Warsaw’s varsity girls basketball team led by five points after three quarters, but couldn’t hold off Wabash, dropping a 44-41 decision Tursday night in Wabash. Wabash scored 20 of its 44 points in the fourth quarter of the win. Vicki Harris tossed in 13 points for Warsaw, with Dayton Groninger adding seven and Pam Miller contributing six. Warasw, now 4-4, opens Northern Lakes Conference play at 7:30 p.m. Saturday when Plymouth visits the Tiger Den.
Boys Basketball Tuesday in South Whitley After falling behnd by nine points after three quarters, Whitko rallied in the fourth quarter before falling to Central Noble 58-55 Tuesday night. Nate Walpole scored 19 points for the Wildcats, with Cole Kessie adding 17. Whitko, now 0-3 on the season, will host Jimtown at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
C. NOBLE 58, WHITKO 55 CN 16 11 14 17 – 58 W 11 8 13 23 – 55 Whitko scoring – Nate Walpole 19, Cole Kessie 17, River West 7, Tanner Gaff 6, Devon Adkins 4, Garrett Smiley 2; Rebounds – Gaff 9, West 7, Adkins 6, Walpole 6; Records – Central Noble 1-2, Whitko 0-3
Tuesday in Bourbon Masen Yeo, Austin Sellers and Skyler Reichert scored 11 points each in Triton’s 53-27 rout of visiting Caston Tuesday night. The Trojans led by 10 after the first quarter and cruised from there. Eleven players saw action in the game, and eight scored for the home team. Triton, now 2-2, travels to Mishawaka to take on Marian at 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
Tuesday in Winona Lake Connor Blum had 14 points in Lakeland Christian Academy’s 60-28 loss to Benton Homeschool Tuesday evening. Josh McDaniel scored five poins for the Cougars, with Noah Twombly adding four, Elijah Raymond three and Jon Harmon two. The Cougars will take a 0-4 record into Saturday’s 2 p.m. home game with South Bend Trinity.
BENTON HOMESCHOOL 60, LCA 28 B 19 21 14 6 – 60 L 6 3 10 9 – 28 Benton – Davis Lechlitner 3 2-2 8, Brad Martin 7 0-0 14, Luke Vaughn 3 1-2 9, Vince Tyson 3 1-1 8, Alex Tyson 3 1-1 8, Robbie Neufels 1 0-0 3, Jacob Maurer 5 1-2 13, Lawrence Lafollette 0 0-0 0, Zach Remey 1 1-4 3, Jacob Becker 1 0-0 2. Totals 24 6-11 60. LCA – Josh McDaniel 1 2-4 5, Jon Harmon 1 0-0 2, Connor Blum 4 3-4 14, Kyle Shuler 0 0-0 0, Evan Bremer 0 0-0 0, Elijah Raymond 1 1-2 3, Trae Harris 0 0-0 0, Noah Twonbly 1 2-4 4, Skyler Harris 0 0-0 0. Totals 8 8-14 28/ Three-pointers – Benton 6 (V. Tyson 2, Maurer 2, A. Tyson, Neufels), LCA 4 (Blum 3, McDaniel); Fouls – Benton 13, LCA 11; Fouled out – none; Record – LCA 4-4 Swimming Tuesday in Syracuse Wawasee’s girls swim team improved to 5-0 overall and 3-0 in the Northern Lakes Conference, with a 94-92 win over Concord Tuesday. The boys team fell to the Minutemen 121-65 to fall to 1-2 in the conference. Breanna Robinson and Paige Miler were double winners for the Lady Warriors; Robinson in the 100 yard freestyle and 100 backstroke, and Miller in the 200 individual medley and 500 freestyle. Shelby Adams won the 100 breaststroke, and Kendra Miller won the 100 butterfly. On the boys’ side, Brady Robinson and Logan Brugh were both double winners. Brugh won the 200 and 500 frestyle races, and Robinson won the 200 IM and the 100 breastroke. Mylon Betts won the diving competiton. The Lady Warriors next compete Saturday in the Wawasee Girls Invitational starting at 10 a.m. Saturday. The Warriors next meet is with NorthWood Tuesday, Dec. 16.