Vikings Defeat Columbia City 60-53 For First Win
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
COLUMBIA CITY -ÊIn the first boys basketball game of the season, Tippecanoe Valley fell to Warsaw in double overtime. Warsaw then defeated Columbia City by one point with no time left on the clock last week.
Friday night, the Vikings turned the tables and earned their first victory of the season over Columbia City, 60-53.
The story of the night was the Eaton brothers, Trey and Brandon. Brandon, a senior starter played nearly the entire game. Trey, the freshman bench player, stepped into the game when Justin Ross got into early foul trouble.
The Eatons combined for 31 of Valley's 60 points and 13 of the Vikings' 30 rebounds. Both Brandon and Trey had a steal as well.
Columbia City struck first when Mike Schumaker connected on 1 of 2 free throws with 7:05 left in the first quarter to put Columbia City up 1-0. That was the only lead the Eagles held for the remainder of the game.
Valley then capitalized on early Columbia City mistakes and jumped out to a 10-3 lead. However, the Eagles went on a 6-0 run to make the score 10-9 with 5.2 seconds left in the first stanza. A Valley turnover gave Columbia City the ball and the chance to overtake the lead, but Schumaker's attempt at the buzzer bounced off the riml, leaving the Eagles with a one-point deficit going into the second quarter.
The Vikings got back into the action in the second quarter, building a 17-9 lead after only three minutes had ticked off the second quarter clock.
"We got in a position that we could have taken the lead, but then we seemed to forget how we got there," said Columbia City coach Chris Benedict. "Once we got within two, everybody wanted to be the hero and make the go-ahead shot. Instead, we played into their hands."
Valley held on to its lead for the remainder of the quarter and went into the locker room with a 29-20 lead at the half.
Brandon Eaton netted the first basket of the second half to put Valley up 31-20, but Columbia City kept plugging away. By the two-minute mark in the third quarter, Valley's lead had dwindled to just five when a Brandon Eaton three-pointer sailed through the net to restore Valley's eight-point lead.
The Eagles managed to score two more points and make the score 42-35 with 25 seconds left in the quarter, but Trey Eaton sank a basket just before the buzzer to give Valley a 44-35 advantage heading into the final period.
Late in the fourth stanza, a Trevor Shively three-pointer sailed through the net to cut the Valley lead to six, 55-49.
"Columbia City played well tonight," said Valley coach Bill Patrick. "Schumaker and Shively can shoot the ball well, especially from the outside."
However, the Viking lead was too much to overcome as Valley came out on top 60-53.
"Valley beat us in every aspect of the game tonight," said Benedict. "They outplayed us from start to finish."
"I don't think we were as mentally tough as we were against Warsaw," said Patrick. "We did not play as well as we did against Warsaw, but I guess that's a sign of a good basketball team. When you can play less than your best and still come out on top, it's a good sign."
Valley, now 1-1, will host North Miami tonight in the Vikings' first Three Rivers Conference game of the season.
"Hopefully after tomorrow night we will be 2-1," said Patrick.
TIPPECANOE VALLEY 60
COLUMBIA CITY 53
Valley (1-1) 10 19 15 16 - 60
C. City (1-2) 9 11 15 18 - 53
Valley FG FT R A S Pts.
*Noah Silveus G 1-4 1-2 2 4 0 3
*A. Domenico G 1-3 3-5 2 0 1 5
*Justin Ross C 2-7 3-4 7 1 0 7
*Brandon Eaton F 7-12 3-4 11 2 1 18
*Dax Snyder F 2-2 2-4 6 4 1 6
Drew Shafer 3-3 1-1 0 0 1 8
Andy Martin 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Brandon Harmon 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Josh Wagoner 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0
Trey Eaton 4-4 2-3 3 1 1 13
Totals 18-36 15-23 30 12 5 60
Columbia City FG FT A S R Pts.
*Jon Pettigrew F 2-3 0-0 3 0 0 4
*Chris Wymer F 1-4 2-2 3 0 2 4
*Sean Boylan C 2-5 5-6 3 0 0 9
*Mike Schumaker G 5-8 3-5 1 0 0 16
*Tim Schmidt G 1-6 1-2 3 0 1 3
Joe Roth 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0
Trevor Shively 6-15 1-2 0 0 1 17
Lewis Fuller 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Seth Hoppe 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Totals 10-42 12-17 13 0 4 53
Three-point goals - Valley 3-8 (Shafer 1-1, B. Eaton 1-3, T. Eaton 1-1, Silveus 0-3); Columbia City 7-10 (Shively 4-7, Schumaker 3-3). Total fouls - Valley 16, Columbia City 22. Fouled out - Schmitt. Turnovers -ÊValley 13, Columbia City 15.
JV: COLUMBIA CITY 50
TIPPECANOE VALLEY 35
Valley (0-2) leaders - Derek Sausaman 5, Matt Ryman 4, Aaron Zolman 4, Shawn Severns 9, Jeff Whetstone 1, Brandon Harmon 12.
Columbia City leaders - Wes Gardner 7, Bob Dye 16, Andy King 8, Chris Russell 4, Ryan Boylan 7, Travis Stangland 2, Jarod Myers 6. [[In-content Ad]]
COLUMBIA CITY -ÊIn the first boys basketball game of the season, Tippecanoe Valley fell to Warsaw in double overtime. Warsaw then defeated Columbia City by one point with no time left on the clock last week.
Friday night, the Vikings turned the tables and earned their first victory of the season over Columbia City, 60-53.
The story of the night was the Eaton brothers, Trey and Brandon. Brandon, a senior starter played nearly the entire game. Trey, the freshman bench player, stepped into the game when Justin Ross got into early foul trouble.
The Eatons combined for 31 of Valley's 60 points and 13 of the Vikings' 30 rebounds. Both Brandon and Trey had a steal as well.
Columbia City struck first when Mike Schumaker connected on 1 of 2 free throws with 7:05 left in the first quarter to put Columbia City up 1-0. That was the only lead the Eagles held for the remainder of the game.
Valley then capitalized on early Columbia City mistakes and jumped out to a 10-3 lead. However, the Eagles went on a 6-0 run to make the score 10-9 with 5.2 seconds left in the first stanza. A Valley turnover gave Columbia City the ball and the chance to overtake the lead, but Schumaker's attempt at the buzzer bounced off the riml, leaving the Eagles with a one-point deficit going into the second quarter.
The Vikings got back into the action in the second quarter, building a 17-9 lead after only three minutes had ticked off the second quarter clock.
"We got in a position that we could have taken the lead, but then we seemed to forget how we got there," said Columbia City coach Chris Benedict. "Once we got within two, everybody wanted to be the hero and make the go-ahead shot. Instead, we played into their hands."
Valley held on to its lead for the remainder of the quarter and went into the locker room with a 29-20 lead at the half.
Brandon Eaton netted the first basket of the second half to put Valley up 31-20, but Columbia City kept plugging away. By the two-minute mark in the third quarter, Valley's lead had dwindled to just five when a Brandon Eaton three-pointer sailed through the net to restore Valley's eight-point lead.
The Eagles managed to score two more points and make the score 42-35 with 25 seconds left in the quarter, but Trey Eaton sank a basket just before the buzzer to give Valley a 44-35 advantage heading into the final period.
Late in the fourth stanza, a Trevor Shively three-pointer sailed through the net to cut the Valley lead to six, 55-49.
"Columbia City played well tonight," said Valley coach Bill Patrick. "Schumaker and Shively can shoot the ball well, especially from the outside."
However, the Viking lead was too much to overcome as Valley came out on top 60-53.
"Valley beat us in every aspect of the game tonight," said Benedict. "They outplayed us from start to finish."
"I don't think we were as mentally tough as we were against Warsaw," said Patrick. "We did not play as well as we did against Warsaw, but I guess that's a sign of a good basketball team. When you can play less than your best and still come out on top, it's a good sign."
Valley, now 1-1, will host North Miami tonight in the Vikings' first Three Rivers Conference game of the season.
"Hopefully after tomorrow night we will be 2-1," said Patrick.
TIPPECANOE VALLEY 60
COLUMBIA CITY 53
Valley (1-1) 10 19 15 16 - 60
C. City (1-2) 9 11 15 18 - 53
Valley FG FT R A S Pts.
*Noah Silveus G 1-4 1-2 2 4 0 3
*A. Domenico G 1-3 3-5 2 0 1 5
*Justin Ross C 2-7 3-4 7 1 0 7
*Brandon Eaton F 7-12 3-4 11 2 1 18
*Dax Snyder F 2-2 2-4 6 4 1 6
Drew Shafer 3-3 1-1 0 0 1 8
Andy Martin 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Brandon Harmon 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Josh Wagoner 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0
Trey Eaton 4-4 2-3 3 1 1 13
Totals 18-36 15-23 30 12 5 60
Columbia City FG FT A S R Pts.
*Jon Pettigrew F 2-3 0-0 3 0 0 4
*Chris Wymer F 1-4 2-2 3 0 2 4
*Sean Boylan C 2-5 5-6 3 0 0 9
*Mike Schumaker G 5-8 3-5 1 0 0 16
*Tim Schmidt G 1-6 1-2 3 0 1 3
Joe Roth 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0
Trevor Shively 6-15 1-2 0 0 1 17
Lewis Fuller 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Seth Hoppe 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Totals 10-42 12-17 13 0 4 53
Three-point goals - Valley 3-8 (Shafer 1-1, B. Eaton 1-3, T. Eaton 1-1, Silveus 0-3); Columbia City 7-10 (Shively 4-7, Schumaker 3-3). Total fouls - Valley 16, Columbia City 22. Fouled out - Schmitt. Turnovers -ÊValley 13, Columbia City 15.
JV: COLUMBIA CITY 50
TIPPECANOE VALLEY 35
Valley (0-2) leaders - Derek Sausaman 5, Matt Ryman 4, Aaron Zolman 4, Shawn Severns 9, Jeff Whetstone 1, Brandon Harmon 12.
Columbia City leaders - Wes Gardner 7, Bob Dye 16, Andy King 8, Chris Russell 4, Ryan Boylan 7, Travis Stangland 2, Jarod Myers 6. [[In-content Ad]]