NORTH MANCHESTER – Visiting Rochester and Manchester played a girls and boys basketball doubleheader. The Lady Squires won 47-44 on their senior night, and the boys routed the Zebras 86-37.
The Lady Squires assured themselves of a winning season with their victory. Cierra Carter had 22 points in her home finale, and sophomore Emma West had 10.
“It means a lot to our girls to pull out this victory on senior night. These five seniors have built up our program and came through tonight to ensure our victory,” Manchester head coach Jacob Everett said. “We will have our first winning season in five years because of the dedication from our seniors and the rest of the program. We will look to build on our second-half effort and intensity for Thursday and the sectional.”
Manchester’s girls (12-9, 4-4 TRC) will close out its regular season Thursday at 3A No. 9 Tippecanoe Valley.
The boys game saw nine different Squires score, and four players reached double figures. Junior Mason Hamby led the way with 22 points, David McAtee had 15, Devon Rooney hit four treys for 12 points, and Brayden Casper had 10 for Manchester. The Squires (3-10, 2-3 TRC) made nine three-pointers in the game, and scored 54 points by halftime.
Manchester will host Leo in a non-conference game Monday.

MANCHESTER GIRLS 47
ROCHESTER 44
R    5    19    6    14    –    44
M    7    7    17    16    –    47
Rochester – no statistics provided.
Manchester – Cierra Carter 22, Emma West 10, Ellie Milam 6, Bailey Sewell 3, Kerigan Hatfield 2, Rae Bedke 2, Kennedy Fierstos 1, Sydney Day 1; Records – Rochester 9-12 (4-4 TRC), Manchester 12-9 (4-4 TRC)
JV – Manchester 38, Rochester 12
Manchester – Gabbie Brewer 8, Kiera Hatfield 7, Mackenzie Day 5, Kennidy Lauer 4, Kiera Stacy 4, Kyrsten Eakright 4, Bailey Mooney 2, Jirni Cripe 2, Rachel Cave 2.
Record – Manchester 15-6 (8-0 TRC)

MANCHESTER BOYS 86
ROCHESTER 37
R    9    14    6    8    –    37
M    27    27    17    15    –    86
Rochester – Jacob Nigh 1 0-0 2, Austin Utter 1 1-2 4, Towne 0 0-0 0, Corbyn Wood 0 0-0 0, Jordan Reinholt 3 3-5 9, Brady Perez 4 1-2 10, Zac Dishon 1 0-2 2, Carter Hooks 0 0-0 0, Jakob Good 0 0-0 0, Alex Abnafield 0 0-0 0, Ben Perez 4 2-2 10, Gary Plummer 0 0-2 0. Totals 14 7-15 37.
Manchester – Brayden Casper 4 0-3 10, Adam Byers 0 0-0 0, Mason Hamby 8 6-8 22, David McAtee 5 4-4 15, Kam Lester 2 0-04, Koehl Fluke 6 2-2 15, Levi Hicks 1 0-2 3, Devon Rooney 4 0-0 12, Andrew McAtee 0 0-0 0, Kane Gable 2 0-0 4, Konrad Borgmann 0 0-0 0, Heath Dierks 0 1-2 1. Totals 31 13-21 86.
Three-pointers – Rochester 2 (Utter, Br. Perez), Manchester 9 (Rooney 4, Casper 2, D. McAtee, Fluke, Hicks); Fouls – Rochester 14, Manchester 15; fouled out – none; Records – Rochester 2-9 (1-4 TRC), Manchester 3-10 (2-3 TRC).
JV – Manchester 61, Rochester 38
Manchester – Logan Parrett 12, Kreeden Krull 9, Thane Creager 8, Andrew McAtee 6, Caleb Stout 6, Mason Meyer 6, Spence Trick 5, Logan Isbell 3, Konrad Borgmann 2, Isaiah Davis 2, Klay Little 2.

Vikings Sunk By Knights
AKRON – Tippecanoe Valley’s Jarod Duzenbery scored 21 points on 10-of-14 shooting in a 65-57 loss to visiting Southwood in Three Rivers Conference boys basketball action Friday night.
Keith Wright added 16 points for the Vikings.
The Knights led 29-25 at halftime, and pulled away in the third quarter, outscoring Valley 18-11 for a 47-36 advantage.
Valley (6-9 overall, 2-3 in the conference) hosts Clinton Christian in a 2:30 p.m. matinee today.

SOUTHWOOD 65
TIPPECANOE VALLEY 57
S    17    12    18    18    –    65
TV    14    11    11    21    –    57
Southwood – Jeffrey Finicle 0-3 0-0 0, Dallas Holmes 2-5 0-0 5, Ethen Roberts 0-0 0-0 0, Peyton Trexler 5-6 0-0 10, Blake Martz 3-6 6-7 14, Carson Blair 7-16 2-2 18, Matthew Nose 5-12 5-6 18. Totals 22-48 13-15 65.
Valley – Tanner Trippiedi 1-4 0-0 2, Keith Wright 7-18 1-1 16, DeSean Heckman 2-2 0-0 4, Alec Craig 3-14 0-0 6, Alex Morrison 2-2 0-2 4, Cameron Parker 1-2 0-0 2, Jarod Duzenbery 10-14 1-1 21, Wes Melanson 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 27-58 2-4 57.
Three-pointers – Southwood 8 (Nose 3, Blair 2, Martz 2, Holmes), Valley 1 (Wright); Rebounds – Southwood 30 (Holmes 9), Valley 29 (Duzenbery 6); turnovers – Southwood 16, Valley 16; Fouls – Southwood 11, Valley 13; Fouled out – none; Records – Southwood 9-4 (4-1 TRC), Valley 6-9 (2-3 TRC).

Norse Edge Wildcats
SOUTH WHITLEY – In a back-and-forth Three Rivers Conference boys basketball game, visiting Northfield edged Whitko 70-68 Friday night.
The Norse led 19-13 at the end of the first quarter, but Whitko rallied for a 35-31 lead at halftime. Northfield outscored the Wildcats 17-11 in the third period to take a 48-46 lead, and both teams scored 22 points in the fourth quarter.
Nate Walpole scored 29 points, and Spencer Sroufe had a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds for the Wildcats. River West finished with 14 points.
Whitko (8-6, 3-2 TRC) is off until Jan. 28, when it travels to Bunker Hill for a conference game with conference front runner Maconaquah.

NORTHFIELD 70, WHITKO 68
N    19    12    17    22    –    70
W    13    22    11    22    –    68
Northfield – Cody Holmes 34, Kyle Reed 16, Austin Trump 8, Joe Halderman 7, Ryan Driscoll 5.
Whitko –  Nate Walpole 29, River West 14, Spencer Sroufe 13, Alex Bechtold 6, Brian Collins 6.
Records – Northfield 5-8 (2-3 TRC), Whitko 8-6 (3-2 TRC)
JV – Northfield 50, Whitko 39
Whitko – Micah Cokl 14, Cade Bechtold 8, Shad Ebbinghouse 7, Clay Ebbinghouse 6, Trae Arnold 4.

Bremen Trims Trojans In Bi-County Tournament
LAKEVILLE – The Triton boys basketball team was unable to successfully defend its Bi-County Tournament title, falling 50-46 to Bremen in the semifinals at LaVille High School Friday night.
The Trojans (8-5) return to Hoosier North Athletic Conference play at North Judson (2-12) Jan. 28.