AKRON – Spelling or pronouncing his name is certainly hard enough. Culver Academy’s Ignas Masiulionis made it even harder to guard him on the hardwood Tuesday night. In a high school boys basketball game at Tippecanoe Valley, Masiulionis poured in 30 points, including a 7-of-13 effort from three-point range, as he led the Eagles to a 50-48 win over the Vikings. The Eagles, now 1-2 on the season, led 16-9 after one quarter of play and 28-27 at halftime. Valley, which fell to 1-3 on the season, took a three-point lead into the fourth quarter, but was outscored 16-11 over the final eight minutes of play. Daylin Powell and Jamarrio Rule chipped in with seven and five points, respectively, for the Eagles. Masiulionis’ offensive outburst overshadowed the play of Valley’s Neil Clampitt, who scored a team-high 25 points. Trevor Neeley scored nine points in the loss, while Alec Craig and Jarod Duzenbery chipped in five points each. Gavin Bussard and Bryce Webster rounded out Valley’s scoring with two points each. The Vikings are in action again Saturday when they host Glenn, while Culver Academy hosts Portage Saturday.
CULVER ACADEMY 50, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 48 CA 16 12 6 16 – 50 TV 9 18 10 11 – 48 Culver Acad. – Ean Anderson 0-1 0-0 0, Ignas Masiulionis 10-16 3-5 30, Ethan Brittain Watts 0-0 0-0 0, Sam Concannon 1-2 0-0 3, Daylin Powell 3-6 0-0 7, Jake Young 1-1 0-0 2, Addyson Allyn 1-1 0-0 3, Jamarrio Rule 2-3 1-2 5, David Uwajeh 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 18-30 4-7 50. Valley – Brandon Webster 0-0 0-0 0, Trevor Neeley 3-7 0-0 9, Keith Wright 0-0 0-0 0, Alec Craig 1-5 3-4 5, Gavin Bussard 1-2 0-0 2, Neil Clampitt 10-18 2-2 25, Jarod Duzenbery 2-5 1-1 5, Bryce Webster 1-5 0-0 2. Totals 18-42 6-7 48. Three-pointers – Culver Acad. 10 (Masiulionis 7, Concannon, Powell, Allyn), Valley 6 (Neeley 3, Clampitt 3); Rebounds – Culver Acad. 18 (Rule 5), Valley 17 (Duzenbery 4); Turnovers – Culver Acad. 11, Valley 5; Fouls – Culver Acad. 14, Valley 16; Fouled out – Young, Bussard; Records: Culver Acad. 1-2, Valley 1-3
