Valley Trips Northfield 65-44
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
AKRON -ÊAfter playing Argos, primarily an outside-shooting team, Thursday, Tippecaoe Valley coach Bill Patrick was concerned about switching gears for Saturday's game against Northfield, primarily an inside-shooting team.
However, Valley's basketball team (8-2) calmed Patrick's concerns by downing Northfield (2-7) 65-44 and improving to 2-0 in the Three Rivers Conference. Northfield falls to 0-2 in TRC play.
After a patient Valley team held the first possession for more than a minute, Cody New started the game with a basket at the 6:58 mark. New continued to own the Norsemen through the quarter as he hit 3 of 4 three-pointers and 5 of 6 overall for 13 points in the quarter.
The Viking man-to-man defense held Northfield to just four points the entire first quarter, while the Valley offense scored 18.
"We had spurts in the first quarter where we played really well," said Patrick. "I thought we played better defense. We have made progress in the last three games, and our man-to-man is showing improvement."
Drew Shafer picked up where New left off in the second quarter. After hitting the first basket of the quarter, he was 4-of-4 shooting with one three-pointer and a free-throw.
Not only was Shafer perfect in the second quarter, he was perfect in the entire first half. He hit 2 of 2 three-point baskets and was 5-of-5 shooting overall for 13 points.
Shafer's 10 points in the second quarter helped Valley pull ahead 36-20 at the half.
"Drew Shafer played very well tonight," said Patrick. "He shot the ball well, and he played better defensively. His passing has improved as well."
Northfield caught a spark at the halftime break. Richie Sherman started the third quarter with a three-pointer, and Kyle Merrick followed with a two-point basket.
Anthony Domenico stopped the five-point Northfield run with a basket, and Valley outscored the Norsemen 8-4 in the remainder of the quarter.
"We were not mentally ready to play in the third quarter," said Patrick. "We didn't come out to play that quarter. There was not much enthusiasm or excitement from our players."
Just as New and Shafer were the leaders in the first two quarters, Trey Eaton was the man of the hour, or in this case quarter, in the fourth frame. Eaton hit one field goal and seven shots from the charity stripe in the fourth quarter for nine of his total 15 points in the game.
After Andy Martin hit a basket and the ensuing free throw to start the fourth quarter, Eaton started his assault at the free throw line.
Through the fourth frame, Eaton was fouled four times. Three times, he stepped to the line and hit both charity shots, and the fourth came on a lay-up that he converted for three-points.
Valley shot 54.8 percent from the field (23 of 42 baskets) to Northfield's 40.7 percent (11 of 27) in the game. However, the Vikings and Norsemen both shot 66.7 percent from the free throw line. Valley hit 14 of 21, while Northfield was 20 of 30 from the charity stripe.
"We struggled at the free throw line," said Patrick. "That is not normal for us. We did not shoot free throws well at all. Basically, we were not concentrating mentally."
New led all scorers with 22 points, while Eaton had 15, and Shafer finished with 13. Josh Merrick led Northfield with 15, and his brother, Kyle Merrick, added 10 points for the Norsemen.
Valley will face another TRC opponent Friday when the Vikings travel to Rochester.
"We're 2-0 in the conference," said Patrick. "That's a good way to start, but we have to play Rochester at Rochester Friday. That's not going to be easy. The easy part of our schedule is definitely over."
TIPPECANOE VALLEY 65
NORTHFIELD 44
Northfield 4 16 9 15 - 44
Valley 18 18 10 19 - 65
Northfield FG FT R S Pts.
McKillip (G) 2-6 2-5 5 1 6
Sherman (G) 2-4 2-2 2 2 7
Eads (G) 0-0 1-2 1 0 1
K. Merrick (F) 4-7 2-5 3 0 10
J. Merrick (F) 3-7 8-10 2 0 15
Mast 0-1 0-0 0 0 0
Culver 0-1 2-2 2 0 2
Gillespie 0-1 0-0 0 0 0
Neale 0-0 3-4 0 0 3
Totals 11-27 20-30 15 3 44
Valley FG FT R S Pts.
Shafer (G) 5-6 1-1 1 2 13
Martin (F) 2-2 2-5 2 3 6
Domenico (G) 2-7 0-0 1 1 4
New (F) 8-14 3-6 7 2 22
Eaton (C) 4-7 7-7 8 1 15
Stutzman 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Harmon 1-2 0-0 0 0 2
Hartzler 0-0 1-2 0 0 1
Wise 1-1 0-0 0 2 2
Vanlaningham 0-3 0-0 0 1 0
Sterk 0-0 0-0 0 0 0'
Totals 23-42 14-21 19 12 65
Three-point goals -ÊNorthfield 2-7 (McKillip 0-1, Sherman 1-3, J. Merrick 1-3), Valley 7-13 (Shafer 2-2, Harmon 0-1, Domenico 0-1, New 3-6, Eaton 0-1, Vanlaningham 0-2). Total fouls -ÊNorthfield 20, Valley 22. Fouled out -Ênone. Turnovers - Northfield 14, Valley 8.
JV -ÊTIPPECANOE VALLEY 36
NORTHFIELD 32
Northfield scorig -ÊGreg Welch 11, Matt Bever 3, Chad Haupert 6, RHett Mast 8, Jay McCann 4
Valley scoring -ÊAndrew Kramer 8, Kyle Bruner 6, Derek Sausaman 2, David Beyers 13, Blaine Hartzler 7 [[In-content Ad]]
AKRON -ÊAfter playing Argos, primarily an outside-shooting team, Thursday, Tippecaoe Valley coach Bill Patrick was concerned about switching gears for Saturday's game against Northfield, primarily an inside-shooting team.
However, Valley's basketball team (8-2) calmed Patrick's concerns by downing Northfield (2-7) 65-44 and improving to 2-0 in the Three Rivers Conference. Northfield falls to 0-2 in TRC play.
After a patient Valley team held the first possession for more than a minute, Cody New started the game with a basket at the 6:58 mark. New continued to own the Norsemen through the quarter as he hit 3 of 4 three-pointers and 5 of 6 overall for 13 points in the quarter.
The Viking man-to-man defense held Northfield to just four points the entire first quarter, while the Valley offense scored 18.
"We had spurts in the first quarter where we played really well," said Patrick. "I thought we played better defense. We have made progress in the last three games, and our man-to-man is showing improvement."
Drew Shafer picked up where New left off in the second quarter. After hitting the first basket of the quarter, he was 4-of-4 shooting with one three-pointer and a free-throw.
Not only was Shafer perfect in the second quarter, he was perfect in the entire first half. He hit 2 of 2 three-point baskets and was 5-of-5 shooting overall for 13 points.
Shafer's 10 points in the second quarter helped Valley pull ahead 36-20 at the half.
"Drew Shafer played very well tonight," said Patrick. "He shot the ball well, and he played better defensively. His passing has improved as well."
Northfield caught a spark at the halftime break. Richie Sherman started the third quarter with a three-pointer, and Kyle Merrick followed with a two-point basket.
Anthony Domenico stopped the five-point Northfield run with a basket, and Valley outscored the Norsemen 8-4 in the remainder of the quarter.
"We were not mentally ready to play in the third quarter," said Patrick. "We didn't come out to play that quarter. There was not much enthusiasm or excitement from our players."
Just as New and Shafer were the leaders in the first two quarters, Trey Eaton was the man of the hour, or in this case quarter, in the fourth frame. Eaton hit one field goal and seven shots from the charity stripe in the fourth quarter for nine of his total 15 points in the game.
After Andy Martin hit a basket and the ensuing free throw to start the fourth quarter, Eaton started his assault at the free throw line.
Through the fourth frame, Eaton was fouled four times. Three times, he stepped to the line and hit both charity shots, and the fourth came on a lay-up that he converted for three-points.
Valley shot 54.8 percent from the field (23 of 42 baskets) to Northfield's 40.7 percent (11 of 27) in the game. However, the Vikings and Norsemen both shot 66.7 percent from the free throw line. Valley hit 14 of 21, while Northfield was 20 of 30 from the charity stripe.
"We struggled at the free throw line," said Patrick. "That is not normal for us. We did not shoot free throws well at all. Basically, we were not concentrating mentally."
New led all scorers with 22 points, while Eaton had 15, and Shafer finished with 13. Josh Merrick led Northfield with 15, and his brother, Kyle Merrick, added 10 points for the Norsemen.
Valley will face another TRC opponent Friday when the Vikings travel to Rochester.
"We're 2-0 in the conference," said Patrick. "That's a good way to start, but we have to play Rochester at Rochester Friday. That's not going to be easy. The easy part of our schedule is definitely over."
TIPPECANOE VALLEY 65
NORTHFIELD 44
Northfield 4 16 9 15 - 44
Valley 18 18 10 19 - 65
Northfield FG FT R S Pts.
McKillip (G) 2-6 2-5 5 1 6
Sherman (G) 2-4 2-2 2 2 7
Eads (G) 0-0 1-2 1 0 1
K. Merrick (F) 4-7 2-5 3 0 10
J. Merrick (F) 3-7 8-10 2 0 15
Mast 0-1 0-0 0 0 0
Culver 0-1 2-2 2 0 2
Gillespie 0-1 0-0 0 0 0
Neale 0-0 3-4 0 0 3
Totals 11-27 20-30 15 3 44
Valley FG FT R S Pts.
Shafer (G) 5-6 1-1 1 2 13
Martin (F) 2-2 2-5 2 3 6
Domenico (G) 2-7 0-0 1 1 4
New (F) 8-14 3-6 7 2 22
Eaton (C) 4-7 7-7 8 1 15
Stutzman 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Harmon 1-2 0-0 0 0 2
Hartzler 0-0 1-2 0 0 1
Wise 1-1 0-0 0 2 2
Vanlaningham 0-3 0-0 0 1 0
Sterk 0-0 0-0 0 0 0'
Totals 23-42 14-21 19 12 65
Three-point goals -ÊNorthfield 2-7 (McKillip 0-1, Sherman 1-3, J. Merrick 1-3), Valley 7-13 (Shafer 2-2, Harmon 0-1, Domenico 0-1, New 3-6, Eaton 0-1, Vanlaningham 0-2). Total fouls -ÊNorthfield 20, Valley 22. Fouled out -Ênone. Turnovers - Northfield 14, Valley 8.
JV -ÊTIPPECANOE VALLEY 36
NORTHFIELD 32
Northfield scorig -ÊGreg Welch 11, Matt Bever 3, Chad Haupert 6, RHett Mast 8, Jay McCann 4
Valley scoring -ÊAndrew Kramer 8, Kyle Bruner 6, Derek Sausaman 2, David Beyers 13, Blaine Hartzler 7 [[In-content Ad]]