AKRON — The Tippecanoe Valley girls basketball team finished as the runner-up at its Thanksgiving Classic Saturday. After defeating Portage 46-28 in the opening round, the Tippecanoe Valley Lady Vikings fell 70-63 to Noblesville in the championship game. Against Portage, Valley’s freshmen impressed, as Anne Secrest recorded a double-double with 20 points and 14 rebounds, while Meredith Brouyette had 11 points, three assists and two rebounds. In the championship game, Valley put four girls into double-digit scoring, led by junior Caylie Teel’s 16, with junior Cara Hoffman netting 12 and Secrest and Brouyette scoring 11. The 3-1 Lady Vikings are at Plymouth Thursday. TIPPECANOE VALLEY 46, PORTAGE 28 (Thanksgiving Classic, 1st Rd) P 7 5 12 4 – 28 TV 9 12 12 13 – 46 Valley – Karis Tucker 1-3 1-1 3, Meredith Brouyette 6-9 0-0 11, Cara Hoffman 1-15 0-0 2, Robyn Dunnuck 0-0 0-0 0, Madison Strong 0-0 0-0 0, Caylie Teel 1-7 0-1 2, Kelsey Ball 1-1 0-0 2, Hannah Dunn 1-2 0-0 2, Anne Secrest 8-11 4-6 20, Sara Alexander 1-2 2-4 4. Totals 20-50 7-12 46. Portage – Sierra Piro 0-5 1-2 1, Kaitlyn Shafer 0-0 0-0 0, Salina McConnell 0-5 0-0 0, Lindsay Givens 2-2 0-0 4, Kaitlyn Steers 4-18 1-2 7, Alex Gardner 0-0 0-0 0, Alexis Johnson 1-10 1-2 3, Emma Havrilla 1-1 0-0 2, Kaitlin Doud 5-24 2-5 11, Mia Walker 0-6 0-0 0. Totals 13-71 5-11 28. 3-point goals – Valley 1-6 (Brouyette), Portage 3-23 (Steers 2, Doud); Team Fouls – Valley 11, Portage 15; Turnovers – Valley 12, Portage 7; Rebounds – Valley 38 (Secrest 14), Portage 23 (Doud 12); Assists – Valley 16 (Teel 4, Ball 4), Portage 5 (Steers 2); Steals – Valley 6 (Tucker 3), Portage 8 (Givens 2, Doud 2); Blocks – Valley 2, Portage 0 NOBLESVILLE 70, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 63 (Thanksgiving Classic, C'ship) N 18 16 18 18 – 70 TV 16 17 14 16 – 63 Valley – Tucker 2-7 4-4 8, Brouyette 6-14 2-2 11, Hoffman 6-18 2-4 12, Teel 5-11 6-8 16, Ball 2-4 0-0 4, H. Dunn 0-0 0-0 0, Secrest 4-4 3-4 11, Alexander 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 20-47 18-24 63. Noblesville – Cori Cain 3-6 0-0 6, Kayleigh Herron 1-3 2-2 4, Rachel Shipman 2-4 0-1 3, Alexis Shannon 5-5 2-2 12, Peyton Ali 7-17 0-1 11, Jessica Kiser 3-9 7-8 13, Katelyn O'Reilly 0-7 0-0 0, Erin Wood 2-5 5-5 9, Erin Flynn 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 23-57 18-21 70. 3-point goals – Noblesville 4-13 (Ali 3, Shipman), Valley 5-12 (Brouyette 3, Hoffman 2); Team Fouls – Noblesville 17, Valley 17; Turnovers – Noblesville 8, Valley 15; Rebounds – Noblesville 23 (O'Reilly 5), Valley 25 (Ball 8); Assists – Noblesville 4 (Herron 2), Valley 11 (Tucker 3, Ball 3); Steals – Noblesville 5 (Cain 2, Shannon 2), Valley 9 (Tucker 2, Teel 2, Ball 2, Secrest 2); Blocks – Noblesville 0, Valley 1 Records: Noblesville 6-1, Valley 3-1
Saturday in Syracuse Hosting Prairie Heights Saturday afternoon, the Wawasee girls basketball team started strong, but relented, losing 59-42. Wawasee led 10-6 after one quarter, but Prairie Heights netted 21 points in the second quarter, turning the tables. Sophomore Kylee Rostochak led the Lady Warriors with 20 points. The loss drops Wawasee to 1-4 going into Tuesday’s game at West Noble. PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 59, WAWASEE 42 PH 6 21 16 16 – 59 W 10 11 10 15 – 42 PH – Beechy 0 1-2 1, Carbone 4 8-12 16, Kleeberg 0 0-0 0, Kain 3 1-2 8, Elkins 0 0-0 0, Penick 0 0-0 0, LeMay 1 0-0 2, Kleeberg 2 5-8 9, Dunafin 3 2-2 9, Lewis 0 0-0 0, Terry 5 0-2 14. Totals 18 17-28 59. Wawasee – Elizabeth Jackson 2 0-0 4, Hannah Haines 2 2-3 6, Courtney Linnemeier 2 0-0 4, Kylee Rostochak 6 7-9 20, Allissa Flores 1 0-0 2, Seaquinn Bright 0 0-1 0, Aubrey Schmeltz 2 4-7 8, Katlyn Kennedy 1 0-0 2. Totals 16 13-20 42. 3-point goals – PH 6 (Terry 4, Kain, Dunafin), Wawasee 1 (Rostochak); Team Fouls (fouled out) – PH 19, Wawasee 23 (Jackson) Records: PH 3-3, Wawasee 1-4 JV – Wawasee 30, PH 23
Saturday in North Manchester Following a 60-33 home loss to Oak Hill Saturday night, the Manchester girls basketball team is still looking for its first victory of the season. Against Oak Hill, Tabby DeWitt had 16 points, but Manchester fell to 0-4 with the loss. Up next for the Lady Squires is tonight’s game at Lewis Cass, followed by Saturday’s home game against Northfield. OAK HILL 60, MANCHESTER 33 OH 12 10 16 22 – 60 M 8 7 14 14 – 33 OH – Metzger 4 4-9 13, Lautzenheiser 3 5-8 11, Guaneri 0 0-0 0, Scott 3 6-9 12, Spaulding 5 1-2 11, Hochstedler 0 0-0 0, Moser 0 1-2 1, Bischoff 2 0-0 4, Miller 0 1-2 1, Shepherd 2 3-4 7. Totals 19 21-36 60. Manchester – Sydney Snep 1 0-1 2, Tabby DeWitt 5 6-6 16, Cierra Carter 3 0-0 6, Kaitlyn Parrett 2 0-0 4, Rae Bedke 0 0-0 0, Katelyn Andritsch 0 0-0 0, Brooklyn Howard 0 0-0 0, Drew Thompson 0 0-0 0, Emily Haecker 0 1-2 1, Celina Carter 1 2-5 4, Ellie Milam 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 9-14 33. 3-point goals – OH 1 (Metzger), Manchester 0; Team Fouls – OH 14, Manchester 24 Records: OH 4-1, Manchester 0-4 JV – OH 27, Manchester 20 Manchester JV – Haecker 4, Bailey Sewell 3, Thompson 3
BOYS BASKETBALL Saturday in North Manchester After defeating Oak Hill 58-49 Saturday at home, the Manchester boys basketball team is off to its first 2-0 start in 12 years. Helping the Squires get off to its fast start, three players reached double-digit scoring Saturday, led by Claudel Dickantone’s 17 points, followed by Clayton Petrie’s 15 and Chase Fierstos’ 10. The Squires look to match the 2001-02 team’s 3-0 mark when it travels to 0-2 Wawasee Friday night. MANCHESTER 58, OAK HILL 49 OH 9 7 18 15 – 49 M 10 15 10 23 – 58 Manchester – Chase Fierstos 3 4-4 10, Braydon Sewell 1 1-2 3, Claudel Dickantone 6 3-4 17, Phoenix Goad 0 0-0 0, Clayton Petrie 3 6-8 15, Branden Scott 0 5-6 5, Cameron Brandenburg 2 2-4 8, Lucas Schilling 0 0-0 0, Micah McDaniel 0 0-0 0, David McAtee 0 0-0 0, Bailey Ness 0 0-0 0, Keelan Norwood 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 21-28 58. OH – Korbin Cruea 0 4-4 4, Taylor Gerritt 4 1-2 12, Jon Mauk 5 5-6 16, Caleb Maggard 4 2-2 10, David Horner 2 0-1 4, Caleb Derby 0 0-0 0, Julius Chandler 0 0-1 0, Christian Livingston 1 1-2 3, Reese Metzger 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 13-18 49. 3-point goals – Manchester 7 (Petrie 3, Dickantone 2, Brandenburg 2), OH 4 (Gerritt 3, Mauk); Team Fouls (fouled out) – Manchester 18 (Sewell), OH 22 (Mauk, Horner) Records: Manchester 2-0, OH 0-2 JV – Manchester 47, OH 28 Manchester JV – Ness 10, McAtee 9, Brewer 9, Pegg 5, Norwood 5, Hill 5, Gable 2, Hicks 2 Manchester JV Record: 2-0
Saturday in Syracuse In a tight affair Saturday night in Syracuse, the Wawasee boys basketball team lost 46-44 one a buzzer-beater against Angola. The loss drops Wawasee to 0-2 going into Friday night’s home game against Manchester. In defeat, junior Alex Clark led the Warriors with 17 points, scoring all 10 of his team’s first-quarter points. ANGOLA 46, WAWASEE 44 A 16 5 12 13 – 46 W 10 14 7 13 – 44 Angola – Gardner 2 0-1 4, Honer 1 2-4 4, Noziger 2 2-2 7, Lloyd 5 3-4 17, Davis 4 2-2 10, Howe 0 0-0 0, K. Kohart 2 0-0 4, H. Kohart 0 0-0 0, Turner 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 9-13 46. Wawasee – Gage Reinhard 1 0-0 2, Jayce Boatwright 1 0-0 2, Sam Clark 3 0-0 7, Alex Clark 5 7-9 17, Stori Bright 0 5-6 5, Aaron Voirol 0 0-0 0, Jeffery Moore 0 0-0 0, Jake Hutchinson 1 0-0 3, Chase Myers 2 2-2 6, David Rocha 0 0-0 0, Kody Carpenter 1 0-0 2. Totals 15 14-17 44. 3-point goals – Angola 5 (Lloyd 4, Noziger), Wawasee 2 (Hutchinson, S. Clark); Team Fouls – Angola 19, Wawasee 15 Records: Angola 1-0, Wawasee 0-2 JV – Wawasee 47, Angola 37 (2OT)
Saturday in Leo At Leo Saturday night, the Whitko boys basketball team lost 79-46. The loss drops Whitko to 0-2 going into Saturday’s home game against Bellmont. LEO 79, WHITKO 46 Records: Leo 1-0, Whitko 0-2
WRESTLING Saturday in Syracuse The Columbia City Eagles took home first place at Saturday’s Wawasee Super Duals, finishing the day at 5-0. Locally, Tippecanoe Valley was second at 4-1, Whitko finished 3-2 and a short-handed Wawasee team went 0-4. Valley’s Devin Childers was awarded the Most Outstanding Wrestler honor, going undefeated at 132 pounds. Also from Valley, Wyatt Nelson (138), Garrett Bell (170), Keaton Bell (182) and Jaron Kidd (220) were champions. From Whitko, Lane Wolf won the 126-pound title and Cole Findley claimed the 152-pound title. Wawasee’s Tristin Ponsler claimed a title as well, winning at 120 pounds. Valley and Whitko host Three Rivers Conference matches Tuesday, with Wabash visiting Valley and Whitko playing host to North Miami. Wawasee’s next match is Thursday at Northridge. WAWASEE SUPER DUALS Team Results: Columbia City 5-0, Tippecanoe Valley 4-1, Whitko 3-2, West Noble 2-3, F.W. South Side 1-4, Wawasee 0-4 Champions: 106 – Dylan McClure (CC); 113 – Hunter Langeloh (CC); 120 – Tristin Ponsler (Waw); 126 – Lane Wolf (Wh); 132 – Devin Childers (TV); 138 – Wyatt Nelson (TV); 152 – Cole Findley (Wh); 160 – Logan Hodges (CC); 170 – Garrett Bell (TV); 182 – Keaton Bell (TV); 195 – Otis Reyes (WN); 220 – Jaron Kidd (TV); HWT – Kohltin Hoeppner (CC)
