Area High School Roundup

Lady Vikings Sweep Lakeland BB Tournaments

LAGRANGE – Both the Tippecanoe Valley varsity and junior varsity girls basketball teams swept their two games and claimed tournament titles at the Lakeland Invitational Friday.
The Lady Viking varsity, less than 18 hours removed from the Hall of Fame Classic in New Castle, beat host Lakeland 54-26 in the semifinals and routed West Noble 56-33 in the title game.
The JV won 33-24 over the Lady Lakers, then beat West Noble 32-27 for its title.
Individual statistics were not available as of press time.
3A No. 7 Tippecanoe Valley (13-3) travels to Northfield for a Three Rivers Conference game Thursday.

Vikings 5th At Caston
FULTON – Tippecanoe Valley finished fifth in the Caston Invitational boys basketball tournament with a 44-36 win over Knox Friday night. It was the second time the Vikings beat Knox this season; Valley won a 66-60 home game Dec. 2.
The rematch was tight throughout, with Knox holding a two-point lead after three quarters. The Vikings outscored Knox 17-7 in the final period.
Keith Wright and Alec Craig had 13 points each for Valley, and Jarod Duzenbery added nine points for the Vikings.
Valley advanced to the fifth-place game with a 46-22 win over host Caston. Wright had 15 in that game, with Craig scoring 12 points and Duzenbery netting 10. Duzenbery led the Vikings in rebounding, pulling down six boards in each game.
Now 5-5 for the season, Valley resumes Three Rivers Conference play Friday when it hosts Northfield.

Fifth-Place Game
TIPPECANOE VALLEY 44, KNOX 36
K    9    7    13    7    –    36
TV    7    7    13    17    –    44
Knox – Brendon Binkley 2-5 0-0 4, Cade Krueger 1-5 0-0 3, Camden Krueger 0-0 0-0 0, Eian Coad 3-7 0-0 8, Aaron Fletcher 0-0 0-0 0, Kooper Broeker 8-19 1-2 19, Brad LaRowe 0-3 2-2 2. Totals 14-39 3-4 36.
Valley – Tanner Trippiedi 0-1 0-0 0, Keith Wright 4-10 4-4 13, DeSean Heckman 1-1 0-0 2, Alec Craig 6-14 0-1 13, Alex Morrison 0-1 0-0 0, Cameron Parker 0-1 2-3 2, Jarod Duzenbery 4-9 0-2 9, Wes Melanson 2-2 0-0 5. Totals 17-39 6-10 44.
Three-pointers – Knox 5 (Coad 2, Broeker 2, Cade Krueger), Valley 4 (Wright, Craig, Duzenbery, Melanson); Rebounds – Knox 25 (Coad 5, Broeker 5), Valley 21 (Duzenbery 6); Turnovers – Knox 12, Valley 10; Fouls – Knox 12, Valley 6; Fouled out – none; Records – Knox 4-6, Valley 5-5.

Consolation Semifinal
TIPPECANOE VALLEY 46
CASTON 22
TV    16    10    17    3    –    46
C    4    5    8    5    –    22
Valley – Tanner Trippiedi 0-2 0-0 0, Keith Wright 6-8 0-0 15, DeSean Heckman 1-2 0-0 2, Alec Craig 4-10 4-6 12, Alex Morrison 0-2 1-2 1, Jadin Conley 0-0 0-0 0, Cameron Parker 0-3 2-2 2, Jarod Duzenbery 4-6 2-2 10, Wes Melanson 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 17+36 9-12 46.
Caston – Brandon Kinser 4-12 0-0 11, Luke Lowe 0-0 0-0 0, Eli Douglas 1-7 0-0 2, Hunter Schanlaub 2-2 0-1 4, Trent Howard 0-0 0-0 0, Brady Hartman 0-0 0-0 0, Myles McDonald 1-2 1-4 3, Matt Rans 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 8-24 3-7 22.
Three-pointers – Valley 3 (Wright 3), Caston 3 (Kinser 3); Rebounds – Valley 27 (Duzenbery 6), Caston 9 (Schanlaub 2, Hartman 2, McDonald 2); Turnovers – Valley 12, Caston 15; Fouls – Valley 13, Caston 8; Fouled out – none.

Lady Cougars Take Third
WINONA LAKE – Hope Fancil scored 25 points to lead Lakeland Christian to a 41-24 girls basketball win over Clinton Christian in the third-place game of LCA’s Cougar Classic at Grace College’s Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center Friday.
The Lady Cougars (7-7) host 1A No. 3 Argos (13-0) Saturday night.

LAKELAND CHRISTIAN 41
CLINTON CHRISTIAN 24
LC    15    6    12    8    –    41
CC    7    6    9    2    –    24
Lakeland Christian – Hope Fancil 25, Melissa Goss 5, Brady Gross 4, Heather Plastow 4, Jess Slone 3.
Clinton – A. Miller 7, A. Troyer 6, M. Shetler 5, H. Wingard 4, J. Bender 2.
Record – Lakeland Christian 7-7.

LCA Finishes 4th In Cougar Classic
WINONA LAKE – Lakeland Christian Academy fell in a 22-6 hole after the first quarter, and wound up with a 74-50 boys basketball loss to Calumet Christian in the third-place game of the Cougar Classic at the Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center on the Grace College campus Friday.
Josh McDaniel, who was named to the all-tournament team, paced the Cougars with a game-high 23 points.
Now 4-5 on the season, Lakeland Christian will host Elkhart Christian Friday night.

CALUMET CHRISTIAN 74
LAKELAND CHRISTIAN 50
LC    6    9    11    24    –    50
CC    22    17    16    19    –    74
Lakeland Christian – Josh McDaniel 9 2-2 23, Noah Twombly 3 0-0 6, Trenton Parker 0 0-0 0, Jake Harmon 2 2-2 8, Landon Paris 0 0-0 0, Trae Harris 0 0-0 0, Landon Twombly 0 4-4 4, Elijah Raymond 2 0-0 4, Braxton Keller 0 0-0 0, Jeremy Gross 2 1-3 5. Totals 18 9-11 50.
Calumet – Myles Quick 7 3-3 19, Chris Disterhert 2 0-1 6, Nick Alonso 0 0-0 0, Alec Beauvais 0 0-0 0, Quarth Rodgers 4 6-10 14, Cory Disterhert 8 5-5 22, Kelvin Gee 4 0-0 8, Delamani Cundiff 2 0-0 5. Totals 27 14-19 74/
Three-pointers – Lakeland Christian 5 (McDaniel 3, Harmon 2). Calumet 6 (Quick 2, Ch. Disterhert 2, Co. Disterhert, Cundiff); Fouls – Lakeland Christian 16, Calumet 14; Fouled out – N. Twombly, Gross; Record – Lakeland Christian 4-5.

Lady Squires Fall In Wabash County Title Tilt
WABASH – Manchester fell behind by seven points in the first quarter and never recovered in a 53-39 girls basketball loss to Wabash in the championship game of the Wabash County Tournament at Southwood High School Friday.
Cierra Carter had 12 points to lead the Lady Squires. She also tied Erika Kendall for team-high honors with eight rebounds. Ellie Milam and Kerigan Hatfield added eight points each for Manchester.
“Our girls played their hearts out tonight for 32 minutes,” said Manchester head coach Jacob Everett. “I could not be prouder of their performance. We will get some much-needed rest going into games next week.”
The Lady Squires (9-6) will host Central Noble in a non-conference game Tuesday.

WABASH 53, MANCHESTER 39
M    5    11    11    12    –    39
W    12    14    14    13    –    53
Manchester – Cierra Carter 12, Ellie Milam 8, Kerigan Hatfield 8, Kennedy Fierstos 5, Bailey Sewell 4, Erika Kendall 2.
Records: Manchester 9-6, Wabash 7-7

Squires Fall In County Third-Place Game
WABASH – Manchester had 12 points from David McAtee and 11 from Mason Hamby in its 53-40 boys basketball loss to Northfield at the Wabash County Tournament held at Southwood High School Friday.
The Squires (1-8) travel to North Miami for a Three Rivers Conference game Friday.

Warsaw’s Hatch Wins Title
MISHAWAKA – Kyle Hatch of Warsaw took home his third Al Smith Invitational wrestling championship Friday at Mishawaka High School, winning at 152 pounds in the 32-team tournament.
Hatch advanced to the semifinals Thursday, and started off the day with a win by pin over Center Grove's Logan Coyle.
In the finals, Hatch faced off against third-ranked Kenny Kern of Jimtown. Hatch controlled the pace and scoring for most of the match to earn a 6-4 decision.
The Tiger team will wrestle at Goshen in a Northern Lakes Conference match on Jan. 12.

Wabash County Tournament
Junior Varsity Girls Basketball
Manchester 34, Northfield 23
Manchester – Kiera Hatfield 10, Kennidy Lauer 8, Ranissa Shambarger 5, Mackenzie Day 5, Gabbie Brewer 2, Rachel Cave 2.
Record – Manchester 9-6

Wabash County Tournament
Junior Varsity Boys Basketball
Manchester 50, Northfield 39
Manchester – Andrew McAtee 12, Kreeden Krull 10, Caleb Stout 8, Isaiah Davis 4, Logan Parrett 4, Mason Meyer 4, Logan Isbell 3, Konrad Borgmann 2, Drake Hatfield 2, Spence Trick 1.

Rensselaer Central 39, Whitko 35
Whitko – Shad Ebbinghouse 14, Micah Cokl 12, Cade Bechtold 6, Trae Arnold 3.