KOKOMO -ÊWarsaw's boys basketball team ended the regular season where it started, in Kokomo.

Warsaw, which competed in the Kokomo scrimmage to start the season, wrapped up the regular season by picking apart the Wildkats 78-60 Friday on their homoe floor. Warsaw improves to 14-7, while Kokomo falls to 11-9.

So efficient was Warsaw's offense that the Tigers hit 16 of 20 field goals (80 percent) and 16 of 17 free throws (94 percent) in outscoring Kokomo 51-34 in the second half.

"One key tonight was our shooting throughout the game," Warsaw coach Al Rhodes said. "That meant they were not able to play the zone defense they wanted to play."

The zone-buster was Warsaw senior reserve guard Trent Martin. Martin scored a career-high 20 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the field. All six were three-pointers, and he started 4 for 4 as Warsaw built a 24-15 lead with 6:20 left in the second quarter.

Martin's three-point shooting pulled the Wildkats out of their zone and opened things up for Josh Buck in the second half.

Buck led all scorers with 29 points on 9-of-14 shooting. After Martin scored 12 from the perimeter in the first half, Buck scored 20 of his 29 inside in the second half.

"We were patient on offense and got good reversal of the basketball in the seecond half," said Rhodes. "We went to Josh Buck quite a bit, and he did a nice job of taking the ball to the basket."

Clearly the effectiveness of Martin early staggered Kokomo.

"We knew he could shoot," first-year Kokomo coach Mike Wade said. "We were hoping he would not hit everything he threw up. Tonight he did."

Kokomo was a one-man team as senior forward Blair Crawford scored 25. No other Wildkat scored more than eight.

WARSAW 78, KOKOMO 60

Warsaw (14-7) 19 8 21 30 - 78

Kokomo (11-9) 13 13 12 22 - 60

Warsaw FG FT R A S Pts.

Buck (C) 9-14 11-12 10 1 2 29

G. Clay (F) 3-3 4-5 3 1 1 10

Seiss (G) 3-4 2-3 3 7 3 8

C. Clay (G) 3-7 0-1 1 1 6

Finnegan (F) 1-4 0-1 9 2 0 2

Martin 6-9 2-2 1 0 0 20

Shaw 0-1 0-0 1 3 0 0

Foster 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0

Johnson 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 2

DeGeeter 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0

Knepper 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0

Fawley 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 1

Totals 26-43 20-26 30 16 7 78

Kokomo FG FT R A S Pts.

Crawford (F) 9-16 4-6 5 1 0 25

Engerski (F) 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0

Croddy (C) 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 2

Barrett (G) 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0

Morgan (G) 2-12 1-2 2 1 3 5

Bell 3-4 2-3 1 5 2 8

Abney 1-1 1-2 0 0 0 3

Tyler 1-3 2-4 4 1 1 5

Steward 2-4 0-1 1 0 1 5

Guest 1-1 0-0 1 0 0 2

Roe 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0

Peterson 1-3 0-0 0 0 1 3

Martin 0-0 2-2 1 0 0 2

Totals 21-46 12-20 17 9 8 60

Three-point goals -ÊWarsaw 6-12 (Martin 6-9, Finnegan 0-2, C. Clay 0-1), Kokomo 6-20 (Crawford 3-8, Peterson 1-3, Tyler 1-3, Steward 1-2, Morgan 0-4). Turnovers - Warsaw 13, Kokomo 10. Fouled out -ÊG. Clay. Total fouls -ÊWarsaw 19, Kokomo 21.

JV -ÊWARSAW 38, KOKOMO 35 (2 OT)

Warsaw (19-1) -ÊRyan DeGeeter 20, Erik Fussle 7, Suraj Datta 5, William Knepper 4, Geoff Walmer 2

Kokomo (13-7) -ÊStacey Pollard 10, Chris Anderson 10, Adam Martin 9, DeShawn Hawkins 3, Darrin Smith 3

Vikings Win Ugly Over Bremen, Improve To 15-5

By Dale Hubler, Times-Union Sports Writer

AKRON - It didn't take third-year Tippecanoe Valley boys basketball coach Bill Patrick long to assess Friday night's 53-51 win over visiting Bremen. The first words out of his mouth as he came out of the lockerroom said it all.

"It was pretty ugly but it was a win," Patrick, who now owns a 526-198 record in 32 seasons, said.

On a night Patrick was given a plaque and named 2000 coach of the year for a region consisting of Indiana, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin, putting him in the running for national coach of the year, the Vikings survived an altogether ugly night.

Valley senior starting guard Drew Shafer was helped off the court in the first quarter after his head hit the court in an unhealthy fashion, with the public address anouncer immediatley calling for a doctor. A female in the front row passed out. A young fan was injured falling down the bleachers.

The 5-foot-10 Shafer was assisted to the lockerroom, where he spent the rest of the first half.

"This was the type of game where Shafer really could have helped us," Patrick said. "He probably could have scored 15 points tonight. He was having back spasms. I thought he was really hurt, hitting his head like that. But other than the back spasms he's OK. Hopefully Monday he'll be ready to go."

Patrick called the game ugly, and then numerous times he referred to it as a tough game.

To go with the aforementioned problems, it was Senior Night. The booster club was recognized. It was the regular season finale. It was against a team Patrick really felt his team could put away.

The Vikings sprinted out of the gates, taking a 7-0 lead, but it took a lay-up by senior Andy Martin with three seconds remaining in regulation to give them the win.

Valley finishes the regular season 15-5, while Bremen falls to 7-12.

Trailing from the get-go, the Lions came back and made it 12-10 at the end of one quarter of play and 24-21 at halftime.

"We had letdowns two or three times defensively," Patrick said. "We let their kids penetrate and dump it inside. We gave up some offensive rebounds tonight. I think one time they had three offensive rebounds in a row."

Sophomore Greg Neeley knotted the score at 26 with a three at the seven-minute mark of the third quarter, and then gave the Lions their first lead of the game, 33-32, on a three with 3:27 left in the third.

Bremen took a 35-32 lead before Valley senior Anthony Domenico tied the game at 37 with 1:34 remaining in the third. The Lions entered the final frame with a 39-37 lead.

The two teams battled back and forth through the fourth quarter before a three-point play by senior Cody New gave the Vikings a 50-48 lead at the 1:22 mark.

New, who led all scorers with 23 points, added a charity toss with 32 seconds left, but a Neeley trey tied the game at 51 with l8 seconds remaining. With three seconds left Martin hit the game winner, and then sophomore Trey Eaton intercepted Bremen's downcourt attempt at a buzzer beater.

To go with his game-high 23 points, New also pulled down 11 rebounds. Eaton finished the game with 12 points, while Martin had seven and Domenico five. Neely paced Bremen with 13, while sophomore Alex Bryant added nine, Matt Cunningham eight and Nick Bragg and Kevin Faulstich six each.

New scored his 23 points on 10-of-28 shooting from the field, while Eaton was 4 of 13. For the game, Valley was 21 of 55 from the field.

"We didn't shoot the ball well at all," Patrick said. "Bremen was sagging back inside and we couldn't get them to drop."

The Vikings will be in action Friday against Plymouth in the Plymouth 3A Sectional.

"We were down and we could have folded," Patrick said. "We came back and found a way to win, that's the mark of a good team. I don't think this will hurt us at all, it may even help us."

T. VALLEY 53, BREMEN 51

Bremen (7-12) 10 11 18 12 - 51

T. Valley (15-5) 12 12 13 16 - 53

Bremen FG FT R S Pts.

Bragg (G) 2-6 2-3 0 0 6

Faulstich (G) 1-2 4-6 3 2 6

Bryant (F) 4-10 0-0 6 0 9

Neeley (F) 4-6 2-3 20 13

Cunningham (C) 3-6 2-2 8 0 8

Feathers 0-1 0-0 1 1 0

Alvarado 1-3 0-0 1 0 3

Young 1-1 2-2 2 0 4

Brock 0-1 0-0 0 0 0

Haines 1-3 0-0 2 0 2

Totals 17-39 12-16 25 3 51

T. Valley FG FT R S Pts.

Shafer (G) 0-0 0 0 1 0

Domenico (G) 2-6 0-0 3 0 5

New (F) 10-28 2-3 11 1 23

Eaton (C) 4-13 4-5 6 2 12

Martin (F) 3-6 1-2 2 2 7

Stutzman 2-2 0-0 5 0 4

Hartzler 0-0 2-2 0 0 2

Wise 0-0 0-0 1 0 0

Totals 21-55 9-12 29 5 53

Three-point goals - Bremen 5-8 (Neely 3-4, Alvarado 1-3, Bryant 1-1), Valley 2-11 (New 1-7, Domenico 1-2, Eaton 0-2). Turnovers - Bremen 20, Valley 10. Fouls - Bremen 16, Valley 14. Fouled out - none.

JV - Tippecanoe Valley 39, Bremen 22

Bremen - Jordan Leeper 9, Shawn Hochstetler 7, Josh Heuni 3, Josh Gramm 3

Valley - Andrew Kramer 16, Kyle Bruner 6, Derek Sausaman 5, Cory Vanlaningham 4, Kory Fields 2, Blaine Hartzler 2, Casey Wise 2, Stuart Jackson 2

NorthWood Gets Historic Win Over No. 6 Glenn

Times-Union Staff Report

NAPPANEE -ÊThe NorthWood boys basketball team made history Friday night by defeating No. 6 (2A) John Glenn 68-67 in the Panther Pit in Nappanee. The win marks NorthWood's eighth home win of the year, and is the first time the Panthers have gone undefeated at home through an entire season.

NorthWood trailed 67-62 with 47.6 seconds left in regulation when Rory Clouse hit a three-pointer to make the score 67-65.

Ryan Bradley then nabbed a steal, hit a lay-up and the ensuing free throw with 25.5 ticks left on the clock to give the Panthers a 68-67 advantage.

Glenn had one final shot, but the ball hit off the rim, giving NorthWood the win.

Glenn's Chris Adkins led all scorers with 30 points, while his teammate Matt Jerrell added 19.

Willy WIll led the Panthers with 22 points, while Bradley added 14. Eric Reynolds, Robbie Lightfoot and Rory Clouse tossed in 10 points each.

The Panthers finish the season 15-5, while Glenn falls to 17-3.

NORTHWOOD 68, JOHN GLENN 67

Glenn 12 21 16 18 - 67

NorthWood 19 17 14 18 - 68

Glenn -ÊAlan Coffman 2-5 0-0 6, Cliff Slater 1-6 2-2 4, Chris Adkins 9-12 6-7 30, Matt Jerrell 8-13 3-4 19, Ryan Sheaks 0-0 0-0 0, Greg Engle 4-7 0-0 8, Jason Fraschetti 0-0 0-2 0. Totals -Ê24-48 11-15 67.

NorthWood -ÊWilly Will 9-16 4-5 22, Eric Reynolds 5-7 0-0 10, Robbie Lightfoot 4-7 0-0 10, Ryan Bradley 3-8 7-8 14, Rory Clouse 4-13 0-0 10, Sean Clem 1-1 0-0 2. Totals - 25-52 11-13 68.

Three-point goals - Glenn 8 (Coffman 2, Adkins 6), NorthWood 5 (Lightfoot 2, Bradley 1, Clouse 2). Rebounds -ÊGlenn 20, NorthWood 29 (Clouse 10, Will 8, Reynolds 8). Fouls -ÊGlenn 13, NorthWood 16. Fouled out -ÊSlater. Turnovers -ÊGlenn 10, NorthWood 12.

JV -ÊNORTHWOOD 57, GLENN 45

MARION 69, MANCHESTER 40

Friday in Marion

Trailing 17-5 after one quarter of play, Manchester's varsity boys basketball team fell 69-40 at Marion, the 2000 Class 4A state champion.

Marion led 31-18 at the break and then outscored the Squires 19-9 in the third frame en route to the 19-point win.

Manchester ends the regular season 12-8 and was led in the scoring column by Nate Kerr with 10 and Klay Bechtold with seven.

Senior guard Josh Peters paced Marion with 17 points, while Isaac McClung added 16. Kevin Cates and Mark Sears chipped in with eight points each in the win.

Manchester will play Wabash next Friday in the bye game of the Cass Sectional.

MARION 69, MANCHESTER 40

Manchester 5 13 9 13 - 40

Marion 17 14 19 19 - 69

Manchester - Kerr 3-8 4-6 10, Bechtold 2-10 1-2 7, Rupley 1-3 1-2 3, A. Sorg 1-2 0-0 2, Frieden 2-5 1-2 5, Stoops 2-4 0-0 4, M. Sorg 0-2 2-2 2, Dale 1-6 1-3 3, Westendorf 0-1 0-0 0, Simcoe 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 14-44 10-17 40.

Marion - Swyers 1-2 2-2 4, Williams 3-6 0-0 6, Cates 4-9 0-1 8, Sears 3-5 0-0 8, Peters 5-10 2-2 17, Miller 0-3 6-8 6, Owensby 0-3 2-2 2, Jackson 0-1 0-0 0, McClung 6-8 3-5 16, Pittman 0-3 2-2 2, Strons 0-0 0-0 0, Norris 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-50 17-22 69.

Three-point goals - Manchester 2-18 (Bechtold 2-9, Frieden 0-3, Dale 0-3, M. Sorg 0-1, Kerr 0-1, Stoops 0-1). Turnovers - Manchester 10, Marion 13. Rebounds - Manchester 16 (Kerr 4), Marion 43 (Cates 10). Fouls - Manchester 18, Marion 16. Fouled out - Rupley.

JV - Marion 37, Manchester 31

Wawasee Finishes Season With A Win

Times-Union Staff Report

SYRACUSE - Led by a trio of double-figure scorers, Wawasee's varsity boys basketball team hosted and defeated Whitko 53-48 Friday night.

Senior Andrew Packer scored 15, Scott Beasley 14 and Steve Conrad 10, as the Warriors ended the regular season 5-15. Whitko falls to 9-11.

Whitko led 13-10 after one quarter of play, but the host Warriors came back and outscored the Wildcats 20-8 in the second stanza en route to the five-point win.

Josh Hoffman led Whitko with 11 points, while Adam Wendel and Brad Walpole added nine each.

Wildcats John Woods and Ben Garber were both ejected in Friday's game.

Whitko will play Culver Military Tuesday in the Plymouth 3A Sectional, while Wawasee will battle Angola in the NorthWood 3A Sectional.

WAWASEE 53, WHITKO 48

Whitko (9-11) 13 8 9 18 - 48

Wawasee (5-15) 10 20 9 14 - 53

Whitko - Wendel 4 0-0 9, Clausen 0 0-0 0, Lopshire 0 0-0 0, Walter 0 0-0 0, Robbins 0 0-0 0, Walpole 3 3-4 9, Frantz 3 0-0 6, Hoffman 4 3-3 11, Goble 3 1-1 7, Woods 1 0-0 2. Totals -Ê 20 7-8 48.

Wawasee - Doty 0 0-0 0, Conrad 3 2-4 10, Klenke 1 0-0 2, VanLue 1 0-0 3, Adkins 0 5-9 5, Beasley 3 6-8 14, Abbs 0 0-0 0, Custer 0 0-0 0, Popenfoose 1 2-5 4, Packer 6 3-4 15. Totals -Ê15 18-30 53.

Three-point goals - Whitko 1 (Wendel), Wawasee 5 (Conrad 2, Beasley 2, VanLue 1). Fouls -ÊWhitko 23, Wawasee 12. Fouled out -ÊWendel, Frantz, Hoffman.

NLC All-Conference Girls Basketball Team Named

Times-Union Staff Report

The Northern Lakes Conference has anounced its All-Conference girls basketball team. Six area players were selected to the first team, and three area players made the honorable mention squad.

Carol Duncan and Kasey Chamberlin of NorthWood, Hilary O'Connell and Kara Kesler of Warsaw and Shanna Zolman of Wawasee were unanimous all-conference first-team selections. Wawasee's Meagan Wallen was named to the first team as well.

Wawasee's Jessica Leach, NorthWood's Katie Chamberlin and Warsaw's Janna Knisely were named to the honorable mention squad.

Kem Zolman of Wawasee was named the NLC Coach Of The Year.

NLC All-Conference Team -ÊCorrine Straight* (Concord), Shanna Hoogenboom (Goshen), Liz Lewis* (Elkhart Memorial), Carol Duncan* (NorthWood), Kasey Chamberlin* (NorthWood), Laura Carlson (Northridge), Lesley Blackburn* (Plymouth), Lindsay Houin* (Plymouth), Hilary O'Connell (Warsaw), Kara Kesler * (Warsaw), Shanna Zolman* (Wawasee), Meagan Wallen (Wawasee).

*unanimous selections

NLC Honorable Mention All-Conference -ÊJen Waterman (Concord), Nichole Cox (Plymouth), Janna Knisely (Warsaw), Katie Chamberlin (NorthWood), Brandy Swihart (Plymouth), Jessica Leach (Wawasee)

NLC Coach Of The Year - Kem Zolman, Wawasee

2000-01 Basketball Final Standings

Place School Round Robin Points to all-sports trophy

1 Wawasee 7-0 14

2 NorthWood 6-1 12

3 Warsaw 5-2 10

4 Plymouth 4-3 8

5 Concord 3-4 6

6 Northridge 2-5 4

7 Elkhart Memorial 1-6 *

8 Goshen 0-7 2

*Elkhart Memorial is eligible for team and individual honors, but not all-sport points until 2001-02 [[In-content Ad]]