Hoops Roundup : Lady Warriors Upend NorthWood; Zolman Honored
January 9, 2017 at 5:43 p.m.
Lady Warriors Upend NorthWood; Zolman Honored
SYRACUSE – Aubrey Schmeltz scored 19 points for Wawasee to lead the Lady Warriors to a 52-46 home win over Northern Lakes Conference rival NorthWood.
The win came on a night when former coach Kem Zolman received the conference’s award for outstanding service. Zolman coached the Lady Warriors for 18 seasons, and served as a boys assistant for another 10 years.
Aubrey Kuhn had 12 points, and Hannah Haines added nine for Wawasee.
The Lady Warriors (7-8 overall, 2-1 NLC) host Columbia City Tuesday.
WAWASEE 52, NORTHWOOD 46
N 7 9 15 15 – 46
W 11 17 11 11 – 52
NorthWood – 2 6-8 12, Neely Trenshaw 1 0-0 2, Lexi Parisi 0 0-0 0, Nicole Flickinger 1 0-0 2, Kenzie Bergman 3 2-2 10, Emily Demitruk 0 0-0 0, Kali Parisi 0 0-0 0, Kira Robinson 1 0-1 2, Savannah Feenstra 7 3-7 17, Erin Graber 0 0-0 0, Karlie Fielstra 0 0-0 0, Maddy Payne 0 1-2 1. Totals 15 12-20 46.
Wawasee – Kayla White 0 0-0 0, Kabrea Rostochak 0 2-2 2, Hannah-Marie Lamle 2 0-0 4, Casey Schroeder 1 1-3 4, Hannah Haines 3 1-2 9, Aubrey Kuhn 0 6-6 12, Seaquinn Bright 0 2-2 2, Aubrey Schmeltz 5 5-6 19. Totals 13 16-19 52.
Three-pointers – NorthWood 4 )T. Trenshaw 2, Bergman 2), Wawasee 5 (Haines 2, Kuhn 2, Schmeltz); fouls – NorthWood 21, Wawasee 21; Fouled out – Kuhn; Records – NorthWood 12-6 (3-1 NLC), Wawasee 7-8 (2-1 NLC)
JV – Wawasee 40, NorthWood 37
Wawasee – Hannah Lancaster 11, Sara Pritchard 8, Morgan Adkins 6, McKenzie Smith 6, Caitlin Wortinger 6, Kiersten Beckner 3.
Record – Wawasee 12-3 (2-1 NLC)
Freshman – Wawasee 24
NorthWood 22
Wawasee – Madison Mottern 7, Rhian Galloway 7, Emily Davis 6, Lila Gregory 2, Jadison Rostochak 2.
Record – Wawasee 6-1 (5-0 NLC)
Triton Boys, Girls Beat West Central In HNAC Play
BOURBON – Triton hosted West Central in a rare girls-boys basketball doubleheader, and earned a sweep. Triton’s girls won 50-32 and the boys won 55-37.
Hannah Wanemacher hit five three-point shots on her way to 24 points in the girls game, and Whytnie Miller added 15 points for Triton.
Grant Johnson had a double-double with 22 points and 10 rebounds in the boys’ winning effort. Zac Pitney had 14 points for Triton, who beat West Central without hitting a three-point shot. West Central had its losing streak extended to 31 games.
Triton’s Lady Trojans will travel to Winamac on Tuesday. The boys team travels to Culver Community on Friday.
TRITON GIRLS 50. W. CENTRAL 32
WC 6 10 12 4 – 32
T 15 14 13 8 – 50
W. Central – Clarissa Blackburn 3-9 1-4 8, Dakota Jackson 0-0 0-0 0, Jillian Hau[tli 0-2 0-0 0, Katie Culp 2-4 1-2 5, Amanda Saltsman 2-5 5-10 11, Shyla Wenzel 2-9 0-0 6, Adriana Barlow 1-3 0-0 2, Cheyenne Jackson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 10-32 7-16 32.
Triton – Sara Stevens 1-1 0-0 2, Quinn Downing 0-0 0-0 0, Hannah Wanemacher 7-18 5-6 24, Whytnie Miller 7-11 1-4 15, Courtney Jennings 1-2 4-4 6, Charlotte Morris 1-6 1-2 3, Kaitlin Bailey 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 17-42 11-16 50.
Three-pointers – W. Central 5 (Saltsman 2, Wenzel 2, Blackburn), Triton 5 (Wanemacher 5); Rebounds – W. Central 21 (Blackburn 6), Triton 32 (Morris 8); Turnovers – W. Central 24, Triton 18; Fouls – W. Central 5, Triton 15; Fouled out – Blackburn; Records – W. Central 2-13 (0-4 HNAC), Triton 4-12 (3-1 HNAC)
TRITON BOYS 55, W. CENTRAL 37
WC 7 3 9 18 – 37
T 7 15 16 17 – 55
W. Central – Noah todd 1-1 0-0 3, Bryant Kackos 0-0 0-0 0, Cameron Pratt 0-0 0-0 0, Jerod Glasford 0-0 0-0 0, Andrew Endris 0-1 0-0 0, Jonn Bernal 0-0 0-0 0, Janssen Flotow 4-7 0-0 11, Ryan Smith 0-2 0-0 0, Aaron Keefover 0-0 0-0 0, Caleb Evans 1-2 0-0 3, Matt Poortenga 7-21 4-7 18, Rex Smith 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 14-37 4-7 37.
Triton – Caden Marr 0-1 0-0 1, Nate Flenar 3-6 5-6 11, Drew Stichter 0-0 0-0 0, Beau Hepler 0-3 0-0 0, Max Slusser 0-0 0-0 0, Zac Pitney 6-13 2-4 14, Tye Orsund 0-0 0-0 0, Delano Shumpert 0-0 0-0 0, Grant Johnson 9-16 4-7 22, Adam Stevens 0-5 0-0 0. Totals 21-50 13-20 55.
Three-pointers – W. Central 5 (Flotwo 3, Evans, Todd), Triton 0; Rebounds – W. Central 29 (Poortenga 13), Triton 31 (Johnson 10); Turnovers – W. Central 23, Triton 9; Fouls – W. Central 13, Triton 14; Fouled out – none; Records – W. Central 0-12 (04 HNAC), Triton 6-4 (3-0 HNAC)
JV – W. Central 33, Triton 31
Triton – Jared Bules 9, Tye Orsund 8, Delano Shumpert 8, Trenton Kreft 4, Ethan Berry 2.
Vikings Fall To Pilgrims
PLYMOUTH – Jarod Duzenbery and Tanner Trippiedi had 10 points each, and Keith Wright had nine in Tippecanoe Valley’s 48-37 road loss to Plymouth in a non-conference game Saturday night.
Plymouth outscored Valley 20-10 in the seocnd quarter, and secured the win with a 13-6 advantage in the third period.
The Vikings (6-6) will play a Three Rivers Conference game Friday at Rochester.
PLYMOUTH 48, T. VALLEY 37
TV 9 10 6 12 – 37
P 10 20 13 5 – 48
Valley – Tanner Trippeidi 3-4 3-3 10, Keith Wright 4-10 0-0 9, DeSean Heckman 0-1 0-0 0, Alec Craig 0-6 2-2 2, Cameron Parker 0-0 0-0 0, Jarod Duzenbery 5-12 0-0 10, Wes Melanson 2-2 0-0 6. Totals 14-35 5-5 37.
Plymouth – Benji Noxon 0-0 0-0 0, Clay Hilliard 2-6 0-0 5, Cam Dennie 5-6 0-0 11, Nick Felke 7-11 3-6 18, Nathan Patterson 3-6 2-2 8, Travis Owen 0-3 0-0 0, Cole Filson 3-3 0-0 , Garrett Tharp 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 20-38 5-8 48.
Three-pointers – Valley 4 (Duzenbery 2, Wright, Trippiedi), Plymouth 3 (Hilliard, Dennie, Felke); Rebounds – Valley 16 (Duzenbery 6), Plymouth 23 (Patterson 5); Turnovers – Valley 11, Plyomouth 10; Fouls – Valley 9, Plymouth 8; Records – Valley 6-6, Plymouth 8-4.
Lady Cougars Fall To No. 1 Argos 58-30
WINONA LAKE – Lakeland Christian Academy fell behind 1A No. 1 Argos 18-2 after the first quarter, and trailed 30-11 at halftime before falling 58-30 in a girls basketball game to the Lady Dragons Saturday.
The Lady Cougars will host Cornerstone Christian Tuesday. Lakeland Christian opened the season with a 37-3 win over the Lady Eagles Nov. 8.
Boys “C”-Team Basketball
Manchester Invitational
Semifinals
Manchester45, Wabash 22
FW Luers 36, Wawasee 29
Consolation Game
Wawasee 38, Wabash 22
Championship Game
Manchester 44, FW Luers 37
Lady Warriors Upend NorthWood; Zolman Honored
SYRACUSE – Aubrey Schmeltz scored 19 points for Wawasee to lead the Lady Warriors to a 52-46 home win over Northern Lakes Conference rival NorthWood.
The win came on a night when former coach Kem Zolman received the conference’s award for outstanding service. Zolman coached the Lady Warriors for 18 seasons, and served as a boys assistant for another 10 years.
Aubrey Kuhn had 12 points, and Hannah Haines added nine for Wawasee.
The Lady Warriors (7-8 overall, 2-1 NLC) host Columbia City Tuesday.
WAWASEE 52, NORTHWOOD 46
N 7 9 15 15 – 46
W 11 17 11 11 – 52
NorthWood – 2 6-8 12, Neely Trenshaw 1 0-0 2, Lexi Parisi 0 0-0 0, Nicole Flickinger 1 0-0 2, Kenzie Bergman 3 2-2 10, Emily Demitruk 0 0-0 0, Kali Parisi 0 0-0 0, Kira Robinson 1 0-1 2, Savannah Feenstra 7 3-7 17, Erin Graber 0 0-0 0, Karlie Fielstra 0 0-0 0, Maddy Payne 0 1-2 1. Totals 15 12-20 46.
Wawasee – Kayla White 0 0-0 0, Kabrea Rostochak 0 2-2 2, Hannah-Marie Lamle 2 0-0 4, Casey Schroeder 1 1-3 4, Hannah Haines 3 1-2 9, Aubrey Kuhn 0 6-6 12, Seaquinn Bright 0 2-2 2, Aubrey Schmeltz 5 5-6 19. Totals 13 16-19 52.
Three-pointers – NorthWood 4 )T. Trenshaw 2, Bergman 2), Wawasee 5 (Haines 2, Kuhn 2, Schmeltz); fouls – NorthWood 21, Wawasee 21; Fouled out – Kuhn; Records – NorthWood 12-6 (3-1 NLC), Wawasee 7-8 (2-1 NLC)
JV – Wawasee 40, NorthWood 37
Wawasee – Hannah Lancaster 11, Sara Pritchard 8, Morgan Adkins 6, McKenzie Smith 6, Caitlin Wortinger 6, Kiersten Beckner 3.
Record – Wawasee 12-3 (2-1 NLC)
Freshman – Wawasee 24
NorthWood 22
Wawasee – Madison Mottern 7, Rhian Galloway 7, Emily Davis 6, Lila Gregory 2, Jadison Rostochak 2.
Record – Wawasee 6-1 (5-0 NLC)
Triton Boys, Girls Beat West Central In HNAC Play
BOURBON – Triton hosted West Central in a rare girls-boys basketball doubleheader, and earned a sweep. Triton’s girls won 50-32 and the boys won 55-37.
Hannah Wanemacher hit five three-point shots on her way to 24 points in the girls game, and Whytnie Miller added 15 points for Triton.
Grant Johnson had a double-double with 22 points and 10 rebounds in the boys’ winning effort. Zac Pitney had 14 points for Triton, who beat West Central without hitting a three-point shot. West Central had its losing streak extended to 31 games.
Triton’s Lady Trojans will travel to Winamac on Tuesday. The boys team travels to Culver Community on Friday.
TRITON GIRLS 50. W. CENTRAL 32
WC 6 10 12 4 – 32
T 15 14 13 8 – 50
W. Central – Clarissa Blackburn 3-9 1-4 8, Dakota Jackson 0-0 0-0 0, Jillian Hau[tli 0-2 0-0 0, Katie Culp 2-4 1-2 5, Amanda Saltsman 2-5 5-10 11, Shyla Wenzel 2-9 0-0 6, Adriana Barlow 1-3 0-0 2, Cheyenne Jackson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 10-32 7-16 32.
Triton – Sara Stevens 1-1 0-0 2, Quinn Downing 0-0 0-0 0, Hannah Wanemacher 7-18 5-6 24, Whytnie Miller 7-11 1-4 15, Courtney Jennings 1-2 4-4 6, Charlotte Morris 1-6 1-2 3, Kaitlin Bailey 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 17-42 11-16 50.
Three-pointers – W. Central 5 (Saltsman 2, Wenzel 2, Blackburn), Triton 5 (Wanemacher 5); Rebounds – W. Central 21 (Blackburn 6), Triton 32 (Morris 8); Turnovers – W. Central 24, Triton 18; Fouls – W. Central 5, Triton 15; Fouled out – Blackburn; Records – W. Central 2-13 (0-4 HNAC), Triton 4-12 (3-1 HNAC)
TRITON BOYS 55, W. CENTRAL 37
WC 7 3 9 18 – 37
T 7 15 16 17 – 55
W. Central – Noah todd 1-1 0-0 3, Bryant Kackos 0-0 0-0 0, Cameron Pratt 0-0 0-0 0, Jerod Glasford 0-0 0-0 0, Andrew Endris 0-1 0-0 0, Jonn Bernal 0-0 0-0 0, Janssen Flotow 4-7 0-0 11, Ryan Smith 0-2 0-0 0, Aaron Keefover 0-0 0-0 0, Caleb Evans 1-2 0-0 3, Matt Poortenga 7-21 4-7 18, Rex Smith 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 14-37 4-7 37.
Triton – Caden Marr 0-1 0-0 1, Nate Flenar 3-6 5-6 11, Drew Stichter 0-0 0-0 0, Beau Hepler 0-3 0-0 0, Max Slusser 0-0 0-0 0, Zac Pitney 6-13 2-4 14, Tye Orsund 0-0 0-0 0, Delano Shumpert 0-0 0-0 0, Grant Johnson 9-16 4-7 22, Adam Stevens 0-5 0-0 0. Totals 21-50 13-20 55.
Three-pointers – W. Central 5 (Flotwo 3, Evans, Todd), Triton 0; Rebounds – W. Central 29 (Poortenga 13), Triton 31 (Johnson 10); Turnovers – W. Central 23, Triton 9; Fouls – W. Central 13, Triton 14; Fouled out – none; Records – W. Central 0-12 (04 HNAC), Triton 6-4 (3-0 HNAC)
JV – W. Central 33, Triton 31
Triton – Jared Bules 9, Tye Orsund 8, Delano Shumpert 8, Trenton Kreft 4, Ethan Berry 2.
Vikings Fall To Pilgrims
PLYMOUTH – Jarod Duzenbery and Tanner Trippiedi had 10 points each, and Keith Wright had nine in Tippecanoe Valley’s 48-37 road loss to Plymouth in a non-conference game Saturday night.
Plymouth outscored Valley 20-10 in the seocnd quarter, and secured the win with a 13-6 advantage in the third period.
The Vikings (6-6) will play a Three Rivers Conference game Friday at Rochester.
PLYMOUTH 48, T. VALLEY 37
TV 9 10 6 12 – 37
P 10 20 13 5 – 48
Valley – Tanner Trippeidi 3-4 3-3 10, Keith Wright 4-10 0-0 9, DeSean Heckman 0-1 0-0 0, Alec Craig 0-6 2-2 2, Cameron Parker 0-0 0-0 0, Jarod Duzenbery 5-12 0-0 10, Wes Melanson 2-2 0-0 6. Totals 14-35 5-5 37.
Plymouth – Benji Noxon 0-0 0-0 0, Clay Hilliard 2-6 0-0 5, Cam Dennie 5-6 0-0 11, Nick Felke 7-11 3-6 18, Nathan Patterson 3-6 2-2 8, Travis Owen 0-3 0-0 0, Cole Filson 3-3 0-0 , Garrett Tharp 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 20-38 5-8 48.
Three-pointers – Valley 4 (Duzenbery 2, Wright, Trippiedi), Plymouth 3 (Hilliard, Dennie, Felke); Rebounds – Valley 16 (Duzenbery 6), Plymouth 23 (Patterson 5); Turnovers – Valley 11, Plyomouth 10; Fouls – Valley 9, Plymouth 8; Records – Valley 6-6, Plymouth 8-4.
Lady Cougars Fall To No. 1 Argos 58-30
WINONA LAKE – Lakeland Christian Academy fell behind 1A No. 1 Argos 18-2 after the first quarter, and trailed 30-11 at halftime before falling 58-30 in a girls basketball game to the Lady Dragons Saturday.
The Lady Cougars will host Cornerstone Christian Tuesday. Lakeland Christian opened the season with a 37-3 win over the Lady Eagles Nov. 8.
Boys “C”-Team Basketball
Manchester Invitational
Semifinals
Manchester45, Wabash 22
FW Luers 36, Wawasee 29
Consolation Game
Wawasee 38, Wabash 22
Championship Game
Manchester 44, FW Luers 37