MENTONE -ÊThe Tippecanoe Valley Viking boys basketball team pulled out a 79-69 nail-biter win in overtime against the Bremen Lions.

Down 23-15 after the first frame, the Vikings came back to take a 36-33 lead into the halftime break.

After the third, Valley held a 57-45 lead, but the Lions outscored the Vikings 16-6 in the final frame to send the game into overtime.

The Vikings turned on the scoring machine in the four-minute overtime period, netting 16 points while holding Bremen to just six.

All of Valley's scoring came from the game's five starters. Jarvis Shepherd led the Vikings with 32 points, and Craig Kuhn netted 16. Brandon Eaton and Eric Prater each scored 15, and Josh Cumberland added one point in the Viking victory.

In the end Valley came out on top 79-69 to improve its overall record to 12-5. Bremen fell to 13-6.

TIPPECANOE VALLEY 79, BREMEN 69

Valley 15 21 21 6 16 - 79

Bremen 23 10 12 18 6 - 69

Valley -ÊShepherd 11 6-8 32, Kuhn 7 2-2 16, Prater 5 2-3 15, Eaton 4 6-8 15, Cumberland 0 1-2 1, Shafer 0 0-0 0, Silveus 0 0-0 0, Domenico 0 0-0 0, Snyder 0 0-0 0, New 0 0-0 0. Total 27 17-23 79.

Bremen -ÊMark 14 3-3 31, Hudson 4 0-0 10, Ingle 3 2-2 11, Anglemeyer 4 0-0 8, Snyder 2 2-3 7, C. Edel 1 0-3 2, Dominiack 0 0-0 0, H. Edel 0 0-0 0, Goldrick 0 0-0 0, Faalstich 0 0-0 0, Feathers 0 0-0 0. Totals -Ê28 7-11 69.

Three-point goals -ÊValley 8 (Shepherd 4, Prater 3, Eaton 1), Bremen 6 (Ingle 3, Hudson 2, Snyder 1). [[In-content Ad]]