Lady Trojans Lead Roundup With Win In Bi-County Opener
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LAKEVILLE – Kylie Mason scored 17 points, and Jaela Meister added 15 more in Triton’s 49-34 win over host LaVille in the opening round of the Bi-County Tournament Tuesday night. The Lady Trojans led 21-9 after the first quarter, expanded the lead to 17 points by halftime and were never really threatened by the Lady Lancers after that. LaVille was led by Aryn Eash and McKenzie Leed with a dozen points each. Becca Kennedy scored seven points for the Lady Trojans, with Nichole Sechrist adding six off the bench and Hannah Jennings hitting a pair of field goals for four points. Triton, 12-6, advances to the semifinals of the tournament and will take on fellow Northern State Conference member Culver Community at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at LaVille. The game will be a rematch of a conference game played Friday night in Bourbon, where the Lady Cavaliers won 40-38 in double overtime. TRITON 49, LAVILLE 34 T 21 10 10 8 – 49 L 9 5 10 10 – 34 Triton – Hannah Wanemacher 0-3 0-2 0, Nichole Sechrist 2-2 2-2 6, Hannah Jennings 2-2 0-0 4, Becca Kennedy 3-7 0-2 7, Kylie Mason 7-11 1-1 17, Jaela Meister 5-8 4-7 15, Lauren Hostrawser 0-1 0-0 0, Quinn Downing 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-37 7-12 49. LaVille – Jessica Tuttle 1-5 0-0 2, McKenzie Leed 4-16 2-2 12, Lindsey Aschenbrunner 0-0 0-0 0, Lucy Zeiger 1-3 0-0 2, Mallory Vernon 2-5 0-0 5, Nina Sadjak 0-0 1-4 1, Aryn Eash 5-11 0-1 12, Kendra Borton 0-0 0-0 0, Haylie Cox 0-0 0-0 0. totals 13-40 3-7 34. Three-pointers – Triton 4 (Mason 2, Kennedy, Meister), LaVille 5 (Leed 2. Eash 2, Vernon); Rebounds – Triton 27 (Meister 8), LaVille 20 (Vernon 3); Turnovers – Triton 18, LaVille 14; Fouls – Triton 10, LaVille 11; Fouled out – none; Records – Triton 12-6, LaVille 7-10
Tuesday in Wabash Meredith Brouyette hit a trio of three-pointers on her way to a game-high 17 points in Tippecanoe Valley’s 50-43 win at Northfield. Anne Secrest narrowly missed a double-double with 15 points and nine rebounds for the Lady Vikings. With the win Valley moves to 5-0 in the Three Rivers Conference and 15-2 overall. Next up is a visit to Southwood at 7:45 p.m. Saturday. TIPPECANOE VALLEY 50 NORTHFIELD 43 TV 17 12 11 10 – 50 N 16 8 8 11 – 43 Valley – Taylor Trippiedi 1-7 1-2 3, Karis Tucker 2-5 0-1 4, Meredith Brouyette 7-11 0-0 17, Caylie Teel 3-7 1-2 7, Brynda Krueger 0-0 2-2 2, Hannah Dunn 0-0 2-2 2, Anne Secrest 6-10 3-3 15. Totals 19-40 9-12 50. Northfield – Cherish Laming 5-8 3-6 13, Arie Kennedy 1-4 0-0 2, Abby Keaffaber 3-6 2-2 9, Sarah Driscoll 1-2 0-0 2, Payton Thomson 2-8 2-2 7, Jensen Zumbaugh 0-0 0-0 0, Jackelyn Peas 3-7 4-7 10. Totals 15-35 11-17 43. Three-pointers – Valley 3 (Brouyette 3), Northfield 2 (Keaffaber, Thomson); Rebounds – Valley 18 (Secrest 9), Northfield 24 (Leming 8); Turnovers – Valley 4, Northfield 9; Fouls – Valley 12, Northfield 13; Fouled out – none; Records – Valley 15-3 (5-0 TRC), Northfield 9-9 (3-2 TRC)
Tuesday in Winona Lake Hannah Delp had 11 points, including a trio of three-point field goals, and Rachel Sand added 10 in Lakeland Christian Academy’s 42-40 loss to Granger Christian. Carissa Urschalitz contributed five points for the Lady Cougars. Melissa Goss, Joselyn Helton and Ashley Ormsby had four points each, and Maryl Gerst had a basket for LCA. Now 5-12, the Lady Cougars will travel to Caston to take on the Comets at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
Boys Basketball Tuesday in South Whitley Cole Kessie’s 23 points led Whitko to a 72-68 non-conference home win over Adams Central. Freshman River West added 21 points, and sophomore Nate Walpole scored 13 for the Wildcats. Whitko led 42-27 at halftime, and handled the Flying Jets’ comeback bid as they outscored the Wildcats 41-30 over the final 16 minutes. The Wildcats will take a 2-10 record back into Three Rivers Conference play when they host Northfield at 7:30 p.m. Friday. WHITKO 72, ADAMS CENTRAL 68 AC 12 15 17 24 – 68 W 27 15 13 17 – 72 Whitko – Cole Kessie 23, River West 21, Nate Walpole 13, Devon Adkins 7, Tanner Gaff 6, Garrett Smiley 2 Records – Central 3-7, Whitko 2-10 Tuesday in Akron Chandler O’Connor had a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds, and Neil Clampitt tied for game-high scoring honors with 18 points in Tippecanoe Valley’s 61-48 win over Clinton Christian. Gavin Bussard had 11 points, with Alex Thacker adding 10 and giving the Vikings four scorers in double figures. Nathan Stutzman led Clinton Christian with 18 points, and Benson Yoder had 16. Tippecanoe Valley, now 7-6, returns to Three Rivers Conference action at 7:45 p.m. Friday when it hosts Southwood. TIPPECANOE VALLEY 61 CLINTON CHRISTIAN 48 CC 16 13 7 12 – 48 TV 14 18 15 14 – 61 Clinton Christian – Nathan Stutzman 8-15 0-0 18, Javan Bontrager 1-3 0-0 3, Ryan Hochstetler 0-0 0-0 0, Caleb Schrock 0-1 0-0 0, Josh Horst 1-5 0-0 3, Benson Yoder 8-17 0-1 16, Alex Miller 0-3 2-2 2, Chandler Beachy 3-7 0-0 6. Totals 21-51 2-3 48. Valley – Alex Thacker 4-14 1-1 10, Trevor Neeley 2-4 0-0 4, Jared Littlejohn 1-2 0-0 2, Chandler O’Connor 5-6 2-2 12, Alec Craig 1-2 2-2 4, Gavin Bussard 4-5 2-2 11, Neil Clampitt 8-12 1-2 18, Jared Dusenberry 0-0 0-0 0, Brandon Webster 0-0 0-0 0, DJ Heckaman 0-0 0-0 0, Bryce Webster 0-0 0-0 0, Keith Wright 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-45 8-9 61. Three-pointers – Clinton Christian 4 (Stutzman 2, Bontrager, Horst), Valley 3 (Thacker, Bussard, Clampitt); Rebounds – Clinton Christian 19 (Beachy 5), Valley 33 (O’Connor 10); Turnovers – Clinton Christian 9, Valley 13; Fouls – Clinton Christian 11, Valley 4; Fouled out – none; Records – Clinton Christian 12-5, Valley 7-6 JV – Valley 72, Clinton Christian 32
Tuesday in Lakeville Jordan Anderson hit five three-pointers and led all scorers with 24 points, and Skyler Reichert added 14 in Triton’s 54-49 loss at LaVille in the opening round of the Bi-County Tournament Tuesday night. Five different Lancers sunk eight three-point shots, while Triton managed six as a team. The Trojans, 7-6, will take on Culver Community in the consolation round of the tournament at 8 p.m. Friday at LaVille. LAVILLE 54, TRITON 49 T 14 7 13 15 – 49 L 15 7 18 14 – 54 Triton – Landon Kaufman 0-0 0-0 0, Jarrett Kreft 0-0 0-0 0, Masen Yeo 1-2 3-4 5, Jordan Anderson 9-14 1-1 24, Austin Sellers 1-3 0-1 2, Skyler Reichert 6-12 1-1 14, Grant Johnson 1-3 2-2 4, Spencer Glingle 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 18-34 7-9 49. LaVille – Adam Steinke 3-9 4-4 11, Blake Berger 4-9 4-4 14, Josiah Rock 0-0 0-0 0, Mitchell Henry 0-0 0-0 0, Isaac Ross 1-1 0-0 3, Kyle Kopetski 6-10 1-2 15, Jason Breden 2-2 1-1 5, Isaac Eash 2-7 0-0 6. Totals 18-38 10-11 54. Three-pointers – Triton 6 (Anderson 5, Reichert), LaVille 8 (Berger 2, Kopetski 2, Eash 2, Steinke, Ross); Rebounds – Triton 21 (Johnson 9), LaVille 18 (Eash 5); Turnovers – Triton 13, LaVille 7; Fouls – Triton 16, laVille 9; Fouled out – Sellers; Records – Triton 7-6, LaVille 10-3 JV – Triton 45, LaVille 26 Triton – Zac Pitney 13, Dalton Bailey 12, Drew Stichter 4, Brent Motz 4, Adam Stevens 4, Jarrett Martin 4, Dylan Hensley 4
Tuesday in Winona Lake Connor Bum had 12 points and Josh McDaniel nine in Lakeland Christian Academy’s 51-35 loss to Granger Christian. Carter Twombly had six points for the Cougars, with Jon Harmon adding five, Elijah Raymond two and Evan Bremer hitting a free throw to complete the scoring for LCA. The Cougars will continue to look for their first win of the season when they host Victory Christian at 12:15 p.m. Saturday.
Gymnastics Tuesday in Warsaw Taylor Ross finished first on the vault, floor exercise and the bars, and the all-around to lead Warsaw to a 101.650-66.900 home win over Homestead. She also finished third on the balance beam. Lady Tiger Katelynn Chaffee was the winner in the beam and finished second on the vault and floor exercise. Madison Moore finished second on the beam, and Olivia Cronenwett took third on the vault and floor exercise. Sophia Tsiguiloff finished third on the bars. The Lady Tigers travel to Plymouth to take on the Pilgrims and East Noble at 11 a.m. Saturday.
Tuesday in Syracuse Reagan Atwood took first on the vault, uneven bars, beam and all-around to lead Wawasee to a 96.55-90.60 home win over West Noble. Taylor Busse tied Atwood for first in the bars and took third on the beam for the Lady Warriors. Molly Smith took second on the vault. Jade Skelton was the runner-up in the floor exercise. Wawasee will host Warsaw in Northern Lakes Conference competition at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.
