Valley's Strong Start Finishes Triton
February 16, 2019 at 6:01 a.m.
Valley's Strong Start Finishes Triton
By Aaron [email protected]
The Vikings chose the former Friday, and won 42-29 at Triton.
The win follows Valley’s loss to NorthWood Wednesday in a game that Patrick said his players lacked effort.
“(I told them), if we don’t show up (Friday), we’re gonna run for both games,” Patrick said. “If we show up (Friday) and play hard and do everything that we talk about, I might forget about the other night.”
Valley responded with an intense man-to-man defense and an uptempo style of play that resulted in 15 first-half turnovers for the Trojans.
Meanwhile, the Vikings picked their spots and hit their shots to start the game on a 20-2 run.
“We came out, and boy, we put the clamps on,” Patrick said.
Triton coach Jason Groves, on the other hand, was anything but pleased.
“When you’re throwing the ball to them and they’re getting 19 points off of turnovers, they don’t have to do much, and that’s why I was upset,” he said.
Triton turnovers were part of Valley’s gameplan, as devised by Valley assistant Bill Patrick.
“(We) let them make turnovers,” Chad Patrick said. “Not force them into them.”
Meanwhile, Triton struggled to shoot. The Trojans didn’t hit their first field goal until more than 11 minutes ran off the clock, when Lucas Richman made a layup.
“We got open shots, you gotta be able to knock them down,” Groves said.
The Vikings carried a 30-12 lead into halftime.
Triton came out and slowed down the tempo in the second half, outscoring Valley 12-6 in the third quarter.
“(I told them) ‘you fought back, you didn’t give up, but we need to do this for four quarters,’” Groves said.
The Vikings never gave up their double-digit lead as they rolled to victory in the fourth quarter.
Parkur Dalrymple scored a game-high 12 points for Valley (12-9), while Wes Melanson added seven points.
Ashton Oviedo and Keegan Westafer scored six points each for the Trojans (7-11).
The Vikings have won five of their last six games. They will close their regular season schedule by hosting Wawasee Friday.
Triton will play today at Rochester.
TIPPECANOE VALLEY 42,
TRITON 29
V 15 15 6 6 – 42
T 2 10 12 5 – 29
Valley – Tanner Trippiedi 0-5 3-7 3, Jalen Potter 1-1 0-0 3, Rex Kirchenstien 2-4 0-0 4, Jalen Shepherd 0-2 0-0 0, Parkur Dalrymple 4-9 3-3 12, Wes Melanson 1-5 4-4 7, Cameron Parker 3-7 2-4 9, Jace Potter 2-2 0-2 4, Totals 13-35 12-20 42.
Manchester – Chase Butler 0-1 0-0 0, Tyson Yates 0-1 0-0 0, Tye Orsund 1-8 0-0 2, Jared Bules 1-3 1-1 3, Beau Hepler 0-3 4-4 4, Ashton Oviedo 2-7 1-1 6, Kaden Atkins 0-1 0-0 0, Quentin Amsden 1-1 0-0 3, Lucas Richman 1-2 1-1 3, Tyler Heckaman 1-1 0-0 2, Keegan Westafer 1-4 4-4 6, Totals 8-32 11-11 29.
Three-pointers – Valley 4 (Melanson 1, Dalrymple 1, Jal. Potter 1, Parker 1), Triton 2 (Oviedo 1, Amsden 1); Rebounding – Valley 23 (Trippiedi 5, Jac. Potter 5), Triton 23 (Richman 4); Turnovers – valley 11, Triton 18; Fouls – Valley 16, Triton 19; Fouled out – none; Records: Valley 12-9, Triton 7-11.
JV – Tippecanoe Valley 41,
Triton 35
Valley scoring – Braden Shepherd 17, Ross O’Connor 13, Matthew Howes 3, Rex Kirchenstien 3, Dawson Perkins 2, Bryce Fisher 2.
Triton scoring – Tyson Yates 13, Bruce Johnson 6, Connor Large 5, Cole McKinney 4, John Gardner 3, Hunter McIntyre 2.
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The Vikings chose the former Friday, and won 42-29 at Triton.
The win follows Valley’s loss to NorthWood Wednesday in a game that Patrick said his players lacked effort.
“(I told them), if we don’t show up (Friday), we’re gonna run for both games,” Patrick said. “If we show up (Friday) and play hard and do everything that we talk about, I might forget about the other night.”
Valley responded with an intense man-to-man defense and an uptempo style of play that resulted in 15 first-half turnovers for the Trojans.
Meanwhile, the Vikings picked their spots and hit their shots to start the game on a 20-2 run.
“We came out, and boy, we put the clamps on,” Patrick said.
Triton coach Jason Groves, on the other hand, was anything but pleased.
“When you’re throwing the ball to them and they’re getting 19 points off of turnovers, they don’t have to do much, and that’s why I was upset,” he said.
Triton turnovers were part of Valley’s gameplan, as devised by Valley assistant Bill Patrick.
“(We) let them make turnovers,” Chad Patrick said. “Not force them into them.”
Meanwhile, Triton struggled to shoot. The Trojans didn’t hit their first field goal until more than 11 minutes ran off the clock, when Lucas Richman made a layup.
“We got open shots, you gotta be able to knock them down,” Groves said.
The Vikings carried a 30-12 lead into halftime.
Triton came out and slowed down the tempo in the second half, outscoring Valley 12-6 in the third quarter.
“(I told them) ‘you fought back, you didn’t give up, but we need to do this for four quarters,’” Groves said.
The Vikings never gave up their double-digit lead as they rolled to victory in the fourth quarter.
Parkur Dalrymple scored a game-high 12 points for Valley (12-9), while Wes Melanson added seven points.
Ashton Oviedo and Keegan Westafer scored six points each for the Trojans (7-11).
The Vikings have won five of their last six games. They will close their regular season schedule by hosting Wawasee Friday.
Triton will play today at Rochester.
TIPPECANOE VALLEY 42,
TRITON 29
V 15 15 6 6 – 42
T 2 10 12 5 – 29
Valley – Tanner Trippiedi 0-5 3-7 3, Jalen Potter 1-1 0-0 3, Rex Kirchenstien 2-4 0-0 4, Jalen Shepherd 0-2 0-0 0, Parkur Dalrymple 4-9 3-3 12, Wes Melanson 1-5 4-4 7, Cameron Parker 3-7 2-4 9, Jace Potter 2-2 0-2 4, Totals 13-35 12-20 42.
Manchester – Chase Butler 0-1 0-0 0, Tyson Yates 0-1 0-0 0, Tye Orsund 1-8 0-0 2, Jared Bules 1-3 1-1 3, Beau Hepler 0-3 4-4 4, Ashton Oviedo 2-7 1-1 6, Kaden Atkins 0-1 0-0 0, Quentin Amsden 1-1 0-0 3, Lucas Richman 1-2 1-1 3, Tyler Heckaman 1-1 0-0 2, Keegan Westafer 1-4 4-4 6, Totals 8-32 11-11 29.
Three-pointers – Valley 4 (Melanson 1, Dalrymple 1, Jal. Potter 1, Parker 1), Triton 2 (Oviedo 1, Amsden 1); Rebounding – Valley 23 (Trippiedi 5, Jac. Potter 5), Triton 23 (Richman 4); Turnovers – valley 11, Triton 18; Fouls – Valley 16, Triton 19; Fouled out – none; Records: Valley 12-9, Triton 7-11.
JV – Tippecanoe Valley 41,
Triton 35
Valley scoring – Braden Shepherd 17, Ross O’Connor 13, Matthew Howes 3, Rex Kirchenstien 3, Dawson Perkins 2, Bryce Fisher 2.
Triton scoring – Tyson Yates 13, Bruce Johnson 6, Connor Large 5, Cole McKinney 4, John Gardner 3, Hunter McIntyre 2.
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