SOUTH WHITLEY — Whitko senior Logan Irwin keeps climbing Indiana’s all-time scoring list and also keeps helping his team get wins. In his latest endeavour, Irwin dropped 36 points Friday night at home against Fort Wayne Wayne, leading the Whitko Wildcats to a 65-63 victory,. The Wildcats improved to 10-8 with the win. The 36 points give him 2,075 for his career, ranking him 29th all-time, just three points behind 1958 Plainville graduate Lloyd Bateman and five points better than 1969 Indianapolis Washington graduate George McGinnis. Along with Irwin’s production, Whitko also got 15 points from junior Alex Stoddard and eight out of senior Jordan Sims. The Wildcats are right back in action tonight, hosting Churubusco. WHITKO 65, FW WAYNE 63 Wa 18 20 10 15 — 63 Wh 19 23 8 15 — 65 Whitko — Logan Irwin 10 14-21 36, Keaton Irwin 0 0-2 0, Alex Stoddard 4 7-7 15, Trey Weber 0 0-0 0, Jordan Sims 3 0-0 8, Colin Nicodemus 0 0-0 0, Gabe Powell 0 2-2 2, Stephen Bennett 1 0-0 2, Kolten Krull 1 0-1 2. Totals 19 23-33 65. Wayne — Ju. Mitchell 6 1-5 13, Lewis 3 5-10 11, Ellison 1 2-2 5, Fincher 1 0-0 3, Wright-Lake 5 3-5 13, Niemeyer 2 0-0 4, Je. Mitchell 4 0-2 10, Mims 2 0-0 4, Sims 0 0-1 0. Totals 24 11-25 63. Three-point goals — Whitko 4 (L. Irwin 2, Sims), Wayne 4 (Je. Mitchell 2, Ellison, Fincher); Team Fouls (fouled out) — Whitko 20, Wayne 27 (Niemeyer, Mims); Records — Whitko 10-8, Wayne 8-10.
Friday in Columbia City
Playing at Columbia City Friday night, the Manchester boys basketball team fell 72-31. Columbia City’s Derek Hinen and Drew Burnsworth each scored 17 points in the win, while Manchester was led by Connor McLaughlin’s nine. The 3-15 Manchester Squires host Argos Tuesday night. COLUMBIA CITY 72, MANCHESTER 31 M 3 6 12 10 — 31 C 15 25 22 10 — 72 CC — Derek Hinen 7 2-3 17, Matt Rethlake 3 4-4 11, Daniel Woll 2 2-2 6, Drew Benedict 2 0-0 6, Brandon Gay 1 0-0 3, Drew Burnsworth 6 0-0 17, Jacob Johnson 2 0-0 5, Jared Murphy 2 0-0 4, Jonathan Simmons 0 0-2 0. Totals 26 8-11 72. Manchester — Derek Self 1 1-2 4, Caleb Thomas 2 1-1 5, Clayton Petrie 2 0-0 4, Logan Brunn 2 0-3 4, Phoenix Goad 1 0-0 2, Claudel Dickantone 0 0-0 0, Connor McLaughlin 3 0-0 9, Micah McDaniel 0 0-0 0, Grant Schuler 0 0-0 0, Neil Underwood 1 0-0 3, Noah Johnson 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 2-6 31. Three-point goals — CC 12 (Burnsworth 5, Benedict 2, Hinen, Rethlake, Gay, Johnson, Wright), Manchester 5 (McLaughlin 3, Self, Underwood); Team Fouls — CC 11, Manchester 10; Records — CC 13-7, Manchester 3-15. JV — CC 34, Manchester 20. Manchester JV Stats: Points — McDaniel 10, Lennart Simon 6, Austin Brewer 4; Record — 5-13.
