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SOUTH BEND -ÊTippecanoe Valley senior Brandon Eaton got his 1,000th career point in the first quarter of Saturday's boys basketball game against South Bend Washington, but the Vikings could not pull out a win against the much quicker Panthers. The Panthers defeated the Vikings 69-61.
Derek Graham hit eight of his first 10 shots and led Washington with 28 points.
Washington jumped out to an early lead after outscoring the Valley squad 20-7 in the first frame. By halftime, the Panthers had increased their lead to 17, 37-20.
However, Valley outscored Washington 23-19 in the third frame and 18-13 in the fourth stanza to reduce Washington's margin of victory to eight, 69-61.
Brandon Eaton led the Vikings with 20 points, while Trey Eaton added 17 points and Cody new chipped in 11.
Tippecanoe Valley finishes the regular season 15-5 and will face Mishawaka Marian in the second game of the Plymouth Sectional next Tuesday.
SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON 69, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 61
Valley 7 13 20 18 - 61
Washington 20 17 19 13 - 69
Valley -ÊB. Eaton 7 4-5 20, Noah Silveus 1 2-2 4, Snyder 0 0-0 0, Kuhn 1 0-0 2, New 4 3-4 11, Shafer 0 0-0 0, Domenico 1 0-0 2, Ross 2 1-2 5, Martin 0 0-0 0, Wagoner 0 0-0 0, T. Eaton 5 7-7 17. Totals -Ê21 17-20 61.
Washington -ÊParchman 2 0-1 5, Davis 2 2-2 6, Graham 12 2-3 28, Williams 3 2-4 10, Gillespie 1 1-2 3, Patterson 0 5-5 5, Harley 1 0-1 2, Perry 1 0-0 3, Jackson 2 1-2 5, Lottie 1 0-0 2, Rogers 0 0-0 0, Grundy 0 0-0 0. Totals -Ê25 13-20 69.
Three-point goals - Valley 2 (B. Eaton 2), Washington 6 (Williams 2, Graham 2, Parchman 1, Perry 1). Total fouls -ÊValley 18, Washington 21. Rebounds -ÊValley 35 (B. Eaton 7, New 7), Washington 27 (Graham 7). Valle 23, Washington 16.
JV Score - WASHINGTON 84, VALLEY 65
Valley scoring leader -ÊZolman 13
Washington scoring leader -ÊLottie 27
