High School Basketball Roundup

GOSHEN - Wawasee's varsity boys basketball team defeated Goshen 58-54 in the consolation round of the Goshen Holiday Tournament Tuesday.

The win improves Wawasee's overall season record to 1-7 and snaps a 27-game regular season losing streak. The Warriors' last regular season victory came over Bremen in the last game of the 1997-98 season.

The Redskins outscored Wawasee 12-10 in the first quarter before Wawasee outdid Goshen 16-14 in the second stanza, knotting the game at 26 at the break. The Warriors held a 40-36 lead going into the fourth quarter.

Warrior seniors Jeremy High and R.J. Wilson each connected on a pair of free throws in the final minute of the game to secure the win.

High led the Warriors with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Junior center Andrew Packer added 13 points and eight rebounds.

Wawasee will be in action again Jan. 7 when it hosts Plymouth.

WAWASEE 58, GOSHEN 54

Wawasee (1-7) 10 16 14 18 - 58

Goshen (0-5) 12 14 10 18 - 54

Wawasee - Farrell 0 0-0 0, Doty 1 0-0 2, Wilson 2 3-4 7, Klenke 2 0-0 5, Gradle 4 0-0 8, Custer 0 0-0 0, Speicher 2 2-4 6, High 5 7-8 17, Packer 6 1-2 13. Totals 22 13-18 58.

Goshen - Kurtz 3 6-9 12, Keister 6 3-3 19, Yoder 1 0-0 2, Hershberger 1 2-2 4, Gamauf 2 2-2 7, Latham 0 2-2 2, Hughes 0 0-0 0, Bartley 2 0-0 6, Park 1 0-0 2, Holmes 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 15-18 54.

Three-pointers - Wawasee 1 (Klenke), Goshen 7 (Keister 4, Bartley 2, Gamauf). Rebounds - Wawasee 30 (High 11), Goshen 26 (Kurtz 11). Tunovers - Wawasee 15, Goshen 14. Fouls - Wawasee 18, Goshen 18. Fouled out - Packer.

Northridge 69

NorthWood 61 (OT)

In the championship game of the Goshen Holiday Tournament, Class 3A No. 1 Northridge edged NorthWood 69-61 in overtime.

The top-ranked Raiders led 11-9 after one quarter and 25-23 at the half. Heading into the final frame the Panthers trailed 43-40. NorthWood outscored Northridge 12-9 in the fourth, knotting the score at 52, to send the game into overtime.

Northridge 6-7 senior Aaron Thomas got a rebound and basket to open the extra period. The Raiders also used a 10-of-12 free throw shooting performance in the overtime period en route to outscoring NorthWood 17-9.

Thomas, who was battling the flu, led all scorers with 32. He also pulled down eight rebounds. Justin Anderson, in his first game back since having his tonsils removed, added 13 points in the win that improves Northridge's record to 8-0.

NorthWood, who falls to 6-2 on the season, was led in the scoring column by senior Charlie Roeder's 19 points. Rory Clouse added 15 points and nine rebounds in the loss.

NorthWood will be in action again Jan. 7 when it hosts Northridge.

NORTHRIDGE 69, NORTHWOOD 61 OT

NorthWood (6-2) 9 14 17 12 9 - 61

Northridge (8-0) 11 14 18 9 17 - 69

NorthWood - Reed 3 0-0 7, Roeder 4 7-7 19, Clouse 5 2-2 15, Will 3 0-0 6, Doty 2 2-2 7, Shepherd 0 0-0 0, Bradley 1 1-1 3, Blosser 2 0-0 4, Clem 0 0-0 0, Mitschelen 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 12-12 61.

Northridge - Weirich 1 0-0 3, Pletcher 1 6-7 9, Fazi 1 4-4 6, Toth 0 0-0 0, Yoder 0 0-0 0, Ingrafiio 0 0-0 0, Mast 2 0-0 6, Pflugner 0 0-0 0, Anderson 4 2-4 13, Thomas 14 3-3 32, Whitten 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 15-18 69.

Three-pointers - NorthWood 9 (Roeder 4, Clouse 3, Reed 1, Doty 1), Northridge 8 (Anderson 3, Mast 2, Thomas 1, Weirich 1, Pletcher 1). Rebounds - NorthWood 26 (Clouse 9), Northridge 35 (Thomas 8). Turnovers - NorthWood 7, Northridge 14. Fouls - NorthWood 20, Northridge 9. Fouled out - Roeder, Reed, Doty.

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Wabash County Tournament

Manchester 64

Northfield 59 (OT)

Manchester's varsity girls basketball team advanced to the championship game of the Wabash County Tournament with a 64-59 overtime win over Northfield Tuesday. Manchester will play Wabash in the championship. Wabash defeated Southwood 58-55 in the other semifinal round. Jessica Hicks led the Squires with 26 points and 15 rebounds. Ann Harms added 12 points in the win.

MANCHESTER 64, NORTHFIELD 59 OT

Manchester 8 22 15 8 11 - 64

Northfield 12 14 13 14 6 - 59

Manchester - Speicher 0-0 0-0 0, Markstahler 0-5 3-4 3, Terflinger 2-7 5-6 9, Bungitak 0-0 0-0 0, Jester 2-7 1-2 7, E. White 0-0 0-0 0, Harms 4-9 3-8 12, C. White 3-3 1-1 7, Hicks 10-12 5-5 26. Totals 21-43 18-26 64.

Northfield - Guenin 2-10 2-2 6, Barton 1-1 3-7 5, Sherman 1-1 0-1 2, McClure 0-0 0-0 0, Penner 0-0 0-0 0, Adams 4-12 2-3 10, White 5-9 6-9 16, Wilson 6-13 2-4 14, Bever 3-10 0-0 6. Totals 22-56 15-26 59.

Three-pointers - Northfield 0, Manchester 3 (Jester 2, Hicks 1). Rebounds - Northfield 25 (Barton 5), Manchester 38 (Hicks 15). Turnovers - Northfield 16, Manchester 22. Fouls - Northfield 24, Manchester 19. Fouled out - Barton, White, Wilson, Jester.