High School Basketball Roundup

DUNLAP -ÊThe losing streak reached by Wawasee's boys basketball team reached nine games as the Warriors fell at Concord 76-65 on Friday.

Concord beat Wawasee despite missing its best player in 6-foot-10 center John Morningstar, who averages 15 points and 11 rebounds per game. Morningstar is sidelined with a separated shoulder.

Wawasee falls to 3-11 overall and 0-5 in the Northern Lakes Conference, while Concord improves to 8-6 overall and 2-3 in the NLC.

The Minutemen won the game in the first quarter. Wawasee outscored Concord 53-50 over the final quarters, but it wasn't enough as Concord owned a 26-12 lead after the opening quarter. Concord drubbed Wawasee in rebounding, winning the battle 32-17.

Five Concord players scored in double digits. Matt Rider scored 17 to lead Concord, and Jeremy Lugbill added 13, Micah Staley 12, Steve Warr 12 and Tom Martin 11.

Brent Doty and Scott Beasley each scored 16 for Wawasee. Andrew Packer, who entered the game as Wawasee's leading scorer at 12.4 points per game, scored just six.

Wawasee had an efficient shooting night, hitting 21 of 34 field goals (62 percent). Problem was, Concord had 14 more attempts and finished 26 of 48 (54 percent) from the field.

CONCORD 76, WAWASEE 65

Wawasee -ÊBeau Brumbaugh 1-1 0-0 3, Brian Adkins 0-1 0-0 0, Andrew Packer 2-5 2-4 6, Brent Doty 6-10 1-3 16, Travis Klenke 4-4 6-8 14, Andy Popenfoose 0-0 0-0 0, Greg Abbs 1-1 0-0 2, Scott Beasley 6-7 1-3 16, Steve Conrad 0-3 2-2 2, Clint Custer 1-1 4-5 6, Kyle Lantz 0-1 0-0 0. Totals -Ê21-34 16-25 65.

Concord -ÊMicah Staley 6-12 0-0 12, Ian Nelson 2-2 2-2 6, Bryan Kelly 1-2 0-0 2, Matt Rider 2-5 13-16 17, Jeremy Lugbill 6-8 1-1 13, Steve Warr 4-10 4-4 12, Adrian Conrad 1-2 1-2 3, Tom Martin 4-6 0-0 11, Mike Casey 0-1 0-0 0, Darrick Parker 0-0 0-0 0, C.J. Shafer 0-0 0-0 0. Totals -Ê26-48 21-25 76.

Three-point goals -ÊWawasee 7-13 (Beasley 3-3, Doty 3-7, Brumbaugh 1-1), Concord 3-6 (Martin 3-5, Rider 0-1). Rebounds - Concord 32 (Warr 11, Nelson 4, Rider 4), Wawasee 17 (Packer 8). Turnovers -ÊConcord 16, Wawasee 21. Total fouls -ÊConcord 21, Wawasee 18. Fouled out -ÊNone. Technical fouls - Wawasee coach Phil Mishler.

JV: WAWASEE 60, CONCORD 46

Wawasee (10-4) scoring leaders -ÊSteve Conrad 17, Kyle Lantz 13, Ryan Stichter 8, Clint Custer 7

Concord (10-4) scoring leaders -ÊC.J. Shafer 19, David Hunt 11, Trevor Bitting 8

OAK HILL 87, WHITKO 57

Friday in Converse

And then there were two.

When Oak Hill's boys basketball team defeated Whitko 87-57 in a Three Rivers Conference game, the Golden Ealges stayed tied for first place in the conference with Tippecanoe Valley. Southwood and Manchester lost Friday night, breaking the four-way tie for the top spot.

After a high scoring first quarter for both teams, Oak Hill held a 23-21 lead over Whitko. By the end of the game, theOak Hill turned that two points into 30 to get the victory.

Oak Hill's Ty henderson broke out for 28 points, while teammate Marcus Hall poured in 24 and Lance Strange had 15.

Alex Frantz led the WIldcat scoring attack withh 20 points, while Josh Hoffman added 11 for Whitko.

Oak Hill improves to 8-4 overall and 4-1 in TRC play, while Whitko falls to 7-6 overall and 2-3 in the TRC. Whitko host Bishop Dwenger Tuesday.

Whitko 21 9 11 16 - 57

Oak Hill 23 21 16 27 - 87

Whitko -ÊWendel 4 1-2 9, Clausen 0 0-0 0, Lopshire 0 0-0 0, Walpole 2 0-0 4, Spangle 0 0-0 0, Frantz 9 2-3 20, Hoffman 4 3-4 11, Goble 3 0-0 6, Garber 1 1-2 3, Woods 1 2-2 5. Totals - 24 9-13 57.

Oak Hill -ÊOwsley 4 0-0 8, Mann 0 1-2 1, Carlson 0 0-0 0, Arrendale 3 0-0 6, Strange 6 1-2 15, Henderson 10 8-9 28, Kingseed 0 0-0 0, Wilson 2 1-1 5, Bricker 0 0-0 0, Hall 10 2-2 24. Totals -Ê35 13-16 87.

Three-point goals -ÊWhitko 0, Oak Hill 4 (Strange 2, Hall 2). Fouls -ÊWhitko 21, Oak Hill 17. Fouled out -ÊWoods.

TRITON 65, JIMTOWN 47

Friday in Elkhart

After falling behind 12-10 after the first quarter of play, Triton exploded for 21 points in the second stanza while holding Jimtown to just nine.

Triton outscored the Jimmies 34-26 in the second half to get the win.

Tyson Blackford led the Trojans with 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting from the field and 3-of-4 shooting fromthe free throw line. Jim Read added 13 points, while Jake Burnett and Joey Potter added nine points each.

Triton improves to 8-3 overall and 3-1 in NSC play, while Jimtown falls to 3-8 overall and 1-3 in the NSC.

Triton 10 21 12 22 - 65

Jimtown 12 9 13 13 - 47

Triton -ÊTyson Blackford 8-11 3-4 22, Eric Disher 0-2 0-0 0, Steven Boyer 1-3 0-2 3, Jake Burnett 4-5 0-0 9, Joey Potter 3-3 3-5 9, Matt Yankovich 0-1 1-2 1, Derek Sauer 1-2 0-0 1, Josh Moore 2-3 0-0 4, Jim Read 4-4 5-5 13, Ben Moore 1-3 0-2 2. Totals - 24-37 12-20 65.

Jimtown totals -Ê19-40 8-11 47. (No other JImtown stats available).

Three-point goals -ÊTriton 5-8 (Blackford 3-5, Boyer 1-1, Burnett 1-1, Yankovich 0-1), Jimtown 1-9. Rebounds -ÊTriton 19 (Potter 6), Jimtown 19. Assists -ÊTriton 17 (Blackford 5), Jimtown 8. Steals -ÊTriton 8 (Boyer 3), Jimtown 5.