Hamby’s 23 Propels Squires To Rout Of North Miami

DENVER – Weston Hamby scored 23 points to lead the Manchester boys basketball team to an 80-56 Three Rivers Conference win Friday at North Miami.

The Squires led 18-10 after the first quarter, and ran away with the lead for a 42-24 advantage by halftime. 

They were never challenged in the second half as they cruised to victory. 

Caleb Stout added 15 points for Manchester (5-5, 2-0 TRC), while Thane Creager had 12. 

The Squires will host Northfield Friday. 



MANCHESTER 80, NORTH MIAMI 56

M 18 24 24 14 – 80

N 10 14 16 16 – 56

Manchester – Logan Parrett 2-5 2-2 6, Kam Lester 4-6 1-2 9, Weston Hamby 8-12 5-6 23, Thane Creager 5-10 0-0 12, Caleb Stout 4-7 4-4 15, Max Carter 1-4 2-2 4, Austin Underwood 1-2 1-2 3, Kreeden Krull 3-5 0-0 6, Konrad Borgmann 1-1 0-0 2, Totals 29-52 15-18 80. 

Three-pointers – Manchester 7 (Stout 3, Creager 2, Hamby 2); Rebounding – Manchester 29 (Parrett 6); Turnovers – Manchester 11; Fouls – Manchester 16; Records: Manchester 5-5, 2-0 TRC, North Miami 5-7, 0-4 TRC.

JV – Manchester 37, North Miami 21



Wawasee Struggles Against NorthWood

NAPPANEE – The Wawasee boys basketball team’s woes continued with a 48-36 Northern Lakes Conference loss Friday at NorthWood. 

The Warriors trailed 19-10 after one quarter before heading into the break down 29-15. 

They never recovered in the second half. 

Wawasee (3-8, 0-2 NLC) was led by Bennett Hoffert’s nine points, while Michael Hammer and Ethan Hardy each scored six. 

Ben Vincent scored a game-high 13 points for the Panthers (5-6, 1-1 NLC). 

Wawasee will play Friday in an NLC matchup at Elkhart Memorial. 

NORTHWOOD 48, WAWASEE 36

N 19 10 9 11 – 48

W 10 5 11 10 – 36

Wawasee – Kameron Salazar 1-3 1-2 3, Bennett Hoffert 4-8 0-0 9, Austin Miller 4-12 0-0 8, Jaydon Boyer 1-2 0-0 2, Aaron Evans 1-11 0-0 2, Josh Slabaugh 0-0 0-0 0, Michael Hammer 2-4 2-2 6, Ethan Hardy 3-5 0-1 6, Totals 16-45 3-5 36.

NorthWood – Nick Bean 2-8 3-5 7, Trent Edwards 4-5 0-0 8, Ben Vincent 4-7 3-3 13, Matt Dutkowski 4-5 0-0 9, Brock Flickinger 0-3 2-2 2, Jason Borkholder 4-4 0-0 8, Josh Stratford 0-0 0-0 0, Toby Brenner 0-1 1-2 1, Totals 18-33 9-11 48. 

Three-pointers – Wawasee 1 (Hoffert 1), NorthWood 3 (Vincent 2, Dutkowski 1); Rebounding – Wawasee 20 (Hardy 6), NorthWood 27 (Flickinger 8); Turnovers – Wawasee 8, NorthWood 12; Fouls – Wawasee 15, NorthWood 10; Fouled out – none; Records: Wawasee 3-8, 0-2 NLC; NorthWood 5-6, 1-1 NLC.

JV – Wawasee 36, 

NorthWood 34

Whitko Rolls Over Rochester

SOUTH WHITLEY – The Whitko boys basketball team pulled off a 61-49 home Three Rivers Conference win Friday over Rochester.

The game was tied at 31 at halftime before the Wildcats outscored Rochester 15-10 in the third quarter to take a five-point lead into the fourth. 

They allowed the Zebras just eight fourth-quarter points as they pulled away for the victory. 

Whitko lost 60-37 in the JV game.

The Wildcats (4-7, 1-1 TRC) will host Southwood Friday. 



Triton Topped By John Glenn

BOURBON – The Triton boys basketball team lost 39-30 in a home game to Class 3A John Glenn.

Triton has lost three straight after winning three in a row in early December. 

The Trojans (4-5) will host Culver Friday in a Hoosier North Athletic Conference.

They’ll get another shot at Glenn Jan. 15 in the TCU Bi-County Tournament.