HS Boys Basketball Roundup

SYRACUSE -ÊThe Wawasee boys basketball team snapped a nine-game losing streak with a 69-65 Northern Lakes Conference win over Northridge Saturday. The game marks Wawasee's first NLC win.

At the half, Northridge held a 32-30 lead, but Wawasee outscored the Raiders 39-33 in the second half to get the win.

Wawasee's Andrew Packer led all scorers with 22 points, while teammate Justin VanLue added 14. Scott Beasley chipped in 11 for the Warriors.

Wawasee is 4-11 overall and 1-5 in the NLC, while Northridge falls to 6-10 and 1-5 in NLC play.

WAWASEE 69, NORTHRIDGE 65

Northridge 16 16 14 19 - 65

Wawasee 12 18 16 23 - 69

Northridge -ÊMario Ingraffia 3 1-3 8, Wes Bontrager 2 3-4 9, Kevin Yoder 1 0-0 2, Trent Mast 2 3-4 9, Matt Crawford 5 1-1 11, Mike Whittirn 1 1-3 3, Justin Gingerich 5 2-2 15, Eric Eaton 3 2-4 8. Totals 22 13-21 65.

Wawasee -ÊBrent Doty 0 2-2 2, Steve Conrad 0 0-0 0, Travis Klenke 0 0-0 0, Justin VanLue 5 0-0 14, Brian Adkins 1 5-8 7, Scott Beasley 2 5-6 11, Beau Brumbaugh 1 0-0 2, Greg Abbs 1 3-4 5, Kyle Lantz 0 0-0 0, Clint Custer 3 0-0 6, Andy Popenfoose 0 0-0 0, Andrew Packer 6 9-13 22. Totals - 19 24-33 69.

Three-point goals -ÊNorthridge 8 (Ingraffia 1, Bontrager 2, Mast 2, Gingerich 3), Wawasee 7 (VanLue 4, Beasley 2, Packer 1). Fouls - Northridge 26, Wawasee 22. Fouled out -ÊCrawford, Gingerich.

JV -ÊWAWASEE 38, NORTHRIDGE 25

WHITKO 64, NORTH MIAMI 60

Saturday in Denver

The Whitko boys basketball team traveled to Denver Saturday to face Three Rivers Conference opponent North Miami. The Wildcats improved to 3-3 in the conference with the 64-60 win over the Warriors.

Whitko was down 27-22 going into halftime, but a 19-8 surge in the third quarter helped the Wildcats secure a victory.

Adam Wendel and Alex Frantz led the Whitko squad with 18 points each, while Josh Hoffman added 12.

North Miami's Matt Deeds led all scorers with 24 points.

Whitko improves to 8-7 overall, while North Miami falls to 7-8 and 2-4 in TRC play.

Whitko 11 11 19 23 - 64

North Miami 8 19 8 25 - 60

Whitko -ÊWendel 6 4-7 18, Lopshire 1 0-0 2, Robbins 1 0-0 2, Walpole 1 2-2 4, Frantz 8 2-5 18, Hoffman 6 0-2 12, Goble 2 0-0 4, Garber 2 0-0 4, Woods 0 0-0 0. Totals -Ê27 8-16 64.

North Miami -ÊHaynes 1 0-0 2, Deeds 10 0-0 24, Mavrick 2 0-0 4, L. Fouts 0 0-0 0, B. Fouts 2 0-0 4, Linn 3 0-0 8, Garvin 3 0-0 7, Bowers 1 0-0 2, Welsh 0 0-0 0, Hostetler 3 2-2 9. Totals -Ê25 2-2 60.

Three-point goals -ÊWhitko 2 (Wendel 2), North Miami 8 (Deeds 4, Linn 2, Garvin 1, Hostetler 1). Fouls -ÊWhitko 11, North Miami 17. Fouled out -Ênone.

TRITON 101, LAVILLE 55

Saturday in Lakeville

Five Triton players scored in double figures and a sixth just missed out as Triton crushed LaVille.

Triton improves to 10-4 overall and 4-1 in the Northern State Conference, while LaVille falls to 3-10 overall and 1-4 in the NSC.

Jake Burnett led Triton with 18 points and was followed by Steven Boyer with 16, Joey Potter with 15, Ben Moore with 12, Jim Read with 10 and Eric Disher with nine.

After leading 42-31 at halftime, Triton blew the game open by outscoring LaVille 31-8 in the third quarter to take a 73-39 lead.

Triton hit 11 of 17 three-pointers (65 percent) and outrebounded LaVille 31-14. Burnett hit 4 of 5 three-pointers, and Boyer hit 4 of 6.

It is the second time this season Triton has beaten LaVille. The teams met in the Caston Tournament in December, and Triton won 90-75.

Triton 22 20 31 28 - 101

LaVille 17 14 8 16 - 55

Triton -ÊTyson Blackford 1-3 2-2 5, Eric Disher 3-8 1-2 9, Steven Boyer 5-8 2-2 16, Jake Burnett 5-10 4-5 18, Matt Landis 2-4 0-1 4, Joey Potter 6-10 3-4 15, Matt Yankovich 0-0 6-9 6, Derek Sauer 2-8 0-0 4, Josh Moore 1-3 0-0 2, Jim Read 4-7 2-2 10, Ben Moore 5-8 2-5 10. Totals -Ê34-68 22-32 101.

LaVille - Albert 3 3-4 9, Pittman 3 0-1 6, Bogunia 0 0-0 0, Amor 8 8-9 26, Shipley 3 4-5 11, Mangus 0 2-3 2, Underwood 0 0-0 0, Frederick 0 0-0 0, Bettcher 0 1-3 1, Watts 0 0-0 0. Totals -Ê17 18-25 55.

Three-point goals - Triton 11-17 (Boyer 4-6, Burnett 4-5, Disher 2-3, Blackford 1-2, Landis 0-1), LaVille 3 (Amor 2, Shipley). Turnovers - Triton 10, LaVille 18. Rebounds - Triton 34 (Sauer 7, Potter 5), LaVille 14. Assists - Triton 22 (Blackford 6, Landis 6), LaVille 8. Steals -ÊTriton 10 (Landis 3), LaVille 3. Fouled out -ÊBurnett, Albert, Mangus. Total fouls - Triton 24, LaVille 24.

MANCHESTER 40, NORTHFIELD 38

Saturday in North Manchester

Manchester's boys basketball team survived a scare by edging Northfield, a team with two wins, on Saturday.

Nate Kerr and Klint Rupley each scored 10 for Manchester. Northfield lost by two despite committing 20 turnovers to Manchester's seven. Kyle Merrick led Northfield with 16 points.

Manchester improves to 9-6 overall and 4-2 in the Three Rivers Conference, while Northfield falls to 2-12 overall and 0-5 in the TRC.

Northfield 7 12 9 10 - 38

Manchester 6 12 10 12 - 40

Manchester -ÊKlay Bechtold 1-3 0-0 2, Michael Sorg 0-1 0-0 0, Anthony Sorg 2-3 0-2 4, Greg Dale 2-5 0-1 5, Anthony Frieden 0-8 2-2 2, Matt Stoops 3-6 0-0 7, Nate Kerr 2-6 6-6 10, Dustin Simcoe 0-2 0-0 0, Klint Rupley 4-10 2-4 10. Totals - 14-44 10-15 40.

Northfield - McKillip 0-1 2-2 2, Sherman 2-2 2-2 7, Miller 0-4 0-0 0, K. Merrick 4-10 8-10 16, J. Merrick 4-7 0-0 8, Culver 1-3 1-2 3, Gillespie 1-1 0-0 2. Totals -Ê12-28 13-16 38.

Three-point goals - Manchester 2-8 (Stoops 1-2, Dale 1-1, Bechtold 0-2, Frieden 0-2, Kerr 0-1), Northfield 1-8 (Sherman 1-1, Miller 0-4, K. Merrick 0-2, J. Merrick 0-1). Turnovers -ÊManchester 7, Northfield 20. Rebounds - Manchester 25 (A. Sorg 5, Dale 5, Kerr 5, Rupley 5), Northfield 24 (J. Merrick 8, K. Merrick 7). Assists - Manchester 8 (Dale 3), Northfield N/A. Steals -ÊManchester 8 (Frieden 3, Rupley 3), Northfield 4. Fouled out - none. Total fouls - Manchester 17, Northfield 18.