Tippecanoe Valley Boys Win Fifth Straight TRC Title
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
AKRON -ÊOn a night when individual Three Rivers Conference and sectional champions were recognized before the game, the Tippecanoe Valley boys basketball team gave its fans another reason to celebrate - their fifth straight TRC title.
The 3A No. 4 Vikings picked up an 83-63 win over rival North Miami to win this year's TRC crown with a 7-0 conference mark. Valley has won 13 of its last 14 TRC matchups, and Thursday night's conference win marks the ninth straight for the Vikings.
"It was a good game for the fans to watch," said Viking skipper Bill Patrick, who is now 101-26 overall with a 36-6 mark in the TRC in six years at Valley. "That 20-point difference is not indicative of the basketball played tonight. North Miami is a good team, one of the best we've played all year."
While the Vikings picked up a 20-point win in the end, the Vikings did not sail to the victory.
The Warriors struck early as Jeff Grant hit the first basket of the game to start the scoring charge.
North Miami took a 14-9 lead at the 2:47 mark when Andy Deeds tossed in a bucket and was fouled on the play. He missed the charity shot, but his Warriors still held a five-point lead over the Vikings.
But two straight baskets by Viking senior Cory Vanlaningham put the Vikings within one, 14-13, with 2:06 left in the first frame.
By the end of the quarter, the Vikings knotted the score at 17-all.
But North Miami charged back in the early minutes of the second quarter. Devin McWhorter hit a basket and Kyle Fouts hit three free throws to restore the Warrior lead.
Then David Lash and Shane Drudge hit back-to-back baskets to slash North Miami's lead to one, 22-21.
A basket by Fouts put the Warriors up by three, but that advantage was short-lived.
Shane Denny came off the bench and sparked the Vikings with a basket to cut the Warrior lead back to one, 24-23.
Then Lash hit back to back buckets to put Valley in control 27-24 with 3:35 left in the first half. The Warriors fought back to tie the score at 33 at the 1:18 mark and 35 at the 15.1 second mark, but a basket by Vanlaningham at the buzzer gave valley a 37-35 advanrage at the half.
North Miami's Grant hit a three-pointer at the 6:44 mark of the third quarter to give the Warriors a 38-37 lead.
Once again that lead was short-lived as Vanlaningham and Drudge hit consecutive baskets to put the Vikings up 41-38.
Then at the 4:35 mark, Drudge sparked a Viking run. Drudge, Vanlaningham, Lash and Stuart Jackson contributed to a nine-point run that made the score 50-40 in Valley's favor.
With 2:45 left in the third frame, Cory Vanlaningham hit a three-pointer that sparked another Viking run, this time a 9-2 scoring burst.
By the end of the third, Valley upped it lead to 15, 59-44.
However, North Miami made a run of it's own in the fourth quarter. The Warriors went on a 10-2 run early in the fourth frame to cut Valley's lead to 11, 63-54.
At the 3:35 mark, Grant netted a basket for North Miami that put the Warriors within nine, 67-58.
But that was as close as the North Miami squad got. in the finla 3:24 of the game, Valley outscored North Miami 18-5 to get the 83-63 win.
lash led the Vikings with 26 points, while Vanlaningham netted 25. Drudge added 16 points, while Denny chipped in six.
"Shane Denny came off the bench and played very well," said Patrick. "Cory shot the ball well, Drudge and Lash played a good game. Jeff Parker had a good defensive game. Everyone played well toinight."
All totaled, the Vikings were impressive from the field, hitting 33 of 42 baskets. Valley was 15- of 17 from the charity stripe.
"We shot the ball very well," said Patrick. "We shot the ball well the last three games."
The win moves Valley's record to 16-1 overall and 7-0 in TRC play. North Miami is now 10-4 on the season and end wiyth a 6-1 TRC mark.
The Viking are in action at Bremen Tuesday evening.
TIPPECANOE VALLEY 83, NORTH MIAMI 63
N. Miami 17 18 9 19 - 63
Valley 17 20 22 24 - 83
N. Miami FG FT R S Pts.
*McWhorter 2-4 2-2 1 1 6
*Grant 6-11 3-6 3 2 17
*Deeds 6-10 0-1 2 0 12
*Fouts 3-11 12-15 2 5 18
*DeMien 5-8 0-0 2 0 10
Deardorff 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
Hostetler 0-0 0-2 0 1 0
Malott 0-3 0-0 1 0 0
Burrus 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Mygrant 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Totals 22-47 17-26 11 10 63
Valley FG FT R S Pts.
*Parker 0-1 0-0 1 3 0
*Vnlnghm 8-11 7-8 1 2 25
*Lash 10-12 6-6 6 0 26
*Drudge 7-9 2-2 4 1 16
*Jackson 2-2 0-0 4 0 4
Murphy 1-2 0-0 1 0 2
Denny 3-3 0-1 7 1 6
Gibson 0-0 0-0 1 0 0
Whetstone 1-1 0-0 0 0 2
Domenico 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Reed 1-1 0-0 0 0 2
Totals 33-42 15-17 25 7 83
Three-point goals -ÊNorth Miami 2-9 (McWhorter 0-1, Grant 2-4, Fouts 0-3, Malott 0-1), Valley 2-8 (Vanlaningham 2-5, Drudge 0-2, Murphy 0-1). Fouls -ÊNorth Miami 17, Valley 14. Fouled out -ÊDeeds, DeMien.
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AKRON -ÊOn a night when individual Three Rivers Conference and sectional champions were recognized before the game, the Tippecanoe Valley boys basketball team gave its fans another reason to celebrate - their fifth straight TRC title.
The 3A No. 4 Vikings picked up an 83-63 win over rival North Miami to win this year's TRC crown with a 7-0 conference mark. Valley has won 13 of its last 14 TRC matchups, and Thursday night's conference win marks the ninth straight for the Vikings.
"It was a good game for the fans to watch," said Viking skipper Bill Patrick, who is now 101-26 overall with a 36-6 mark in the TRC in six years at Valley. "That 20-point difference is not indicative of the basketball played tonight. North Miami is a good team, one of the best we've played all year."
While the Vikings picked up a 20-point win in the end, the Vikings did not sail to the victory.
The Warriors struck early as Jeff Grant hit the first basket of the game to start the scoring charge.
North Miami took a 14-9 lead at the 2:47 mark when Andy Deeds tossed in a bucket and was fouled on the play. He missed the charity shot, but his Warriors still held a five-point lead over the Vikings.
But two straight baskets by Viking senior Cory Vanlaningham put the Vikings within one, 14-13, with 2:06 left in the first frame.
By the end of the quarter, the Vikings knotted the score at 17-all.
But North Miami charged back in the early minutes of the second quarter. Devin McWhorter hit a basket and Kyle Fouts hit three free throws to restore the Warrior lead.
Then David Lash and Shane Drudge hit back-to-back baskets to slash North Miami's lead to one, 22-21.
A basket by Fouts put the Warriors up by three, but that advantage was short-lived.
Shane Denny came off the bench and sparked the Vikings with a basket to cut the Warrior lead back to one, 24-23.
Then Lash hit back to back buckets to put Valley in control 27-24 with 3:35 left in the first half. The Warriors fought back to tie the score at 33 at the 1:18 mark and 35 at the 15.1 second mark, but a basket by Vanlaningham at the buzzer gave valley a 37-35 advanrage at the half.
North Miami's Grant hit a three-pointer at the 6:44 mark of the third quarter to give the Warriors a 38-37 lead.
Once again that lead was short-lived as Vanlaningham and Drudge hit consecutive baskets to put the Vikings up 41-38.
Then at the 4:35 mark, Drudge sparked a Viking run. Drudge, Vanlaningham, Lash and Stuart Jackson contributed to a nine-point run that made the score 50-40 in Valley's favor.
With 2:45 left in the third frame, Cory Vanlaningham hit a three-pointer that sparked another Viking run, this time a 9-2 scoring burst.
By the end of the third, Valley upped it lead to 15, 59-44.
However, North Miami made a run of it's own in the fourth quarter. The Warriors went on a 10-2 run early in the fourth frame to cut Valley's lead to 11, 63-54.
At the 3:35 mark, Grant netted a basket for North Miami that put the Warriors within nine, 67-58.
But that was as close as the North Miami squad got. in the finla 3:24 of the game, Valley outscored North Miami 18-5 to get the 83-63 win.
lash led the Vikings with 26 points, while Vanlaningham netted 25. Drudge added 16 points, while Denny chipped in six.
"Shane Denny came off the bench and played very well," said Patrick. "Cory shot the ball well, Drudge and Lash played a good game. Jeff Parker had a good defensive game. Everyone played well toinight."
All totaled, the Vikings were impressive from the field, hitting 33 of 42 baskets. Valley was 15- of 17 from the charity stripe.
"We shot the ball very well," said Patrick. "We shot the ball well the last three games."
The win moves Valley's record to 16-1 overall and 7-0 in TRC play. North Miami is now 10-4 on the season and end wiyth a 6-1 TRC mark.
The Viking are in action at Bremen Tuesday evening.
TIPPECANOE VALLEY 83, NORTH MIAMI 63
N. Miami 17 18 9 19 - 63
Valley 17 20 22 24 - 83
N. Miami FG FT R S Pts.
*McWhorter 2-4 2-2 1 1 6
*Grant 6-11 3-6 3 2 17
*Deeds 6-10 0-1 2 0 12
*Fouts 3-11 12-15 2 5 18
*DeMien 5-8 0-0 2 0 10
Deardorff 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
Hostetler 0-0 0-2 0 1 0
Malott 0-3 0-0 1 0 0
Burrus 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Mygrant 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Totals 22-47 17-26 11 10 63
Valley FG FT R S Pts.
*Parker 0-1 0-0 1 3 0
*Vnlnghm 8-11 7-8 1 2 25
*Lash 10-12 6-6 6 0 26
*Drudge 7-9 2-2 4 1 16
*Jackson 2-2 0-0 4 0 4
Murphy 1-2 0-0 1 0 2
Denny 3-3 0-1 7 1 6
Gibson 0-0 0-0 1 0 0
Whetstone 1-1 0-0 0 0 2
Domenico 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Reed 1-1 0-0 0 0 2
Totals 33-42 15-17 25 7 83
Three-point goals -ÊNorth Miami 2-9 (McWhorter 0-1, Grant 2-4, Fouts 0-3, Malott 0-1), Valley 2-8 (Vanlaningham 2-5, Drudge 0-2, Murphy 0-1). Fouls -ÊNorth Miami 17, Valley 14. Fouled out -ÊDeeds, DeMien.
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