half for the Tigers. In the first half I thought it would be important to get some good play off the bench. Trapping like they were, I was concerned with fatigue. Davin Scott, Geoff Walmer, William Knepper, Erik Fussle and Suraj Datta all came in for us. We had five guys that we were able to bring off the bench."
Junior guard Seth Lochmueller led the Chargers in scoring with 15 points, while senior Drew Poston added 13, classmate Troy Striggle 12 and sophomore Blake Pond 10.
Warsaw will play East Noble at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the first round of the DeKalb Sectional, while Carroll will play East Noble at 7:30 p.m.
NO. 7 (4A) WARSAW 69,
CARROLL 55
Warsaw (19-2) 16 16 17 20 - 69
Carroll (11-9) 19 13 7 16 - 55
Warsaw FG FT R S Pts.
Seiss (G) 1-3 1-2 7 3 4
G. Clay (G) 5-11 4-4 5 2 14
C. Clay (F) 3-6 0-0 1 0 7
Shaw (F) 6-13 0-0 5 0 13
DeGeeter (C) 7-8 2-4 4 0 16
Knepper 3-4 5-7 6 0 11
Walmer 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Kindig 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Datta 1-2 0-0 2 0 2
Moore 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Scott 0-0 0-0 1 0 0
Fussle 1-2 0-0 1 0 2
Totals 27-49 12-17 32 5 69
Carroll FG FT R S Pts.
Papagiannis (F) 0-0 3-4 2 1 3
Striggle (F) 4-11 3-4 4 2 12
Plunckett (G) 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Poston (C) 5-10 2-3 0 3 13
Lochmueller (G) 5-12 5-5 2 0 15
Oyer 0-0 2-2 0 0 2
Pond 4-6 2-2 1 0 10
Vorndran 0-0 0-0 1 1 0
Bates 0-4 0-0 4 2 0
Graft 0-2 0-0 0 0 0
Totals 18-39 17-20 14 9 55
Three-point goals - Warsaw 3-11 (Seiss 1-2, C. Clay 1-2, Shaw 1-2, G. Clay 0-3, Datta 0-1, Fussle), Carroll 2-14 (Striggle 1-7, Poston 1-3, Lochmueller 0-3, Pond 0-1). Fouls - Warsaw 20, Carroll 16. Fouled out - none.
JV - Warsaw 60, Carroll 44
Vikings End Regular Season With Win Over Wawasee
By Mike Madison, Times-Union Sports Correspondent
SYRACUSE -ÊAfter losses to Westview and Columbia City in their last two games, the Wawasee Warriors were again facing a ranked team as they hosted the Tippecanoe Valley Vikings Friday night in Syracuse.
The third time wasn't the charm for the Warriors as the Vikings escaped with a hard-earned 62-56 win.
After the Columbia City game, Wawasee coach Phil Mishler talked about his team's need to execute more efficiently and show better intensity. Friday night his Warriors did that as they took charge early, jumping out to a 16-10 first-quarter lead.
Steven Conrad provided the spark for the Warriors coming off the bench to hit two first-quarter threes.
Valley's Trey Eaton made a basket with 2:30 left in the half to give Valley its first lead, 25-23.
Wawasee came right back and tied the game until Valley's Brandon Harmon made back-to-back baskets with less than two minutes remaining, one of those a three, to give Valley a five-point lead, 30-25.
Wawasee's Kyle Lantz drove to the basket, made a shot at the buzzer and was fouled, giving him a three-point play and putting Warriors back to within two at halftime, 30-28.
"I thought we struggled a little early," said Valley's veteran coach, Bill Patrick. "In the first quarter I thought Wawasee was more aggressive than we were and took the ball to us. Our shot selection wasn't real good. We got nine down in the second quarter and then had a nice spurt."
With just a few minutes gone in the fourth quarter Valley extended its lead to nine, 54-45.
The Warriors immediately made a run of their own. A Conrad steal and layup with 4:20 remaining brought the Warriors to within five, 54-49.
Wawasee's Ben Knisley did what he could to help his team's cause, scoring the next five points. His three-pointer from the top of the arc with 1:45 remaining tied the game at 54.
Valley then found its go-to guy as Eaton drove the baseline and made a basket to put Valley back up by two.
Valley's excellent defense forced the Warriors into a poor shot but Wawasee's Knisley got the rebound and then was tied up.
The Warriors got the ball back but then immediately turned it over. Unfortunately for Wawasee they had only committed three second-half fouls, which meant they were forced to waste valuable seconds fouling the Vikings in order to get them to the foul line. After committing their fourth, fifth, and sixth foul, they then were able to foul and put the Vikings on the line. With 48 seconds to go Valley's Eaton calmly made both ends of the one and one to give his Vikings a four point lead.
Wawasee's hope dwindled when Conrad rattled a three, and then did the same thing again after the rebound. After his second attempt rattled out, Eaton got the rebound and then the outlet pass to Alex Frantz setup a breakaway basket and a Valley six-point lead at 60-54. After trading baskets and free throws the game ended at 62-56 in favor of Valley.
Valley's leading scorer, Trey Eaton, led both teams with 24 points as well as a game high eight rebounds. The Warriors showed good depth as they put four players in double figures in the losing cause. Ben Knisley led the Warriors with 16, while Conrad added 15, and brothers Kyle and Kory Lantz had 10 each.
"Wawasee is a nice ball club," commented Valley coach Patrick, "They have some nice shooters and some really good young players. Custer and Knisley both gave us a lot of trouble inside with their size. Conrad came in and hit three, three-pointers. Kory and Kyle Lantz both played well. Kory does an excellent job for a freshman and Kyle had a stretch in the second half where he just took it to the basket and gave us problems."
For Wawasee it just came down to hitting the shots at the end. Wawasee coach Phil Mishler explained, "We put our selves in position to win the game. We did that defensively, as well as offensively. I thought we did some real good things on both ends but it came down to free throws (the Warriors were 6-12) and not hitting the shots at the end."
NorthWood Panthers Escape With Win Over Whitko Wildcats
By Dan Riordan, Times-Union Sports Correspondent
SOUTH WHITLEY -ÊFriday night was senior night for the Whitko Wildcats basketball team. The ceremony was short and sweet. The only senior on the roster is 6-foot-2 guard Drew Spangle. Spangle tallied 17 points, but despite a late push by his team the Wildcats fell 63-58.
It's customary for the Wildcat student section to throw rolls of toilet paper in the rafters when the first basket is scored on senior night. The fans didn't have to wait long.
On Whitko's first possession, Spangle nailed a three-pointer from the top of the key to give the Wildcats an early 3-2 lead.
After the custodial engineers cleaned up the mess, it was back to basketball. With four minutes left in the first quarter, Whitko clung to a 9-6 advantage. The Wildcats then proceeded to go ice cold from the floor.
Turnovers didn't help either.
The Wildcats committed four turnovers compared to none for NorthWood. The Panthers wasted no time in capitalizing. They scored the game's next 10 points.
In that 10-0 run Robbie Lightfoot, a 6-0 junior, nailed two straight threes. #
Ben Garber's layup as the quarter ran out, stopped the bleeding for the Wildcats. His bucket left Whitko down 16-11 going into the second quarter.
Despite a height disadvantage, Whitko took the ball strong to the rim in the second quarter. The result was a high percentage of baskets and trips to the charity stripe. Up until the 3:11 mark Whitko outscored the Panthers 14-6 to take a 25-22 lead.
After a strong first quarter by his backcourt partner Lightfoot, it was time for Ryan Bradley to take over. The junior guard went on an 11-2 run of his own to recapture the lead for NorthWood. He was 3 of 3 from behind the arc in the final minutes of the half.
As both teams went into the locker room the Panthers found themselves back in front 33-29. The third quarter was anything but an offensive explosion on either side. NorthWood scored nine points in the first part of the quarter then fell off. Whitko, on the other hand, didn't have trouble connecting on attempts.
The Wildcats had trouble managing attempts. They reverted to their turnover tendencies. The team committed four turnovers on their first four possessions of the half. They finally managed their first attempt at the 3:50 mark of the quarter. In the final four minutes Whitko only put a three-spot on the board. All of which came from John Woods.
NorthWood put up higher-than-average offensive numbers in the first half. They were intent to slow the tempo of the game down. While time of possession may only be a viable stat in football, it was prevalent in NorthWood's scheme. The Panthers held the ball for the final 2:15 of the quarter.
The wait wasn't worth it. A Brandon Hall jumper came up short, leaving the Panther lead at 10, 42-32.
If you like watching kids shoot free throws then you didn't want to miss the fourth quarter as 23 fouls were called in final period. In the first three quarters, there were 14 fouls called for both teams combined.
Two free throws by Brad Walpole drew Whitko to within four at 51-47 with 2:40 left in the game. That's as close as Whitko got until Walpole hit a three-pointer with 21.3 seconds left to make it a 60-58 ballgame.
After a Whitko timeout, NorthWood was ready to inbound the ball. A full court throw landed in the arms of Woods, giving Whitko the ball. With 7.3 seconds left, the Wildcats were whistled for three second violation in the lane.
Ryan Bradley left the door open for the Wildcats when he connected on 1 of 2 from the line. That door was quickly shut when Lightfoot stole the ball at half court and layed it in to end the game and give his team the 63-58 win.
This was the season finale for both teams. Whitko (7-12) will play Tippecanoe Valley in the Plymouth Sectional Tuesday night. NorthWood ends its season at 10-10 and will host South Bend LaSalle Tuesday night in the NorthWood Sectional.
NORTHWOOD 63, WHITKO 58
NORTHWOOD 16 17 9 21 - 63#
WHITKO 11 18 3 26 - 58
NORTHWOOD FG FT A S R PTS.
Lightfoot 5-11 3-4 2 1 5 16
Bradley 8-13 7-11 6 1 5 26
Leeper 6-11 0-0 3 1 6 12
Hall 2-7 0-0 2 3 2 4
Klotz 0-1 5-6 0 0 3 5
Richard 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0
Totals 21-44 15-20 13 6 21 63
WHITKO FG FT A S R PTS.
Walter* 1-1 0-2 5 1 0 2
Walpole* 2-4 8-10 3 2 4 13
Garber* 1-1 2-2 1 0 1 4
Spangle* 5-6 6-6 0 1 0 17
Woods* 7-11 4-5 1 2 7 18
Robbins 0-2 2-2 0 0 1 2
Day 1-1 0-0 0 0 1 2
Hobbs 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 0
Lopshire 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0
Totals 17-28 22-27 10 7 16 58
Three-point goals - Northwood 6-15 (Lightfoot 3-8, Bradley 3-4, Leeper 0-2, Richard 0-1). Whitko 2-6 (Walpole 1-2, Spangle 1-1, Robbins 0-1, Lopshire 0-2) Turnovers: Northwood 9 Whitko 11. Team Fouls - Northwood 18 Whitko 18. Fouled out - Walter.
Triton Falls To Knox
Times-Union Staff Report
BOURBON -ÊThe Triton boys basketball team dropped its final regular-season game to Knox 62-51 Friday night in Bourbon.
The Trojans jumped out to a 12-9 lead after the first quarter of play. Triton exploded for 23 points in the second quarter and took a 35-17 advantage into the halftime break.
Triton held on to its lead through the third quarter and took a 44-37 advantage into the final frame of play.
However, Knox outscored Triton 25-7 in the fourth quarter to pick up a 62-51 come-from-behind win.
Todd Blackford led the Trojans with 20 points.
Triton, now 6-14, faces Jimtown in the first game of the North Judson Sectional Tuesday at 6 p.m.
KNOX 62, TRITON 51
Knox 9 8 20 25 - 62
Triton 12 23 9 7 - 51
Triton -ÊNifong 0 0-0 0, Wanamacher 1 5-6 8, Boyer 1 2-4 4, Blackford 7 4-5 20, Yankovich 0 3-4 3, Landis 1 0-0 2, Barton 1 4-4 7, Bell 0 0-0 0, Moore 2 3-4 7, Watkins 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 221-27 51.
Knox -ÊWelter 0 0-0 0, Keiper 1 1-2 4, Nokes 0 0-0 0, Lawrence 7 2-5 19, Sennert 0 0-0 0, Masson 0 2-4 2, Herr 5 3-4 16, Moore 7 4-6 18, Sponaugle 0 3-6 3. [[In-content Ad]]